![]() ![]() When you look at a garden, you want to first see a clump of “Plant One”. Wrapping up the right corner of the garden illustration is #3 maple leaf (repeated), and below it is #1 heart (repeating).Īs you look over this garden illustration, you are looking at the shapes of plant’s leaves, that are sited so they are completely different, from each other. Grassy #2 (repeats) with #8 almond shaped below it, with fern #7 along side. Then comes upward thrusting #6, with oak leaf #4, along side of it. Next comes maple #3, with fan #5, and heart #1 (repeating). In the bottom left corner, we start with heart-shaped #1.Then next to heart is grassy #2, and fern #7. ![]() ![]() Now let’s look at the garden layout, across the bottom of the illustration. My objective here, is to get you to look at the different shapes of leaves (foliage), and to start thinking about what grows in your region. My leaf descriptions are not properly scientific, as in the exact botanical names for leaves. I know you can come up with other names, to describe different shapes of leaves, on plants that grow in your garden. They might be smooth, serrated (like being cut with pinking shears), or even a bit ruffled. Leaves also have different kinds of edges. Besides the eight shapes just listed, I am also adding to the list round, oar shaped, and hairy leaves, like the summer growth on asparagus. Number 7, I am calling fern, and number 8, I am calling almond. The sixth leaf is upward thrusting, like an Asiatic or Oriental lily. The second shaped leaf, is sword or grassy #2. The first leaf shape, that you are looking at is heart shaped #1. Now let’s look at the top line of the illustration I made for you. Foliage by itself is a beautiful thing, and the shapes of many plants are quite sculptural. What you have before, and after they bloom is their foliage. When you think about it, most perennials are in bloom, maybe, two or three weeks during the growing season, and that is it. Using different shaped leaves, to make a foliage tapestry, is an ideal, when planning the layout of your perennial garden. Together, this information should allow you to make an identification of the tree.Perennial garden design is all about shapes of leaves. Once you have narrowed down the type of leaf, you should examine the tree's other features, including its size and shape, its flowers (if it has any), and its bark. Bipinnately compound leaves extend from secondary veins that connect to the main vein. Pinnately compound leaves have leaflets that extend from a vein that connects to the petiole. They spread out, in sets of three or more, like fingers from the palm of the hand. Palmately compound leaves have leaflets that extend directly from the end of the petiole. If a leaf has a divided blade-one that forms a collection of leaflets-it is considered a compound leaf.Ĭompound leaves can be sub-classified based on the arrangement of their leaflets. If a leaf has an undivided blade, it is classified as a simple leaf. The lamina, or the leaf blade, is the flat area where photosynthesis occurs, while the petiole is the stalk that connects the lamina to the stem. All leaves consist of two main parts, a petiole and a lamina. The next thing to inspect is the structure of the leaves. Some leaves grow in pairs opposite each other on the stem, while others grow in an alternating pattern. When identifying leaves, the first thing to look at is the arrangement of the leaves along the stem. There are dozens of different varieties, each with their own unique leaf structures and shapes. Deciduous trees-including oaks, maples, and elms-shed their colorful leaves in the fall and sprout bright new green leaves in the spring. Whether you're on a walk in the woods or a park or merely sitting in your own backyard, you may be curious about the trees around you.
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