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    Fabulous Foliage

    Mar 30, 2021 4 minutes

    WE are all too easily seduced by flowers, colour and scent, but never underestimate the power of leaves. Foliage is the backbone of a garden. It’s the scene-setter, and a key influencer of our garden style. We need foliage to create a canvas of textures, shapes and shades of green, and to provide a backdrop to the blooms.

    Fabulous foliage is often big and bold, rich in colour and strong in form, but leafier plants can play many different roles. Bananas, palms and tree ferns make features in their own right. Add the bold leaves of canna lilies to a mixed summer border for contrast

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