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On Thursday we had rain all day and night which made the garden happy. Not great weather for traipsing through the garden with a camera so a quick dash outside yielded a few shots of some random foliage from part of the garden.
Found by the side of the road with a "Free" sign a few years ago, this guy, one of many pieces of a huge plant that someone must have gotten tired of, has finally settled in and is happily putting on new growth.
The name of this Japanese Maple is on the tip of my tongue. You know the one, leaves like this that are beautifully golden infused with orange all summer long.
Hosta 'Vulcan' brought home from Hughes Water Gardens on a recent nursery hop with fellow plant addict, Loree.
Quercus dentata pinnatifida, after many years in pots finally got set free in the garden this spring.
On Thursday we had rain all day and night which made the garden happy. Not great weather for traipsing through the garden with a camera so a quick dash outside yielded a few shots of some random foliage from part of the garden.
Acer pseudoplatanus 'Esk Sunset' has gorgeous foliage viewed from above and below.
Found by the side of the road with a "Free" sign a few years ago, this guy, one of many pieces of a huge plant that someone must have gotten tired of, has finally settled in and is happily putting on new growth.
Rex Begonias
Pelargonum 'Distinction'
The name of this Japanese Maple is on the tip of my tongue. You know the one, leaves like this that are beautifully golden infused with orange all summer long.
Acer palmatum 'Emerald Lace'
Some bigger leaves.
I stole borrowed this combination from Danger.
A new flush of leaves on Schefflera delavayi.
Arisaema, Pulmonaria, and a fern whose name is on a tag somewhere.
Hosta 'Vulcan' brought home from Hughes Water Gardens on a recent nursery hop with fellow plant addict, Loree.
Brunnera grows where other plants won't and does so beautifully.
Another Pulmonaria with solid silver foliage.
Petasites japonicus giganteus.
Quercus dentata pinnatifida, after many years in pots finally got set free in the garden this spring.
Tall variegated Miscanthus.
Berberis 'Orange Rocket'
Green stuff.
Persicaria virginiana 'Painter's Palette'
More green stuff.
Whole lotta' green, purple, and gold stuff.
