tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post3985018307665663360..comments2024-03-28T04:18:17.892-07:00Comments on The Outlaw Gardener: Foliage Follow-Up November 2014outlawgardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-87913245739242908632014-11-24T19:34:54.894-08:002014-11-24T19:34:54.894-08:00Gotta love beautiful foliage to get you through th...Gotta love beautiful foliage to get you through the winter. Thanks for sharing, Outlaw. Pam/Digginghttp://www.penick.net/diggingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-52900996467810880662014-11-18T06:51:07.880-08:002014-11-18T06:51:07.880-08:00When all red-golden leaves fall and become dark br...When all red-golden leaves fall and become dark brown mass only evergreen please us, you're right Peter!<br />Love this variegated euonymus, very decorative. I have one euonymus and am always glad see it in white melting snow.Nadezdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08159291982383302922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-84973397107356547862014-11-17T23:08:00.379-08:002014-11-17T23:08:00.379-08:00Love the crinkled leaves of the Asplenium (I think...Love the crinkled leaves of the Asplenium (I think?). I'm on the hunt for drought tolerant shade plants.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14528403806024368437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-18448882117596489502014-11-17T19:53:41.813-08:002014-11-17T19:53:41.813-08:00You've reminded me: I need some Cyclamen!You've reminded me: I need some Cyclamen!Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-43181448913665561322014-11-17T19:49:47.502-08:002014-11-17T19:49:47.502-08:00Variegated evergreen foliage is especially welcome...Variegated evergreen foliage is especially welcome in the winter. Linda Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665601809156707572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-61076511050611813992014-11-17T18:22:57.841-08:002014-11-17T18:22:57.841-08:00Great Foliage Follow-Up! You have so many green, g...Great Foliage Follow-Up! You have so many green, growing things still going strong! I brought my Cyclamen in before the frost. I hope to do a post about it soon. It's been a totally surprising indoor/outdoor joy for me during the past several years. Love the Hart's Tongue Fern!Beth at PlantPostingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473637655960119672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-7100164711289781432014-11-17T16:25:32.087-08:002014-11-17T16:25:32.087-08:00I can take a scolding but am sorry that you were s...I can take a scolding but am sorry that you were scolded for growing Arum italicum. I haven't found it to be invasive in my garden. It has popped up in a couple of places in my parking strip and has been very welcome there. In other areas of the garden it has disappeared.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-81090706131830523532014-11-17T16:21:21.714-08:002014-11-17T16:21:21.714-08:00It is an amazing colour and especially dear during...It is an amazing colour and especially dear during the winter! outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-29078889327166369612014-11-17T16:20:45.902-08:002014-11-17T16:20:45.902-08:00What a lovely pairing that would be! What a lovely pairing that would be! outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-33646596248527942532014-11-17T16:06:35.465-08:002014-11-17T16:06:35.465-08:00You have naughty ferns! I'm so enjoying seein...You have naughty ferns! I'm so enjoying seeing spring again on the Australian garden blogs! Spring comes early for us and by February, although it may still be a bit cold, the plants start popping up again so we're only a couple of months away.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-13715104431939611482014-11-17T16:02:56.188-08:002014-11-17T16:02:56.188-08:00Arum italicum is usually cheaper in the bulb catal...Arum italicum is usually cheaper in the bulb catalogs than buying plants although I got a few on sale this fall. I think that pairing them with black mondo grass would be divine during the early fall when the orange/red seeds punctuate the black grass. In a red pot with something sculptural and tall planted as well...outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-4931923701507907232014-11-17T15:57:17.333-08:002014-11-17T15:57:17.333-08:00I'm glad your loquat is doing well for you as ...I'm glad your loquat is doing well for you as it was horribly neglected as a child! I swore that Leucothoe was the ugliest thing I'd ever seen and couldn't imagine why anyone would think of growing it. Now I have three. outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-75238465111632778442014-11-17T15:54:06.048-08:002014-11-17T15:54:06.048-08:00You're right, those winter interest plants are...You're right, those winter interest plants are very important even if we don't get outside as much during the winter.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-14651572800623528932014-11-17T15:52:26.317-08:002014-11-17T15:52:26.317-08:00These bright spots of green get me through the win...These bright spots of green get me through the winter. Arum is great because it is happy to grow around hostas where it pops up just as they're throwing in the towel for the year. outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-64657503881872099902014-11-17T14:40:42.484-08:002014-11-17T14:40:42.484-08:00Love your Arum italicum, Peter! Mine is still slee...Love your Arum italicum, Peter! Mine is still sleeping. I hope you won't be scolded for growing it as I was on my blog by an anonymous commentator from Oregon, because it's invasive.Tatyana@MySecretGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15230255354868127650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-65715669460249837632014-11-17T14:32:09.113-08:002014-11-17T14:32:09.113-08:00Hi Peter,with so much variety in the colour and sh...Hi Peter,with so much variety in the colour and shape of the foliage in your photos, I'm thinking the colour green is endlessly fascinating.Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-83405235245491171322014-11-17T14:06:01.440-08:002014-11-17T14:06:01.440-08:00Some ferns are so good at this time of year, along...Some ferns are so good at this time of year, along with cyclamen which have such varied foliage. Arum italicum also have fantastic leaves, in January the new small leaves are just the right size for snowdrops in a vase!Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16057764572761794703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-7850020982531901612014-11-17T13:07:04.453-08:002014-11-17T13:07:04.453-08:00Some wonderful foliage plants growing in your gard...Some wonderful foliage plants growing in your garden. Before you know it Spring will be there again. Whenever I try to grow ferns they cark it, but pop up where they are not wanted - such as behind the shed, or they tend to hang out of the logs propping up the garden beds. Have a great day Peter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-86410024730388667002014-11-17T10:09:48.594-08:002014-11-17T10:09:48.594-08:00R snapped up a bunch of the Leucothoe on sale at M...R snapped up a bunch of the Leucothoe on sale at Means for hedge material. Must remember to look for Arum italicum at the spring sales. I tend to forget by spring how useful they are about now.rickiihttp://bannersbyricki.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-47973845514165200812014-11-17T08:33:00.701-08:002014-11-17T08:33:00.701-08:00I too am starting to warm up to the charms of Leuc...I too am starting to warm up to the charms of Leucothoe, although I haven't yet purchased one. Yesterday I was admiring the foliage of my loquats, the one you gifted me last spring has put on a lot of growth!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-61274797620090828842014-11-17T07:47:18.982-08:002014-11-17T07:47:18.982-08:00It's so important to have plants that give ext...It's so important to have plants that give extra interest in the winter. Makes you appreciate the garden all year round :) nice collection of foliage there Peter!Mark and Gazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427245730390252976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-24076514685123269152014-11-17T07:22:33.191-08:002014-11-17T07:22:33.191-08:00I just noticed my Arum italicum yesterday when I w...I just noticed my Arum italicum yesterday when I went out for a quick go-round in the garden. It's looking spiffy. I have a hart's tongue fern too, I really should give it a more front-and-center position. Yours look fabulous!Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16323262555906240701noreply@blogger.com