Color, color everywhere

I took a couple pictures on my walk yesterday. This is one of the gardens that I really admire. I don't know the name of a couple of the flowers so I will be getting out my gardening books.
I love the deep purple contrasted with the white fence.
I got this piece re-bordered and I think it looks much better. It is now 35" x 37".
And here is another Rose of Sharon blossom. By getting the picture straight on you don't see it's long stamen (or whatever it is called) sticking out the middle.
I'm off to the dentist for a cleaning this morning. I really don't want to hear any bad news.