Specialty Gardening: Garden Shots 3-Let's see your late summer combos!, 1 by gemini_sage

gemini_sage wrote:
Judy, I love the color palette you've chosen, one of my favorite combos. I have a bed devoted to pinks and crimsons, where I also work in touches of blue and rosy lavender. There are some burgundy leaved varieties of Dahlias that would be really striking in your color scheme. The Georgia Dahlia Society offers suggestions as to varieties that perform well in the south, note the heading in the left column you can click on:

http://www.dahliasocietyofgeorgia.com/

Dahlias are winter hardy to zone 8, but I've had them return occasionally here with protection. Perhaps you could have the bed and soil preparation done professionally, then enjoy the fun part of placing and installing plants yourself. Lasagna gardening may also be an option for getting your beds ready- much less labor intensive and I've found it to work like a charm.

This is part of the pink bed in June.