Early Colour In The Foliage Garden
By AndrewR
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You may remember last autumn I planted up a new foliage garden (in my ‘Bit on the Side’). Even with cold weather and a late spring, there is colour there.
Choisya ternata ‘Sundance’ in morning sun
Pseudowintera colorata. This New Zealand shrub is happy in even quite heavy shade as long as the soil stays moist
Helleborus x sternii ‘Silver Dollar’
Farfugium japonicum ‘Argenteum’. This one has been on my ‘wants’ list for ages since I saw it growing in a garden in South America. It will gradually build up into a clump three feet across in damp shade (provided the slugs leave it alone).
I will post more photos of this area during the year but why not visit? Open Garden on Sunday 25th April and at other times by appointment.
14 Mar, 2010
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Lovely colours to brighten up the soil Andrew :)
14 Mar, 2010
Pitty you live so far away or I'd be able to come to your open day :o( . Never mind , I can see your photos instead.
14 Mar, 2010
will keep my eye out for that Pseudowintera bottom of my garden is very shady always on the look out for shade loving plants, thanks Andrew
14 Mar, 2010
I just love Spring the colors are so beautiful after our winter
14 Mar, 2010
Nice Andrew, I saw pseudowintera recently and was tempted. Now I wish I'd bought it for my damp shaded border!
14 Mar, 2010
lovely shrubs andrew.
14 Mar, 2010
lovely andrew, spring has sprung at last :o)
14 Mar, 2010
Nice blog as everyone says spring at last.
15 Mar, 2010
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Wish I could visit Andrew ... would love to see it up close. But for now ... that Pseudowintera is stunning and the Helleborus is just lovely. What great additions to your foliage garden.
14 Mar, 2010