Take this spirea bush. I knew it had lovely white spring flowers, but I never realized how nice the fall display was.
Until just today I never even noticed that creeping phlox had such a high percentage of fall die-off and turned this orangey color.
Sandy over at Gardenpath posted a picture a few days ago that made me think of the three milk pod plants I'd seen growing on the old railroad tracks behind my house. I took a little stroll down the tracks to see if they were worth photographing.
As you can see they certainly were!
I picked a good armload of nearly dead or dead, but interesting, foliage.
And used it in this heart-shaped garage wall arrangement .
The milk pod right in the front is the one in the photo above. I pulled out all of the seeds and scattered them near where I cut them down. Hopefully, there will be many more next year.
Only you could make such a beautiful arrangement with dead plants! lol It's gorgeous Zoey!! I had never seen a milk pod plant before and it looks like something from outer space! How fascinating!!
ReplyDeleteI love what you've done with the dried foliage! Lovely...
ReplyDeleteThat was so enjoyable
ReplyDeleteto walk around your garden with you.
I must get my camera outside also . . . but it is so rainy right now.
Zoey, did you ever use the black allium?
ReplyDeleteI love your arrangement! Milkweed is pretty neat. It tends to grow where I don't want it and does it have the roots! The monarch butterflies eat it though.
ReplyDeleteZoey, I'm also very happy to have my Digital Camera and I do not know, what I have done without her!
ReplyDeleteYour photos are wonderful.
Sigrun
Thanks Sue and Pea.
ReplyDeleteBecky, I hope you have better weather today. It's turning colder here.
Sissy, Thanks for asking. You gave me my next post. I will show you a picture.
Dianne, I've never dug one up. I know Monarchs like them so I want to encourage them out in the wild areas.
Sigrun, Thanks. I am with you. I truly would find life without my digital very boring!!