Tag Archives: deciduous foliage

Spring foliage.

Posted on April 23, 2018 by Pauline

While taking a long look at the garden yesterday, it wasn’t the flowers that grabbed my attention, but the beautiful,  delicate leaves that are all unfurling from their cases. There are so many different shades of green as well as … Continue reading →

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Foliage for November GBFD.

Posted on November 22, 2016 by Pauline

Foliage becomes more and more important once the flowers are winding down for the winter. After a good autumn weatherwise, we were blessed with wonderful autumn tints, I think the best ever. Most of these have been blown away by … Continue reading →

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July foliage GBFD, 2016.

Posted on July 22, 2016 by Pauline

Our heatwave is over – thank goodness! My plants and I were wilting before the rain and lower temperatures came and rescued us both. The air is now so much fresher and plants are once again standing proud and looking … Continue reading →

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New foliage for Garden Bloggers Foliage Day.

Posted on March 22, 2016 by Pauline

While looking round for interesting foliage this month, it seemed as though the garden was static, at least in the foliage department, as it seemed very similar to last month. Even though we’ve had some sunny days, we have also … Continue reading →

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GBFD Foliage for November.

Posted on November 23, 2015 by Pauline

Sorry I’m late, due to circumstances beyond my control, but here is my offering for Foliage Day in November, which was written last Saturday. It’s a question of dodging the showers or rather, the downpours and the gales, to take … Continue reading →

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Foliage for June GBFD.

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Pauline

The garden is now, in this month of June, filled with flowers of all description, but if we stop for a while, we can see that foliage still has a large part to play in the garden, even if it … Continue reading →

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Lovely new foliage everywhere.GBFD May

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Pauline

It’s not just that we have wonderfully coloured flowers everywhere in May, the foliage isn’t bad either!  Everywhere is still looking so fresh and the leaves are every bit as good as the flowers in some cases. Quite a few … Continue reading →

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Changing foliage in September GBFD.

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Pauline

The present sunny spell is lasting quite a long time. We had torrential rain last Friday which perked all the plants up, and now we are back to sunny days once more. September so far has been a very warm, … Continue reading →

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Is Summer slipping away? GBFD August.

Posted on August 22, 2014 by Pauline

Even though we don’t want to think about it, the evidence is there for all to see. The fresh green colours of spring and summer are gradually being overtaken by a few colours of autumn. This is a white peony … Continue reading →

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Foliage for May GBFD.

Posted on May 22, 2014 by Pauline

Foliage at this time of year is putting on such a spurt of growth, some need cutting back and some need tying in, whatever it is you can’t ignore it or you would have a garden that quickly becomes out … Continue reading →

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