Today is Garden Bloggers Foliage Day hosted by Christina at Creating my own garden of the Hesperides. Spring is making its presence felt in my garden, waking up plants that have been a bit sleepy for awhile. I thought it might be appropriate to focus this report on foliage that is just making its appearance at this time.
Clockwise from upper left: Spiraea x bumalda Goldmound, Deutzia gracilis ‘Chardonnay Pearls,’ Berberis thunbergii ‘Aurea,’ and Spiraea japonica ‘Anthony Waterer.’
Clockwise from upper left: Heuchera ‘Peach Crisp,’ unidentified garden phlox, Ajuga reptans ‘Mahogany,’ unidentified creeping Vinca, Iris germanica ‘Immortality,’ and Paeonia x ‘Pink Double Dandy.’
Clockwise from upper left: Aucuba japonica ‘Crotonifolia,’ Clematis x ‘Henrii, Scabiosa columbaria ‘Butterfly Blue,’ pink KnockOut rose.
Clockwise from upper left: Astilbe chinensis ‘Maggie Daley,’ Hemerocallis x ‘Daquiri,’ Sedum x ‘Autumn Joy,’ Lycoris squamigera .
In checking out my hellebores in the woods I discovered a large number of seedlings. They may well be crosses of the plants in the area. As the weather gets warmer I will try to transplant some of them into pots. Who knows? I may have a First Place Winner on my hands.
Please visit Christina at Creating my own garden of the Hesperides to view her foliage report and others who are contributing to this meme.
It looks like things are waking up in my garden. I hope it is in yours.
A Walk in the Garden 
Spring is coming on fast. You must be well pleased with this assortment!
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Thanks, Marian. I am well pleased. It’s so much fun working in this grand weather. Motivation level is high right now.
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Spring is like an appointment with friends we haven’t seen all winter, don’t you think? Your Irises look wonderful, I think they are taller than mine, when do yours usually flower? Thanks for joining in again this month John, it’s great to see what you have in the garden.
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Thank you, Christina. I have irises at various heights right now. The ones that have been in the ground longest seem to be (generally) the highest. We should see some color in April.
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You have wonderful plants coming into their own. Can Aucuba take a lot of sun? I really would like one but don’t have much shade.
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Thanks, Susie. I have always planted aucuba with plenty of shade. One of mine is on the north side of the house in open shade, but gets a good deal of morning sun during summer (when the sun is higher) and it has done extremely well. I would not recommend full sun by any means. You would love to have one for its foliage in your arrangements.
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Nice to see your gardening coming to life again. I think in a week or two it will start looking a bit green here too. Hard to believe it was only a few weeks ago that you had such a cold spell!
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Thanks, Cathy. Looks like we are in for some more cold weather this week, but not freezing. I have a number of bulbs potted up that I may have to move to the garage for a night or two, but it’s really turned around. Wonderful.
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You have so much waking up in your garden, how wonderful to see so much new growth. I think you are a bit ahead of us as my Astilbe aren’t showing yet, but yes, I think spring has arrived!
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It seemed like the astilbe just showed up overnight. I guess that’s its nature. Every day now is one of discovery.
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Your plants are looking very fresh and healthy. Love the foliage on the Lycoris.
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Thanks, Jason. I haven’t had much luck with lycoris in this garden. I get the greenery but no lilies in summer. My last garden they were beautiful.
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Fabulous garden, fabulous post.
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I’m glad to have you as one of my cheerleaders. 🙂
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