During my hunt for the
Thrushes and Finches I got sidetracked by the various forms and shapes of various plants around the
Piet Ouldof borders. Piet is a dutch garden designer renowned for his very naturalistic 'prairie' planting schemes.
A lot of use is made of large drifts of grasses....
and perennials that produce excellent flowers followed by superb seed heads.
Behind the borders are shrubs such as this Cotinus with its luscious dark leaves....
and this Pterocarya fraxinifolia a native from Turkey, Iran and Caucasus, with its dangling dark bracts and leaves turning to pale lemon before adding themselves as a mulch around the tree.
On the edge of the Arboretum this glorious fruit (Malus) was hanging heavy with the early morning dew and just waiting to be picked.
In a forthcoming post I will share some of the other colourful fruits in this abundant larder.
FAB
A lot of use is made of large drifts of grasses....
and perennials that produce excellent flowers followed by superb seed heads.
Behind the borders are shrubs such as this Cotinus with its luscious dark leaves....
and this Pterocarya fraxinifolia a native from Turkey, Iran and Caucasus, with its dangling dark bracts and leaves turning to pale lemon before adding themselves as a mulch around the tree.
On the edge of the Arboretum this glorious fruit (Malus) was hanging heavy with the early morning dew and just waiting to be picked.
In a forthcoming post I will share some of the other colourful fruits in this abundant larder. FAB
