This subtle and refined planting combination, reliant on foliage color and texture looks great for months on end thanks to the year-round presence of some of its key components. It's anchored by an elegant pairing of evergreen foliage; Rhododendron 'Teddy Bear' with its larger leaves and cinnamon bronze indumentum is a wonderfully simple, but perfect, companion to the finely textured blue conifer, Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Iceberg'. My Monet™ Weigela bridges the tones of both; its blue and white variegation reads cool blue, but with a hint of bronze, it speaks to its rhododendron partner. Pink blooms in spring; the Weigela more vivid than the softer tones of Teddy Bear, together with the froth of blue blooms that precede the bold, silver-blue foliage of Brunnera 'Looking Glass' add a floral note. A carpet black mondo grass makes a sophisticated groundcover at the base of all.
Zone:
7, 8
Exposure:
Filtered Sun, Morning Sun, Open Shade, Part Shade
Water Needs:
Average
Style:
Northwest Eclectic, Woodland
Features:
Fabulous Foliage, Varied Foliage, Texture, and Form, Winter Interest
Focus:
Curb Appeal, Mixed Border, Small Space
Seasons of Interest:
Fall, Pleasing Seasonal Changes, Spring, Summer, Three Seasons of Interest, Year-round Interest
Maintenance Level:
low
Looking Glass Silver Siberian Bugloss
Type:
Perennial
Exposure:
Full Shade, Part Shade, Filtered Sun, Morning Sun, Open Shade
Zone:
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Iceberg Eastern White Cedar
Type:
Conifer, Shrub
Exposure:
Part Sun, Part Shade, Filtered Sun, Morning Sun, Open Shade
Zone:
4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Black Mondo Grass
Type:
Grass / Grass-Like
Exposure:
Full Sun, Part Sun, Full Shade, Part Shade, Filtered Sun, Morning Sun, Open Shade
Zone:
6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Teddy Bear Rhododendron
Type:
Shrub
Exposure:
Full Shade, Part Shade, Filtered Sun, Morning Sun, Open Shade
Zone:
7, 8, 9
My Monet® Weigela
Type:
Shrub
Exposure:
Part Sun, Part Shade, Filtered Sun, Morning Sun, Open Shade
Zone:
5, 6, 7, 8, 9