Foliage Follow-Up
This has been a good year for ferns and other foliage plants, cool with lots of moisture. Along the shady west side of the house, Lady Ferns (Athyrium felix-femina) and Wild Ginger (Asarum canadensis) are looking happy.
Here’s some more Wild Ginger with an unknown fern.
Merrybells (Uvularia grandiflora) makes a nice groundcover after blooming if it is in a moist, shady spot.
And Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum) is the first of the Geraniums to stop blooming, but I like the foliage.
Palm Sedge (Carex muskingumensis) grows quite vigorously in my garden. I like the texture. The seed heads are not yet ripe here.
And the Ostrich Ferns (Matteuccia struthiopteris), of course, in the front foundation planting. The foliage of the Bleeding Heart is still looking nice, and still displays a flower here and there.
The Roof Iris (Iris tectorum) are done blooming, but the sword-like foliage is nice, and I think will be nicer as it fills in.
Oh, I should say that these are all pictures taken with my cell phone. Foliage Follow-Up is hosted by Pam at Digging. Thanks Pam!
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I love ferns. Your pictures are great.
Thanks, it’s been a good year for ferns so far!
The fern/ginger combination is way cool! All of your foliage is looking lush and happy!
It is a great combo, isn’t it. The ginger is substantial while the ferns are so … ferny (I do have a way with words).
Beautiful plants and gardens is a wonderful place 🙂 Regards
I need more lady ferns, I love them! Yours look great!
Thanks, It took them a couple years to get to a good size.
Nice photos for the cell phone. Bleeding Heart here is long gone, surprised to see it in your garden blooming. Looking forward to meeting you and Judy in San Fran.
Yes, I’m looking forward to that as well. Those bleeding heart flowers are just a product of the mild weather we’ve had.
Great lush images…with all our water I have been enjoying ferns and so many other water loving plants.
Quite a contrast to last year.
I love ferns and I’m loving anything green even if it doesn’t bloom because it is warm and is not white like snow. 🙂
The snow finally feels a long way off.
I am once again impressed by your Ostrich Ferns as foundation planting. What an inspired idea.
Thanks! The problem, of course, is that they are seasonal.
That foliage is looking mighty good. Most of my foliage is except for the poor roses. They are plagued with blackspot due to our unusually wet spring. Happy Foliage Day!
I am very lucky in that I’ve never had to deal with blackspot. I think my roses are pretty resistant, knock on wood.
We’ve had the same weather here and the hostas are loving it. Unfortunately, so are the slugs.
I’ll trade you some slugs for some rabbits.
Nope. Slugs are much easier to take care of-and much slower.
I really like that wild ginger. It looks perfect with the ferns.
It does make a really nice groundcover.
Ah, I’m jealous! Such luxurious ferns and wild ginger! I’ve tried, without success, to get both established in my garden, but it’s still too new I think. Not to mention that prairie wind and drought thing. I also love the texture of the roof iris foliage against the mix of smaller leaved plants.
Do you have any shady areas?
Love the Wild Ginger! And the Merrybells–I’ll have to think about them for one section of my garden. They form an interesting pattern draping over your pavers. Great foliage combinations!
Thanks, though I need to move the pavers to get my path back.
Very lush! Ostrich and lady ferns are some of my favorites! Fabulous that you have wild ginger growing in your garden too!
Some wonderful lush green foliage there. I rather like a green garden. Merrybells….what a wonderful cheering name.xxxx
I agree, it is a great name.
Jason. interesting foliage! Especially Roof Iris, its leaves are high and ‘sharp’ :))
Have a nice week!
Yes, I’d like to see a big mass of roof iris.
Ahhh…I dream of having HUGE stands of Ostrich Ferns someday!
Now you have a lot of greens, and we are starting to have lots of them too now that our rainy season is here. But the only thing we have in common is that fern. It has a wide range of tolerance.
Hello Jason!
Your garden provides ever new surprises.
Every day grow great plants.
I send greetings.
Lucia
I have a total ‘thing’ for shady gardens and have happily been developing one in my front garden for the past couple of years. Your photos are gorgeous and truly inspiring. Thanks for sharing! Gina
Ferns just say summer to me, and yours look lovely. Thanks for sharing!