Pink is quite fashionable.

[Whateverist]

Okay, enough with the gay pride vs politically correct aversion controversy. Whatever.

I have my own pink confessions to make. As someone who came to gardening twenty years ago I have had to recognize that I had an unreasonable aversion to the color. I didn't have one bit of pink in my own garden nearly 20 years ago when I visited a friend's garden and walked under her pride and joy, an arbor full of 'New Dawn' rose in full bloom. It was clearly magnificent but I remember blurting out that I'd never have that in my garden. Pink was too girly.

Absurd I know. The good news is I have overcome my cultural bias and now enjoy many shades of pink and use them in my garden. There is nothing hotter than paring pink with orange to really singe your eye sockets. White tends to tone it down. But it probably looks best with yellows. I even have 'New Dawn' in full bloom at this very moment.

Here are some pinks I have in the garden now:

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