Spring Foliage.

Spring has sprung and passion is in the air . Lovely fresh young foliage is open up at last . I have a crab apple with ruby leave of absence in the orchard . They buds are just begin to unfold . I ca n’t wait for the lovely dark-skinned pink flowers .

Malus ‘ Princteon Cardinal ’

I roll in the hay crab louse apples for the flowers and yield and I would certainly like to add a few more to the grove . One of my favorite yellow - fruited one isMalustransitoriawhich has masses of little fruits which reckon just like bead . I have a footling one which I spring up from seed . It is about 6 years erstwhile and just over 4 foot marvellous . I do n’t know whether it will issue forth honest from come ; I am really looking forward to it producing its first starry snowy flush and then yellow-bellied fruit .

Malus ‘Princteon Cardinal’

Malus transitoria seedling

I have a weeping purpleness leavedCercis canadensiswhich is just coming into foliage . This is quite an old Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree , I brought it with me when I moved . It does n’t produce very grown but it is such a pretty shape and has lovely shape leaf . In the Autumn the leaves smell of toffee apples .

Cercis canadensis ‘ Ruby Falls ’

Malus ‘Princteon Cardinal’

The orange buds ofSpiraea japonica‘Goldflame ’ are looking jolly . The young leaves are a pleasure but in summertime they lose their brightness level and the shrub produces pink flowers which clash frightfully with the leave and I loathe it . I endanger too get free of it each Summer , but in the fountain it get to stay a little longer . My newfangled wintertime garden will rely on attractive foliage to make it interesting all year around . I found aPhotiniawhich is new to me . I bed ‘ Red Robin ’ which has leave that become bright red in Spring but this is middling too .

Photinia x fraseri ‘ pinkish Marble ’

I consider a pinkish or purplish tinge on the foliage is pretty . I bought these two Hebe for the wintertime garden .

Malus ‘Princteon Cardinal’

Malus ‘Princteon Cardinal’

Bergenia ‘ Bressingham Ruby ’

I have just comment the chewed farewell on thisBergenia . Oh dear , I trust it is not the dreaded vine weevil .

In the winter garden two genus Euphorbia are looking really honest at the here and now . Some of the new hybrid have wonderful leaf .

Malus transitoria seedling

Malus transitoria seedling

Aeonium ‘ Zwartkop ’

I will complete with the foliage which is really exciting me . The spring treasure , Erythroniums and Trilliums will be bloom soon . Meanwhile I am enjoying the shining foliage .

57 Responses toSpring Foliage.

You have some wonderful foliage combinations in your garden with lots of colour . I care your selection for the winter garden as well with the rich purpleness for involvement .

Ah , you have some lovely foliage to portion out . Spring is my favorite season .

give thanks you very much for this billet Chloris . understand it , I finally learned what is chewing my Bergenia leaves . I search it up and it is indeed the vine weevil . However something else might be damaging the leaves of yours as the chewing on mine is much more even and all the manducate off sections being the same size of it . My Bergenia leaves have been like that for several years but fortunately nothing else seems affected . Glad you are able to enjoy the garden again after winter . We are starting to finger springiness here too .

Spirea japonica ‘Goldflame’

Cercis canadensis ‘Ruby Falls’

fantabulous foliation examples ! Your ‘ Goldflame ’ Spiraea is something special ! This is a beautiful spring celebration station . 🙂

Your spring leaf may be even more exciting than your flowers ! I love that Photinia !

Oh “ Spring has sprungThe pasture is riz ” along with all the fabulous foliage in your garden Chloris . I have a serious case of crab apple enviousness looking at those pleasant-tasting ruby leaves . I ’ve say somewhere that many of the Heuchera with intellectual nourishment name have been bred by the same French breeder .