Looking round the garden, as you do, checking what is growing, what is flowering and what is still hiding underground possible dead, I noticed just how much interest and colour is being provided not by flowers but foliage.
It seemed a cue to get out the camera and go round the garden collecting photos.
I knew there was lots of leaf interest but the number of photos that I managed to take surprised me. I've collected them together in the album below and even then I haven't included all the ferns maybe another time.
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I love the fact that there are so many different shades of green...some are even so different you wonder if you can actually still call them green!!
ReplyDeleteI suppose in a way Tanya you could say that about quite a lot of colours. It's a wonder children ever really learn what green means!
Deletethe grass is green...anything else is window dressing...lol
DeleteI don't think you realise just how much foliage gives to a garden until you look at everything together like this. There's so many different colours, shapes, sizes, patterns and textures.
ReplyDeleteAnd the photos are really onlt just the ones that have 'obviously' attractive foliage. If I was to photograph different shapes of leaves that would be yet another dimension.
DeleteThis is why I always advocate taking a close look at the veg we grow. Some veggies have really beautiful foliage (Kale, Chard, Beetroot, Fennel etc) which you could quite reasonably grow just for its ornamental value.
ReplyDeleteYou're absolutely right Mark beetroot foliage edged with French marigolds looks stunning. The bronze versions of fennel and red kale are beautiful as well as the green varieties.
DeleteI really enjoyed that series of photos. In my front garden, which is predominantly Australian natives most of the plants are chosen as much for their foliage as anything else. I have some lovely silver and grey plants, as well as those chosen for the shape of their leaves alone. Of the veggies though red cabbages are my fav foliage plant.
ReplyDeleteSilver and grey for hot dry conditions eh Liz.
DeleteI enjoyed your photos! And I discovered the name of a shrub growing in my garden - Weigela.
ReplyDeleteA bonus then kelli, The weigela is weigela florida variegata to give it its full name!
DeleteLovely set of photos, by any chance do you know which lamium that is? I have a small amount of a pink flowered variety but I do like the white.
ReplyDeleteYep I do, BW it's White Nancy
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