Tag Archives: Hosta ‘Empress Wu’

Garden Bloggers’ Foliage Day: March 2016

Posted on March 22, 2016 by johnvic8

Today is Garden Bloggers’ Foliage Day, sponsored by Christina at My Hesperides Garden. I have chosen to focus this month’s offering on just a few of the plants that are showing emerging foliage as they awaken to spring. I like to keep a … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, GBFD | Tagged Ajuga Mahogany, Bonanza barberry, Creeping Jenny, heuchera Caramel, Heuchera Cinnamon Curls, Heuchera Citronelle, Hosta 'Empress Wu', Hosta Guacamole, Itoh peony Keiko, Ligustrum sinense Sunshine | 14 Comments

The Clash of Two Mighty Memes

Posted on June 22, 2015 by johnvic8

What is a hapless blogger to do when two very inviting memes occur on the same day? Today is Garden Bloggers Foliage Day, sponsored by Christina at Creating my own garden of the Hesperides, but it is also In a Vase on Monday, … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, GBBD, GBFD, In a Vase on Monday | Tagged Acer palmatum dissectum, Ajuga reptans Mahogany, Aucuba japonica 'Mr. Goldstrike', Berckman's arborvitae, boxwood, Carolina jessamin, Encore azalea 'Autumn Lily', Ever Red Japanese maple, foliage color, Gelsemium sempervirens Carolina jessamine, Hosta 'Empress Wu', Hosta Captain Kirk, hosta Patriot, Iris sibirica Caesar's Brother, Japanese cleyera, Japanese maple, Royal Purple barberry, Siberian iris, Variegated liriope, Weigela florida Wine and Roses | 10 Comments

In a Vase on Monday: Old and New

Posted on April 13, 2015 by johnvic8

Things are changing in my garden as plants come in bloom and foliage is making its presence known. This week’s Vase on Monday features some of these new things, but I wanted to take advantage of an “old standby,” the … Continue reading →