Right this moment’s photographs are from Nicki Snoblin in Lake Bluff, Illinois. We’ve visited their backyard earlier than (Nicki’s New Backyard Undertaking and Fall in Nicki’s Backyard ) and at the moment Nicki is sharing some foliage crops that they love.

These beautiful leaves are from the tricolor beech (Fagus sylvatica ‘Tricolor’, Zone 4 – 8). It is a uncommon number of the European seashore. The traditional species simply has inexperienced leaves, then there may be the copper beech which has darkish purple-brown foliage, and this plant is a variegated model of that. When the leaves come out within the spring they’re dramatic darkish facilities with glowing pink edges. Because the leaves mature, particularly these in additional shade, the height shades into cream, giving a tricolored impact. These are leaves that may outshine most flowers.

A cut-leaf Japanese maple (Acer palmatum, Zone 5 – 9) juxtaposed with Hosta (Zone 4 – 9). Every little thing about these two leaves distinction with one another – the maple darkish, and delicate whereas the hosta is gentle inexperienced and daring. Placing the 2 collectively makes every of them shine.

There are nearly no flowers on this mattress, however there is no such thing as a want. Beginning with the tricolor seashore leaves on the fitting, there may be a lot shade and texture and distinction from foliage that this planting stays lovely and thrilling.

Ligularia (Ligularia dentata, Zone 3 – 8). The yellow daisy flowers look a bit tousled and messy, however it’s arduous to beat that lush foliage. The darkish shade of the leaves helps the variegated hosta subsequent to them look even brighter.

Tiger Eye sumac (Rhus typhina ‘Balitiger’, Zone 4 – 8) within the fall giving good orange shade.

Darkish moody succulent foliage from Sedum ‘Dazzleberry’ (Zone 4 – 9)

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