tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post3738564487438697812..comments2024-03-28T01:13:28.497-07:00Comments on Late to the Garden Party: Foliage Follow-up: Gray ShadesKris Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-24616764163929168442013-05-20T10:51:41.359-07:002013-05-20T10:51:41.359-07:00A friend gave me the Senecio just after we moved i...A friend gave me the Senecio just after we moved in and I plunked it in that spot for lack of other inspiration but it fits in well and I've begun taking cuttings to fill in nearby. Thanks for visiting, Pam.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-84408770339193505502013-05-19T21:34:02.284-07:002013-05-19T21:34:02.284-07:00I am a huge silver foliage fan, so this post is ri...I am a huge silver foliage fan, so this post is right up my alley. That 3rd photo looks like an undersea world, with sea urchins and seaweed -- so cool!Pam/Digginghttp://www.penick.net/diggingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-59600072686027556652013-05-19T16:37:05.883-07:002013-05-19T16:37:05.883-07:00Sometimes the simplest plants make the best combin...Sometimes the simplest plants make the best combinations, don't they? Like you, I've been experimenting with red and gray combinations. There's a plum-colored loropetalum positioned just above the helichrysum.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-22980208433702000842013-05-19T16:33:11.073-07:002013-05-19T16:33:11.073-07:00Hopefully the helichrysum won't completely swa...Hopefully the helichrysum won't completely swamp the fescue but only time will tell...Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-90202789530868307052013-05-18T21:21:16.253-07:002013-05-18T21:21:16.253-07:00I too think that Helichrysum/Festuca combo is fabu...I too think that Helichrysum/Festuca combo is fabulous! Beautiful idea! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-74371025034449815822013-05-18T18:44:45.892-07:002013-05-18T18:44:45.892-07:00I adore the white licorice plant and blue fescue c...I adore the white licorice plant and blue fescue combo. I grow them both, but it never occurred to me to put them together! I certainly will in the future. :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14395380166485303934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-23124271537394658012013-05-17T17:43:04.717-07:002013-05-17T17:43:04.717-07:00It's great for creating visual breaks between ...It's great for creating visual breaks between colors, isn't it? thanks for visiting, Hoover Boo.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-81873247919918626932013-05-17T17:42:04.865-07:002013-05-17T17:42:04.865-07:00I'm afraid the Grevillea may become to large f...I'm afraid the Grevillea may become to large for it's current placement along that path. I'm trying to let it stretch up and clip it lightly on the sides to keep it from grabbing visitors but only time will tell if that's a successful strategy...Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-14797321306090109692013-05-16T12:10:05.422-07:002013-05-16T12:10:05.422-07:00Silver--love it! Silver--love it! Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-5550996626303438432013-05-16T08:03:12.129-07:002013-05-16T08:03:12.129-07:00Such lovely blue foliage, especially that Cercis w...Such lovely blue foliage, especially that Cercis with the reddish-purple stems. Your Grevillea looks enormous!Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16323262555906240701noreply@blogger.com