Oh Mike that's too funny.
New Dawn and Cecile Brunner have heard some salty language around here. Both were mysteriously pruned by 12' tall deer one weekend while I was away. Innocent Zephirine was forcibly moved from her choice location by the front door as a result of the wicked ways of New Dawn and Cecile over on the arbor.
One combination I made deliberately was a white Tranquility next to a Burgundy Iceberg, Night Owl, and Twilight Zone. TZ died, Night Owl is a weird color, and Burgundy Iceberg is growing sideways instead of up. Tranquility is taking forever to get established, and is barely hanging on with one good cane. I would like to move Ebb Tide into the spot TZ had. Dublin Bay and Red Eden are near these and I think if Tranquility doesn't make it through the winter, I'll switch to a red/purple combination. I have white, red and purple clematis in that area too. Dublin Bay is a thorny stubborn monster that doesn't want to cooperate in growing over the arbor, so it may get moved. It blooms constantly so I'll find a suitable, safe place for it to spread out. It is the purest, most beautiful red, so I think it needs a clean deep purple rose with it. I just hate moving the clematis that is planted with it, though.
