Some varieties of water plants can survive winter. For these, the foliage can be cut back and the plants moved into the deepest part of the pond. Sunny gardens In a sunny garden, foliage can provide consistent colour from month to month. Leaves enhance and provide a backdrop for flowers, and coloured foliage can give an exciting touch. Arrangements of silver foliage and purple or blue flowers make an effective and beautiful bed.
Purple foliage can serve alone or as a backdrop to flowers.
For pale yellow flowers, smokebush will make a contrasting background. Tall Japanese blood grass provide a showy display. As a ground cover A patch under a tree or replacing a lawn for faster maintenance, foliage will always bring to life the dullest yard. It can be used in a border as well as in an open area. Ribbon borders were very popular at the end of the 19th century, and are still very useful in narrow borders.