Foliage
Plant flowers, shrubs, and trees that display great foliage for big landscape impact. Many garden plants have leaves that look good in spring, summer, and fall, so your home garden will shine, even when it's not in bloom.
From frilly fronds to big, bold, brightly colored leaves, foliage houseplants set the tone in any room. Choose from the selection of attractive tropical beauties described here to dress up your home.
"… of decorating styles. Its variegated foliage adds extra interest. Name: Dracaena … begonia is grown primarily for its dazzling foliage , it may produce pink or white blossoms … of gardeners thanks to its flamboyant foliage . Name: Begonia rex selections Growing …"
Articles
Working with Foliage in Gardens
… is garden designer Laura Crockett’s use of foliage . As Crockett explains, foliage has the advantage of maintaining the look of … the process! Plants with distinctly different foliage colors almost always look nice together. The …
Great container gardens don't have to be floriferous. This garden plan uses plenty of color from foliage .
Creating Colorful Foliage Gardens
Foliage has an essential and complex function in … cover, background, or striking specimen, foliage defines garden contours and skylines … green only and interweaving delicate, airy foliage with coarser leaves creates an impressive …
Videos
Put pumpkins on a pedestal, then fill them with beautiful fall foliage for a one-of-a-kind centerpiece.
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Shade and Privacy: The Ultimate Guide
Create a perfect outdoor spot by incorporating shade and privacy: pergolas, awnings, umbrellas, fencing, trellises, foliage , fountains, and more.
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Easy, All-Foliage Container Garden Recipes
… colorful, drought-tolerant sedums creates foliage interest from spring to late summer … 1 This oxalis offers deep purple foliage that creates depth and mystery. Oxalis … can enjoy a colorful container of fine foliage . Here, a variety of coleus create drama …
6 Perennials with Beautiful Fall Foliage
… you; it earned its moniker from the glowing red colors the foliage develops in autumn. It's pretty in spring and summer, too … of benefits: It has attractive blue flowers, golden fall foliage , is drought tolerant, and is avoided by hungry critters …
Colorful Shrubs for Your Garden
… rabbits. Plus, it has beautiful purple foliage and looks terrific in any garden. This … why. The shrub offers purple-black foliage that has a wonderful lacy texture. It … both take a backseat to the stunning foliage . Ideal for back-of-the-border locations …
… flowers in late spring. The hand-shape foliage is lovely and lends the landscape a tropical … Chocolate' earned its moniker because of its foliage : The leaves are a rich dark purple color … gorgeous coleus. It bears rich purple-red foliage edged crisply in lime green. And as a …
… of shrubs to define interior spaces. Foliage and trees fill a gently sloped site … be a boring garden vista with graceful foliage and blooms. A show-stopping collection … vertical support. -- Nearly hidden by showy foliage , lower-height stucco walls offer terraces …
Master the Art of Using Color in the Garden
… evenings, go for plants with silvery foliage or white flowers. They shimmer and shine … the mornings, select bright flowers and foliage to give your day a cheery start. Shades … the yard. Select trees with colorful foliage (such as tricolor beech or golden locust …