A quick thought today - more color kismet.I currently have 'Cupani' Sweet Peas and Rosa 'The Prince' (an english rose from the David Austin Collection) in bloom. Every year their seasons coincide and I have the luxury of picking these sweet smelling gorgeous things for the inside.Sometimes being matchy-matchy is kinda nice. One hopes that planting palettes don't come off too saccharine, like a Valentine's Day card. But allowing for some plants to really coordinate with each other in hue, saturation, and value can pay off big. I love that this happens for me every May, but I also appreciate the mix of other perennials as they join in - usually right when the sweet peas are done - and the sweet peas bloom after the bearded irises, and......