Shapes rule the shade

The succeeder of a shade planting Trygve Halvden Lie in the thoughtful combination of leafage shapes , textures , and colors . Plantsman Charles Cresson of Swarthmore , Pennsylvania , lend optic appeal to a heading of lily of the vale ( Convallaria majalis ) by contrasting its bold leaf with the delicate fronds of a maidenhair fern ( Adiantum pedatum ) .

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