Aqua blue pots in the landscape and staggered on the side of a hill were not my idea, but my bride’s, the person who pops up on my phone as Jan My Love Winter. I have avoided this color like the plague for most of my life. To modify the French phrase, this project was going to be my “peace” de resistance. Jan is a gifted and natural plant groomer when it comes to our mixed containers, so making peace is the goal.

The first Pyromania Blaze kniphofia blooms started April 9, which is the earliest of all torch lily blooms in the landscape. Photo courtesy of Norman Winter/TNS
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