It is wedding season and for the first time in many years I have been involved in a couple of these events. I think it is a cyclical life thing. When you are younger you spend a lot of time and money on weddings, then you move into babies and now I am finding that I am attending more and more second time around nuptials. Earlier this summer I witnessed a little bit of first time wedding magic and coming up at the end of the summer will be part of my sister’s serendipitous second time around. So I have had weddings on my mind a lot lately. Pulling together a plant inspiration board for the color ‘blush’, I didn’t aim for typical wedding blooms; in fact only a few could be bouquet choices. All however, give that beautiful blushing bride color.

Rosa Mme. Berkeley,  Hydrangea paniculata,   Miscanthus sinensis ‘Huron Blush’, Cotton (which I have never grown but read recently that it is worth planting just for these delicate rumpling blush petals), Hellebore ‘Ivory Prince’ , Coreopsis Autumn Blush, Water Lily.