Gardening Trends: Foliage Plants

Posted by Angela England Jun 27, 2008

As a gardener, I'm always looking for ways to extend the growing season, create more color and interest in my garden or add a high-impact accent plant. Ornamental foliage allows me to do that with ease.

Bright foliage colors, variegated designs and long-lasting foliage color is taking center stage in many gardens. As more gardeners begin using plants with high-impact foliage, plant breeders are responding with additional plants that feature ornamental leaves. Evergreen plants with colored or variegated foliage help keep a garden looking attractive throughout the entire year!

Whether in a mixed border, container planting or other garden area plants with attractive foliage are becoming a more important consideration than in past years. Here are some articles featuring plants with attractive foliage to help get you started.

• Colored Evergreen Shrubs
• Variegated Evergreen Shrubs
• Foliage for the White Garden
• Plants With Silver Foliage
• Ornamental Trees for the New Year
• Shrub Plants for the New Year