Who Needs Flowers?

Dwarf Birch (Betula 'Trost's Dwarf')
Well, now that I have your attention - taking a look at some of the interesting foliage going on in the garden -


Juniperus conferta 'All Gold'


Chamacyparis O. 'Maiesii'


Variegated Asian Jasmine (Trachelospermum 'Ogon Nishiki')


Orange New Zealand Grass (Carex testacea)


Miscanthus 'Gold Bar'


Aucuba japonica 'Rozannie'


Aralia 'Sun King' and Eupatorium rugosum 'Chocolate' (Snakeroot)


Tatting Fern (Athyrium filix-femina 'Frizellie') 

Fuchsia 'Enstone'


Hypericum inodorum 'Pumpkin' (St. John's Wort)

Ferns and Epimedium



Hosta 'Rainforest Sunrise' and Alchemilla (Lady's Mantle)

Picea pungens 'Globosa' (Dwarf Colorado Blue Spruce)


Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum' (Purple Fountain Grass) and Bacopa


Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy
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Alison said…
I need flowers! When I first moved here I was so amused by the antics of the hummingbirds in my garden, fighting over the flowers in my garden. Then I bought into the whole "foliage is better" thing and took out a bunch of wonderful flowering plants in favor of foliage in order to be trendy. Guess what happened? No more hummers. Now I'm putting the flowers back. Your photos are lovely, and foliage is nice to look at, but leaves don't feed the birds and bees.
August 6, 2019 at 8:05 AM
Phillip Oliver said…
I'm with you 100%! We have more hummingbirds this year than ever before. It is my #1 gardening motivator!
August 6, 2019 at 8:11 AM
Barbara Blossom Ashmun said…
Ooh, you've created craving again! I need to get that Hypericum 'Pumpkin' very soon. I have one with pinkish fruit that I love, lost the tag, and always on the lookout for others that have staying power.
August 6, 2019 at 8:23 AM
Phillip Oliver said…
Barbara, it is a pretty cool plant!
August 6, 2019 at 8:24 AM
danger garden said…
Oh that photo of the Aralia 'Sun King' and Eupatorium rugosum 'Chocolate' is to die for!
August 6, 2019 at 9:02 AM
Hoover Boo said…
I may be a Flower Floozy, but Foliage is Fabulous, too.

The color of the Picea, the bubbly texture of the Hosta, the gloss of the Acuba, the drama of the Trachelospermum--oooohhh!!!!!!!!
August 6, 2019 at 1:40 PM
ks said…
Oh the foliage ! Love my flowers but foliage carries the day when flowers start to fade. Beautiful photos and combinations every one. The Picea.
August 6, 2019 at 5:59 PM
Lisa at Greenbow said…
This time of year the foliage does begin to come into play in a big way. When the drought time descends on our area that is about all you get. I like seeing your foliage. Foliage is what is the backbone of the garden.
August 7, 2019 at 4:31 PM
chavliness said…
The Dwarf Birch is a riot. That and the 'Ogon Nishiki' call for a little research. I love them both.
August 8, 2019 at 11:06 AM
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