Foliage Fanatic
Some would argue that any and all flowers look great together. As someone who champions each individual having their own set of rules and the idea that there is never a right or wrong when it comes to taste, I have to (somewhat) agree. Of course I DO have my own ideas of what looks amazeballs together and what’s in good taste. My favorite hoity-toity obsession is foliage.
It’s not as easy to make a foliage container look totally atomic as it is when working with flowers. There is some restraint involved, including really noticing patterns, subtle colors and sometimes using your fingers to touch as much as you use them to plant.
Many use foliage in the shade because it’s sort of a last stop when nothing else will work, but foliage in the sun is FUN and easy. When plants aren’t putting all that energy into flowering they become big, voluminous monsters. Much like myself.
There are a few basic foliage types and shapes. When I'm planting a foliage pot, I start with something I love and then stand back and assess what shape I need next to make everything look bangin’ together. Here’s a few examples to get you started, or thinking about starting!
Full Figured: Coleus and Sweet Potato Vine, like ColorBlaze® Sedona Sunset®and ‘Sweet Caroline Sweetheart Purple’.
Fluffy: Ferns and plants like Helena’s Blush Euphorbia have a more fine-textured but still somewhat full-figured appearance. ColorBlaze® Alligator Tears™ Coleus and have a fluffy texture, too.
Strappy: Like using inch wide ribbon to wrap a gift instead of using curl ribbon, strappy plants bring a little something extra to the game. Try Graceful Grasses® Vertigo® Pennisetum or even ornamental bananas or cannas.
Grassy: Fine textured grasses look great with full-figured plants. My faves are Graceful Grasses® Toffee Twist Sedge and Fiber Optic Grass.
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