Big, bold leaves of Money Penny
Sedum; bold, thick, bluish
Columbine; light and airy
Blue juniper ; spiky, blue, tiny needles
I can't remember what this is, but I love the texture and the yellow tips in Spring
Yellow Coleus; lobed and veined leaves
Heuchra; Deeply lobed, pretty yellow and pink leaves
Silvery leaves of Rose Campion
Foxglove, crinkly and pointy
Lace Cap Hydrangea; bicolor, rounded leaves
Arborvitae, frilly, tipped with yellow in Spring
Bugleweed; deeply veined and tricolor
A handsome pairing of Japanese Painted Fern and white edged Hosta
It's a never ending process in the garden, and although I've been at it for 20+ years, I still have a lot to learn. Mostly I use the trial and error approach. Seems like what works one year may not the next! Crazy. Which is another reason why texture and foliage is so important. If something doesn't bloom like you hoped, you can still have an area that you love if your have the right contasts.
I'm joining Mosaic Monday and Outdoor Wednesday this week.
Beautiful pictures...I especially like the sedum because I know that it will be so pink and beautiful in the fall when everything else is finished blooming.
ReplyDeleteThe textures and colors you have going are wonderful! ::Jill
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shots! Your garden is lovely. Such pretty foliage.
ReplyDeleteYou can have colour in the garden and have not flowers. The use of foliage and texture are great for a shady garden. You have a great selection of colour, texture and shape.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! I love all the greens and silvers -- texture and color! Well done!
ReplyDeleteHi Leslie: I learned about gardens from my grandmother, but only the names of old fashioned flowers. So I know the difference between bachelor buttons and tiger lillies but that's about it. I just pick things that I think are pretty and so far I've done OK, but once I pick them I never know what they are called. And that's really a shame..Happy Sunday..Judy
ReplyDeleteTexture and leaf colour alone can make a pretty garden.
ReplyDeleteYou have created nice garden beds.
You have incorporated a lot of nice textures into your garden. The one you are not sure of looks so much like cedar, though I have no idea if it is.
ReplyDeleteYou have such a wonderful variety of leaves. I think something that pops up here every year might be the Money Penny. I had no idea what it was called or where it wandered from originally. I still find the right plant combinations a challenge.
ReplyDeleteGreat texture in your garden. The plant you don't remember looks like the Sunkist Arborvitae I have. But then your arborvitae has yellow tips too.
ReplyDeleteI love all the pictures of the plants - I'm planning on doing something similar for Wednesday when I showcase the new pollinator garden I'm in the process of putting in my yard. I'm hopeful that I'll have the plants dug in by then. ;)
ReplyDeleteGreat advice for planning a flower bed. You have such beautiful plants!
ReplyDeleteYour photos are so clear and detailed. Lovely mosaic!
ReplyDeleteGreat photo journal of the beauty of textures. One of my favorites is alchemellia (lady's mantle) for the way that water beads up on it after it's reain.
ReplyDeleteTextures are so important. What a great post to remind us all to include lots of them in our gardens. The foliage is as striking as the flowers.
ReplyDeleteI love all of the shades og green and the different textures and shapes...what would we do without such beauty, I would hate to find out~
ReplyDeleteAll of the textures are so lovely. I try to follow this principle too. After the blooms are gone you still have plenty of beauty.
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These are all so lovely! I've come by Mary's blog link-up, Mosaic Mondays.
ReplyDeleteIt is always nice to meet other Christian sisters online!
I have a similar post about green and texture this week. We think alike on that point. Love your photos. xo Jenny
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