Monday, June 16, 2014

Foliage Follow-Up June 2014

Our Foliage Follow-up this month (a follow up to yesterday's Bloom Day) is going to be a bit unique. Instead of highlighting individual foliage plants I will be sharing instead a few snaps showing the interplay of foliage in our garden.



I mentioned yesterday that I felt I struggled a bit looking for a decent collection of flowering plants in our garden. As I was about to finish doing that post I realised that I didn't do too bad at all and I still came up with a sizable collection of what's in bloom for the month of June.



Foliage however, now that we don't have a shortage of. So much so that when thoughts of cataloguing individual plants growing in our garden I immediately dismiss it as that's going to be a huge task. Interesting but not worth my time (even my plant geekiness has its limits).







Just to spice this post up a bit I won't be naming any of the plants featured on the photos. Anyone out there up for the challenge of trying to name as many plant as they could from what can be seen on the photos?

We join Pam Pennick of Digging as she hosts Foliage Follow-Up for the month of June!

Mark :-)

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  1. Hello Mark and Gaz,

    So many shades of green and how lovely they all look together. It certainly gives the garden a calming and cooling feel.

    The textures are so multi layered that it is as if you have woven a tapestry of foliage. We love the way that they make such striking contrasts and yet also work together to give a harmonious whole. The play of light and dark is exciting. So much to catch the eye and entice one to look more closely.

    As for the names....well....there is the green one, the green and white one, the spiky one and the large leaved one...to name but a few!

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    1. Thanks Jane and Lance! So many plants out there with gorgeous foliage and it's fun figuring out how to combine them and experimenting along the way :)

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  2. I do love those shuttlecock shaped ferns, so elegant!

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    1. They are Jessica :) first two are just the usual shuttlecock ferns happily spreading out

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  3. Are you kidding me? Your exotica far outstrips my poor brain cells' capacity. But do tell me, please, what you show in that fourth photo.

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    1. Have to say though that I wouldn't even attempt to name the plants individually myself Ricki :) the fourth pic is a newly planted tree dandelion, Sonchus fruticosus

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  4. That is a lovely bunch of foliage! I wish I could identify all of the plants in your pictures, but I can´t. Now, that is what keeps plants interesting! you never finish learning!

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    1. Same here Lisa, I always see new plants to want from reading other blogs :)

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  5. Matteuccia struthiopteris
    Hosta x2
    Diphylleia
    Epimedium
    Cornus
    Sonchus
    Lirope
    Buxus
    Illicium x2
    Cardiocrinum
    Euphorbia
    Saxifrage
    Arum pictum
    Rosa sericea pteracantha
    Rodgersia
    Mahona eurybracteata 'Soft Caress'
    Kalopanax
    Fatsia polycarpa (Needham)
    Pseudopanax crassifolius
    Dryopteris erythrosora
    Trachycarpus
    Phyllostachys
    Magnolia macrophylla
    Peltoboykinia

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  6. I could have named but a few - luckily, Don was on the job!

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    1. Don has done a fantastic job naming them Kris :)

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  7. They certainly all look very lush and well-grown!

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    1. Thanks Alain, pleased that they're doing well :)

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  8. Go Don!

    Lovely photos, how long have your Pseudopanax been in the ground and have they ever suffered winter die back? Apologies as I've probably asked you this same question before.

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    1. They've only been on the ground for a couple of years Loree, and last winter wasn't a test for them. Have had them planted out fine before but was zapped by winter 2010 which was exceptional. Funny enough Don has a few growing really well in his garden and has sailed through several winters already :)

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  9. Great combinations of foliage, nice of Don to take on the challenge. The two in the next to last photo combo are fascinating with the similar leaf patterns contrasting color, texture and scale.

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    1. Glad you like that one Shirley :) The foliage of the Mahonia almost looks like a fern as well, and them too really work together.

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  10. Looks great. I always love Ferns and they seem to love your yard. Maybe they just love your country. :)
    Cher Sunray Gardens

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    1. Ferns love our often rainy climate Cher :)

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  11. What Don said. Always love seeing your lush and exotic foliage!

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  12. What a fabulous collection. Many thanks to Don as there are a few there I didn't recognize...Love, love, love your ferns

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  13. Foliage lasts longer than flowers! My philosophy as well.

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