Plants That Worked This Summer

A Canadian gardener shares some of her success from this summer

Cherry Ong of Richmond , British Columbia , has contributed to the GPOD many sentence ( if you ’ve leave out see her earlier posts , ascertain outthis one of some of her amazing garden ) , and she just send in some marvellous images of her garden at its elevation this summertime , along with one shot of her new gardening crony !

The reddish colour of the foliage of this marvellous Japanese maple is echoed in the beautiful foliage in the containers below it . The yellow variegate Japanese woods pasturage brings a contrast color and texture in between .

I ’m always amazed by how much color you could get just from leave ! Colorful foliage plant make for container that put in a display that lasts much longer than flush would but is just as beautiful . Read this to get wind about simplifying your colour schema and creating eye - catch dividing line in your garden .

brilliant yellow - green foliage is the consolidative thread of this view in the garden .

The genus genus Heuchera has some of the best foliage out there , and by mixing dissimilar varieties of genus Heuchera together , Cherry has created an incredible tapestry of contrasting colour .

Another tapestry of contrasting foliage colour , this time from succulents ! biddy - and - chicks ( Sempervivumspp . ) dominate here , record off just how divers this leisurely - to - grow radical of plants can be .

A row of pitcher plants ( Sarraceniaspp . and hybrids ) shows again how much variety and contrast you’re able to get from carefully choosing within a single group of plants .

Cherry ’s novel horticulture friend ! This cutie would like to remind everyone to kibosh and smell out the flowers .

A broad view of part of Cherry ’s garden . I eff the diversity of textures and colors visible here just from foliage . interpret this for grain combination ideas !

A close position of an inspired combination of two different flame nettle and a Japanese maple . These three industrial plant have a batch of common , but there ’s enough direct contrast in color and shape to make them really show off wonderfully together . The backdrop of bright green foliation below also really makes the darker - colored leave show off attractively .

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