All great gardeners will tell you the same thing: don’t select plants for flowers alone. Thanks to plant propagators, the world of interesting foliage keeps expanding. I’d been wanting an excuse to take a drive to a nursery that has a cult following in the garden community.
All great gardeners will tell you the same thing: don’t select plants for flowers alone. Thanks to plant propagators, the world of interesting foliage keeps expanding. I’d been wanting an excuse to take a drive to a nursery that has a cult following in the garden community.
Photography by Maria Robledo.
Photography by Maria Robledo.
(Upper Left) A Platanus x acerifloia ‘Suttneri’, Ulmus carpinifolia ‘Variegata’ (Middle), and Magnolia x ‘Fran Smith’ (Right). Shown at bottom, Acer truncatum ‘Akikaze Nishiki.’. The season officially starts April 1 and runs to the end of October.
(Upper Left) A Platanus x acerifloia ‘Suttneri’, Ulmus carpinifolia ‘Variegata’ (Middle), and Magnolia x ‘Fran Smith’ (Right). Shown at bottom, Acer truncatum ‘Akikaze Nishiki.’. The season officially starts April 1 and runs to the end of October.
(Left) Syringa vulgaris ‘Aucubaefolia’, (Middle) Acer palmatum ‘Hana Matoi’, and (Right) Zelkova serrat ‘Goshiki’.
(Left) Syringa vulgaris ‘Aucubaefolia’, (Middle) Acer palmatum ‘Hana Matoi’, and (Right) Zelkova serrat ‘Goshiki’.
(Left) A Hydrangea paniculata ‘Yuki Gessho’, a (Middle) Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘White Surprise’, and (Right) a Buddleja davidii ‘Summer Skies’.
(Left) A Hydrangea paniculata ‘Yuki Gessho’, a (Middle) Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘White Surprise’, and (Right) a Buddleja davidii ‘Summer Skies’.
A Spirea x vanhouttei ‘Pink Ice’.
A Spirea x vanhouttei ‘Pink Ice’.
A Ligularia ‘Osiris Chameleon.’
A Ligularia ‘Osiris Chameleon.’
(Left): A Euphorbia x martinii ‘Ascot Rainbow’; (Middle) a Polygonatum odoratum ‘Variegata’; (Lower Left) Carex conica ‘Snowline’, and a Brunnera macrophylla ‘Jack Frost’.
(Left): A Euphorbia x martinii ‘Ascot Rainbow’; (Middle) a Polygonatum odoratum ‘Variegata’; (Lower Left) Carex conica ‘Snowline’, and a Brunnera macrophylla ‘Jack Frost’.
At Top Left, a Cryptomeria japonica ‘Knaptonensis’; (Bottom left and upper right) Pinus parviflora ‘Tani Mano Uki’, and the long branch in the Middle is Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Special Variegated.’
At Top Left, a Cryptomeria japonica ‘Knaptonensis’; (Bottom left and upper right) Pinus parviflora ‘Tani Mano Uki’, and the long branch in the Middle is Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Special Variegated.’
A Daphne x transatlantica ‘Summer Ice’.
A Daphne x transatlantica ‘Summer Ice’.
