Fine Foliage

Mighty fine! That's my usual words when I stub my toe or mash my finger. No this review is not of my vocabulary but the show of foliage texture in the garden. The day after Garden Bloggers Bloom Day, Pam at Digging hosts a foliage followup meme. This month along with the grand show of flowers we see an equal showing by foliage texture. Above we see Rhus thyphina 'Bailtiger', Tiger Eyes Sumac intertwined with the spring blooms. Also in the background Cedrus atlantica, Blue Atlas Cedar.

Helichrysum italicum, Ornamental curry contrasts with Iris siberica 'caesars brothers' seed heads and foilage, along with the before mentioned Cedrus.

 Nearby the Foeniculum vulgare, Bronze Fennel provides some foreground texure.

Triple play of Ascelpias incarnata, swamp milkweed, Rhus, and Panicum virgatum 'Dallas Blues'

Baptisia australis,False Blue Indigo, contrasting with Amsonia hubrichtii and Limun perenne.

 Dalea purpurea, purple prairie clover with Nasella tenuisima, Mexican feather grass.

In closure Lysimachia nummularia 'Aurea', Golden Pennywort with Festuca, Blue Fesce, Perilla frutescens var. crispa

GBBD May in 12

Since I'm having a hard time completing my winter projects and starting (and completing) my spring projects, this will be mainly be a photo-graphical post with few if any labels. If you have a ID question, please leave me a question comment. Happy Garden Bloggers Bloom Day!

Above looking Northeast from front of house. Front/corner Hell Strip.

 

Above: Looking West from east side of House to...

 Looking Northwest. To....

 Looking North. To...

East Hell strip bottom of photo and Corner Hell strip, top of photo.

Three Photos above: Corner Hell Strip-Just Grand!

Looking back.

Where would we be on GBBD without a coneflower.

Or a little blue to cool those oranges.

 Knipofia and Achillea 'Coronation Gold'.

As always to view other peoples blooms from around the world go t to see Carol @May Dream Gardens.

 

W Wednesday - A Little of This and That

 

Foliage Follow Up May 2011

Thanks Pam @  for being to host for the Foliage Follow up on GBBD. 

You can follow up on other faboulous foliage @ Digging

Cedrus Atlantica -  Atlas Cedar. Bronze Fennel Background.

Atlas Cedar, Bronze Fennel, Garlic and Kennebec Potato

Stachys byzantina - Lamb's Ear

 New Growth on Foneiculum vulgare

Lemon Thyme, Lemon Oregano

Sedum

Picea pumilo, Sambucus nigra 'Ava'

Stipa tenuissima - Mexican feather grass. Festuca - Blue Fesuce

Lets not forget our Mullien.