Fantastic Foliage

I haven't taken many pictures lately and I was struck by the wonderful textures and pallette of the foliage. I think sometimes we concentrate on the brief flowers and don;t give foliage too much of a second thought, yet it is the foliage we live with every day of the growing season.



Smokebush 'Nordine'


Tomato 'Bloody Butcher'


Rhubarb


White peony and artichoke


Japanese Tree Peony 'Hanakisoi'


Canadian Ginger





Akebia quinata




Achilllea 'Moonshine'
American native ginger


Bloodroot


Hosta 'Abiqua Drinking Gourd'





Hoata 'Sagae'