Christina @ Creating my own garden of the Hesperides, is hosting this Foliage Day meme so that we can appreciate the beauty of foliage and see which foliage is still looking good after the summer. When planting a new border I am always conscious of trying to make pleasing groups with contrasting colour, shape and texture of leaves so that when plants are not in flower they are still interesting and contrast with their neighbours. As yet our autumn tints are few and far between and here in the UK a lot of foliage is starting to die down but we still have plenty which is in good condition and worthy to be photographed. I think foliage is the backbone of the garden, flowers come and go, but foliage is with us much longer and sets the flowers off beautifully. Lots of ferns have already collapsed for the winter, but there are a few that are still adding to the overall scene. This fern contrasts with the hellebore next to it and the variegated vinca and lamium.
