Tag Archives: foliage

Garden Bloggers Foliage Day: Clumps

Thanks to Christina for hosting a monthly foliage feature which prompts us to look at our foliage in a different way and appreciate it for itself and not just as a background for our blooms. Earlier this season it was … Continue reading

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Garden Bloggers Foliage Day: Setting the Slug Banqueting Table

Christina at My Hesperides Garden encourages us to look at foliage in our gardens in a different way and post about it each month. After my series of foliage posts focussing on different aspects like pattern and colour I was … Continue reading

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March Foliage: Not Like This, Fortunately!

I am a day late contributing my post to Christina’s Garden Bloggers Foliage meme, although she has not yet been known to wrap anyone’s knuckles for this – do have a look at her blog to see what foliage is … Continue reading

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Garden Bloggers Foliage Day: the Star is Rising

Hellebores and snowdrops may well be the stars of the woodland edge border in early spring, but from May till December the other star of the woodland edge border is Persicaria  ‘Red Dragon’ – and here be baby dragons, the … Continue reading

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Garden Bloggers Foliage Day: Two Days

Two days, Just two days Respite From the heat. We droop again, and Searching for The cooler option We note the garden Has no such choice. Leaves crunch underfoot As if already autumn, Rhodos pant Or put on dusty coat, … Continue reading

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Wordless Wednesday: Marbleous!

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