Gardening inspiration came to me on holiday in the States several years ago in that wonderful bookshop Barnes and Noble. I was tentatively exploring an early interest in gardening and came across a book called "The Foliage Garden - Creating Beauty Beyond Bloom" by Angela Overy.
It has been a inspiring resource for foliage planting ever since.
I love the colour combination of fresh green with the deep red of these pots. The plant is a viburnum tinus.
The bamboos form a screen round the table at the far end of the garden. We chose Bamboo phyllostachys which has a very attractive golden stem
And Bamboo phyllostachys nigra, the well known black stemmed bamboo. Both have formed a shelter at the far end of the garden..
The amazing zingy colour of the euphorbia robbiae
Miscanthus sinsensis in the sunshine
Last but not least is the rodgersia podophylla leaves tinged with pink.
Tapestries of silver and gold
Flowers fair and foliage bold,
Shining glints that only fade
When winter's mantle is fully laid.
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My favourite Euphorbia. Beautiful photos. mand
ReplyDeleteLovely, I share your delight in foliage. For me it was a feature on Architectural Plants in a magazine, with some wonderful black and white shots of contrasting foliage.
ReplyDeleteHi Janet - what a great insipration to set the seed of gardening. I favour green and loved this tapestry and verse. The bamboo screen is lovely - I keep reading that bamboo needs to be put in pots in the ground as it takes hold like mint but that may depend on the variety.
ReplyDeleteHeard the same thing about some bamboo varieties being more invasive than others. Alas I fear it is too late as they are all spreading like the clappers. But I was reading Alan's blog at "It's not work it's Gardening"' and he root prunes his. May give it a try.
ReplyDeleteIt is nice to see beautiful foliage. I like the green leaves with the red planter...beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI have a couple of bamboo varieties too and really admire their beautiful culms. The black bamboo is particularly gorgeous, but I'm afraid to try a running bamboo; mine are both clumpers. Do you grow it in a pot?
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