Tag Archives: Ilex crenata Sky Pencil

Weekly Photo Challenge: SURPRISE

Posted on April 12, 2017 by johnvic8

The theme of this week’s WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge is SURPRISE. I had just completed fifteen minutes of pruning a tall Ilex crenata ‘Sky Pencil’ holly that was about nine feet tall. As I climbed down the ladder, I came … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature, Photo Challenge, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged black snake, Ilex crenata Sky Pencil | 36 Comments

Garden Bloggers Foliage Day: 22 August 2015

Posted on August 22, 2015 by johnvic8

Today is Garden Bloggers Foliage Day, sponsored by Christina at My Hesperides Garden. Rather than include a large group of individual foliage plants, many of which I have shown in earlier posts, I decided to focus on only one area. Perhaps one could … Continue reading →

Posted in GBFD | Tagged crape myrtle, Cryptomaria japonica Yoshino, foliage plants, Ilex crenata Sky Pencil, My Hesperides Garden, summer snowflake, Thuja Green Giant, viburnum plicatum var. tomentosum | 10 Comments

A Morning Surprise

Posted on October 16, 2014 by johnvic8

I walked around the north side of my house this morning and was surprised by the sight presented me in the foundation planting bed. Perhaps a better word would be unexpected. It is mid-October here in North Carolina, and most of my plants … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, Uncategorized | Tagged 'Endless Summer' hydrangea, Autumn Carnival, Autumn Sweetheart, carex, Carex morrowii 'Evergold', Emerald Green arborvitae, Encore azaleas, hydrangea macrophylla, Ilex crenata Sky Pencil, loropetalum 'Rubra', North Carolina, Pieris japonica, Red Mill pieris | 10 Comments

GBFD 8/22/2014: A Foliage Border

Posted on August 21, 2014 by johnvic8

Today is Garden Bloggers Foliage Day for August, and I am pleased to present an example of how foliage can be used to create an interesting and dynamic picture. This photograph shows a side of one of my four island beds. The … Continue reading →