Foliage Follow-Up...March 2012

Today, we join Pam at Digging, for
Foliage Follow-Up.

If you've visited here before, you know that foliage is my favorite.
Don't get me wrong...I LOVE flowers.
But, they're like the whipped cream on the hot fudge sundae.....
delicious, but the REAL part is the ice cream and fudge.

That container above, of Dusty Miller has been going strong for about a year.
Love it.  The neighbors stop to look at it.
Deer don't ever touch it.
It's a keeper.

Another keeper is Liriope.  I don't think I could garden without it.

And, it's cousin Aztec Grass.  These get hit a bit harder with cold, but still a great performer.
They're both inside the fence.  Deer like them.

This Silver Ponyfoot is filling out.  Also inside the fence.
It's supposed to be 'deer resistant'.  But, they ate all of it out of the container ON the front porch,
right by the front door.  Don't believe all the 'deer resistant' claims...especially in this neighborhood.

This Candy Lily has been left alone by deer.  But, it's moving to the fenced yard.
That's where it did the best here.  So, it's coming full circle, and back where it started.

The Cannas are peaking out.  Remember this striped leaf one?  It had that glorious orange/yellow bloom.

This burgundy leafed one didn't bloom last summer.  It's supposed to be red.
The yellow ones and the coral and rose ones are peaking up, too.

Chrysanthemum pacifica has unremarkable blooms.  But, the foliage is really nice.

In the new Driveway Bed, is almost all foliage.
Mexican Feathergrass, Yucca, Agave, Artemisia...it's looking good.

The same goes for the Island Bed.  A few blooms on an Autumn sage adds a bit more color.
But, the stars are the foliage.

The Front Bed has all foliage.  There was a place on the outside where an old tree had been cut down, and the little bit of stump tripped me every time I walked by.  We just couldn't get it down low enough.
What's a girl to do?  Bump the bed out more, that's what.
More room for plants....Rosemary and more Mexican Feathergrass.
I may end up with a FOREST of Mexican Feathergrass...love that stuff.
Would it be a forest?...hmmm....

This little mossy succulent hangs in there year after year.  I got a tiny piece from a friend years ago,
and brought it to this new garden, when we moved.  I can't remember the name.
Anyone know?

The Feverfew are putting on new growth.  They've been hanging on for a couple years, now.
No blooms, though.  I moved one over to the sunny side of the yard.  Maybe it'll bloom this year.

The Inland Sea Oats are leafing out.  They didn't get cut back like they should have.  So now, I'll have to do it more carefully.  I was told they would reseed a lot.  There are maybe three new plants.
I'm hoping it'll do better this year.  It's supposed to fill the space where it is.
There are three original ones.

Purple Heart is one of those reliable foliage plants.
They really add some color to all those shades of green.

I planted this cabbage in a flowerbed.  It makes a nice foliage plant.  I don't think we'll get a head of cabbage from it.  The weather is warming up too fast.  But, the leaves look nice.

I'll leave you with another vegetable that makes a good foliage plant.
Swiss Chard 'Bright Lights'.

The leaves are a rich, dark green....but, look at those neon bright stems.
Beautiful....and, delicious.

There are more foliage plants around here.  Foliage comes in all colors, and shapes, and textures.
I just love foliage.

Don't forget to head over to Pam's for more great foliage.

Happy Gardening...
~~Linda~~