Foliage Follow-up

Spirea 'Ogon' with New Zealand Flax (Phormium 'Rainbow Queen') in the background.

Foliage Follow-up is hosted by Pam at Digging and is a follow-up to Bloom Day. Everything is greening up nicely here despite the fact that we are notably behind on rainfall.

Physocarpus opulifolius 'Amber Jubilee' (Ninebark)

We have two Ninebarks in the garden. The other is 'Coppertina' and it is covered with a white powdery substance that I figure is powdery mildew. I plan to get out and do something for it later this week.

Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple' (Smoke Tree) and 

Salix integra 'Hakuro Nishiki' (Dappled willow)

Deschampsia flexuosa 'Aurea' (Tatra Gold Hair Grass)

Yes, there are flowers but I think the leaves are the highlight of 

Cornus kousa 'Celestial Shadow' (Dogwood)

Picea pungens (Colorado Blue Spruce 'Globosa'

Picea orientalis 'Skylands'

Abies pinsapo ‘Glauca’ (Blue Spanish Fir)

Juniper 'Daub's Frosted'

Pinus contorta 'Taylor's Sunburst'

White Pine (Pinus strobus 'Fastigiata')

Japanese Maple 'Sango Kaku'

Santolina ericoides

Rhammus 'Fine Line' (Buckthorn)

Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy