Sambucus nigra 'Black Lace'

scotland in a photo lovely colours :}

Great contrast there Scottish!

what a lovely collection, i love those colours and textures together, ive put it in my favourites.
i have sambucus but its the gold one, i thought the nigra wouldnt show up here, but now i can see how it would work, thank you.

What a happy accident, Scottish...really nice colour contrast...:))

Lovely scottish, a nice accident!

Thanks for your positive comments guys :)
Sticki - I bought a gold coloured Physocarpus the other day - I am going to plant it next to my Cotinus Dusky Maiden which has purple foliage - but I need to lift some turf first - I am hoping this will be just a nice :)

Very nice! Must make a note so that I can try this next year. Lovely effect.

Thanks Lil :)

Looks just right...I like..:o))

If only all accident's had such a happy outcome as this one. It looks lovely. :)

Thanks Crissue and Phloxie x

Ferns are so under rated but they make a smashing contrast here. I'm going to try something like this with mine. Great.

Lovely accident Scottish, I have 2 lack Sambucas in my front garden for the first time this year, there huge, there's bright pink cosmos growing through the foliage of the sam and it looks stunning, only thing is, I can't seem to capture the beauty of it on my camera! so frustrating...the bright green of the your shuttlecock fern (love them) look fab with the black sam..

Thanks Whitelillies and Young Daisy :)
Good luck Whitelillies - the fern is getting plenty of sun hence I think the colour is so bright. It doesn't seem to mind though!
Young Daisy - I can imagine your scene, sounds lovely...try focusing in on a tiny bit and use that - I had similar trouble with getting a good shot of this lot, so it was easier to focus on just a little little area.
I also had a bit of a light bulb moment the other day - I have a copper colour Physocarpus and an eryngium that was finally showing some signs of buds. Thought, great I'll move it to grow under the shrub the copper and the blue will look great together. Bad move!!! The eryngium didn't take the move well and is no more :( I'm sure it will recover but not enough summer left for it too make a difference now.

I love Ferns...they look good almost anywhere I think...

I agree Crissue. They fit in anywhere.