Tag Archives: foliage

Glimpses from the garden – July 2018

Posted on July 15, 2018 by annamadeit

I’m all out of space on Flutter & Hum, so this Bloom Day contribution will come to you from The Creative Flux – the blog I started a few years before I went off the deep end into my plant- … Continue reading →

Posted in Bloom Day | Tagged clematis, foliage, fuchsia, gardening, hellstrip, July flowers, my garden | 28 Comments

Belated Bloom Day and Foliage Follow-up – March 2014

Posted on March 19, 2014 by annamadeit

…. or as it could also be called; “The dance of the yet unplanted”. Temperature-wise, this winter was a rough one, and it was also a very busy one. So busy, in fact, that most everything procured last fall are … Continue reading →

Posted in Bloom Day, Cool plants, Foliage Follow-Up | Tagged citizenship, Color, daphne, ferns, flag, foliage, hellebores, mini-daffodil, podophyllum, spring flowers | 19 Comments

Fall foliage, berries, and a few blooms too…

Posted on October 18, 2013 by annamadeit

How I could completely miss both October Bloom Day and Foliage Follow-up is beyond my comprehension. When I finally realized it, and wandered out back to survey the garden, I realized I had indeed missed a bunch of things out … Continue reading →

Posted in Bloom Day, Cool plants, Foliage Follow-Up, Gardening and Landscaping | Tagged autumn, Bloom Day, Color, fall, flowers, foliage, Foliage Follow-up, garden, Green, red | 10 Comments

Eggsactly what color is ‘eggplant’?

Posted on October 12, 2013 by annamadeit

When you tell people you just recommended to someone they paint their house purple, you get some funny looks, communicating bemused disbelief. So, for the purpose of calming the waters, I have taken to circumventing my aversion of assigning names … Continue reading →

Posted in Color | Tagged backdrop, Color, eggplant, exterior, foliage, house, paint, purple | 8 Comments

Veni vedi WeHoP – part 3 – fabulous plants, color, and texture

Posted on September 9, 2013 by annamadeit

While the previous two posts about our awesome adventure focused more on overall shots and a chronological narrative of our trip, I figured I’d cram a few more photos into a final post on the matter. It was such a … Continue reading →

Posted in Cool plants, Gardening and Landscaping, Uncategorized | Tagged Color, combos, flowers, foliage, garden, landscape, Pacific Northwest, Plants, texture | 16 Comments

Veni, vidi, WeHoP – a glorious garden geek adventure – part 2

Posted on September 8, 2013 by annamadeit

We got out of our cars less than a minute after we left Heronswood, stretched our travel weary limbs, and began exploring the offerings of Celestial Dream Gardens. But, alas, we got distracted! A few yards after getting back on … Continue reading →

Posted in Cool plants, Gardening and Landscaping, Just for fun, Nice People | Tagged Celestial Dreams Gardens, Desert Northwest, Design, Far Reaches Farms, foliage, garden, Kitsap peninsula, nurseries, road trip, Shayne Chandler, WeHoP | 22 Comments

Rubus lineatus – not quite on the wild side…

Posted on August 21, 2013 by annamadeit

You can always tell the pot smokers from the non-users the first time they as new visitors walks up our driveway. At a particular point in this short journey, the hemp users invariably jump, which always makes me giggle because … Continue reading →

Posted in Cool plants, Gardening and Landscaping | Tagged Curb appeal, foliage, garden, leaves, Plants, Rubus lineatus, Shrubs | 19 Comments

‘B’ is for Bold and Beautiful

Posted on August 16, 2013 by annamadeit

On the 16th of every month, Pam Penick hosts Foliage Follow-up – a celebration of the more permanent stars of the garden. So, head over there for additional wonder and happiness! Yesterday’s Bloom Day post focused on blue flowers, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Cool plants, Foliage Follow-Up, Gardening and Landscaping | Tagged backdrop, black, bold, chartreuse, Color, focal point, foliage, grasses, leaves, texture, yellow | 19 Comments

Alchemilla alpina – cute, cuddly and carefree!

Posted on July 16, 2013 by annamadeit

I first laid eyes on it when a relative brought a small clump of it home. It was a gift to her from a gardener friend at Bergianska Trädgården – the botanical institution at the Stockholm University in Sweden – … Continue reading →

Posted in Cool plants, Foliage Follow-Up, Gardening and Landscaping | Tagged adorable, Alchemilla alpina, cute, flowers, foliage, garden, groundcover, Plants, silvery | 37 Comments

Foliage Follow-up, June 2013

Posted on June 16, 2013 by annamadeit

Happy Father’s and Foliage Follow-up Day! Thanks to Pam Penick and her blog Digging down in Austin TX for hosting this continued celebration to the monthly Bloom Day. The middle of each month has truly become a plant celebration! Check her link out … Continue reading →

Posted in Cool plants, Foliage Follow-Up | Tagged Color, Curb appeal, Design, foliage, garden, Garden design, Landscape design, texture | 10 Comments