Subtle/Spectacular

I am naturally drawn to spectacular color choices in garden and container plantings. But when we moved into our coop the board made it clear that they did not want me to go too crazy with the balcony plantings. This has forced me to simmer down and explore some subtler options to mix in with the showy stuff. I can go either way on this necessity, happy to be pushed in a gentler direction or royally pissed off that I can't create a jungle up here!

                                    Stone Crop, Bacopa, Violas (and some fading Hyacinths)

 

 

 

And here is my more spectacular self: 

                                                    

 

 

Dahlias, Scaveola, and Pelargoniums