I wonder if anyone is like me and really enjoys the look of silver foliage in the garden. To me it lifts the whole garden up and is a lovely background for so many different colors of flowers I would love to hear your comments on this
I grow Cineraria Silverdust, Stachys byzantina (Lambs ears) and Cerastium tomentosum (Snow in summer) here. Dark leaves against them look really lovely as do brightly coloured flowers. At night they seem to almost glow in the dark. I've always liked a variety of coloured foliage in the garden as they offset each other and add a new dimension to my planting.
I also like different coloured foliage in the garden, and silver is a wonderful contrast. We've got Lambs'Ears and miscellaneous variegated perennials, mostly hostas.
I've got Lambs Ears and Snow in Summer too. Also Artemesia 'silver mound' is a nice one. Love variegated leaves too and have Hosta, Sedum, Obedient Plant and others.
My Lamb's Ear hasn't bloomed yet, been out there for 2 years so maybe this year it will. Stachys byzantina (Lamb's Ears) The Powis Castle is greyer than this photo makes it look. I also have one out back growing under a Freedom Hedge Red Rose and the combo in very pretty. Artemisia x 'Powis Castle' I read somewhere that any gardener who can't grow Dusty Miller isn't much of a gardener.....well I can't get the Dusty Miller I planted this spring to do anything but look really sad. Probably the heat, but I will try again next year if they die.
I think you are right about the heat TOni. I use Dusty Miller in one of my gardens each year. This year we are having a hot summer and it is not doing well.
thank you all for your input. I was happy to read that so many folks enjoy the look of the silver in the garden
Like Eileen, I also grow Cineraria. No matter where I plant it, it compliments the plants around it. I find they last two or three years if you keep them pruned and don't let them flower before I have to replace them. I also use them in containers. They do look lovely at dusk.
petals--Yes, I also like white or silver in the garden, particularly in shady areas. Lately though I have been gravitating to white-chartreuse-pale yellow-lime green for highlights. I like the contrast with maroom (eye-popping) and blue.
