I was wanting some good all year foliage colour in my garden any ideas ? (U K)?

Answer 1

Colored foliage plants:
Golden & variegated hostas. Golden hakonochloa, purple heucheras and perilla, and Tri colored leaf Japanese Iris. Variegated solomons seal (Polygonatum odoratum Variegatum). Variegated Butterfly bush. Yucca smalliana Bright Edge (green with yellow edge) and Yucca filamentosa Golden Sword (green with gold center),Yucca filamentosa Variegata medium size yucca has wide ivory white edges plus towering bloom spikes of white.

Ornamental grass: Fountain grass; Blue Lyme grass. Black Mondo grass.
Miscanthus sinensis Variegatus, a relatively large clumping grass with dynamic vertical striping Miscanthus Morning Light narrow leaf variegated cultivar. Carex hachijoensis Evergold (or Old Gold) striped weeping sedge is the perfect foil for a water feature with it's graceful foliage. Carex morrowi temnolepis is similar in stature, but with much finer texture, and an overall silvery cast.
Carex conica Marginata, is a spectacular green edged white sedge.

Ground covers: Euonymus Emerald 'n Gold (green and yellow variegation), and Emerald Gaiety (white and gold variegation) These semi upright spreaders make large mats of evergreen color. Euonymus fortunei Harlequin has mottled dark green and white leaves,
Ground cover for shady areas: Lamium Beacon Silver (silver center and purple flowers), Lamium White Nancy (silver center and purple flowers), and Lamium Pink Pewter (silver center and pink flowers)
Japanese painted fern (Athyrium niponicum Pictum) is a striking addition to the shade garden

Variegated dogwoods (Cornus florida) small tree and bush forms: Cherokee Daybreak (white variegation and white flowers), Cherokee Sunset (yellow variegation and pink flowers), First Lady (yellow variegation and white flowers)
Cornus kousa Gold Star has a wide creamy yellow band through the center of each leaf.

Japanese maple with lacy leaves & color:
http://www.letsgogardening.co.uk/Information/JapaneseMaples.htm

Rosa glauca foliage is a bit blue, a bit purple and a bit steel grey.
http://www.npr.org/programs/talkingplants/profiles/rosaglauca.html
http://www.rainyside.com/features/plant_gallery/shrubs/Rosa_glauca.html

Tri colored Beech leaves are white, pink, purple & green:
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/89335
http://garden.thealtmans.net/1999/Trees_And_Shrubs.htm

Euonymus alatus: Burning Bush or Winged Euonymus http://www.hcs.ohio-state.edu/hcs/TMI/Plantlist/eu_alata.html

Silver plants: lavender, lambs ears, dusty millers, artimesias, and Russian olive trees.

Sedum: Burgundy, turquoise, silvery blue, purple.
Sedum lineare Variegatum, a low growing needle leaf type with green leaves and a nice white edge. Sedum alboroseum Medio variegatus a bright gold sedum with a green edge is a great accent against darker colors such as blues.

Variegated conifers: Pinus densiflora Oculus draconis makes a spectacular sight with its horizontal banding of yellow and green.
Arborvitae: Thuja occidentalis Sherwood Frost is a beautiful slow growing cultivar with a dusting of white that becomes more prevalent in late summer and fall. Thuja plicata Zebrina has stunning variegation of gold and green, but unfortunately does not color well in heat.

Varigated forsythias ; Fiesta dwarf forsythia (3' x 3") gold foliage with a stable green edge:
http://www.gardenheights.com/featured_forsythias.html

Variegated Weigela. Pink flowers from late spring into fall, oval leaves are variegated foliage, green edged with creamy white. It grows a compact 4-6' high with a 5' spread & is hardy. http://springhillnursery.com/product.asp?pn=02857
"My Monet Variegated Weigela" is just 12 to 18 inches high and wide, blushed with pink in leaf and bloom. The new spring foliage is bright pink, maturing to green edged in white, and the abundant rosy purple-pink blossoms are far larger and more abundant than on other varietieshttp://www.waysidegardens.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/StoreCatalogDisplay?storeId=10151&catalogId=10151&langId=-1&mainPage=LGprodview&ItemId=41709&PrevMainPage=advsearchresults&scChannel=sitemap&SearchText=p16.v227;l1.v272&OfferCode=TH3

Dwarf Red Hardy Azalea is the hardiest of evergreen Azaleas. It brings life to shady spots year-round, with vivid, rose-crimson flowers for weeks in early spring and bright red foliage all winter. It grows 2-3' high with similar spread.
http://springhillnursery.com/product.asp_Q_pn_E_10264

Good luck! Hope this is helpful.

Answer 2

Wind chimes. Markets sometimes have those coloured dangly, whirly thingy's, not sure what they're actually called. Cover some extra large cushions with bright fabric to lounge on in the sun. Paint a mural (canvas) or make a mosaic to hang on an outside wall. Maybe hang a bright flag symbolising something with special meaning to you and your family, or make a funky letterbox. Buy a wheelie bin and paint a rainforest picture on it? Make a house number to hang on an outside wall using a large tile and gluing coloured stones and little pieces of mirror onto it. I'm sounding like a hippie, yet I'm anything but !!! Hope this has given you an idea or two.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Try some ever greens or plants like eunonimus in two colours which will give you all the year around colour

Answer 5

Laurel bushes are good, easy to grow and grow quickly. Bamboo is good too, but quite expensive and it spreads really quick so keep it contained in pots if you don;t want it everywhere.

Answer 6

dwarf conifers .