Foliage Follow-up: 10.16.2019

We just missed a killing frost over the weekend, so all the foliage plants continue to look good. I snapped these photos walking up our driveway after visiting the neighbors.

Heucherella 'Plum Cascade' is a new variety that eventually reaches 2' in width. 

Its wide spreading shape means 'Plum Cascade' can be used in hanging baskets or as a ground cover. You can see it starting to move out in this photo. 

Our very wet autumn has kept almost all the ferns, including this Japanese painted fern, in top condition. 

Blood grass (Imperata cylindrical 'Red Baron') with the rusty pink foliage of Bowman's Root (Gillenia trifoliata).

Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola' rarely has a bad hair day. 

I think the solid green Japanese forest grass (Hakonechloa macra) is as attractive as any of the more colorful varieties. The trees are just beginning to turn color but nothing very dramatic so far. 

Carex morrowii variegata has white edges and stands stiffly up at one foot tall. This plant had severe dieback in the winter of 2017/18 when we had very cold weather but little snow cover. Last winter's extreme cold did not bother it because we had adequate snow cover.

Even the herbs like Italian flat leaf parsley are still going strong. Only my basil is long gone. 

Comments

[Kris P]

All plants I love but haven't been especially successful in growing (with the exception of the parsley).

[Linda Brazill]

Does your parsley overwinter? I've had sage and lemon thyme and lemon balm stay in the garden but no luck with any others. 

[Loree / danger garden]

I agree about the solid green Hakonechloa, and it's so hard to find (at least in nurseries here). Everyone wants the jazzy versions.

[Grace]

Hello Linda! What a beautiful blog! It is my first time in here but I am sure I will visit it again. I am impressed of how your garden looks, I saw your previous posts and I have to say - good job. I am curious, do you have a herb garden? Because I see that you grow parsley, basil and maybe more herbs? I also have an italian parsley called 'gigante d'italia' which seeds I bought on https://gardenseedsmarket.com/bio-leaf-parsley-gigante-d-italia-certified-organic-seeds.html . Mine is very resistent so it can survive winter, what about yours?