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Up Close and Personal with Form and Foliage

comments (0) April 11th, 2012 in gallery
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Pinus thunbergii (Japanese Black Pine) Shirome janome with its stunning variegation readily visible. As beautiful as any flower.
Leucadendron (Conebush) Jester (syn Safari Sunshine) involucral leaves, or bracts, in winter, when their pinky-red color is most pronounced.
Chondropetalum elephantinum (Large Cape Rush)
Callicarpa bodinieri (Beauty Bush) Profusion, graced with gossamer on a winter morning.
Cryptomeria japonica (Japanese Cedar) Mushroom, wearing its burnished winter coat of bronze and taffy, with highlights of lavender and mauve.
Pinus thunbergii (Japanese Black Pine) Shirome janome with its stunning variegation readily visible. As beautiful as any flower. Click the image to enlarge.

Pinus thunbergii (Japanese Black Pine) 'Shirome janome' with its stunning variegation readily visible. As beautiful as any flower.

Photo: janice-lecocq-photography
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Sara Malone and I have a blog, Form and Foliage, that highlights Sara's use of bushes, shrubs, trees and other foliage plants to create interest and color all year round.  We recently focused more closely for a more intimate view of the garden.


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posted in: The Gallery, Foliage, Cryptomeria, Callicarpa, Chondropetalum, Leucadendron, Pinus thumbergii
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