foliage

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In the mornings, Christine eagerly awaits the brightly colored, highly vocal birds swooping into their garden, whooping their greetings before flying off into the junglelike foliage.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

And there’s “scorch,” at the low end, when radiant heat, not flame, kills the crown but leaves dead foliage in place.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

In the footage, the person appears to grab foliage from outside the home and hold it up to the camera, obscuring its view.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

Well you're not cursed and you don't need particularly green fingers for your to foliage to thrive, you just need to know where you might be going wrong, experts say.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026

The ground began to slope downwards very slightly now, and although the clearings were much wider, the foliage got more tangled, in some places there were nettles and clinging ivy, as high as their knees.

From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill