https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted daily 0.75 2026-03-02 https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/protecting-the-garden-from-a-freeze monthly 0.5 2026-03-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/46f446d8-bcf1-4d97-a234-1d2a48aca308/2026-0317-0007+ice+on+persimmons-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Protecting the Garden from a Freeze - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/b15407c1-1097-4d19-8a41-7949865b87c6/2026-0317-0023+potatoes+with+Christmas+lights-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Protecting the Garden from a Freeze - Make it stand out Potatoes are still alive the morning of the freeze with the floating row cover and Christmas lights. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/68244e89-e67d-44f9-9b6d-7ad2ca5eaf9c/2026-0317-0030+zucchini+with+Christmas+lights-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Protecting the Garden from a Freeze - Make it stand out Zucchini seedlings made it with the Christmas lights. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/d501e762-7542-4fcb-b105-983672b709af/2026-0321-0044+bush+beans-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Protecting the Garden from a Freeze - Make it stand out A few days later, bush beans have emerged well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/132cc453-ea51-4f95-8881-7a57ebd88380/2026-0321-0043+potato+with+frost+damage-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Protecting the Garden from a Freeze - Make it stand out A few days after the freeze, the potatoes look healthy. Note a few brown leaves where the foliage touched the frost cloth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/de498cc3-e42a-43e6-a6cb-b7079bc1a962/2026-0317-0018+Vaccinium+with+Christmas+lights-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Protecting the Garden from a Freeze - Make it stand out After removing the blankets, the blueberries looked fine with the Christmas lights. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/63d1ccd3-9a67-4706-a503-0c0bff71ff8c/2026-0321-0038+Vaccinium+with+bee-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Protecting the Garden from a Freeze - Make it stand out A few days after the freeze, bees are still working the blueberry flowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/d1ddbb86-a76e-4d28-a6ff-d4f7c96b83e9/2026-0321-0005+Diospyros+Nikitas+Gift-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Protecting the Garden from a Freeze - Make it stand out A few days later, the persimmon trees I sprayed are still green with minimal leaf damage… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/86594abd-a8c4-41c1-9d6e-4fe9a02b0beb/2026-0321-0010+Diospyros+Nikitas+Gift-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Protecting the Garden from a Freeze - Make it stand out …while the one I didn’t spray water on looks rough. It should rebound like they did a few years ago. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/97c25879-ab65-43c4-8558-7ae21d092237/2026-0321-0045+broken+branch+on+persimmon-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Protecting the Garden from a Freeze - Make it stand out A gash on the persimmon tree from the ice load. This damage makes me question if I would spray them with water again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/74d97e84-6ad8-4dfa-ae11-cf8faebfe077/2026-0317-0002+leaf+cages-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Protecting the Garden from a Freeze - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/726fd495-00e8-4c68-b318-6c955e468b43/2026-0321-0012+Baptisia+alba+freeze+damage-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Protecting the Garden from a Freeze - Make it stand out The Baptisia shoot on the left is damaged and blackened from the freeze while the right one looks ok. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/71801e3e-4148-40fd-bae0-66e888f7c62b/2026-0321-0017+Lupinus+subcarnosus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Protecting the Garden from a Freeze - Make it stand out Lupinus subcarnosus (sandy-land bluebonnet) shrugged the freeze off. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/considering-narcissus monthly 0.5 2026-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/a8359bee-9eb8-4e59-8a62-2b4cb4078d40/2026-0222-0048+Narcissus+collection-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Considering Narcissus - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/29d1ddd5-3ab2-4e39-a673-fdc431a50741/2026-0222-0048-Narcissus-collection-save4web-with-names.jpg plant•ed blog - Considering Narcissus - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/c86c1dcd-a025-4b4a-a9b7-d1af2bbabe7f/2026-0221-0033+Narcissus+pseudonarcissus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Considering Narcissus - Make it stand out In the core beds near the house, Narcissus pseudonarcissus blooms with a soft yellow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/d9daf29c-c3ff-42e8-9b5d-d529a06098b5/2026-0222-0041+Narcissus+tazetta+Grandiflora-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Considering Narcissus - Make it stand out Narcissus tazetta ‘Grandiflora’ cover the ground under our blackberries with their thick foliage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/e8880f62-c7b7-4771-816a-018eb3ce9837/2026-0222-0060+Narcissus+collection-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Considering Narcissus - Make it stand out Another perspective of the flowers so you can enjoy the insides of the coronas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/f5fd0b45-695b-44b5-8f61-11b779745db8/2026-0222-0062+Narcissus+collection-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Considering Narcissus - Make it stand out Foliage and flowers to consider mixing with Narcissus left to right: Rudbeckia maxima, Eryngium yuccifolium, Ipheion uniflorum (starflower), Arnoglossum plantagineum, and Leucojum aestivum ‘Gravetye Giant’ (summer snowflake). https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/reflections-from-winter-storm-fern monthly 0.5 2026-02-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/273c1fe9-2a03-41c6-977a-3f9e3c97bc55/2026-0125-0061+Cornus+amomum+Cayenne+ice-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Reflections from Winter Storm Fern - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/0f190e72-6bb2-4e0d-b6bd-20f07352569e/2026-0125-0350+light+beds+ice-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Reflections from Winter Storm Fern - Make it stand out The core garden beds near the house fared well through the storm. Lilium formosanum (Formosan lily), which I use as a strong upright, mostly bent downward from the weight of the ice. You can see their stems going every whichaway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/aa23e851-a40a-45f7-ac9d-0b270ab7720b/2026-0125-0149+Panicum+virgatum+Northwind+ice-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Reflections from Winter Storm Fern - Make it stand out I chuckled after seeing my Panicum virgatum ‘Northwind’ (switchgrass). They looked like a comb over. Amazingly, they would right themselves after the ice melted. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/098d1134-d011-4225-a995-36387a1fc522/2026-0125-0146+Panicum+virgatum+Northwind+ice-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Reflections from Winter Storm Fern - Make it stand out The bejeweled panicles of Panicum virgatum ‘Northwind’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/0732bbaf-82b9-4f03-8bf3-25a2ff850bae/2026-0125-0124+Andropogon+virginicus+ice-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Reflections from Winter Storm Fern - Make it stand out Another grass that looked pretty entombed in ice was Andropogon virginicus (broomsedge). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/61c9c45b-a49a-4d42-983a-90addbd80cb6/2026-0125-0142+Eragrostis+spectabilis+ice-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Reflections from Winter Storm Fern - Make it stand out Eragrostis spectabilis (purple lovegrass) always gets a decent coating of ice with their abundant panicles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/5a6c7b28-0edf-4473-a908-83f10a5aaed2/2026-0125-0072+Eutrochium+fistulosum+ice-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Reflections from Winter Storm Fern - Make it stand out Isn’t this odd? The left stem of Helianthus angustifolius (swamp sunflower) barely covered with ice while Eutrochium fistulosum (hollow Joe Pye weed) clearly has a thick layer. It left me wondering why the difference? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/b372e411-2926-4148-b001-d53f3925f5b5/2026-0125-0123+Eutrochium+fistulosum+ice-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Reflections from Winter Storm Fern - Make it stand out Another hollow joe pye weed plant with the dazzling inflorescence. Every joe pye weed in the garden appeared the same with their ice coatings. My suspicion is the pedicels were horizontal, which allowed them to capture more water to then become ice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/9b7dbffe-bc33-41a2-a507-976ed588ffce/2026-0125-0082+Salix+ice+branch-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Reflections from Winter Storm Fern - Make it stand out You can also see these horizontal branches of Salix nigra are loaded with ice as well. The trees glowed against the sky with their icy coating. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/b57267dc-2881-49ad-b01d-3372d64aed7f/2026-0125-0193+Silphium+perfoliatum+ice-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Reflections from Winter Storm Fern - Make it stand out I was very impressed to see the Silphium perfoliatum (cup plant) remain standing after the ice storm. If they can stand after this storm, I believe they can be strong elements throughout winter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/b517d39e-ac17-43d4-9359-b90a1ca4bcd9/2026-0125-0234+Silphium+laciniatum+ice-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Reflections from Winter Storm Fern - Make it stand out I saw the same thing with Silphium laciniatum (compass plant). The culms remained up right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/05c0d43c-0568-46c2-8b00-1c3e26072f54/2026-0125-0159+Boltonia+diffusa+ice-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Reflections from Winter Storm Fern - Make it stand out Boltonia diffusa (southern doll’s daisy) is really growing on me for its low growth habit, fall flowers, and dark stems in the winter. Here we see the stems and spent flowers coated in ice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/15c371ae-0f69-4f00-9ece-b74cd77d1d3c/2026-0125-0377+frozen+weed-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Reflections from Winter Storm Fern - Make it stand out One last thing I noticed as I walked outside was that any herbaceous plant I brushed past would break off. Stems, twigs, and even leaves like you see here on this weedy rye. For some it was the weight of the ice, but for others it was the frozen foliage that shattered apart. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/c3df5c8b-5fca-4b8f-8896-45c8c40faccd/2026-0125-0203+Ilex+decidua+Finch%E2%80%99s+Golden+ice-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Reflections from Winter Storm Fern - Make it stand out The golden orbs of Ilex decidua ‘Finch’s Golden’ (possumhaw) pop with a coating of ice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/4ba24701-c089-4ee7-8f5b-a5f901d45c8a/2026-0125-0118Cornus+amomum+Cayenne+ice-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Reflections from Winter Storm Fern - Make it stand out I love the fiery twigs of Cornus amomum ‘Cayenne’ (silky dogwood, header image). The color is even more intense with some ice or rain on them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/ffce2931-6a61-40c6-a663-f9130c82e4bd/2026-0125-0214+Hamamelis+vernalis+ice-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Reflections from Winter Storm Fern - Make it stand out The last blooms on my Hamamelis vernalis (Ozark witch hazel) were coated with a bit of ice. The petals tolerate freezing well and will often curl to help offset the issue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/4513ab53-c391-46e7-a87b-13398a436139/2026-0125-0240+Ludwigia+alternifolia-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Reflections from Winter Storm Fern - Make it stand out One of my favorite plants to look at during ice storms is Ludwigia alternifolia (seedbox). The box-shaped seed capsules always get a good coating of ice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/12820b83-873c-4986-8fad-e5e92fce2452/2026-0125-0205+Coreopsis+tripteris+ice-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Reflections from Winter Storm Fern - Make it stand out I figured that Coreopsis tripteris would collapse with the ice, but it also stood upright well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/44d140c9-60e0-4441-90cd-2da910d2e7d0/2026-0125-0133+Oenothera+rhombipetala+and+Andropogon+virginicus+ice-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Reflections from Winter Storm Fern - Make it stand out The split seed pods of Oenothera rhombipetala (four-point evening primrose) offer a unique texture after an ice storm against the blades of broomsedge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/86c40891-54b0-4927-a29b-9bcaaecd464f/2026-0125-0293+Acer+floridanum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Reflections from Winter Storm Fern - Make it stand out I went for a walk in the woods beyond our house to enjoy the winter scene, and I noticed that the marcescent leaves of Acer floridanum (southern sugar maple) barely held any ice at all. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/bcecee99-b6a7-4e93-b812-4c0c9a3a187c/2026-0125-0306-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Reflections from Winter Storm Fern - Make it stand out It helps to pay attention to where ice and snow settle and where it melts, and how long it stays. Such observations can tell you where warmer and cooler parts of your property are. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/site-inventory-and-analysis monthly 0.5 2026-01-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/e4458e38-cf06-4fea-89d3-99cd7424bdb9/tennessee-grassland-012817%281%29.jpg plant•ed blog - Site Inventory and Analysis - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/8eaea5f1-7aad-4973-b327-04f6aacee7cc/DSC_0284-LRPS_jpg.jpg plant•ed blog - Site Inventory and Analysis - Make it stand out Our blank slate of a yard in 2017. It took me time to read the land, to inventory what we had, and to analyze and think about what I wanted this space to become. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/2482b590-d85c-4807-8aba-506588bf78c5/2024-0420-0196+light+beds+long+view-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Site Inventory and Analysis - Make it stand out Several years later, here’s what I get to look at. It all starts with inventory and analysis. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/the-case-for-bare-root-plants monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/73cb41f8-a5c6-4bd3-94ad-522544cd1703/2026-0118-0013+Vitis+rotundifolia+Summit-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Case for Bare-Root Plants - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/c9682b43-f9f7-4334-9779-00f819e6be33/2026-0118-0004+Vitis+rotundifolia+Summit-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Case for Bare-Root Plants - Make it stand out Bare-root plants can be easily assessed for any root defects. Vitis rotundifolia ‘Summit’ (muscadine) looks good to me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/85f19ec2-eca1-49ad-8240-9e6ed9ef530a/2026-0118-0005+Vaccinium+Premier-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Case for Bare-Root Plants - Make it stand out I like using scrap pieces of eastern redcedar for plant labels as seen here with Vaccinium virgatum ‘Premier’ (rabbit-eye blueberry). They can be stuck in the ground or hung from a trellis or plant for easy identification. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/54dce1bb-696b-461d-8199-6bb7a115d146/2026-0118-0007+planting+bareroot-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Case for Bare-Root Plants - Make it stand out Prepping for planting bare-root muscadines https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/55645943-2694-4af1-82d5-6a26a36a42a6/2026-0118-0008+spreading+bareroot+roots-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Case for Bare-Root Plants - Make it stand out I like to make sure I flare roots out before planting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/f0041715-385b-4668-a303-c5d9efa43209/Soil+Test+Image.jpg plant•ed blog - The Case for Bare-Root Plants - Make it stand out My soil test results to better understand what my site needs for fertility. M (medium) is optimum, while VL (very low) and L (low) indicate too low levels and H (high) and VH (very high) indicate that the nutrients are too high. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/d5d8f10a-8033-4c6f-a8c1-7289f4f56ddf/2026-0118-0015+Vitis+rotundifolia+Summit-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Case for Bare-Root Plants - Make it stand out ‘Summit’ muscadine well watered in https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/shades-of-brown monthly 0.5 2026-01-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/04223779-046a-435b-a8be-9fb1de6c0ded/2026-0110-0022+light+beds+winter-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Shades of Brown - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/6131b242-b68a-4ff0-b976-f08908b54b01/2026-0110-0003+Silphium+perfoliatum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Shades of Brown - Make it stand out Silphium perfoliatum (cup plant) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/16dcfc3b-82c5-41c8-a710-f4968bc32b2e/2026-0110-0010+Silphium+laciniatum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Shades of Brown - Make it stand out Silphium laciniatum (compass plant) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/ea9afd3d-8ebf-4ef5-84f3-8533702616c0/2026-0110-0011+Helianthus+giganteus+Sheilas+Sunshine-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Shades of Brown - Make it stand out Helianthus giganteus ‘Sheila’s Sunshine’ (giant sunflower) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/93baa90e-7909-420f-af13-501161bc1a92/2026-0110-0007+Coreopsis+tripteris-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Shades of Brown - Make it stand out Coreopsis tripteris (tall coreopsis) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/0f51d57c-669e-463b-876d-41a4ccf9a1cc/2026-0110-0001+Physostegia+virginiana-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Shades of Brown - Make it stand out Physostegia virginiana (obedient plant) https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/halesia-diptera-var-magniflora monthly 0.5 2025-12-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/91ec1666-93a8-4ad3-915f-8defbf1477e5/2025-1219-0001+Halesia+diptera+var.+magniflora+Christmas+lighted+balls-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Halesia diptera var. magniflora - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/c00571da-4050-427a-90f7-7995969dc33f/2024-0317-0314+Halesia+diptera+var.+magniflora.JPG plant•ed blog - Halesia diptera var. magniflora - Make it stand out A close up of the lovely flowers of large-flowered silverbell https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/ca8bd299-35b4-47b2-b228-c1029564c9ca/2025-1116-0059+Halesia+diptera+var.+magniflora+and+Amsonia+hubrichtii+color+echo-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Halesia diptera var. magniflora - Make it stand out The buttery yellow fall color on Halesia diptera var. magniflora is brilliant. It’s even echoing the Amsonia hubrichtii (Arkansas bluestar) in the beds near the house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/cc42bb4f-11ac-48cb-9f41-f0c6b6838ce3/2016-0328-004%2BHalesia%2Bdiptera%2Bvar.%2Bmagniflora-save4web_jpg.jpg plant•ed blog - Halesia diptera var. magniflora - Make it stand out At the JC Raulston Arboretum Halesia diptera var. magniflora https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/9caaf0c3-f83b-490d-8cd7-ba30c7ec5dbe/2025-1130-0407+Halesia+diptera+var.+magniflora+seed-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Halesia diptera var. magniflora - Make it stand out Large-flowered silverbell seed ready to harvest and be sown. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/epic-visit-to-epic-campus-part-2 monthly 0.5 2025-12-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/c18aab22-eae3-4b0e-b21c-8504dbe62ea3/2025-0917-0239+naturalistic+planting-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Epic Visit to Epic Campus: Part 2 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/6c3fcf21-48da-4408-8a65-faec145b2257/2025-0917-0241+naturalistic+planting-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Epic Visit to Epic Campus: Part 2 - Make it stand out After lunch, we walked out of the King’s Cross cafeteria to find beautiful herbaceous plantings. The Calamintha nepeta subsp. nepeta (calamint) was in heavy bloom (also header image). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/838fffe3-584b-4822-b24c-12b1405d34b1/2025-0917-0255+Alice+in+Wonderland-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Epic Visit to Epic Campus: Part 2 - Make it stand out We next visited Alice, a garden and building themed after Alice in Wonderland. Card soldiers protect the entrance to the Alice building amongst an lovely planting of perennials. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1272d205-a805-460b-81e8-5476a1371123/2025-0917-0252+Ceratostigma+plumbaginoides-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Epic Visit to Epic Campus: Part 2 - Make it stand out Out front of Alice was a really thick stand of Ceratostigma plumbaginoides (hardy plumbago). I love the cobalt-blue flowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/59d48b2f-8306-4598-8378-223efc5916b4/2025-0917-0244+Alice+in+Wonderland-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Epic Visit to Epic Campus: Part 2 - Make it stand out Have you gone mad? Nah, because inside Alice, one of the staircases was designed to make it look upside down. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/36e20d25-5025-4046-8c81-f0ad1a1c28f6/2025-0917-0248+Alice+in+Wonderland-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Epic Visit to Epic Campus: Part 2 - Make it stand out And, how fun is this! A slide that connects floors in Alice. You can literally go down the rabbit hole. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/b416624a-8443-474c-940c-a9c529865c5a/2025-0917-0279+Wizard+of+Oz-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Epic Visit to Epic Campus: Part 2 - Make it stand out Our next stop was the emerald Oz based on The Wizard of Oz. Out front a plethora of metal poppies adorned the landscape, and various plants played off the red theme. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/4f5f48da-b411-42b3-8b7d-141187da89d8/2025-0917-0276+Wizard+of+Oz-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Epic Visit to Epic Campus: Part 2 - Make it stand out I loved the repetition of the red metal poppies across the landscape. Also, notice the field of broomcorn in the upper right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/0ac74a1c-b543-4993-9477-1c98b32866d4/2025-0917-0261+Amsonia-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Epic Visit to Epic Campus: Part 2 - Make it stand out This long shot shows the repetition of the fine-textured Amsonia hubrichtii (Arkansas bluestar) with Persicaria (knotweeds), Canna (canna lily), and Echinacea (coneflower) seed heads for contrast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/ae0cb15f-22d9-4130-b5db-53db549bbfdf/2025-0917-0267+metal+poppies+and+Solidago-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Epic Visit to Epic Campus: Part 2 - Make it stand out A close up of the metal poppies with Solidago (goldenrod), Schizachyrium scoparium (little bluestem), and Amsonia hubrichtii. A combination that won’t put you to sleep! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/10108456-bd6a-49f8-bed9-13cf451422b8/2025-0917-0312+Sorghum+with+scarecrow-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Epic Visit to Epic Campus: Part 2 - Make it stand out We’re not in Kansas anymore. Near Oz, Jeff said they had struggled to grow corn so they had turned to broom corn instead. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/3a357ad3-d676-48b7-b1e1-9d3e813c9e51/2025-0917-0305+Sporobolus+heterolepis+with+Zinnia-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Epic Visit to Epic Campus: Part 2 - Make it stand out One of my favorite areas was the gumdrop meadow in front of the Chocolate Factory based on Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory. This planting showed a creative approach to spruce up a perennial garden. Planting annuals like zinnias and marigolds can add some needed color during a lull in the season or early in a planting’s life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/232802d9-36e6-47ad-8aff-cd39a4f02482/2025-0917-0313+20000+Leagues+Under+the+Sea-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Epic Visit to Epic Campus: Part 2 - Make it stand out Blue was the color woven through the landscape near Jules Verne. You can see the sea monster in the center of the faux fountain alluding to 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/f17bca99-cffd-4e04-879e-d2dab558b5dc/2025-0917-0332+Symphyotrichum+sp-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Epic Visit to Epic Campus: Part 2 - Make it stand out After we visited Jules Verne, we headed toward Sci-Fi, and again, the design was very much on point. Jeff commented that most of the asters were seedlings that had come in from soil used in the project. And, while they were beautiful, he said they required some maintenance to make sure they didn’t overtake the planting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/b84b89d7-0e74-46c1-bca7-7a1c7bbf88f6/2025-0917-0339+Solidago+and+Sanguisorba-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Epic Visit to Epic Campus: Part 2 - Make it stand out Solidago drummondii (cliff goldenrod) and Sanguisorba ‘Plum Drops’ (burnet) made a great combination in another section that had filled in more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/5e3ed862-fa0d-4473-a8d0-7e6205591ab0/2025-0917-0344+Sci-Fi-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Epic Visit to Epic Campus: Part 2 - Make it stand out A few shots from the outside of Sci Fi. This canyon resembles outposts from Star Wars Episode 1. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/d798c516-1428-4fc6-9e52-c813015b6e84/2025-0917-0343+Sci-Fi-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Epic Visit to Epic Campus: Part 2 - Make it stand out And this giant robot resembles something from War of the Worlds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/09e8cb65-9aa3-49b3-adee-2e4d5c2a1ecb/2025-0917-0349+Sci-Fi-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Epic Visit to Epic Campus: Part 2 - Make it stand out The inside of Sci-Fi looked, well, sci-fi! Like in the images I shared from Part 1, it’s amazing to see the level of detail that they invest on the inside of these buildings to cultivate the theme. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/9eecbd3a-c1a2-4235-9204-14dc5dea6546/2025-0917-0347+Castaway+naturalistic+planting-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Epic Visit to Epic Campus: Part 2 - Make it stand out From the inside of Sci-Fi, we looked out toward Castaway. Jeff said that every plant on the island was planted as a plug to help it establish quickly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/15ce373a-1753-4d3c-aab2-60d0b88fb4c6/2025-0917-0367+Restaurant+42+naturalistic+planting-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Epic Visit to Epic Campus: Part 2 - Make it stand out As we climbed to the roof over Cafeteria 42, we looked back to see the naturalistic planting in front of Castaway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/c4bb64ec-3316-4382-a91f-8d8ef4859df5/2025-0917-0396+naturalistic+planting-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Epic Visit to Epic Campus: Part 2 - Make it stand out Here is another photograph showing the same planting between Cafeteria 42 and Oz. In naturalistic planting, repetition is key, and you can easily see the repeating pattern of asters along the pathway. Immature trees will help to frame the planting once they mature more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/9ffd4a49-f4a1-4322-b648-df8ba09ea2d3/2025-0917-0323+naturalistic+planting-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Epic Visit to Epic Campus: Part 2 - Make it stand out Right above Restaurant 42 was this long perennial planting that featured an eclectic mix of perennials and evergreens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/16f5587a-de08-4f59-afe9-01c186ff1415/2025-0917-0321+Solidago+Goldkind+GOLDEN+BABY-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Epic Visit to Epic Campus: Part 2 - Make it stand out Jeff had said that these Solidago 'Goldkind' GOLDEN BABY had done really well. I love their short height, and you’ll see them along the front of beds in the above and below photos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/7928f1ea-6f20-4ed3-a4bc-10622b8b5512/2025-0917-0324+Oenothera+lindheimeri+and+Calamintha-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Epic Visit to Epic Campus: Part 2 - Make it stand out Oenothera lindheimeri (gaura) and calamint were in good bloom to add some froth to the planting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/db21e70e-1156-4337-8cf3-6978847e97ea/2025-0917-0401+Symphoricarpos+sp.+Sofie+PROUD+BERRY+and+Origanum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Epic Visit to Epic Campus: Part 2 - Make it stand out On the rooftop of I really liked the color echo between Symphoricarpos ‘Sofie’ PROUD BERRY and Origanum ‘Rosenkuppel’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/b7a6280c-707c-4002-9f78-76be8d41b228/2025-0917-0411+Eurybia+divaricata+and+Heuchera-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Epic Visit to Epic Campus: Part 2 - Make it stand out One of my favorite combinations from the whole trip was this shady pairing of Eurybia divaricata (white wood aster) and Heuchera villosa ‘Autumn Bride’ (hairy alumroot) with an unknown fern. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/5ff4e490-e70b-4158-8d52-c2e11d9c9343/2025-0917-0445+Cleome+and+Gomphrena+white+color+combo-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Epic Visit to Epic Campus: Part 2 - Make it stand out As we headed back to the car past Heaven, we walked down this pathway featuring a number of white-flowering annuals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/b18dff12-8bd1-4208-a3d7-aca301767bd5/2025-0917-0452+solar+panel+parking+lot-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Epic Visit to Epic Campus: Part 2 - Make it stand out And, as we left I had to snap a photo of the solar panels over the car park. Shade for cars and energy generation! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/ce6f545c-3f00-436c-8914-e4abc0e7fc89/2025-0917-0434-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Epic Visit to Epic Campus: Part 2 - Make it stand out One of the last images I’ll leave you with is something I found fascinating at Epic. In every bathroom was hung on the wall their 10 Commandments, their principles, and the principles of their community. As someone who loves systems and processes, I loved seeing their beliefs hung in a place that would provide a constant reminder. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/the-season-of-sowvember monthly 0.5 2025-11-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/f1193695-72aa-478f-9fb5-ab21f1c1d65d/2025-1122-0011+Andropogon+ternarius+seed-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Season of Sowvember - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/84926a59-8cb2-473a-b81e-d9e8a570053a/2025-1121-0088+Liatris+aspera-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Season of Sowvember - Make it stand out It’s a conundrum in the garden. How long do I leave the Liatris aspera (rough blazing star) seed on the plant to enjoy before harvesting? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/12238f74-cb6c-4f74-a4a9-7201d40811d6/2025-1116-0012+Andropogon+ternarius-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Season of Sowvember - Make it stand out The frilly pappi of Andropogon ternarius (split-beard bluestem) glow in the late afternoon light. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/a601c3d3-d770-4627-b725-91d0295d9696/2025-1122-0023+Streptanthus+maculatus%2C+Helianthus+radula%2C+Penstemon+tenuis-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Season of Sowvember - Make it stand out An intersection of Winstrip trays on the nursery bench. Clockwise from the top left: Streptanthus maculatus (clasping jewelflower) already have true leaves; they just need a bit of thinning. Recently collected Helianthus radula (rayless sunflower) are dusted with vermiculite to aid germination. And, the tiniest seedlings of Penstemon tenuis (Gulf Coast beardtongue) are just sprouting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/abca5a07-9a02-4c14-9457-ee6e1e19cba1/2025-1122-0015+Arnoglossum+plantagineum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Season of Sowvember - Make it stand out Arnoglossum plantagineum (prairie Indian plantain) sown in a larger pot. Once the seedlings germinate, I can tease them apart and pot them into larger containers. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/the-now-of-november monthly 0.5 2025-11-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/229ac7fc-202d-41e7-9c9d-f1358cdcd9eb/2025-1108-0066+Gladiolus+x+dalenii+Halloweenie+and+Solidago+stricta-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Now of November - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/0a0a315c-9797-451a-abf8-762c98c8b10a/2025-1108-0081+Hamamelis+virginiana-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Now of November - Make it stand out I love Hamamelis virginiana (American witch hazel) for the winter flowers but also the autumn golden fall foliage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/acc47d6e-611a-4824-b96b-eab037de840e/2025-1108-0062+Parthenocissus+quinquefolia-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Now of November - Make it stand out I was just thinking the other day that I wish I had some Parthenocissus quinquefolia (Virginia creeper) for fall color, and lo and behold I found some on a fence post in the patch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/dda6a9ce-b6b2-43cd-9020-7066178b4c22/2025-1108-0047+Amsonia+hubrichtii+Butterscotch-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Now of November - Make it stand out Amsonia hubrichtii BUTTERSCOTCH (Arkansas bluestar) is finally getting big enough to show some good fall color. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/911c48c8-04c0-48aa-9f50-e3053cd05efc/2025-1108-0067+Diospyros+NIKITAS+GIFT-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Now of November - Make it stand out The orange orbs of Diospyros NIKITA’S GIFT begin turning ripe. The leaves have just begun to fall, and with first frost leaves will drop and better reveal the fruit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/29e2ecd7-ebcd-40d9-becb-f81e7397d3a0/2025-1108-0040+Cuphea+micropetala-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Now of November - Make it stand out A few candy corn flowers hang on Cuphea micropetala (candy corn cuphea). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/2d698da5-e9f8-4138-a7a5-8c34b163c47e/2025-1108-0003+Oenothera+rhombipetala-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Now of November - Make it stand out A few late flowers still remain on Oenothera rhombipetala (four-point evening primrose) amongst their already split capsules. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/f2767a2d-295f-4d8f-9462-f1dbed7397ee/2025-1108-0009+Acalypha+virginica-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Now of November - Make it stand out Over the past few years I noticed this weed Acalypha virginica‍ ‍(Virginia copperleaf) has good fall color in the orchard, and I have to say it’s growing on me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/361b0f4c-4998-4c44-b5d7-f08bfffcfc78/2025-1108-0005+Prunus+persica+Junegold-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Now of November - Make it stand out I was surprised by the fall color in our orchard on Prunus persica ‘Junegold’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/b67fb000-320b-477f-8734-2c52149423ef/2025-1108-0037+Symphyotrichum+lanceolatum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Now of November - Make it stand out I saved this Symphyotrichum lanceolatum (panicled aster) from the bulldozer down the road, and it has become one of my favorites for November. It blooms for weeks, and is flocked by pollinators. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/b6631242-9ea1-4ceb-9b2c-8bceb41ac8e9/2025-1108-0015+Huron+Skipper+and+Echiancea+purpurea-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Now of November - Make it stand out A Huron Skipper enjoys a late bloom on Echinacea purpurea https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/0b72a7ff-d30e-4dfd-914e-b4077c1ec59a/2025-1108-0059+Silphium+perfoliatum+seedling-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Now of November - Make it stand out A seedling Silphium perfoliatum (cup plant) still blooms, and I’ve watched Gulf Fritillaries work them over the past few days. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/b98f6b69-ae7d-44b4-9fe8-8705f082ed8e/2025-1108-0060+Salvia+farinacea+Henry+Duelberg-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Now of November - Make it stand out The cobalt blue flowers on Salvia farinacea ‘Henry Duelberg’ are brilliantly colored against dying vegetation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/a205b089-1d0c-4094-bcb2-99634feb7c01/2025-1108-0028+Clematis+virginiana-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Now of November - Make it stand out The haze of Clematis virginiana (virgin’s bower) still provides interest at the close of the season. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/3e3ff87e-5960-4c35-aba6-9967d83bbb01/2025-1108-0048+Ilex+decidua+Finchs+Golden-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Now of November - Make it stand out The fruit on Ilex decidua ‘Finch’s Golden’ is just starting to color up. This yellow-fruited selection is a nice alternative as a possumhaw. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/a45265e1-610c-4353-8e23-aeb3268f2baf/2025-1121-0082+Diospyros+NIKITAS+GIFT-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Now of November - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/what-is-plant-sociability monthly 0.5 2025-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/84ba044e-94ac-4641-b102-ba961beae943/2013-1014-033%2BGraveyard%2BFields-save4web_jpg%281%29.jpg plant•ed blog - What is Plant Sociability? - Make it stand out What plant patterns do you see in this plant community? Do you see solo viburnums, waves of red blueberries, patches of grasses, and spears of goldenrods? We can explain these with sociability. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/d59beab3-925c-4454-93fb-0cad4494b17d/2024-0522-0108+Asclepias+tuberosa-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - What is Plant Sociability? - Make it stand out Pick your seat. In this space we see Asclepias tuberosa (orange milkweed) spaced out as a low sociability plant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/5917cd5a-e06f-420a-9b50-f505f5c07402/2024-0522-0133+Yucca+sp-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - What is Plant Sociability? - Make it stand out This planting of Yucca (yucca) was done for a modernist effect, but it looks a bit odd because as a low sociability species it should not be planted so close. It would have been more effective to randomly scatter clumps in the Sporobolus (prairie dropseed) matrix. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/14d80447-3d8a-463d-976e-208a0d7c2701/2025-0917-0384-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - What is Plant Sociability? - Make it stand out A naturalistic planting at Epic campus in Wisconsin. Note how some species like the Symphyotrichum (aster) are grouped together while others occur singly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/6a0f080c-2cb3-4cd6-9dde-cd465cbda8f4/2023-1014-0179+Helianthus+angustifolius-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - What is Plant Sociability? - Make it stand out Helianthus angustifolius (swamp sunflower) blooms in autumn. Even though I planted a couple, this high sociability species has made its presence known in my garden. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/an-epic-visit-to-epic-campus-part-1 monthly 0.5 2025-10-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/8be22b20-a16a-49b0-aac0-d2b426908316/2025-0917-0030-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An Epic Visit to Epic Campus: Part 1 - Make it stand out The first campus we visited was designed with a farm theme. That’s not a barn, but it is a building where employees work. Jeff said that this orchard was around six years old. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/06c590e4-027e-4b56-b3ff-f2e962220a30/2025-0917-0039-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An Epic Visit to Epic Campus: Part 1 - Make it stand out Jeff said that most buildings have a signature staircase. In this first one, a Farmall tractor had been disassembled and mounted to the wall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/f9b961c4-7d35-488b-ba2d-82cbd323deb5/2025-0917-0082-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An Epic Visit to Epic Campus: Part 1 - Make it stand out A map provides a sense of scale of the campus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/db49c763-2483-4162-abca-ac43d7ed6ec8/2025-0917-0050-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An Epic Visit to Epic Campus: Part 1 - Make it stand out The next campus we visited was the Prairie Campus that featured a variety of herbaceous and woody plantings. Jeff told me that every building on campus is connected via skywalks or in the ground tunnels. In Wisconsin during the winter they make sense. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/ba068b34-53be-459d-8995-050d32967a17/2025-0917-0052+Lespedeza+thunbergii+Pink+Fountain-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An Epic Visit to Epic Campus: Part 1 - Make it stand out On the Prairie Campus, a number of Lespedeza (bush clover) were in full bloom. He said that they didn’t see any seed on them like further south. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/3ef63341-96a4-455d-905b-764d30b46304/2025-0917-0073-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An Epic Visit to Epic Campus: Part 1 - Make it stand out In the Indiana Jones tunnel, if you pulled on the figurine, a rolling boulder would sound like it was coming toward you. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/bb327e0e-2c1a-4845-8622-84dd7859a3a3/2025-0917-0083+Heptacodium+miconioides-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An Epic Visit to Epic Campus: Part 1 - Make it stand out I noticed a Monarch on a Heptacodium miconioides (seven son flower) and noted to Jeff how I was surprised. He then told me what a pollinator magnet this small tree is, and he said that the tree is often covered with pollinators. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/c354f0ef-cd8a-4b1a-9b92-7384edee3f3c/2025-0917-0088+Solidago+and+Symphyotrichum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An Epic Visit to Epic Campus: Part 1 - Make it stand out I loved how there were parts on campus where they let the landscape grow a little wild. Here Solidago (goldenrod) and Symphyotrichum (aster) provide a lovely color pairing for autumn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/b21fb3a0-e518-4b91-a510-e5835b570279/2025-0917-0097-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An Epic Visit to Epic Campus: Part 1 - Make it stand out Jeff said this area was inspired by the beautiful amphitheater at The Scott Arboretum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/b4bdd2a2-c847-4e5f-a81f-f618c2e518c1/2025-0917-0121+gravel+garden-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An Epic Visit to Epic Campus: Part 1 - Make it stand out Jeff then took me to see the large gravel garden at Epic. The majority of their parking is underground, and with the seamless landscape you would never know there were hundreds of cars below you. In these areas no trees grew since their weight would be so heavy. Instead of just having an area to mow, they got creative with their plantings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/078fa8c3-5f89-4355-b332-8a2db9684f34/2025-0917-0109+gravel+garden-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An Epic Visit to Epic Campus: Part 1 - Make it stand out The biggest benefit with the gravel garden is less maintenance. You can see some of the plant diversity in the gravel garden including Parthenium integrifolium (wild quinine) and Echinacea paradoxa (yellow coneflower). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/86e33120-3538-41d2-a3d4-054e576c5bc2/2025-0917-0127+gravel+garden-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An Epic Visit to Epic Campus: Part 1 - Make it stand out In another section of the gravel garden Salvia yangii (Russian sage, aka Perovskia atriplicifolia) and Baptisia australis (wild indigo) grew as round-mounds amongst the upright grasses. I commented to Jeff how our Baptisia were already dormant and theirs were still green. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1bbdea3d-6463-42fd-9655-70b61bbe692c/2025-0917-0141+gravel+garden+edging-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An Epic Visit to Epic Campus: Part 1 - Make it stand out To help separate the gravel garden from grass, they had pavers in place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/9116845a-6ba4-4cc2-8a00-5b38306e4c86/2025-0917-0146+Asclepias+syriaca-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An Epic Visit to Epic Campus: Part 1 - Make it stand out Closer to the western area, an Asclepias syriaca (common milkweed) was covered in heavy seed capsules. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/6085f0c5-8390-4bde-8e19-b76e4d008e63/2025-0917-0157+Schizachyrium+scoparium-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An Epic Visit to Epic Campus: Part 1 - Make it stand out Schizachyrium scoparium (little bluestem) catch the light in the western-themed area. Jeff told me that most of these grasses had seeded in, and they left them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/a93cb722-dcfa-4ac0-a1b1-9f3b2782435d/2025-0917-0163+Heptacodium+miconioides-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An Epic Visit to Epic Campus: Part 1 - Make it stand out More mature Heptacodium miconioides are in bloom much later in Wisconsin than they do for me in Texas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/28711c66-b8d9-41e6-be9e-de2986bd28cf/2025-0917-0167-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An Epic Visit to Epic Campus: Part 1 - Make it stand out Outside Kouhoutek was a more Asian themed planting. Many places and roads were named after celestial objects since Judy has a fascination with space. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/42f229e1-e081-4701-aec4-9cbd72502766/2025-0917-0183-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An Epic Visit to Epic Campus: Part 1 - Make it stand out We then walked toward Wizard’s Academy that was themed after Harry Potter. It looks like a back alleyway in England! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/ac675ea1-99ed-4626-9c04-ae345db8fd25/2025-0917-0187-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An Epic Visit to Epic Campus: Part 1 - Make it stand out A beautiful allée in Wizard’s Academy is flanked by colorful containers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/d9c44673-2c68-4558-b904-afa55c791453/2025-0917-0185-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An Epic Visit to Epic Campus: Part 1 - Make it stand out I really admired their color choices in the containers. They are large enough that even the Cotinus (smokebush) has space to grow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/504a3cc5-8e7e-4c08-9102-1bfaa377ca97/2025-0917-0224-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An Epic Visit to Epic Campus: Part 1 - Make it stand out It was at this point that Jeff shared that as they were building campuses, they kept trying to make them from scratch. The suggestion was made to make them modular. Use the same footprint for the buildings so that you automatically know how much supplies you need. And, they can then design them however they want to on the inside or the out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/0c9a5256-770d-4dd4-a166-687beb8661a8/2025-0917-0191-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An Epic Visit to Epic Campus: Part 1 - Make it stand out Fortress was designed to look like some medieval castle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/a01c62a2-b39c-4915-a2ce-beb2a82a6e16/2025-0917-0196-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An Epic Visit to Epic Campus: Part 1 - Make it stand out Guilds was one of the new buildings just constructed. It’s amazing to see the detail on the outside of the building. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/06cc4d67-ee64-4c66-9bf1-7d87321148ed/2025-0917-0199+newly+planting+gravel+garden-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An Epic Visit to Epic Campus: Part 1 - Make it stand out The plantings outside Guilds featured a new gravel garden. These have to be watered frequently until the plants establish. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/f0bf92ec-aea7-4836-bbb1-cbd1ff1d5b51/2025-0917-0204-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An Epic Visit to Epic Campus: Part 1 - Make it stand out Looking outside you can see the new plantings around Creatures (building to the right). You can see the break between where perennials stop and woody plants start with the break in mulch color and planting density. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/f181c0b0-cac6-4fcf-ad94-13f4acdf61f6/2025-0917-0209-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An Epic Visit to Epic Campus: Part 1 - Make it stand out The signature staircase in Creatures had to be seen to be believed! A giant dragon was suspended in the stairwell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/136aa7c8-7555-4886-8133-0c991790765c/2025-0917-0208-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An Epic Visit to Epic Campus: Part 1 - Make it stand out Watch out Jeff! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/4c22bc88-ad87-4e10-9451-7c5113277816/2025-0917-0210-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An Epic Visit to Epic Campus: Part 1 - Make it stand out Look at this lovely stained glass window. Except it isn’t! It’s a cloth over a glowing light pillar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/106ea7d9-5f0e-4915-bf92-9c1c7741b389/2025-0917-0229-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An Epic Visit to Epic Campus: Part 1 - Make it stand out As we headed back toward Wizard’s Academy, Jeff took me into Library to see their signature staircase. It resembled a beautiful library. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/430b37dc-6c35-4e34-b41a-4496e4271e63/2025-0917-0233-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An Epic Visit to Epic Campus: Part 1 - Make it stand out At the bottom of the staircase in Library was this beautiful cutouts of letters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/32e09bb8-6d35-4775-9733-8af34754bcca/2025-0917-0236-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An Epic Visit to Epic Campus: Part 1 - Make it stand out We stopped for lunch in King’s Cross cafeteria. They had such good and fresh food available for their employees. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/intrinsic-perennials-ornamental-grasses-day monthly 0.5 2025-10-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/55b0928e-fe88-452f-ae5e-a4bd8f0ab86a/2025-0926-0016+Brent+Horvath-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Intrinsic Perennials Ornamental Grasses Day - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/c8ff0fc5-984f-4c88-befa-d493f4c2ee36/2025-0926-0020+Brent+Horvath+nursery-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Intrinsic Perennials Ornamental Grasses Day - Make it stand out Brent’s incredible breeding work was on display in the nursery. Even late in the season, many perennials offer flowers for pollinators and fading foliage for autumn color. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/b4903215-62ec-43c6-a864-fe57bdf2bc67/2025-0926-0010+seed+storage+bags-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Intrinsic Perennials Ornamental Grasses Day - Make it stand out I love seeing the minutiae of someone’s craft. Take Brent’s approach to storing collected seeds. This method is way better than all the envelopes I have stashed away! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/934f377a-07a5-4f2f-af0d-38fb21e128fa/2025-0925-0007+Liatris+ligulistylis+and+Monarch-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Intrinsic Perennials Ornamental Grasses Day - Make it stand out It was a treat seeing Monarch butterflies on Liatris ligulistylis (meadow blazing star) before they migrate south. See you in a few weeks when you come through Texas! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/8c61c970-90af-4d53-a696-a3227ab4307d/2025-0926-0011+Asclepias+syriaca+seed-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Intrinsic Perennials Ornamental Grasses Day - Make it stand out Even the edges of the nursery supported life. Here we see a healthy crop of Asclepias syriaca (common milkweed) seed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/578fa97f-4257-4c8e-a1b3-fe514380e64d/2025-0926-0021+Symphyotrichum+x+Thunderdome-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Intrinsic Perennials Ornamental Grasses Day - Make it stand out This trial garden area showcased some of Brent’s selections. This beast of an aster was Symphyotrichum × ‘Thunderdome’ (hybrid aster). As an asterphile, I can’t wait to try this one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/116420d6-0c37-4dd9-be77-045d54fba983/2025-0926-0025+Symphyotrichum+oblongifolium+Chicago-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Intrinsic Perennials Ornamental Grasses Day - Make it stand out Another aster selection of Brent’s that I really liked was Symphyotrichum oblongifolium ‘Chiacgo’ (aromatic aster). It was a little shorter than ‘Thunderdome’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/6c8349de-2453-4e47-bcc0-0c98690a0bf8/2025-0926-0060+Hylotelephium+Autumn+Delight-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Intrinsic Perennials Ornamental Grasses Day - Make it stand out I haven’t seen a good blooming sedum in years, but at the nursery I enjoyed this good patch of Hylotelephium 'Beka' AUTUMN DELIGHT. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/29227202-e567-4a63-936e-eb4953bd9312/2025-0926-0065+Amsonia+x+Big+League-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Intrinsic Perennials Ornamental Grasses Day - Make it stand out Many Amsonia (bluestars) have hints of yellow in their foliage, but I was intrigued by the plum-colored foliage Amsonia × ‘Big League’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/3e600b14-a01f-4015-99d9-39d87745a2dc/2025-0926-0069+Andropogon+gerardii+Blackhawks-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Intrinsic Perennials Ornamental Grasses Day - Make it stand out As plugs these Andropogon gerardii ‘Blackhawks’ (big bluestem) glowed in the late light and were in their fall glory. They are ready for their 2026 Perennial Plant of the Year debut. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/d947bddf-0630-48a3-a82b-fdcb19748ca2/2025-0926-0037+exotic+garden+Helianthus+salicifolius-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Intrinsic Perennials Ornamental Grasses Day - Make it stand out Brent achieved the feeling of being immersed in vegetation with tall Helianthus salicifolius (willow-leaf sunflower) at the entrance to the exotic garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/2aed5f22-2bc0-4d91-828b-9e8b2fa3cb3e/2025-0926-0047+Agastache+nepetoides+and+Aconitum+carmichaelii-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Intrinsic Perennials Ornamental Grasses Day - Make it stand out Further back, tall Agastache nepetoides (yellow giant hyssop) made you feel enclosed. I’m hoping I can find some seed from a southern provenance of this species. I think this visit was the first time I’ve seen Aconitum carmichaelii (Chinese monkshood) bloom. They were about eye level with me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/ea125c75-a09d-4777-901c-b89b5736d4c4/2025-0926-0045+Agastache+nepetoides-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Intrinsic Perennials Ornamental Grasses Day - Make it stand out The seedheads on Agastache nepetoides can persist through winter and offer a stark contrast with their height. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/2e7e93e8-3aac-434f-894e-ce9d27e57689/2025-0926-0035+exotic+garden+Helianthus+salicifolius-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Intrinsic Perennials Ornamental Grasses Day - Make it stand out With this side shot, you can see just how tall the sunflowers could get. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/9f136b7d-9c67-4bc6-81a2-bcda9d74e685/2025-0926-0044+Agastache+nepetoides-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Intrinsic Perennials Ornamental Grasses Day - Make it stand out The view from the back of the exotic garden offered a real textural treat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/90662c77-12b6-435a-9887-bbb48aace07e/2025-0926-0054+Sanguisorba+canadensis+Candlelight-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Intrinsic Perennials Ornamental Grasses Day - Make it stand out As I walked through the space, I brushed past plants like Sanguisorba canadensis ‘Candlelight’ (American burnet). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/ee1fcfc4-d0c2-4582-9e7a-ffa4c5bb1e86/2025-0926-0056+Helianthus+salicifolius-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Intrinsic Perennials Ornamental Grasses Day - Make it stand out I love squatting down around tall perennials and looking up. It makes you feel like a kid again with such tall vegetation around you. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/47c9f5ea-30ec-4d55-b543-f0580b0573d1/2025-0926-0057+asters+in+old+greenhouse-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Intrinsic Perennials Ornamental Grasses Day - Make it stand out One last shot from visiting Intrinsic Perennials. I loved how nature had reclaimed some of the Quonset huts at the back of the property. Sure, they could be mowed, but these asters and various other wildflowers help to support life at the nursery. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/new-and-mature-gravel-gardens-by-jeff-epping monthly 0.5 2025-09-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/0e31b567-1a72-4c32-af5a-ca880c0a6af1/2025-0917-0006+Eryngium+yuccifolium-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - New and Mature Gravel Gardens by Jeff Epping - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/69551473-06d3-4abc-801c-f590540dbe09/2025-0917-0016+gravel+garden-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - New and Mature Gravel Gardens by Jeff Epping - Make it stand out Jeff noted that while space between the grit was visible now, it would fill in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/231080ed-5735-41bc-aa98-4933b1af4f86/2025-0917-0019+Eryngium+and+Liatris-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - New and Mature Gravel Gardens by Jeff Epping - Make it stand out Eryngium yuccifolium (rattlesnake master) and Liatris ligulistylis (northern blazingstar) are a good emergent layer for the gravel garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/7e1d06b0-7cd3-4f8a-b6c0-9f9a77161766/2025-0917-0027+Eryngium+yuccifolium-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - New and Mature Gravel Gardens by Jeff Epping - Make it stand out Even this little strip next to the parking lot featured a gravel garden planting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/2f9f752a-c97b-41bf-83d1-5b91937523af/2025-0917-0008+Dalea+purpurea-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - New and Mature Gravel Gardens by Jeff Epping - Make it stand out Dalea purpurea (purple prairie clover) was in bloom in the garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/fb89a4b9-9baf-4f64-a706-e55965cb9de3/2025-0917-0011-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - New and Mature Gravel Gardens by Jeff Epping - Make it stand out A dried Allium (wild onion) umbel offers late season interest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/d94f8721-33b8-4108-b338-b5d3d4b7966d/2025-0917-0013+Bouteloua+curtipendula-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - New and Mature Gravel Gardens by Jeff Epping - Make it stand out I noted how richly colored the Bouteloua curtipendula (side-oats grama) were in the gravel garden. I love their safety cone orange-colored stamens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/402ef21c-0ee5-4a27-a8d6-0b6c9c517b2a/2025-0917-0004+gravel+garden+grit-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - New and Mature Gravel Gardens by Jeff Epping - Make it stand out A close-up of the grit that Jeff uses. It's a quartzite material and doesn't decompose and has limited fines to reduce weed growth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/cb87d49d-c070-411d-85ff-df90060fb848/2025-0917-0017+Sporobolus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - New and Mature Gravel Gardens by Jeff Epping - Make it stand out Jeff commented how they didn't want the whole area to be a gravel garden. So, they did a Sporobolus heterolepis (prairie dropseed) meadow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/67406a7c-8609-463a-b701-5a5909be6313/2025-0917-0015+Sporobolus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - New and Mature Gravel Gardens by Jeff Epping - Make it stand out Sporobolus catches the early light. I noted how much taller and lusher prairie dropseed is in Wisconsin than in Texas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/945b002d-98ff-47a9-81a9-64fc938b50fd/2025-0917-0021+Sporobolus+heterolepis-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - New and Mature Gravel Gardens by Jeff Epping - Make it stand out Sporobolus heterolepis (prairie dropseed) glimmers in the morning light. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/4639d09a-9e1f-430f-9fba-faba5e06a782/2025-0917-0538+gravel+garden++Silphium+terebinthinaceum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - New and Mature Gravel Gardens by Jeff Epping - Make it stand out This gravel garden is over ten years old and features a healthy mix of herbaceous plants. Silphium terebinthinaceum (prairie dock) was such a prominent species in the gravel garden with its bold foliage and tall inflorescences. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/5cf92565-bec8-4caf-a48d-c3158f0f46d1/2025-0917-0536+Liatris+ligustylis-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - New and Mature Gravel Gardens by Jeff Epping - Make it stand out Liatris ligulistylis (northern blazingstar) blooms among other gravel garden companions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/7c4fd0ed-d2ea-4b0d-b7b0-c158a4dad8e3/2025-0917-0541+Silphium+terebinthinaceum+sign-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - New and Mature Gravel Gardens by Jeff Epping - Make it stand out A painted sign shares how wonderful Silphium terebinthinaceum (prairie dock) is as a plant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/ba5b539f-734f-4b5d-b39f-f842c8cdfe07/2025-0917-0542+Euphorbia+corollata-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - New and Mature Gravel Gardens by Jeff Epping - Make it stand out Euphorbia corollata (flowering spurge) is a dynamic filler for late summer and early fall color. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/6742d19b-1ba8-42e7-ad09-13d9f705cdb8/2025-0917-0543+pollinator+hotel-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - New and Mature Gravel Gardens by Jeff Epping - Make it stand out A bee hotel provides nesting habitat and an educational opportunity for visitors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1dbc6397-62d2-496b-8578-d34eea407779/2025-0917-0548+Liatris+ligustylis-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - New and Mature Gravel Gardens by Jeff Epping - Make it stand out Liatris ligulistylis (northern blazingstar) pops out of the gravel garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/a67930d3-e495-4c57-9ea8-cba754230dd1/2025-0917-0545+Calamintha+and+seed+heads-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - New and Mature Gravel Gardens by Jeff Epping - Make it stand out The effervescence of Calamintha (calamint) is a foil for the seedheads of Echinacea (purple coneflower). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/cd1f53ae-ad57-4d2d-a4ec-ffae0e8eb9f8/2025-0917-0550+gravel+garden++Silphium+terebinthinaceum+and+Euphorbia+corollata-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - New and Mature Gravel Gardens by Jeff Epping - Make it stand out A distance shot of the gravel garden gives an overview of the growth habit of many perennials. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/holes-in-plantings monthly 0.5 2025-09-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/a4fee397-5ca8-487b-a1fc-e2cdd9694f75/2025-0920-0005+gap+in+planting-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Holes in Plantings - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/519986f3-40c7-428a-8d2a-41ce0a547fff/pycnanthemum-teunuifolium2-jared-barnes-061819_jpg.jpg plant•ed blog - Holes in Plantings - Make it stand out A photo from 6 years ago showing how dense the Pycnanthemum tenuifolium (narrow-leaf mountain mint) was in the garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/7fcab94a-13ed-4699-8f94-5faae68be213/2025-0904-0004+Boltonia+diffusa-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Holes in Plantings - Make it stand out The autumn flowers of Boltonia diffusa (southern doll’s daisy) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/180ba93b-a42c-41cb-b605-837cb47b4ebf/2025-0920-0006+Conoclinium+coelestinum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Holes in Plantings - Make it stand out Conoclinium coelestinum (mist flower) has also provided good color this fall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/77c8bd3d-447d-4f9e-a436-09a7661f733c/2025-0906-0002+Conoclinium+coelestinum+and+Boltonia+diffusa-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Holes in Plantings - Make it stand out Conoclinium coelestinum and Boltonia diffusa (back) provide color in the garden in autumn. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/martha-stewarts-skylands monthly 0.5 2025-08-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/f9a9a51c-b0a3-4ae1-a176-ac19bda6c90e/2025-0710-0076+moss+and+fern-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Martha Stewart's Skylands - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/204bc49c-ca87-4077-a344-5280ed910039/2025-0710-0001+moss-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Martha Stewart's Skylands - Make it stand out The forest floor was carpeted with moss. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/f2a920d0-4d1f-415d-8c89-a91099ac4ec5/2025-0710-0002+Jens+Jensen+lost+pool-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Martha Stewart's Skylands - Make it stand out A lost pool that Jens Jensen designed just waiting to be filled https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/f77bdd07-ff3b-4e88-bd48-0328b79f5590/2025-0710-0010+Kalmia+angustifolia-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Martha Stewart's Skylands - Make it stand out Kalmia latifolia (mountain laurel) in full bloom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/b9ff054f-a906-4510-883f-c78aa91aa75b/2025-0710-0009+Kalmia+angustifolia-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Martha Stewart's Skylands - Make it stand out I just love the fallen art these Kalmia latifolia create, and the thin rill is a nice touch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/73275f90-b765-499e-9571-6c4310ecb1f9/2025-0710-0052+fallen+art+Kalmia+on+fern+frond-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Martha Stewart's Skylands - Make it stand out A few mountain laurel flowers caught on fern fronds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/92a8be7e-1d82-494e-9987-40730ed37c5a/2025-0710-0018+Skylands+view-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Martha Stewart's Skylands - Make it stand out The view of Seal Harbor from an open spot at Skylands https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/a80972cf-9414-4016-9509-b3b956f0581d/2025-0710-0026+outdoor+lobster+cooker-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Martha Stewart's Skylands - Make it stand out My first outdoor lobster cooker I’ve seen. I don’t think I’ll ever see a better one! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/b51477b7-ce89-4f73-91e4-52a2deefa7bd/2025-0710-0027+raspberry+trellis-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Martha Stewart's Skylands - Make it stand out The raspberry trellis near the stables was a clever idea for growing fruit for easy access. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/b40a8851-3a56-4c0b-b5b9-1c5ffcd51e26/2025-0710-0028+moss+collection+for+arrangements-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Martha Stewart's Skylands - Make it stand out Mike’s collection of moss and lichen for indoor creations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/c0553f9a-de44-4653-88c3-906e9826b33b/2025-0710-0029+cut+flower+garden-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Martha Stewart's Skylands - Make it stand out A collection of flowers just outside the cut flower garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/5499f70b-acf6-4310-8285-2c05e4116762/2025-0710-0045+cut+flower+garden-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Martha Stewart's Skylands - Make it stand out I loved the color echo between the Borago officinalis (borage) and Papaver (poppy). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/233a6b31-4cba-4842-ab19-6e0169863735/2025-0710-0034+Delphinium-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Martha Stewart's Skylands - Make it stand out Delphinium and Digitalis were in full bloom in the cut flower garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/7f603119-0e84-4f0f-a37a-2e33be1ae0ad/2025-0710-0032+Dianthus+and+Lilium-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Martha Stewart's Skylands - Make it stand out A row of Dianthus (pinks) with lilies in bud behind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/5b05a3fd-9e58-412e-9ef7-fd9d834a0ee6/2025-0710-0035+Rudbeckia+and+Zinnia+cut+flowers-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Martha Stewart's Skylands - Make it stand out I loved seeing this neat and ordered cut flower patch with Rudbeckia (black-eyed susan) and Zinnia (zinnia) just coming into bloom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/e04881e9-c671-4143-83b0-a90c63074667/2025-0710-0038+cucumber+trellis-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Martha Stewart's Skylands - Make it stand out Cucumbers find their way upward on this rustic wooden trellis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/0077a5d0-8309-469b-ba8e-b5d902240f46/2025-0710-0062+Mike+Harding+fresh+pine+needles-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Martha Stewart's Skylands - Make it stand out Mike Harding pauses to inspect the fresh layer of clean pine needles being put on a path. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/bf39b898-f799-4e8c-bd03-d427af93e3c9/2025-0710-0070+Amanita-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Martha Stewart's Skylands - Make it stand out A little forest of warm-colored and potentially toxic Amanita mushrooms grow out of moss https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/edc3b34b-096c-48db-b408-6679878a33d4/2025-0710-0071+moss+and+ferns-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Martha Stewart's Skylands - Make it stand out Near the house, ferns and other wildflowers grow in abundance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/521d94e2-3353-4d59-9595-6328aeac8821/2025-0710-0072+Skylands+stonework-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Martha Stewart's Skylands - Make it stand out Mike and Pat both were commenting that the stonework at Skylands is some of the best you’ll see in Maine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/4dfc53f8-a711-421f-bb92-2ec248f5e797/2025-0710-0077+moss+and+fern-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Martha Stewart's Skylands - Make it stand out A view from the backside of Skylands where the house is just coming into view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/7ea09d6e-e28e-4e79-aa62-b86ada30e67c/2025-0710-0079+moss+path+with+lights-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Martha Stewart's Skylands - Make it stand out What a quaint path with little lights to guide walkers in the dark to the guest house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/c9b47c14-f76b-470d-93cf-02c03f4b68db/2025-0710-0085+Skylands+ferns+and+steps+Rodgersia-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Martha Stewart's Skylands - Make it stand out Climbing the stairs with Rodgersia (rodgersia) and fern foliage provides perspective of the lower path below https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/9b62a313-f2ca-4121-80cd-6d1205107054/2025-0710-0090+Hosta%2C+Vaccinium%2C+Rodgersia%2C+Actaea%2C+La+Riviere+by+Aristide+Maillol-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Martha Stewart's Skylands - Make it stand out La Riviere by Aristide Maillol rests amongst a host of colorful interesting foliage plants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/e8401c83-5c01-4d9b-a3c4-23b80ca708cb/2025-0710-0092+Hosta%2C+ferns-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Martha Stewart's Skylands - Make it stand out Looking down on the beautiful foliage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/24dcd3a6-8a50-4d62-be9c-5cc6df78d197/2025-0710-0096+conifer+bed-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Martha Stewart's Skylands - Make it stand out The conifer garden just off the terrace provides good texture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/9610ca32-961f-4036-a8a7-d426be9b5811/2025-0710-0097+moss+planting-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Martha Stewart's Skylands - Make it stand out Mike commented on how he planted this moss to help cover a bare spot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/0598d002-fa6d-4f60-a0e5-6448fdc31715/2025-0710-0098+Skylands+circle-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Martha Stewart's Skylands - Make it stand out Kalmia, Cotinus (smoke bush), and other plants add character to the rock cliffs near the welcome circular drive planting of the appropriately named Picea orientalis ‘Skylands’ and Dennstaedtia punctilobula (hay-scented fern). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/aaf4826f-b1a2-48ea-9c4d-447cc4ac4785/2025-0710-0100+Skylands+house+and+ferns-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Martha Stewart's Skylands - Make it stand out I admired how nature came right up to the house at Skylands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/f38c8a31-a856-4428-9a09-ef02403931f2/2025-0710-0101+Skylands+terrace-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Martha Stewart's Skylands - Make it stand out Verdant foliage on the west terrace gave a tropical feel to the Maine woods. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/076d980d-d4b1-4dcb-93e5-9435905af83e/2025-0710-0110+Skylands+terrace-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 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There was the perfect amount of plantings while also having plenty of space to entertain. Pat commented how Martha also really liked to collect concrete planters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/66509082-be14-43e8-914a-53c084ecab43/2025-0710-0106+Skylands+terrace-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Martha Stewart's Skylands - Make it stand out Another glimpse showing the plantings around the house and the intricacy of the windows. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/06203108-d419-433a-ae8f-114512cf41e2/2025-0710-0107+Skylands+containers-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Martha Stewart's Skylands - Make it stand out The back planters had reached their summer crescendo and filled in nicely. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/37aa25f7-0b3c-484c-89eb-b65e8c3ac09c/2025-0710-0115+Skylands+house+and+ferns-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Martha Stewart's Skylands - Make it stand out One final view back at Skylands. Don’t you love how it feels like nature embraces the house? https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/the-good-bad-and-ugly-of-summer monthly 0.5 2025-08-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/ad54d7f9-eec0-459b-9474-590a927cee5d/2025-0822-0239+Clematis+reticulata-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Good, Bad, and Ugly of Summer - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/84e70f23-a401-4a3c-af12-5393e0490b90/2025-0822-0263+Baptisia+alba+dormant-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Good, Bad, and Ugly of Summer - Make it stand out Baptisia alba https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/94d3cba6-0e63-4636-b271-71f50f5b6bb9/2025-0822-0235+Stokesia+laevis+Peachies+Pick+dead-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Good, Bad, and Ugly of Summer - Make it stand out Stokesia laevis ‘Peachie’s Pick’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/3e725d92-def7-43d9-b8da-0fe1ad39f580/2025-0824-0246+Phlox+Minnie+Pearl-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Good, Bad, and Ugly of Summer - Make it stand out Phlox ‘Minnie Pearl’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/d7fec90e-12d7-4e2c-af7a-63057307c72e/2025-0822-0259+Monarda+stipitatoglandulosa-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Good, Bad, and Ugly of Summer - Make it stand out Monarda stipitatoglandulosa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/3c946afe-6e00-45b6-8c8b-e1876151e26c/2025-0820-0225+Hymenocallis+occidentalis+var.+eulae-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Good, Bad, and Ugly of Summer - Make it stand out Hymenocallis occidentalis var. eulae https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/4c763582-26df-4735-a963-797ef0084b15/2025-0822-0257+Boltonia+diffusa-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Good, Bad, and Ugly of Summer - Make it stand out Boltonia diffusa https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/coastal-maine-botanical-gardens monthly 0.5 2025-08-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/0e992c07-ff7e-4cea-91cc-768f22bfcd1b/2025-0708-0268+block+planting-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Inspiration from Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/bfbb6883-64ec-40c3-83ad-096f713b49ba/2025-0708-0048+Andy+Brand-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Inspiration from Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens - Make it stand out We were fortunate to have Andy Brand, director of horticulture, show us around for a bit and provide more context for things we saw in the garden. For example, he told us that the entrance to the garden and parking lot was totally different than when I first visited in 2012! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/af787183-ca5d-4877-84bb-833b8019072a/2025-0708-0021+Lerner+Garden+of+the+Five+Senses-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Inspiration from Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens - Make it stand out The Lerner Garden of Five Senses is designed to provide experiences for the five senses. This pavilion offered opportunities with therapeutic horticulture. There was this wonderfully arranged ergonomic tool shelf inside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/ca795b9b-8b20-4f12-89c5-3d2fcc66b05a/2025-0708-0023+Lerner+Garden+of+the+Five+Senses-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Inspiration from Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens - Make it stand out I loved these vertical gardens made from lobster traps. They allow people of diverse learning styles to understand how to grow plants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/590f0e5c-d480-4844-895d-f5c1382ea360/2025-0708-0039+Lerner+Garden+of+the+Five+Senses-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Inspiration from Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens - Make it stand out The area focused on sight featured beautiful layered plantings and interesting textures and colors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/c9cec8a3-a18d-42ef-815f-af3b662a7e1a/2025-0708-0031+Lerner+Garden+of+the+Five+Senses-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Inspiration from Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens - Make it stand out A close up of some of the interesting colors and textures in the five senses garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/637c721e-187e-4e68-b754-83eea4ff10ce/2025-0708-0034+Lerner+Garden+of+the+Five+Senses-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Inspiration from Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens - Make it stand out Further in the garden, water heightened the experience in the area for hearing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/15bb8f4a-c1ac-48cf-967e-5519a3ce8749/2025-0708-0040+labyrinth+Lerner+Garden+of+the+Five+Senses-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Inspiration from Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens - Make it stand out In the area for touch was this wonderful tactile labyrinth. Notice how the stones are larger on the outside, and as you approach the center, they become smaller. Andy said people take their shoes off and walk it to feel the stone size change. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/ef3028a4-f0e2-4667-8601-7288049fbe84/2025-0708-0158+childrens+garden-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Inspiration from Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens - Make it stand out The children’s garden at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is one of the best I’ve visited. The plantings are incredible, and there’s whimsy everywhere. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/e8bee42e-37a8-4cad-bad5-fb723f534ffa/2025-0708-0177+childrens+garden+fence+cat+faces-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Inspiration from Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens - Make it stand out In the cottage garden, they made the fence fun by cutting out cat faces for the tops. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/80ec4728-9ad3-494a-8e93-52a6c422578d/2025-0708-0187+childrens+garden+fence+cat+faces-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Inspiration from Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens - Make it stand out Another shot of the cat face fence. I just love the cottage garden feels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/770dfbf3-d6ab-462d-a35a-e3dadd41995c/2025-0708-0164+concrete+and+flower+color+echo-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Inspiration from Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens - Make it stand out I thought these little concrete pillars were cute in the children’s garden. The color echo with the Astilbe (false goat’s beard) and Hosta (hosta) flowers was a nice touch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/6d73a3b6-ee9c-4a94-805c-a5bca926b225/2025-0708-0168+childrens+garden+labyrinth-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Inspiration from Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens - Make it stand out The maze lawn in the children’s garden allows for a usual patch of turf to have more whimsy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/065106c2-0f79-43c6-9f5d-ba67aa1a2cfe/2025-0708-0170+childrens+garden+green+roof-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Inspiration from Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens - Make it stand out Don’t you love the green roof on this shed in the children’s garden? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/04e7fbd9-bf91-4659-8632-df119135ec02/2025-0708-0237+Roskva+troll-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Inspiration from Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens - Make it stand out Scattered around the garden were these incredible wooden trolls. The chair gives a sense of how large Roskva is. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/e435f252-d05a-4d1c-b3aa-bf5c7190d095/2025-0708-0188+Lilja+troll-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Inspiration from Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens - Make it stand out Lilja was another troll that we found in the woods. Free hugs from a ~15 foot tall wooden troll! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/4ec2f525-fcde-41c4-97cf-e5d581d72ab3/2025-0708-0060+The+Native+Guide+Project-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Inspiration from Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens - Make it stand out Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens has made an effort to engage with indigenous artists. The Native Guide Project: CMBG, an art installation by Anna Tsouhlarakis, from one angle featured raised grassy knolls… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/cbc0d9a9-835d-43d8-8578-475d9192055a/2025-0708-0063+The+Native+Guide+Project-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Inspiration from Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens - Make it stand out …but on the other side you could see these were middens made of oyster shells and rocks with words carved in them. I loved this quote, “I love how you listen when the land speaks.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/10ad09cc-8f6a-42b0-9592-751278803956/2025-0708-0144+Shane+Perley-Dutcher+Eci-Mahsosiyil+Fiddleheads-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Inspiration from Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens - Make it stand out Another indigenous artist installation called Eci-Mahsosiyil/Fiddleheads by Shane Perley-Dutcher featured these interpretations of fiddlehead ferns that appear rising from this naturalistic planting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/7f006f68-be2a-4158-99e5-7e9d19e1caf6/2025-0708-0242+native+butterfly+house-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Inspiration from Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens - Make it stand out Another fun highlight was this native butterfly house. It was a hoophouse covered with netting that had native plants for butterflies and their larvae inside. This structure helped to highlight the plants we can use in our landscapes to provide resources for insects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/db94f187-0efb-4e13-ba54-41a646fd7a6c/2025-0708-0248+volunteer+deadheading+flowers-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Inspiration from Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens - Make it stand out I was impressed by the hard work of the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens staff and volunteers. They were out in force when we visited. This gentleman was deadheading Cosmos (cosmos). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/3c3fa579-4fdd-42e5-85c4-b595adb37089/2025-0708-0228+Wendy+Klemperer+rebar+deer-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Inspiration from Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens - Make it stand out Another favorite sculpture was these rebar deer by Wendy Klemperer. Let’s be honest. This type of deer is the only kind we want in our gardens! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/19a8ec26-6695-47cf-8382-90fb3dddac7f/2025-0708-0226+silicone+text-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Inspiration from Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens - Make it stand out And, I loved this creative installation of words made and painted. My guess is they used silicone to write the text and then painted over them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/92e99cb1-8d72-48d7-a881-2d8e4ef6bbba/2025-0708-0287+warm+color+combo-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Inspiration from Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens - Make it stand out And, we saw some wonderful plantings at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. Even before we got inside we found this lovely bed of lilies, what I believe to be Lychnis × arkwrightii 'Vesuvius' (catchfly), and Asclepias tuberosa ‘Mellow Yellow’ (butterfly milkweed). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/f2d21ebd-036f-41b0-9378-0755a39593cd/2025-0708-0266+colorful+perennial+gardens-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Inspiration from Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens - Make it stand out This beautiful planting of Heuchera (coral bells), Astilbe, Baptisia (wild indigo), and more offered a variety of colors and textures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/e90d04ab-1ea4-464f-b80c-18baae3e120a/2025-0708-0054+Cornus+kousa+Schmred+HEART+THROB-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Inspiration from Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens - Make it stand out Cornus kousa ‘Schmred’ HEART THROB (kousa dogwood) were just finishing their bloom and looked riveting with their pink bracts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1c06ff91-b757-40d4-9a1b-9ae7b41c7ae4/2025-0708-0055+Phytolacca+americana+Silberstein-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Inspiration from Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens - Make it stand out I always love seeing interesting cultivars of underused plants. ‘Silberstein’ is a speckled selection of Phytolacca americana or pokeweed! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/0443ebff-277f-4c8f-a9cf-e27f67240b02/2025-0708-0090+Oenothera+tetragona-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Inspiration from Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens - Make it stand out I loved this sunny mass of Oenothera tetragona (northern sundrops). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/6ce85827-1faf-43a3-bdec-9a0e45eada7e/2025-0708-0125+Delphinium+sp-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Inspiration from Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens - Make it stand out The Delphinium (delphinium) were in full bloom during our visit. You won’t see these in Texas! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/253c42db-0e4c-4a3e-9437-52452e7f5bf6/2025-0708-0139+annual+planting+Nicotiana-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Inspiration from Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens - Make it stand out A smorgasbord of annuals provide great color near the arbor garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/8b638f2c-bc38-4add-b24b-4a2f70771277/2025-0708-0131+perennial+garden-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Inspiration from Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens - Make it stand out I really liked this blocked perennial planting of Monarda (bee balm), Penstemon (beardtongue), Allium (onion), and Pycnanthemum (mountain mint) near the great lawn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/713c43d4-87ef-41ff-90d6-06e708f3b7d6/2025-0708-0145+Asclepias+syriaca-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Inspiration from Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens - Make it stand out The fragrance from Asclepias syriacus (common milkweed) was so good in Maine. We saw Monarchs dancing above the lawn nearby. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/fe751eaf-ee43-4de9-acd1-95718d1f7ee3/2025-0708-0207+competitors-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Inspiration from Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens - Make it stand out Near the children’s garden there was this thick patch of competitive species. It provided a great natural fence between the children’s garden and this gravel path. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/fdeaba62-8c1a-425a-aa86-ec400f041360/2025-0708-0292+parking+lot+planting+green+infrastructure-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Inspiration from Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens - Make it stand out One of my favorite parts of Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens was even before we entered the garden. The plantings in the parking were thickly planted in a naturalistic style. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/82831fda-df37-4152-856f-623923ed2183/2025-0708-0293+parking+lot+planting+green+infrastructure-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Inspiration from Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens - Make it stand out Even though the plantings were wild, there was still an order and repetition to them, which helped convey legibility. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/61fd3f5e-ad9c-4430-834c-6ae5c9abe771/2025-0708-0294+parking+lot+planting+green+infrastructure-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Inspiration from Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens - Make it stand out In this wilder area, patches of color from Asclepias tuberosa ‘Mellow Yellow’ and what I believe to be a silvery species of Pycnanthemum communicated purpose with the planting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/a12746d3-b476-4bda-84ad-6b575b754dd4/2025-0708-0296+Asclepias+tuberosa+Mellow+Yellow-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Inspiration from Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens - Make it stand out As people leave the garden, how can they not smile from seeing Asclepias tuberosa ‘Mellow Yellow’? https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/40-lessons-from-40-years monthly 0.5 2025-08-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/2a3ed751-0316-40ee-9374-68d7f2447760/2024-0323-0028-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 40 Lessons from 40 Years - Make it stand out Yours truly finding Hydrangea quercifolia (oakleaf hydrangea) in the wild for the first time last year. Man, I need to take more pictures of myself! https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/what-is-matrix-planting monthly 0.5 2025-07-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/67ba4b03-6aba-4a69-b49d-2dd24f7321a2/2021-0603-215-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - What is Matrix Planting? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/ca70b370-73eb-450a-972a-c79c46de957e/2011-0612-0001-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - What is Matrix Planting? - Make it stand out Rhododendron cumberlandense (Cumberland azalea) amongst a matrix of grasses on Gregory Bald. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/b9a30083-6f0c-4e84-817d-e404b544090d/2021-0426-140%2BBaptisia%2Baustralis%2Bvar.%2Bminor-save4web_jpg.jpg plant•ed blog - What is Matrix Planting? - Make it stand out And, for something more herbaceous Baptisia australis var. minor (dwarf wild blue indigo) emerges from a matrix of green grasses https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/bbfb8fb2-87ba-4002-89e9-17ada5b06740/2016-1015-030%2BSporobolus%2Bheterolepis-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - What is Matrix Planting? - Make it stand out The Sporobolus (prairie dropseed) meadow at Chanticleer is a thinking exercise in what is a matrix as its most defining layer with no other plants present. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/41a93660-84d2-4836-a1ac-0ead938b7bc2/2021-0604-742%2BEchinacea%2Bpallida-2C%2BGaura%2Blindheimeri-2C%2Band%2BEragrostis%2Belliottii%2BWind%2BDancer-save4web_jpg.jpg plant•ed blog - What is Matrix Planting? - Make it stand out At Stoneleigh, Eragrostis chloromelas ‘Wind Dancer’ (blue love grass) served as a matrix for emerging Baptisia (wild indigo), Echinacea pallida (pale coneflower), and Oenothera lindheimeri (white gaura). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/fbd51daa-4099-46cd-a160-2cce549d405d/2025-0620-0064+matrix+planting+Digitalis+parviflora-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - What is Matrix Planting? - Make it stand out At Oudolf Garden Detroit this matrix of Carex albicans (white-tinged sedge) provides a foil for other plants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/3830ad4c-449e-41a5-b069-999df24bc9fc/2024-0329-0350+Carex+texensis-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - What is Matrix Planting? - Make it stand out Carex texensis (Texas sedge) in the home garden serves as a good matrix species. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/e411d4d0-f295-4e4b-978c-60888b6a515b/2025-0726-0001-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - What is Matrix Planting? - Make it stand out I realize this picture shows a sidewalk instead of a true conglomerate or porphyry, but you can see the idea of the matrix that holds and supports the pebbles. Notice how the matrix is pretty consistent in color and texture. You’ll never look at a pebbled sidewalk the same way again! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/59bd4e5a-dcbe-4efd-b28d-1ddbe934b280/2022-0717-0191%2BOudolf%2BField%2BSmiljan%2BRadic-27s%2Bfibreglass%2Bpavilion-save4web_jpg.jpg plant•ed blog - What is Matrix Planting? - Make it stand out Just to clarify this section at Oudolf Field is not a matrix planting. The plants are arranged in clear blocks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/825d1dda-7b87-49e4-8cdd-b723effecada/2022-0717-0043%2BDianthus%2Bcarthusianorum%2Band%2BEchinacea%2Bpallida%2BHula%2BDancer-save4web_jpg.jpg plant•ed blog - What is Matrix Planting? - Make it stand out However, this section at Oudolf Field is a matrix planting. There are Echinacea, Dianthus, and more rising out of an undercurrent of Sporobolus heterolepis. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/oudolf-garden-detroit monthly 0.5 2025-07-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/6155d0df-07cf-4f7e-8408-57cdd9f03e3a/2025-0620-0049+Veronica+Goodnight+Irene-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Oudolf Garden Detroit - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/b563038b-3ba6-4838-aaf2-3b0366aa31ce/2025-0620-0047+Echiancea+pallida+Hula+Dancer-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Oudolf Garden Detroit - Make it stand out Just inside Oudolf Garden Detroit the diversity in the beds becomes apparent. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/4d0efd97-724d-449d-8cef-27f02ed18047/2025-0620-0026+Oudolf+Garden+Detroit-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Oudolf Garden Detroit - Make it stand out A view of the beds looking toward the conservatory. From this perspective the turf walkways in between largely fade from view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1153b98a-d102-4d54-af57-5e9eb96e8915/2025-0620-0008+Echinacea+pallida+Hula+Dancer-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Oudolf Garden Detroit - Make it stand out Repetition of plants and colors across the site helped to make the garden feel cohesive. Echinacea pallida ‘Hula Dancer’ (pale coneflower) danced across the garden, and in the distance more are visible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/6e15c0e1-86dd-4c5d-828a-238588c254ac/2025-0620-0023+Sanguisorba+menziesii+Wake+Up-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Oudolf Garden Detroit - Make it stand out One of the farthest perspectives of the garden from the conservatory. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/dc4b5fdd-da2f-4263-9163-c119fd06df42/2025-0620-0034+Allium+obliquum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Oudolf Garden Detroit - Make it stand out From this angle looking toward the river you can see the pathways in between the beds where a bench allowed visitors to sit and appreciate the garden. Allium obliquum (twisted-leaf onion) provides a strong presence in this space. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/3cdb2e27-a9e5-40b4-a9f5-5f7e0d5125b2/2025-0620-0021+rain+garden-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Oudolf Garden Detroit - Make it stand out The rain garden looks quite verdant, and in mid-June it is more quiet than the other beds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/234979c7-f4a2-4334-bc2c-71484c93b79a/2025-0620-0022+rain+garden-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Oudolf Garden Detroit - Make it stand out Carex bromoides (brome-like sedge) was used as the groundcover layer in this section of the rain garden with Viburnum nudum (possumhaw viburnum) flowering. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/09ae7fcd-40ee-4717-be73-67b1fd6b02c9/2025-0620-0002+matrix+planting-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Oudolf Garden Detroit - Make it stand out The airy flowers of Gillenia trifoliata (bowman’s root) and bold leaves of Darmera peltata (umbrella plant) contrast well with the sedge groundcover. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/86e60849-ec45-4f20-9629-2f89744c5b9b/2025-0620-0003+matrix+planting-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Oudolf Garden Detroit - Make it stand out Further into the bed irises rise out of a sea of Carex. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/97d92ba6-3c7f-42ca-b30a-a43c5393175a/2025-0620-0074+matrix+planting+Carex+bromoides-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Oudolf Garden Detroit - Make it stand out The lower section with more Carex bromoides https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/152738d3-c66d-4bf7-bf3d-35bee80881b4/2025-0620-0060+matrix+planting+Digitalis+parviflora-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Oudolf Garden Detroit - Make it stand out The upper section with more Carex albicans https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/aff29dca-7c0d-4e6d-a9b8-cf196e2524e7/2025-0620-0062+matrix+planting-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Oudolf Garden Detroit - Make it stand out Overall, the sedges were in that post flowering stage where they tend to be more yellow in color. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/8404b184-7f3a-4aee-9928-bf1bb497a463/2025-0620-0064+matrix+planting+Digitalis+parviflora-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Oudolf Garden Detroit - Make it stand out Bold foliage from Heuchera villosa (hairy alumroot) and the vertical spires of Digitalis parviflora (small-flowered foxglove) contrasts well against the sedge groundcover. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/715411de-6fb7-412c-92d3-16dc88ba5fa4/2025-0620-0007+Sporobolus+matrix+planting-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Oudolf Garden Detroit - Make it stand out Allium christophii (star of Persia) and Echinacea foliage rises from the matrix of Sporobolus heterolepis (prairie dropseed). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/f7043e1e-b286-4c4b-b2c8-0e92cfd68fd6/2025-0620-0015+Sporobolus+matrix+planting-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Oudolf Garden Detroit - Make it stand out In another section it was mostly Echinacea rising from the grass matrix. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/fb9faa27-9e7f-48a7-9ffb-0eb81ba7a02e/2025-0620-0019+Sporobolus+heterolepis+and+Ornithogalum+ponticum+Sochii-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Oudolf Garden Detroit - Make it stand out I really liked this combination of the spears of Ornithogalum ponticum ‘Sochii’ (star of Bethlehem) piercing through the clumps of Sporobolus heterolepis, and it left me wondering how I could replicate this with Liatris or another species. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/fca2cb65-cfb2-4434-b50c-fa5cc1e4acc7/2025-0620-0037+Baptisia+x+Lunar+Eclipse-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Oudolf Garden Detroit - Make it stand out In this space Sporobolus heterolepis served as a groundcover near these Baptisia × ‘Lunar Eclipse’ (wild indigo). The contrast in textures really helps the Baptisia pop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/74d5c878-d782-4f17-8e86-98c3446fc9df/2025-0620-0031-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Oudolf Garden Detroit - Make it stand out This spot was one of my favorites from the visit. Sure the Asclepias tuberosa (orange milkweed) is lit, but the verticals of Dalea purpurea (purple prairie clover) and Veronica (veronica), the Allium orbs, and the rising perennial towers behind made this area so rich. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/748616ef-6e74-42b3-9392-fa331ceb2ba4/2025-0620-0045+Allium+caeruleum%2C+Salvia+sylvestris+Rhapsody+in+Blue%2C+and+Eryngium+x+zabelii+Big+Blue-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Oudolf Garden Detroit - Make it stand out Another favorite pairing was this cool-colored section that featured Allium caeruleum (blue globe onion), Salvia sylvestris ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ (wood sage), Eryngium × zabelii ‘Big Blue’, and Geranium ‘Rozanne’ (geranium). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/ec4fab6f-34aa-4d47-b367-59c1e0a65f4a/2025-0620-0058+Achillea+x+Moonshine+and+Allium+christophii-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Oudolf Garden Detroit - Make it stand out This combination of Achillea x ‘Moonshine’ (yarrow) and Allium christophii (star of Persia) was dynamite due to the contrasting colors and strong differences in textures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/6bb8d182-cbce-420c-b29f-bb72cf36cddd/2025-0620-0018+Asclepias+tuberosa+and+Stachys+monieri+Hummelo-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Oudolf Garden Detroit - Make it stand out Another pairing that I liked was Asclepias tuberosa (orange milkweed) with Stachys monieri ‘Hummelo’ (betony). But… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/156e5c56-93e5-4f41-89cd-5a36423a2d22/2025-0620-0072+Asclepias+tuberosa+and+Stachys+monieri+Hummelo-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Oudolf Garden Detroit - Make it stand out …Lindsey and I discussed how this Asclepias might have been a happy accident that seeded in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/108f66d4-111a-4375-8b14-252efdee1dd8/2025-0620-0070+Achillea+filipendulina+Parkers+Variety+and+Ornithogalum+ponticum+Sochii-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Oudolf Garden Detroit - Make it stand out Another combination that I liked was Achillea filipendulina ‘Parker’s Variety’ (yarrow) with Ornithogalum ponticum ‘Sochii’ (star of Bethlehem). The upright triangular shapes contrasted nicely with the horizontal corymbs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/5ad958c1-9d15-43b1-b3eb-43ad946b44d0/2025-0620-0059+Asclepias+purpurascens%2C+Echinacea+pallida+Hula+Dancer%2C+Salvia+yangii+Little+Spire-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Oudolf Garden Detroit - Make it stand out This spot was quite beautiful with Echinacea pallida ‘Hula Dancer’, Asclepias purpurascens (purple milkweed), and Salvia yangii ‘Little Spire’ (Russian sage). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/35e97d83-1809-4ca5-8704-7d357fc1b784/2025-0620-0052+Asclepias+purpurascens-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Oudolf Garden Detroit - Make it stand out Here’s another spot where Asclepias purpurascens stood out. It is such an underused plant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1d63729a-c00b-438f-bdb2-f07fa17b890e/2025-0620-0069+Oudolf+Garden+Detroit-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Oudolf Garden Detroit - Make it stand out Blocks of Penstemon digitalis (foxglove beardtongue) punctuated the planting with their pearly white flowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/f3bb0480-b47e-4b13-9800-2ea9266721a9/2025-0620-0041+Eragrostis+spectabilis+dead-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Oudolf Garden Detroit - Make it stand out I’m posting this photo to educate and mean it in no way to detract from the beauty and hard work of the gardeners. It seems they have the same frustration with Eragrostis spectabilis (purple lovegrass) that I do. A section of it had died out. For me I’ve learned that it’s a ruderal and just doesn’t last that long. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/c89afd7e-3008-4b8c-a294-073dc7d5768f/2025-0620-0071+Echinacea+pallida+Hula+Dancer-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Oudolf Garden Detroit - Make it stand out One last shot of the beautiful Echinacea pallida ‘Hula Dancer’. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/using-flower-shapes-in-design monthly 0.5 2025-06-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/9a1996a2-f993-4b43-a8b2-b2dd3a4ebd7e/2019-0729-1-044%2Bnaturalistic%2Bplanting-save4web-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Using Flower Shapes in Design - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/938b5511-5ffe-41f7-ac7e-ccea66355262/2019-0729-1-062%2BMonarda%2Bbradburiana-save4web-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Using Flower Shapes in Design - Make it stand out Dots of Monarda bradburiana (eastern beebalm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/0453b279-48f3-49e1-b150-2759b1678b03/2020-0715-007%2BLiatris%2Bpycnostachya%2Band%2Banole-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Using Flower Shapes in Design - Make it stand out Vertical lines of Liatris pycnostachya (prairie blazing star) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/8336c123-1d6b-492e-9a73-4151d42b6d32/pycnanthemum-teunuifolium-giant-swallowtail-jared-barnes-061819.jpg plant•ed blog - Using Flower Shapes in Design - Make it stand out Horizontal lines of Pycnanthemum tenuifolium (narrow-leaf mountain mint) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/87aa309a-b397-4000-9841-d02ec50f1d4d/2022-0803-0083+Hibiscus+laevis+Lufkin+Red-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Using Flower Shapes in Design - Make it stand out Circles of Hibiscus ‘Lufkin Red’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/917d6e26-d709-440b-aa87-b5d867b2fbbd/2024-0731-0124+Eutrochium-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Using Flower Shapes in Design - Make it stand out Arcs of Eutrochium fistulosum (hollow Joe Pye weed) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/53c6af65-2313-4bf4-a0ac-f3a44656abe8/2024-0729-0408-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Using Flower Shapes in Design - Make it stand out The triangles of Lilium superbum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/86ff7aea-b677-41fc-a479-5088a5113a8a/2023-0509-0024+Echinacea+pallida-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Using Flower Shapes in Design - Make it stand out The starbursts of wild Echinacea pallida (pale coneflower) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/759f74cd-b94e-460d-bfa1-cda7908d1a7b/eragrostis-spectabilis-jared-barnes-3.jpg plant•ed blog - Using Flower Shapes in Design - Make it stand out Spray of Eragrostis spectabilis (purple lovegrass) https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/what-to-notice-about-a-new-native-plant monthly 0.5 2025-05-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/4a43c163-a3e1-439f-b868-9f82485d54dd/2025-0524-0009+Physostegia+angustifolia-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - What to Notice About a New Native Plant - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/minding-the-garden-gap monthly 0.5 2025-05-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/a7b04563-42ba-4240-bc4b-86f419afac71/2025-0422-0012+light+beds+long+view-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Minding the Garden Gap - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/c0047e82-1748-4972-a6c6-c241e4132326/2025-0430-0046+patch+path-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Minding the Garden Gap - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/carex-texensis monthly 0.5 2025-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/9c107f9d-951a-4ea4-b52b-adddf6dbf2de/2024-0329-0350+Carex+texensis-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Carex texensis | Texas sedge - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/233eb17e-4b13-42b7-a437-305d32f484ff/2025-0418-0016+Carex+texensis-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Carex texensis | Texas sedge - Make it stand out Carex texensis (Texas sedge) grows well in our yard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/9b8a29d7-0a58-4eeb-876f-8ec8399142ea/2025-0415-0005+Carex+texensis-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Carex texensis | Texas sedge - Make it stand out A wheelbarrow full of Carex texensis from our yard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/d91e071b-be10-4502-b7d6-65f099849558/2025-0415-0006+Carex+texensis+dividing-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Carex texensis | Texas sedge - Make it stand out Clumps of Texas sedge that are large enough can be divided with a soil knife. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/87e2314c-3134-4d99-854c-e391ab6df57a/2025-0415-0017+Carex+texensis-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Carex texensis | Texas sedge - Make it stand out Carex texensis clumps ready to go in the ground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/60d9e1cb-3a88-4aae-bb61-ec7ad519a59a/2025-0417-0119+Carex+texensis-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Carex texensis | Texas sedge - Make it stand out A mature Carex texensis with a few Carex leavenworthii in front of it flowers in our garden bed this spring. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/wisteria-frutescens-var-macrostachya monthly 0.5 2025-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/32625cec-8edb-40c8-881b-cf4de0adf4ec/2025-0418-0001+Wisteria+frutescens+var.+macrostachya-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 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Wintherthur and The Scott Arboretum in Early Spring - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/495dc709-1db8-4df7-bdc6-93e29c4b8b6a/2025-0321-0007+Chionodoxa+forbesii+woods+Winterthur+museum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Wintherthur and The Scott Arboretum in Early Spring - Make it stand out At Winterthur the woods in the March Bank were coming to life with small bulbs. Eranthis hyemalis (winter aconite) had already finished, but Chionodoxa forbesii (glory-of-the-snow) were in full bloom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/31d0c050-daba-48da-aafb-6a4a5a48208a/2025-0321-0018+Chionodoxa+forbesii-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Wintherthur and The Scott Arboretum in Early Spring - Make it stand out A close up of Chionodoxa forbesii with good backlighting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/e0a2e72a-5c67-432a-8ca4-90acd08a7497/2025-0321-0061+Chionodoxa+forbesii-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Wintherthur and The Scott Arboretum in Early Spring - Make it stand out I found myself stooping down to photograph these glory-of-the-snow every few steps. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/9984b0d1-d18f-4b9d-aa4b-ebd4134ffb37/2025-0321-0048+Chionodoxa+forbesii-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Wintherthur and The Scott Arboretum in Early Spring - Make it stand out I chuckled after spending time photographing a small patch of glory-of-the-snow only to find massive carpets of it in bloom like you see here under these Fagus (beech) trees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/4e2c01df-3f63-4ee3-9867-ab9df132f177/2025-0321-0005+Leucojum+vernum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Wintherthur and The Scott Arboretum in Early Spring - Make it stand out I think this trip was my first time seeing Leucojum vernum (spring snowflake) in bloom. We have Leucojum aestivum (summer snowflake) further south, and the corolla isn’t as hexagonal looking as Leucojum vernum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/545450c8-68d0-4e38-a031-c25e2d31edf7/2025-0321-0021+Cornus+officinalis-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Wintherthur and The Scott Arboretum in Early Spring - Make it stand out Light streams across the March Bank and through a Cornus officinalis (Japanese cornelian cherry). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/808cfbe2-8da5-4d32-979b-26543223730b/2025-0321-0035+Narcissus+and+Scilla+siberica+March+Bank-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Wintherthur and The Scott Arboretum in Early Spring - Make it stand out A lovely unknown variety of Narcissus (daffodil) provides pops of color on the March Bank. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/c88e5e47-da5b-40af-a532-54aec0ea6b76/2025-0321-0056+Chimonanthus+praecox-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Wintherthur and The Scott Arboretum in Early Spring - Make it stand out What excellent placement for a Chimonanthus praecox (wintersweet)! The low sunlight made these flowers glow like twinkle lights. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/b3cef828-657d-48c4-afde-5b361aa5dec6/2025-0322-0002-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Wintherthur and The Scott Arboretum in Early Spring - Make it stand out In the parking lot, I couldn’t miss the largest Corylopsis pauciflora (buttercup winter hazel) I’ve ever seen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/e9d3390f-9c54-43f7-ae36-e8e91da36173/2025-0322-0004+Corylopsis+pauciflora-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Wintherthur and The Scott Arboretum in Early Spring - Make it stand out Corylopsis pauciflora has these short, sweet chains of soft yellow flowers that hang downward. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/f1c3baa0-fec4-4ba4-ad08-cdceafb7ffbb/2025-0323-0090+Magnolia+stellata+Rubra-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Wintherthur and The Scott Arboretum in Early Spring - Make it stand out Before flying home the next morning, I got a special treat—a tour of The Scott Arboretum from the former curator Andrew Bunting. I interned at The Scott Arboretum back in 2008 where Andrew and I first met, and we’ve become good friends and kept in touch over the years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/17c72a78-ff03-411f-9495-b16de783d548/2025-0323-0094+Magnolia+stellata+Rubra-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Wintherthur and The Scott Arboretum in Early Spring - Make it stand out Behind Andrew in the image above was Magnolia stellata ‘Rubra’, a lovely pink flowered form of star magnolia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/e5299453-3f10-4916-9e20-829a0959b6ea/2025-0323-0002+Cornus+sanguinea+Midwinter+Fire+and+Narcissus+Ice+Follies-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Wintherthur and The Scott Arboretum in Early Spring - Make it stand out The gardens around the Cunningham House where arboretum staff are housed was well tended as usual. In the front garden Cornus sanguinea ‘Midwinter Fire’ (blood-twig dogwood) and Narcissus ‘Ice Follies’ (daffodil) were providing early color. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/accffe08-c959-4886-b408-371394360d87/2025-0323-0009+Floating+Flowers+Helleborus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Wintherthur and The Scott Arboretum in Early Spring - Make it stand out By the Wister Greenhouse was a bowl of floating Helleborus (hellebore) flowers for passersby to enjoy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/6dc03e85-b33b-4066-ac30-fd9a445b9eb6/2025-0323-0014+winter+stems-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Wintherthur and The Scott Arboretum in Early Spring - Make it stand out In the Terry Shane Teaching Garden, Josh Coceano and crew always do a great job creating engaging plantings. White tree trunks echo the color of Parrish Hall in the distance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/7b9bdf80-ac55-4793-bf5f-00de557137ea/2025-0323-0029+logs+in+garden-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Wintherthur and The Scott Arboretum in Early Spring - Make it stand out I also liked how near the Cunningham House, tree trunks and stems were used as landscape ornaments, path edging, and habitat for creatures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/747d5751-270c-4a52-b31d-74ae39f86fed/2025-0323-0013+Edgeworthia+chrysantha-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Wintherthur and The Scott Arboretum in Early Spring - Make it stand out In the Terry Shane Teaching Garden, Edgeworthia chrysantha (paperbush) was in full bloom. With this taller specimen I could crouch down and photograph up into the flowers. My theory on why the flowers hang down is an adaptation to protect pollen from winter rains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/e27fd163-7e73-42fa-b8d2-11a399aeaffa/2025-0323-0022+Hamamelis+x+intermedia+Chris-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Wintherthur and The Scott Arboretum in Early Spring - Make it stand out There were a number of Hamamelis to enjoy on campus. Hamamelis × intermedia ‘Chris’ (hybrid witch hazel) had these orange-zest-colored petals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/cd87798a-d5af-49e2-a45f-4a68b0970574/2025-0323-0026+Hamamelis+japonica+Tsukabana-kurenai-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Wintherthur and The Scott Arboretum in Early Spring - Make it stand out A close-up of the wine-colored flowers of Hamamelis japonica (Japanese witch hazel) ‘Tsukabana-kurenai’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/80055f42-eb23-4397-9c96-23d3bd63d5fd/2025-0323-0149+Hamamelis+x+intermedia+Westerstede-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Wintherthur and The Scott Arboretum in Early Spring - Make it stand out Andrew and I both admired how the flowers of Hamamelis × intermedia ‘Westerstede’ pop with the Magnolia denudata behind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/c4ee287b-c98e-441c-9c29-b598e1b0fdd7/2025-0323-0153+Hamamelis+x+intermedia+Angelly-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Wintherthur and The Scott Arboretum in Early Spring - Make it stand out Hamamelis × intermedia ‘Angelly’ was absolutely loaded with frilly soft yellow petals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/46e128ba-e7c5-4f93-882a-052f7a891508/2025-0323-0072+Magnolia+Candy+Cane-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Wintherthur and The Scott Arboretum in Early Spring - Make it stand out The Scott Arboretum also has a renowned collection of magnolias. Andrew and I both stood in awe looking up into this beautiful ‘Candy Cane’. What you don’t see is that the original tree trunk was cut down and regenerated as three trunks. That’s a testament to how tough magnolias are. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/a6fd228d-2e47-4e69-b156-dd9d0080e457/2025-0323-0039+Magnolia+denudata+Swarthmore+Sentinel-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Wintherthur and The Scott Arboretum in Early Spring - Make it stand out Even before we parked I saw this stunning Magnolia denudata ‘Swarthmore Sentinel’ (Yulan magnolia) from the road. Andrew told me that this plant originally came from J.C. Raulston as a seedling he sent to the arboretum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/b3a1dbc8-a42c-434b-b0db-fc53ce462e53/2025-0323-0066+Magnolia+x+loebneri+Wildcat-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Wintherthur and The Scott Arboretum in Early Spring - Make it stand out Larry Langford of Tennessee selected this wonderful double form of Magnolia × loebneri (Loebner magnolia) and named it 'Wildcat'. I wish I had video of the tepals fluttering in the breeze. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/58d2e67b-2509-4687-8dc4-2d92d8ce30d3/2025-0323-0192+Stachyurus+praecox-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Wintherthur and The Scott Arboretum in Early Spring - Make it stand out In my late winter and early spring travels, I always delight in encountering Stachyurus praecox (stachyurus) in full bloom. Their flowers hang like a long strand of pearls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/eeefa7c5-7ad7-4522-9dc1-a9e66939419e/2025-0323-0046+Cornus+mas+Spring+Glow-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Wintherthur and The Scott Arboretum in Early Spring - Make it stand out This Cornus mas ‘Spring Glow’ (cornelian cherry) was one of the largest selections I’ve ever seen! And, in full bloom it was stunning. ‘Spring Glow’ has a lower chill requirement, which makes it a good selection for areas further south. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/4f83450f-be5b-4afd-835c-1a791ecde2ae/2025-0323-0085+Prunus+mume+Fragrant+Snow-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Wintherthur and The Scott Arboretum in Early Spring - Make it stand out I was surprised to see Prunus mume ‘Fragrant Snow’ (flowering apricot) at the arboretum. I feel like I’ve seen them more in the south than the north. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/b8959406-fa4c-4838-b9ee-794976a629ce/2025-0323-0106+Helleborus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Wintherthur and The Scott Arboretum in Early Spring - Make it stand out Many trees were underplanted with Helleborus selections as a good groundcover. Note that the gardeners have already removed the tattered foliage of last year. You’ll also notice hellebores can be quite seedy from the picture above. Just be cautious where you place them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/a2fc72ce-7894-4e79-a3e0-d8d847c59fa5/2025-0323-0129+Carex+plantaginea-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Wintherthur and The Scott Arboretum in Early Spring - Make it stand out Andrew and I paused to enjoy the simple beauty of these emerging Carex plantaginea (plantain-leaf sedge) flowers. They were planted behind a retaining wall, which made them easy to admire their intricate beauty and to photograph. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/34177bd9-14bf-4f66-b47f-b013bbb9500d/2025-0323-0135+Lindera+benzoin-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Wintherthur and The Scott Arboretum in Early Spring - Make it stand out The woods near Crum Creek glowed with these little dots of gold from our native Lindera benzoin (northern spicebush). Soon the leaves will emerge and provide food for spicebush swallowtail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/81dda666-43fa-4e81-9fe1-7a9382264d93/2025-0323-0141+Anemone+acutiloba-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Wintherthur and The Scott Arboretum in Early Spring - Make it stand out I smiled after seeing these darling little Hepatica acutiloba (sharp-lobed hepatica). I had not seen one in maybe ten years. They would grow in the woods near Raleigh, and I would delight in finding them after a cold winter. (And, my word, the nomenclature on these is so confusing. I’m using World Flora Online for confirming the name is currently Hepatica acutiloba.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/228cdd7a-785f-418f-96ea-7166da973bf2/2025-0323-0186+Narcissus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Wintherthur and The Scott Arboretum in Early Spring - Make it stand out One last shot of The Scott Arboretum before my flight home. The cherry border was underplanted with large swaths of Narcissus for spring color. The perfect place to sit and enjoy a beautiful day. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2025-philadelphia-flower-show monthly 0.5 2025-03-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/3d2d74f4-771d-46bb-8129-c26eb570d38b/2025-0301-0156-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 2025 Philadelphia Flower Show - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/44c9c01e-f3c4-4ae6-8da0-04c49e9e342f/2025-0301-0104-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 2025 Philadelphia Flower Show - Make it stand out The entrance gardens are what one sees when first entering the show. This year, they featured hanging flowers amongst beautiful plantings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/04c7dea7-b43c-4e2b-bbd1-bd546b7d1042/2025-0301-0188-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 2025 Philadelphia Flower Show - Make it stand out Orchids hanging in glass containers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/24114709-79a1-4dce-a922-c2a096b6a5e0/2025-0301-0196-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 2025 Philadelphia Flower Show - Make it stand out A close up of roses suspended in glass balls https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/a60c24e4-8a36-44aa-93d7-e065acfb47fa/2025-0301-0195-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 2025 Philadelphia Flower Show - Make it stand out Just a glimpse of some of the stunning displays created to welcome people into the flower show. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/2d7c6d72-8cbf-4520-9424-b4545ecd7eea/2025-0301-0114-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 2025 Philadelphia Flower Show - Make it stand out For the floral Best of Show, Jennifer Designs won with this incredible table setting of floral fauxpiaries of creatures we welcome to our gardens. I’d love a seat at this table! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/b1207edd-bffe-4d41-bcdc-abc881ca17e9/2025-0301-0125-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 2025 Philadelphia Flower Show - Make it stand out A wider view of Welcoming Wildlife Home to show the whole home created. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/36943a0e-3494-4d5f-954a-d5300d6289ad/2025-0301-0157-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 2025 Philadelphia Flower Show - Make it stand out For the front of Welcoming Wildlife Home was an inviting planting with a variety of perennials for pollinators. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1c500abb-90a1-498c-9cfd-fddb83dafac5/2025-0301-0035-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 2025 Philadelphia Flower Show - Make it stand out Mark Cook Landscape and Contracting won the Best in Show Landscape for this verdant display featuring a lush mixture of plants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/9c57834f-f195-4aab-8122-ab0ff57fefca/2025-0301-0029-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 2025 Philadelphia Flower Show - Make it stand out A host of tropical species set the stage for Signature of Time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/14b8861d-f092-431e-b452-77dad45bff08/2025-0301-0031-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 2025 Philadelphia Flower Show - Make it stand out Part of the Signature of Time in a garden is seeing plants grow to maturity, and vines grow enough to cascade over structures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/3167c92f-77c0-4588-9678-80f2763a113e/2025-0301-0021-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 2025 Philadelphia Flower Show - Make it stand out My favorite display this year was Roots by Laurel-Hill Gardens. I loved how they created this essence of a vernal pool in a woodland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/918948c5-bfab-464b-937b-32d474d9cc02/2025-0301-0141-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 2025 Philadelphia Flower Show - Make it stand out They had these two stumperies suspended to appear like floating islands, and they were planted with myriad plants. Also, note the fog machine on the water to augment the mystique of the design. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/a5e63ff2-8daf-4a38-9053-e2479326744e/2025-0301-0026-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 2025 Philadelphia Flower Show - Make it stand out If you look closely at the left side of the image, you’ll see a windfall tree root system where the hole it left has filled with water. I loved how they celebrated these habitats that many amphibians and other creatures use. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/92db8c04-878b-4080-b890-d405fec2830b/2025-0301-0134-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 2025 Philadelphia Flower Show - Make it stand out Roots featured this pathway through the space that appeared like a winter woodland where forbs were just emerging for spring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/d0ebab3c-fa69-444d-9a2d-b1fa7c3ce82a/2025-0301-0137-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 2025 Philadelphia Flower Show - Make it stand out And, it always amazes me the size of the trees that some of these exhibits install. This Pinus virginiana ‘Wate’s Golden’ (Virginia pine) was a tall focal point that was probably 15 feet high. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/f57c50ce-825d-4799-b418-bc8a384eebdb/2025-0301-0147-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 2025 Philadelphia Flower Show - Make it stand out And, the Matteuccia struthiopteris (ostrich fern) were a nice touch to add whimsy to the design. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/5541b6ae-5bff-41ae-9eff-0ebc66a40344/2025-0301-0038-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 2025 Philadelphia Flower Show - Make it stand out Irwin Landscapes created a design titled Outdoor Living that featured a modern landscape with abundant opportunities for outdoor experiences. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/fc2c6ea4-a91c-4af7-81f0-607ccd236f84/2025-0301-0039-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 2025 Philadelphia Flower Show - Make it stand out And, on the other side of their install was a set table that would be lovely for enjoying a meal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/ce8a0cf5-e413-4985-b4d9-e6639a8c2861/2025-0301-0040-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 2025 Philadelphia Flower Show - Make it stand out Ishihara Kazuyuki and Treeline Design create a copse of wood with Tomorrow’s Eden. To me it resembled the forests of the Pacific Northwest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/afe63b43-900e-42dd-bda2-415847f727c3/2025-0301-0044-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 2025 Philadelphia Flower Show - Make it stand out One of their cool features of Tomorrow’s Eden was the rolling fog over their pond. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/c4d6b75b-0c0a-4256-a724-c1322986d532/2025-0301-0047-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 2025 Philadelphia Flower Show - Make it stand out Another shot showing the use of branches in Tomorrow’s Eden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/421d8f97-b273-42d7-880a-54ffb613c96d/2025-0301-0059-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 2025 Philadelphia Flower Show - Make it stand out The back side of Tomorrow’s Eden where the waterfall and trailing water are visible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/cd8a0ccb-7707-4358-86dd-cb190c240f17/2025-0301-0048-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 2025 Philadelphia Flower Show - Make it stand out Apiary Studio’s Grass Stains was designed to celebrate the gardeners of tomorrow—children. The clothes lines above a verdant planting were a whimsical touch, and I liked this nod to the many stains we adult gardeners got on our clothes as kids. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/41473527-279f-42d0-8c5d-dc8fe3fb0238/2025-0301-0056-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 2025 Philadelphia Flower Show - Make it stand out Note the fan to help the clothing move in the breeze. One of the cool things about their exhibit was when you took a picture with a flash… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/cb536423-c44c-444e-9455-205311f47766/2025-0301-0057-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 2025 Philadelphia Flower Show - Make it stand out …some of the clothing would flash back because it had reflective fabric. I love this artistic detail to help heighten the experience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/f50cb77b-5ff2-4644-a881-043e82bad250/2025-0301-0063-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 2025 Philadelphia Flower Show - Make it stand out Susan Cohan Gardens considered the future of gardening in a warmer Philadelphia in their exhibit Field of Vision 25/50. Part of that is water capture. The water tower in the back was a lounge, and the pool acted as a reservoir for water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/d4172b3c-7c19-42c5-b21b-42e985653eb6/2025-0301-0182-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 2025 Philadelphia Flower Show - Make it stand out Arrange showed their appreciation of cut flowers with their exhibit Thanks for the Meadow. This colorful design was inspired by an NPR article that featured a couple that moved to Vermont in 2019 right before the pandemic and started a flower garden because in their isolation. It was such a dazzling array of colors, some real and some dyed and painted. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/57f70abb-1160-444e-9c51-8005d53b5244/2025-0301-0174-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 2025 Philadelphia Flower Show - Make it stand out At the center of their design was a circular arrangement to celebrate the connections formed within communities with plants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/794c41f7-eafa-40ca-b7b9-6cdd328fc271/2025-0301-0168-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 2025 Philadelphia Flower Show - Make it stand out The spray-painted grasses were such an eye-catching addition throughout this whole exhibit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/be217907-62d5-40a1-bb3e-8afdc248260b/2025-0301-0008-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 2025 Philadelphia Flower Show - Make it stand out Robertson’s Flowers & Events was inspired by a park in Singapore with their exhibit Tending Our Roots. The sun is rising over a city filled with plants with clouds high in the sky. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/fefe3fa3-f115-4b71-ab25-98fc77627c7a/2025-0301-0009-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 2025 Philadelphia Flower Show - Make it stand out Having been to Singapore and knowing that their focus is to become the city within a garden, I loved their fantasy to show how plants can weave themselves into a space. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/82b9ba2e-8591-494c-948f-ef813921919d/2025-0301-0015-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 2025 Philadelphia Flower Show - Make it stand out The American Institute of Floral Designers celebrated the beauty of chaos in their Elysium in Chaos. Their design shared that beauty comes from not controlling Mother Nature but allowing her to do what she wants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/78d048a2-2a61-4ae3-916c-e43e0e0824a5/2025-0301-0067-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 2025 Philadelphia Flower Show - Make it stand out Mercer County Community College was Rooting for Our Future with their exhibit showing a wonderful schoolyard garden complete with honeybees and LED growth chamber. Their design focused on managing stormwater, reducing urban heat, helping food insecurity, and improving mental health. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/18fe77e2-5b95-4bd6-b2d0-03c9e3d14395/2025-0301-0069-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 2025 Philadelphia Flower Show - Make it stand out Lankenau Environmental Science Magnet High School showed us how students can Bloom Where You Are Planted. They worked to create these plant people in a space full of books and learning opportunity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/0f1f375e-347a-446f-a0a6-2cac36af3167/2025-0301-0073-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 2025 Philadelphia Flower Show - Make it stand out Lakeside School Greenhouse had this cool futuristic set up for Roots of the Future. Note the hydroponic systems they have scattered around. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1ff65583-316e-4891-a6af-8d82731b897a/2025-0301-0088-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 2025 Philadelphia Flower Show - Make it stand out Delaware Valley University’s Into the Clouds design considered what gardens would look like in 2150 where artificial intelligence reigns supreme and from your couch you can immerse yourself in gardens around the world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/7ee2eb2d-0019-4d79-9462-36cf66bfb732/2025-0301-0102-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 2025 Philadelphia Flower Show - Make it stand out I have to give it to Visit PA. Their choice of Hamamelis vernalis ‘Quasimodo’ with the Welcome to Pennsylvania sign was a great color echo of the yellows and browns. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/c5502dcc-e6c0-4876-8680-97e065a3bc25/2025-0301-0097-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 2025 Philadelphia Flower Show - Make it stand out I’m a sucker for good plant tags, and I loved this name-on-stake approach Visit PA used. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/534c84a9-f03f-4197-8431-86995b48cc99/2025-0301-0086-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 2025 Philadelphia Flower Show - Make it stand out One of my favorite smaller designs was this pocket garden Through the ‘Pitcher’ Window. It was a nod to Sarracenia (pitcher plant) windows, the colorful spots where light comes in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/8c0fb0d2-7733-4455-af4d-343fcd5f36d1/2025-0301-0155-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 2025 Philadelphia Flower Show - Make it stand out And Horticourt was full of a plethora of plant submissions. Of note was this Amorphophallus (corpse flower) that was ripe with smell! https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/autumn-sowings-and-spring-seedlings monthly 0.5 2025-03-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/cc3888ca-27c3-46fd-a2bd-92a83ce23e93/2025-0306-0209+Scutellaria+integrifolia+seedling-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn Sowings and Spring Seedlings - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/76163a8c-fee2-4abc-b867-10290ed57a20/2024-0418-0116+Scutellaria+integrifolia-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn Sowings and Spring Seedlings - Make it stand out Scutellaria integrifolia (helmet skullcap) flowering https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/14c65d76-505d-4d41-ae66-2284259299bf/2025-0306-0208+Scutellaria+integrifolia+seedling-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn Sowings and Spring Seedlings - Make it stand out Scutellaria integrifolia seedlings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/88344fe8-faad-46bb-92d4-e994abdc5a65/2024-1018-0014+Oenothera+rhombipetala-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn Sowings and Spring Seedlings - Make it stand out Oenothera rhombipetala (four-point evening primrose) flowering https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/3823e3dd-bab1-4f37-8107-b98975b65bb2/2025-0306-0221+Oenothera+rhombipetala-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn Sowings and Spring Seedlings - Make it stand out Oenothera rhombipetala seedling https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/balancing-coherence-and-complexity monthly 0.5 2025-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1d183879-751c-40df-9dde-8fc9c52253f5/2024-0726-0050%2BHabranthus%2Btubispathus%2Bvar.%2Btexensis%2Band%2BHelenium%2Bamarum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Balancing Coherence and Complexity - Make it stand out Hellstrip in Nacogdoches, TX. Coherence: warm colors. Complexity: flower shape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/af106fbe-03d8-45cc-8eef-c4355edf71a6/2019-0729-1-043%2BEryngium%2Byuccifolium%2BSilphium%2Blaciniatum-save4web-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Balancing Coherence and Complexity - Make it stand out Lurie Garden, IL. Coherence: the gray color in Eryngium (rattlesnake master) and the buildings behind. Complexity: different shapes from round flowers to flat structures behind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/8ff3c70e-b098-4083-ad41-ed3595658a75/2022-0714-1550%2BMiscanthus%2Bsinensis%2Bvar.%2Bcondensatus%2BCosmopolitan%2BAlcea%2BFerula%2Bcommunis%2BCotinus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Balancing Coherence and Complexity - Make it stand out Great Dixter, United Kingdom. Coherence: repeating white and maroon/pink colors. Complexity: the different textures and forms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/e8f43eec-8413-41bc-af58-b612622fbddb/2022-0714-1414%2BEuonymus%2Bfortunei%2BSilver%2BQueen%2BLigustrum%2Bovalifolium%2BVicaryi%2BSambucus%2Bnigra%2Bf.%2Bporphyrophylla%2BEva%2Bor%2BBlack%2BLace-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Balancing Coherence and Complexity - Make it stand out Great Dixter, United Kingdom. Coherence: repeating colors of yellow and purple. Complexity: having different plant texture and forms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/db4170e1-fe8c-4884-8ea2-a8e5dc17d6e2/2016-0620-039-save4web+%281%29.jpg plant•ed blog - Balancing Coherence and Complexity - Make it stand out Chanticleer, PA. Coherence: repeating green. Complexity: Contrasting textures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/688cd295-452a-454c-8c5d-a0d38befc76d/2016-0620-206-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Balancing Coherence and Complexity - Make it stand out Chanticleer, PA. Coherence: repeating greens and blondes. Complexity: different plant shapes and architectures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/cd618587-dc6f-4ce5-a860-d6c2409984e5/2013-0616-009%2BAmsonia%2C%2BCalamintha%2C%2Band%2BAllium%2Bchristophii-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Balancing Coherence and Complexity - Make it stand out Rotterdam, Netherlands. Coherence: flower shape and cool color scheme. Complexity: different plant habits. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/cd62072c-2d57-4a4c-a827-d48329791ad8/2022-0717-0126%2BSedum%2BMatrona%2C%2BAllium%2Bchristophii%2C%2BSporobolus%2Bheterolepis-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Balancing Coherence and Complexity - Make it stand out Oudolf Field, United Kingdom. Coherence: the purple color in all three plants. Complexity: different plant forms and floral architecture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1208ad22-b35e-442f-9174-d6c0f83d68c3/2022-0717-0162%2BLiatris%2Bspicata%2C%2BPancium%2Bvirgatum%2BShenandoah-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Balancing Coherence and Complexity - Make it stand out Oudolf Field, United Kingdom. Coherence: repeating the purple color. Complexity: solid flower spikes and wispy grass texture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/6cc7e882-8cb1-487f-a959-53b361c2ffe1/2013-1005-070%2BSymphyotrichum%2Band%2BTradescantia%2Bpallida%2BPurpurea%2Bcombo-LR.jpg plant•ed blog - Balancing Coherence and Complexity - Make it stand out Montrose, NC. Coherence: repeating purple. Complexity: color in flowers and foliage for different textures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/54613498-4d87-4821-82a6-31c10b08967a/2016-0623-019%2BEchinacea%2Band%2BSalvia%2Bsclarea-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Balancing Coherence and Complexity - Make it stand out Chanticleer, PA. Coherence: cool color scheme. Complexity: different flower shapes and plant architecture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/56f36b18-c817-4611-b400-3ad79397a32e/2022-0715-1958%2BEuphorbia%2Bceratocarpa%2C%2BDigitalis%2Bferruginea%2C%2BHemerocallis%2Baltissima-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Balancing Coherence and Complexity - Make it stand out Hillside, United Kingdom. Coherence: repeating yellow and warm colors and repetition of the spikes. Complexity: the different plant forms and flower architectures. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/the-great-cutback monthly 0.5 2025-02-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/8b6f7d6f-208f-4cb6-bd6e-284559963ab1/2025-0202-0010+light+beds-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Great Cutback - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/4dab1b8e-7b90-4c48-8dfa-67761fd18551/2025-0202-0014+Jared+cutting+back-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Great Cutback - Make it stand out Your’s truly with shears https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/32da08d9-0fb3-4145-9615-899d59e3f607/2025-0202-0001+Jevon+raking-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Great Cutback - Make it stand out Jevon is a pro at raking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/acd5d97e-c484-4044-9f53-2e05b49fae54/2025-0208-0003+compost+pile-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Great Cutback - Make it stand out The compost pile with roughage near the outside https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/legibility-in-landscapes monthly 0.5 2025-02-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/281d8724-e7ca-4510-aef9-6e56d0a480ea/2022-0715-2082+Hillside+grass+path-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Legibility in Landscapes: Making Naturalistic Plantings More Readable - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/72a8e882-27ca-4c0c-9742-a2e86e293bd2/Kaplan+Perception+Matrix.jpg plant•ed blog - Legibility in Landscapes: Making Naturalistic Plantings More Readable - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/436165c6-7357-49fa-bf06-c9dc1ba145d4/2016-1015-030%2BSporobolus%2Bheterolepis-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Legibility in Landscapes: Making Naturalistic Plantings More Readable - Make it stand out A simple mown path through the Sporobolus (prairie dropseed) meadow at Chanticleer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/c364f4c2-dce2-4d0c-9829-3de6ccd0ab4b/2016-0621-0001-save4web-2.jpg plant•ed blog - Legibility in Landscapes: Making Naturalistic Plantings More Readable - Make it stand out With clean edges, the taller vegetation doesn’t have to look perfect. We can clearly see the human touch and know where to explore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/6281387d-fcf0-4752-9342-7485322246ee/2016-0619-0001-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Legibility in Landscapes: Making Naturalistic Plantings More Readable - Make it stand out Here slit bamboo lengths help convey the clean edge even better. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/48a50bbe-c9bf-4a70-b504-5fa8b4751808/2024-0324-0181%2Blight%2Bbeds%2BChionanthus%2Bvirginicus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Legibility in Landscapes: Making Naturalistic Plantings More Readable - Make it stand out At Ephemera Farm, logs and fallen branches help highlight the edges of beds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/ec1fbddd-0f21-4f4d-b9e4-64bf87566073/2011-0612-0001-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Legibility in Landscapes: Making Naturalistic Plantings More Readable - Make it stand out On the top of Gregory Bald, this path through the native azaleas has been walked by innumerable people. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/429d833d-d762-461d-967a-f89d1d305281/2022-0805-0760+Monarda+and+path-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Legibility in Landscapes: Making Naturalistic Plantings More Readable - Make it stand out A mown path through this prairie helps visitors safely immerse themselves in nature. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/e32ad968-8ec8-45f8-b76f-3dd548815c2c/2022-0715-2141%2BHillside%2Bgarden%2Bwith%2Bpath-save4web+%281%29.jpg plant•ed blog - Legibility in Landscapes: Making Naturalistic Plantings More Readable - Make it stand out The path in the distance at Hillside tells visitors there’s more to explore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/230c3e1c-1618-4a5c-89aa-6e870e3d903b/2016-0527-0001-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Legibility in Landscapes: Making Naturalistic Plantings More Readable - Make it stand out The gardens of Versailles, the primary axis of all primary axes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/fbcd7334-187c-42e6-bfbd-964ea34e16fa/2022-0714-1349%2BGreat%2BDixter%2Bmeadow%2Bgarden-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Legibility in Landscapes: Making Naturalistic Plantings More Readable - Make it stand out The pathway out of the great hall at Great Dixter is a primary axis through this wildflower meadow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/9aa361e8-51d9-432b-ada3-d30e411c81f4/2019-0729-0001-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Legibility in Landscapes: Making Naturalistic Plantings More Readable - Make it stand out At the Lurie Garden, there is a primary axis that runs the length of the garden, and multiple pathways branch off of it to allow visitors to explore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/31f3b1f4-6c94-4016-a7f3-3061f5b16f25/2016-0621-0001-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Legibility in Landscapes: Making Naturalistic Plantings More Readable - Make it stand out With this sightline at Chanticleer, one can see the plantings on the rock ledge over 400 feet away. Such views help the garden feel more connected and encourage exploration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/56c5b097-b9b2-4056-b0f5-27d3dd24a033/2019-0728-2-048-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Legibility in Landscapes: Making Naturalistic Plantings More Readable - Make it stand out At Northwind Perennial Farm, this boulder pyramid helps orient visitors in the space. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/27be28e2-ffdf-4a25-b644-3cc685dc9638/2022-0717-0230%2BOudolf%2BField%2Blong%2Bview-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Legibility in Landscapes: Making Naturalistic Plantings More Readable - Make it stand out Smiljan Radic's fibreglass pavilion acts as a focal point at the end of Oudolf Field and signals there is more to explore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/dca0676c-d5e0-4725-81be-ba2fe65c479e/2016-0522-0004-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Legibility in Landscapes: Making Naturalistic Plantings More Readable - Make it stand out At Le Jardin Plume (the Feather Garden), the entrance to the garden helps us know where to explore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/fceaeb5a-448b-4587-9fce-8aba6b415734/2022-0715-2054+Hillside+gate-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Legibility in Landscapes: Making Naturalistic Plantings More Readable - Make it stand out Here a gate and fence provides a clear delineation between planting and mown turf. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/3d9d1daf-2cb6-40c2-b76a-0458e1c150d8/2022-0717-0218-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Legibility in Landscapes: Making Naturalistic Plantings More Readable - Make it stand out At Oudolf Field the taller perennials are on the edges of the plantings while shorter, airy perennials are in the middle and can be easily seen over. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/3e713bdb-4c81-4599-85ba-5179bb411ac6/2023-0414-0172%2Blight%2Bbeds%2BArnoglossum%2Bplantagineum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Legibility in Landscapes: Making Naturalistic Plantings More Readable - Make it stand out At Ephemera Farm, I like using plants like Arnoglossum plantagineum (Indian plantain) that aren’t too dense to provide views over the plantings. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/lessons-from-the-high-line-in-winter monthly 0.5 2025-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/bf868360-2a3a-4eb1-b24e-647df1a56767/2023-0130-0417+High+Line+winter+interest-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Lessons from the High Line in Winter - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/11391cc4-34e1-4f1b-9da6-244d40d56e35/2023-0130-0132+Gansevoort+Woodland-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Lessons from the High Line in Winter - Make it stand out At the southern terminus of the High Line, visitors first experience the Gansevoort Woodland, and the pewter bark of Betula populifolia (gray birch) shines absent leaves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/d6b83f7c-30cf-4186-be4c-611f5c93e1ac/2023-0130-0114+High+Line+winter-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Lessons from the High Line in Winter - Make it stand out From the Gansevoort Woodland, one enters the Washington Grasslands. While dominant with herbaceous perennials, a few Cotinus coggygria ‘Grace’ rise out of the fray of stems to help transition visitors out of the woodland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/bd0681bb-ca8b-4291-8e7e-0dd961107d6e/2023-0130-0102+Rhus+typhina-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Lessons from the High Line in Winter - Make it stand out The grasslands transition to an area with more prominent winter structure from Rhus typhina (staghorn sumac). Here, every nook, cranny, and gnarled stem can be seen on the small trees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/3b0a79f0-f3b2-4a47-8117-17c00c5e6b9d/2023-0130-0363+Rhus+glabra-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Lessons from the High Line in Winter - Make it stand out The wetland plantings near the sundeck feature mature Rhus glabra (smooth sumac) on the left and a mixture of hydric perennials on the right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/0ebd7d80-758d-4d32-a8ae-8bc2226d8a5b/2023-0130-0027+High+Line+flyover+Magnolia-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Lessons from the High Line in Winter - Make it stand out With the flyover, one feels like you are walking some backwoods trail in the mountains as your slight gain in elevation helps you see the forest from a different perspective. And, it is truly amazing to see trees growing on the High Line in mere feet of substrate. In the flyover a mixture of magnolias including Magnolia virginiana (sweetbay) and Magnolia macrophylla (big-leaf magnolia) have found purchase in the shallow soil. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/3f2cfe4b-9762-43b1-a0b0-898e642bad53/2023-0130-0318+Cornus+sanguinea+Midwinter+Fire-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Lessons from the High Line in Winter - Make it stand out There is a warmth with Cornus sanguinea ‘Midwinter Fire’ used en masse in this shrubland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/7559c0e6-cc76-4cde-97f6-9b3e6474cc7e/2023-0130-0015+High+Line+winter-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Lessons from the High Line in Winter - Make it stand out Many sections of the High Line feature dominantly herbaceous plantings that resemble a prairie or meadow. The mixture of species is still effective in the depths of winter with different stem colors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/dae74ec3-1501-453f-92a4-669cb9e87317/2023-0130-0396+High+Line+winter+Veronicastrum+virginicum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Lessons from the High Line in Winter - Make it stand out Even in winter perennials are beautiful with their different shades of brown. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/70d10bfa-c5a2-4c48-96a6-35a0ede1c5d5/2023-0130-0398+High+Line+winter+Amsonia+sp-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Lessons from the High Line in Winter - Make it stand out An Amsonia (bluestar) stands proud on the High Line in winter (center right). The gardeners had commented that bluestars do good, almost too good, in this environment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1130d214-6004-4be6-90fc-bf9396bd1b0c/2023-0130-0017+Coreopsis+tripteris-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Lessons from the High Line in Winter - Make it stand out The seedheads of Coreopsis tripteris (tall coreopsis) provide blips of black in the winter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/a9237451-9b87-4baf-ad56-bcd795f9c1a9/2023-0130-0018+Coreopsis+tripteris+pruned-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Lessons from the High Line in Winter - Make it stand out Scout noted how the tall coreopsis had been pruned back higher up to keep their growth in check and prevent them from flopping over. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/460db49c-d0b5-474b-a16b-6647090539db/2023-0130-0091+Asclepias+seed+capsules-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Lessons from the High Line in Winter - Make it stand out Asclepias (milkweed) follicles are so ornamental in winter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/b8f90ebf-227e-4ada-9d72-f13a6d52bedd/2023-0130-0322+Hibiscus+seed+capsules-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Lessons from the High Line in Winter - Make it stand out Hibiscus seed heads still remain on solid stems in the winter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/fdb15c16-a3ad-4049-b713-357f7b1fa47c/2023-0130-0391+Monarda+bradburiana-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Lessons from the High Line in Winter - Make it stand out The button seedheads of Monarda bradburiana (eastern beebalm) add a whimsical touch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/53514f4f-d655-47a9-a602-f485464d0e8e/2023-0130-0392+Veronicastrum+virginicum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Lessons from the High Line in Winter - Make it stand out I’ve long admired the rusted candelabras of Veronicastrum virginicum (culver’s root) for their strong contrast against the more bleached brown colors we see in winter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/9d84081e-e88e-453b-a41f-7172991e50a0/2023-0130-0050+High+Line+pollinator+box-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Lessons from the High Line in Winter - Make it stand out Besides leaving stems, the High Line staff also put up educational signage about pollinators and pollinator boxes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/81b540de-5c1e-418a-b818-520a0e27014a/2023-0130-0072-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Lessons from the High Line in Winter - Make it stand out And, besides winter stems, it was also good to see persistent fruit like these rose hips on Rosa glauca (red-leaf rose). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/79e05886-c1a3-491a-946c-e2af5454e771/2023-0130-0409+High+Line+winter+basal+rosettes-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Lessons from the High Line in Winter - Make it stand out It is worth investigating the ground layer in winter to see where gaps may exist that weeds could occur, and I found myself exercising this practice on the High Line. Here, Carex laxiculmis ‘Hobb’ BLUE BUNNY (spreading sedge), a Monarda, and various grasses provide good ground cover. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/24956600-1d1a-40b9-89a2-739c9f8f5e50/2023-0130-0327+Carex+laxiculmis+Hobb-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Lessons from the High Line in Winter - Make it stand out While Carex laxiculmis ‘Hobb’ BLUE BUNNY (seen here) is native to parts of the US further north, I prefer to use our local Carex flaccosperma (blue wood sedge) further south. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/2677e6cd-6a79-4faa-9582-51040654530a/2023-0130-0029+Pachysandra+procumbens-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Lessons from the High Line in Winter - Make it stand out In the flyover the native Pachysandra procumbens (Allegheny spurge) provides a carpet of green in this shady section. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/c007edb2-6152-4090-bbeb-b1e762d93fab/2023-0130-0471+High+Line+winter+basal+foliage-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Lessons from the High Line in Winter - Make it stand out Thin, wispy blades of bulb foliage emerge under the stems of herbaceous perennials. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/bb46fd1c-9a55-42f0-b534-e173539e4960/2023-0130-0048+High+Line+sown+prairie-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Lessons from the High Line in Winter - Make it stand out There was a sign posted in this area discussing how they had sown 34 native wildflowers in this area to provide habitat for insects. They had a note that mowing would occur several times the first year to keep weeds in check while providing time for the wildflowers to take root. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1e167889-be10-4a76-b985-c103b9e5d024/2023-0130-0023+Galanthus+nivalis-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Lessons from the High Line in Winter - Make it stand out Galanthus nivalis (common snowdrop) are dependable for being one of the first herbaceous plants to bloom in the new year. And, bulb foliage under trees can help to cover the ground while waiting on other perennials to emerge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/a77deb40-8d4d-4295-88dd-b7a4f802d948/2023-0130-0445+Hamamelis+x+intermedia+Jelena-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Lessons from the High Line in Winter - Make it stand out I love how Hamamelis × intermedia ‘Jelena’ was planted to appear emerging from the railroad tracks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/be59fb57-9ddd-4e2b-b78a-aa3b8bbf9ac1/2023-0130-0066+Hamamelis+x+intermedia+Jelena-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Lessons from the High Line in Winter - Make it stand out Hamamelis × intermedia ‘Jelena’ brings warmth to a cold day with its petals of citrus zest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/28a2fd0f-51ad-48a0-9caa-20030f8034c2/2023-0130-0447+Salix+chaenomeloides-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Lessons from the High Line in Winter - Make it stand out The buds scales of Salix chaenomeloides (Japanese pussy willow) pop to reveal silvery flowers underneath. This selection is one I’ve had luck with in east Texas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/73152f36-8216-44a0-9650-c7d96c5adab7/2023-0130-0108+Hamamelis+unknown+pale+yellow-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Lessons from the High Line in Winter - Make it stand out I admired this pale cream-colored Hamamelis. Sadly, I don’t know the variety. They said it was a new addition to the garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/563b8b8f-2e31-44fe-8910-3d3ddf2d9770/2023-0130-0133+Viburnum+x+bodnantense+Dawn-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Lessons from the High Line in Winter - Make it stand out It had been years since I had seen Viburnum × bodnantense ‘Dawn’ in bloom since they often don’t fare as well in the deep south. They are quite fragrant in the winter time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/032dea52-fd84-458d-b46e-e799d8e6a56b/2023-0130-0454-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Lessons from the High Line in Winter - Make it stand out I couldn’t resist sharing this final image from the High Line—more abstract art than anything else. A vine, perhaps Virginia creeper, is steadily colonizing a brick wall. It feels like the perfect note to end on. It’s a quiet reminder that no matter how much we build and shape the world around us, nature always finds a way to take root and grow. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/cornus-amomum-cayenne-silky-dogwood monthly 0.5 2025-01-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/4ce95476-3fa5-47f4-95a0-d4052f0a10ff/2024-0201-0001+Cornus+amomum+Cayenne-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Cornus amomum 'Cayenne' | silky dogwood - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/5a7f5c1c-2b0a-40f3-921b-16f96dc8c7e0/2024-0204-0007+Cornus+amomum+Cayenne+hardwood+cuttings-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Cornus amomum 'Cayenne' | silky dogwood - Make it stand out Cornus amomum ‘Cayenne’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/b31e7ee7-107a-4e5a-9237-975f6c787838/2024-0204-0001+Cornus+amomum+Cayenne+hardwood+cuttings-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Cornus amomum 'Cayenne' | silky dogwood - Make it stand out Cornus amomum ‘Cayenne’ cut into sections for propagation and indoor decor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/e2d91c97-c2ef-4064-8aac-45931d6718b7/2024-0204-0006+Cornus+amomum+Cayenne+hardwood+cuttings-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Cornus amomum 'Cayenne' | silky dogwood - Make it stand out Hardwood cuttings of Cornus amomum ‘Cayenne’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/0feaba81-a3e3-4337-88bd-244243602152/2024-0115-0013+Cornus+amomum+Cayenne-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Cornus amomum 'Cayenne' | silky dogwood - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/phoradendron-leucarpum-american-mistletoe monthly 0.5 2024-12-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/647dc2bf-4f3b-46d9-8ac7-d7a9809fd747/2022-1217-0013+Phoradendron+leucarpum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Phoradendron leucarpum | American mistletoe - Make it stand out Phoradendron leucarpum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/cd35f819-c104-4d98-9656-c7a7fe611ec2/2022-1217-0015+Phoradendron+leucarpum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Phoradendron leucarpum | American mistletoe - Make it stand out The white berries of mistletoe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/c6c098a9-c01c-4c47-9552-4af2f027935a/2011-0422-0001-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Phoradendron leucarpum | American mistletoe - Make it stand out The leftmost Gleditsia triacanthos is so loaded with mistletoe that it is showing signs of nitrogen deficiency. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/a37b7e04-f9e7-4550-ad3e-ab8954be458e/2024-1218-0001-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Phoradendron leucarpum | American mistletoe - Make it stand out A tattered Great Purple Hairstreak finds respite on my finger. This beautiful butterfly relies on our native American mistletoe as a host plant. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/bloom-calendar monthly 0.5 2024-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/0e5bd433-4019-44ee-8914-9949e4af547d/2024-0420-0240+light+beds-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Creating a Bloom Calendar for Better Planting Design - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/2edf64b1-82da-40e7-913c-cdeae13187eb/Screenshot+2024-12-07+at+11.35.04+AM.png plant•ed blog - Creating a Bloom Calendar for Better Planting Design - Make it stand out A screenshot of my Ephemera Farm Phenology Calendar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/a884be90-a1b7-460a-b0e8-62519522584d/Screenshot+2024-12-07+at+11.35.22+AM.png plant•ed blog - Creating a Bloom Calendar for Better Planting Design - Make it stand out In a spreadsheet, you can highlight cells and fill them with colors. I have a Mac so yours may look different. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/379b6b56-0d5b-4894-aea4-a77e7ebfb135/Screenshot+2024-12-07+at+11.35.30+AM.png plant•ed blog - Creating a Bloom Calendar for Better Planting Design - Make it stand out One option I like in Excel is the eyedropper in the fill options. The eyedropper is just above Cancel to the left in the box in the center of the image above. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/da555edb-e840-4e95-8ad5-8d82840510b2/Screenshot+2024-12-07+at+11.36.39+AM.jpg plant•ed blog - Creating a Bloom Calendar for Better Planting Design - Make it stand out With the eyedropper you can go to a plant photo and choose its color so that you have an accurate color fill in the calendar. The eyedropper zooms in so that you can choose certain color pixels. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/the-contrast-of-fog monthly 0.5 2024-11-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/543daf8c-9a44-42ff-9eab-15c79833d6e7/2024-1113-0003+light+beds+fog-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Contrast of Fog - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/88a2b243-bf40-468e-9a4b-42b596c2ead5/2024-1113-0001+foggy+fencerow-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Contrast of Fog - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/85ec9d9e-28d6-4dfd-b3a4-99dd9e8e6147/2024-1113-0006+light+beds+fog-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Contrast of Fog - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/077795a8-ff05-451e-97fb-3c59d310649b/2024-1113-0011+Lilium+formosanum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Contrast of Fog - Make it stand out Lilium formosanum (Formosan lily) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/5c1bd62a-c536-4a97-889f-12bc69563dec/2024-1113-0014+Helianthus+radula-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Contrast of Fog - Make it stand out Helianthus radula (rayless sunflower) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/ddbd740e-76f9-4da2-b84d-94ac0e7f4696/2024-1113-0016+Eutrochium+fistulosum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Contrast of Fog - Make it stand out Eutrochium fistulosum (hollow joe pye weed) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/37f1018e-bf1c-4837-8034-40ac7f3b4714/2024-1113-0021+Helianthus+argophyllus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Contrast of Fog - Make it stand out Helianthus argophyllus (silver-leaf sunflower) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/637f779c-00fe-4c20-8d9b-4435254ad0f5/2024-1113-0028+Helianthus+angustifolium-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Contrast of Fog - Make it stand out Helianthus angustifolius (swamp sunflower) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/517bd790-d9c7-450a-8203-8ceeffc3bfd8/2024-1113-0035+Hyptis+alata-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Contrast of Fog - Make it stand out Hyptis alata (clustered bushmint) https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/layer-by-layer monthly 0.5 2024-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/22389815-155a-4310-b461-2f3bb688cb5c/2021-0415-221%2BBaptisia%2Balba%2BSalvia%2Blyrata%2BCastilleja-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Layer by Layer: Simplifying Naturalistic Planting Design - Make it stand out The layer of seasonal flowers Castilleja indivisa (Texas Indian paintbrush) and Salvia lyrata (lyre-leaf sage) emerge out of a grassy layer while Baptisia alba (white wild indigo) rises in prominence behind, forming a third layer in this roadside community. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/91b70e3d-5f55-412c-a5d5-9633c3d1ac5f/2019-1025-263%2BSarracenia%2Balata-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Layer by Layer: Simplifying Naturalistic Planting Design - Make it stand out In this bog habitat, Sarracenia alata (pale pitcher plant) grows out of a grassy matrix. Scattered around are woody shrubs beneath a canopy of pines. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/f813a7ef-1bc6-4323-8a6e-cfc6456f97fd/2015-0412-0001-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Layer by Layer: Simplifying Naturalistic Planting Design - Make it stand out Even in this managed pasture, two layers are visible, the grassy groundcover and the emerging Baptisia sphaerocarpa (yellow wild indigo). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/7921fc6b-1d34-4fcb-a7eb-8bf7b1eb4006/2024-1102-0001+layer+names+table-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Layer by Layer: Simplifying Naturalistic Planting Design - Make it stand out This table provides an overview of the different names of each naturalistic layer from various authors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/6520b7ac-2688-4c55-88e0-ea96f6477470/2024-0414-0079+light+beds+Baptisia-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Layer by Layer: Simplifying Naturalistic Planting Design - Make it stand out Baptisia alba (right) is a wonderful early structural plant at Ephemera Farm. After it finishes flowering, it produces structural seedheads that can last in the garden into winter. On the left is Arnoglossum plantagineum (prairie indian plantain), and while it provides good structure in the spring, it will go dormant in early summer as the stem collapses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/e747be21-ec8e-46f7-86c3-e61310817744/2016-1015-010%2BMuhlenbergia%2Band%2BEryngium-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Layer by Layer: Simplifying Naturalistic Planting Design - Make it stand out At Chanticleer, Eryngium yuccifolium (rattlesnake master) acts as a structural plant in this planting on the elevated walkway. It starts flowering in the summer, and the seedheads last into winter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/a84fb6b7-565b-410b-abbc-51311f6dafe9/2024-0414-0169+light+beds+Phlox%2C+Penstemon-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Layer by Layer: Simplifying Naturalistic Planting Design - Make it stand out At Ephemera Farm Phlox pilosa and Penstemon species make a wonderful seasonal filler layer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/c8c5c90a-a07e-4ac5-a2e7-218a424ff484/2022-0712-0468+superbloom+Verbena+bonariensis-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Layer by Layer: Simplifying Naturalistic Planting Design - Make it stand out Verbena bonariensis (tall verbena) and Oenothera lindheimeri (white gaura) make a good seasonal theme layer in this planting in the Tower of London Superbloom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/14115037-a53d-496a-884f-085ce16bdc9b/2024-0324-0170+Lupinus+subcarnosus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Layer by Layer: Simplifying Naturalistic Planting Design - Make it stand out Lupinus subcarnosus (sandy-land bluebonnet) germinates to fill gaps in my plantings at Ephemera Farm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/b292c14f-4d60-4075-8790-c6e6f9d40655/2024-0418-0095+Nemophila+phacelioides-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Layer by Layer: Simplifying Naturalistic Planting Design - Make it stand out Nemophila phacelioides (Texas baby blue eyes) germinates in the fall in disturbed spots and then rewards us with beautiful flowers in early spring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/8027326b-ea54-446f-ad36-6ded1a5ef23c/2024-0329-0350+Carex+texensis-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Layer by Layer: Simplifying Naturalistic Planting Design - Make it stand out Carex texensis (Texas sedge) has become my go to matrix species at Ephemera Farm. It’s native on site and is tolerant of sun and shade conditions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/ec100ad5-d7a9-44a9-819b-ab9bb407450e/2022-0717-0043+Dianthus+carthusianorum+and+Echinacea+pallida+Hula+Dancer-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Layer by Layer: Simplifying Naturalistic Planting Design - Make it stand out Echinacea pallida ‘Hula Dancer’ (pale coneflower) and Dianthus carthusianorum (Carthusian pink) emerge from the matrix of Sporobolus heterolepis in Oudolf Field. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/6f0b9d3d-b4f9-4827-a099-bfd6a27564b5/Mood+Board+example.jpg plant•ed blog - Layer by Layer: Simplifying Naturalistic Planting Design - Make it stand out An example mood board of the species I rely upon for color at Ephemera Farm. Grouping plants in such a visual pattern allows you to start seeing patterns and combinations possible. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/salvia-azurea monthly 0.5 2024-10-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/0a5e5d66-dd96-4e99-8ac0-928d0fef30a0/2024-1001-0026+Salvia+azurea-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Salvia azurea | prairie sage - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/a49e9184-027f-48fe-bde0-1812992ee356/2022-1001-0025+Salvia+azurea-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Salvia azurea | prairie sage - Make it stand out Salvia azurea is a drought tolerant native for naturalistic plantings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/df1c81b9-611d-4dfe-b9e2-f5be9045edce/2022-1001-0014+Salvia+azurea+Gulf+Fritillary-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Salvia azurea | prairie sage - Make it stand out I love looking at Salvia azurea against the bluebird sky where one almost can’t tell where the flower starts and the sky begins. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/de1563a1-0efa-4abf-804e-31311a14c1c2/2022-1008-0053+Salvia+azurea-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Salvia azurea | prairie sage - Make it stand out A Clouded Skipper visits Salvia azurea in the warm light of October. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/25825a37-660c-4634-9057-dd597ed62587/2022-0917-0046+Salvia+azurea+Oklahoma+form-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Salvia azurea | prairie sage - Make it stand out Oklahoma collected form of Salvia azurea was a lighter blue… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/a8f8b21b-91a3-42bd-bbdf-9c41f12b3f9d/2022-0917-0035+Salvia+azurea+Louisiana+form-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Salvia azurea | prairie sage - Make it stand out … but those prairie sage from Louisiana were a darker blue. Even the calyces and stems showed hints of dark blue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/c8013fed-984e-4597-9e7e-68055a45ef15/2024-1001-0012+Salvia+azurea+fallen+flowers+-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Salvia azurea | prairie sage - Make it stand out Fallen art, the bilabiate flowers of Salvia azurea https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/the-power-of-repetition monthly 0.5 2024-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/ca122aa1-c1ee-4b6c-9bcb-3d155cbb463a/2021-0426-140%2BBaptisia%2Baustralis%2Bvar.%2Bminor-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Power of Repetition: How Repeating Plants Unifies PLANTINGS - Make it stand out Baptisia australis var. minor (wild indigo) repeats in a prairie near Dallas, TX. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/7d5d57c5-3a1b-47c7-b093-1291fa9a1ea0/2020-0329-0001-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Power of Repetition: How Repeating Plants Unifies PLANTINGS - Make it stand out The repeated rising spires of Arnoglossum plantagineum (prairie indian plantain) provide impact in early spring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/ac90a79e-e875-488c-aa35-131595ae22ed/2016-1102-110%2BLiquidambar%2Bstyraciflua-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Power of Repetition: How Repeating Plants Unifies PLANTINGS - Make it stand out We can also find woodies repeated throughout a natural setting. Coppiced bonfires of Liquidambar styraciflua (sweet gum) blaze in this field and connect to those in the forest beyond. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/6946c313-3f9d-4197-9a1a-9c5251d89b23/2024-0420-0196+light+beds+long+view-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Power of Repetition: How Repeating Plants Unifies PLANTINGS - Make it stand out Repetition of Baptisia alba (wild white indigo), Penstemon digitalis (foxglove beardtongue), and Phlox pilosa (prairie phlox) make my garden feel connected in the spring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/c4e1763d-b960-4554-aa3f-8179db9f3deb/2024-0726-010+Lilium+formosanum7-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Power of Repetition: How Repeating Plants Unifies PLANTINGS - Make it stand out Because so many perennials flower early in our hot climate, midsummer often feels dearth of flowers. Repeating Lilium formosanum (Formosan lily) helps provide interest in the heat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/991444c8-569c-4264-a474-1d21bde4cfd6/2023-1026-0030%2BSymphyotrichum%2Bdrummondii-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Power of Repetition: How Repeating Plants Unifies PLANTINGS - Make it stand out Repeating Symphyotrichum oblongifolium ‘Raydon’s Favorite’ (aromatic aster) and Symphyotrichum drummondii (Drummond’s aster) helps make the space feel unified. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/ccf915d0-a6a7-4bc1-b67e-7a9c40b8f35a/2024-0113-0005+light+beds+winter-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Power of Repetition: How Repeating Plants Unifies PLANTINGS - Make it stand out We cant forget around repeating plants in the matrix layer, a category where repetition is key. In the winter the haze of Eragrostis spectabilis still provides a foil for darker seedheads to pop against. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/49337f0a-5540-4994-90cf-423bc2d2d92c/2022-0714-1443%2BGreat%2BDixter%2Blong%2Bborder-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Power of Repetition: How Repeating Plants Unifies PLANTINGS - Make it stand out Repetition in the Long Border at Great Dixter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/fae409b1-e9b4-466d-99f7-b5eadea7ded5/2019-0729-1-028%2BEchiancea%2Bpurpurea%2BGreen%2BEdge-save4web-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - The Power of Repetition: How Repeating Plants Unifies PLANTINGS - Make it stand out Echinacea purpurea ‘Green Edge’ repeats through the southern portion of the Lurie Garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/0b528384-5bd1-4fd7-b6fd-d7703327c6d7/2016-1015-008-save4web+%281%29.jpg plant•ed blog - The Power of Repetition: How Repeating Plants Unifies PLANTINGS - Make it stand out Muhlenbergia capillaris (pink muhly grass) repeated on the elevated walkway. After this grass was used in the elevated walkway plantings at Chanticleer… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/be74b854-d549-4725-9e23-80263b4de82e/2016-1015-020%2BMuhlenbergia%2Bcapillaris-save4web+%281%29.jpg plant•ed blog - The Power of Repetition: How Repeating Plants Unifies PLANTINGS - Make it stand out …Joe Henderson said he repeated more on the rock ledge that’s some 350 feet away to make the garden feel more connected. So, repeated plants don’t have to be in close proximity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/7c0a7202-f4f6-4cda-b15d-3d09ea51e03e/2022-0715-1958%2BEuphorbia%2Bceratocarpa%2C%2BDigitalis%2Bferruginea%2C%2BHemerocallis%2Baltissima-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Power of Repetition: How Repeating Plants Unifies PLANTINGS - Make it stand out Besides repeating the same plants, we can also repeat plant forms. At Hillside, the Digitalis ferruginea (rusty foxglove) and Veronicastrum virginicum (Culver’s root) have a similar emergent habit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/f3f51e1d-24eb-42f0-b25e-22b2f8408b9d/2013-0616-001-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Power of Repetition: How Repeating Plants Unifies PLANTINGS - Make it stand out Repetition doesn’t have to be too overpowering. At Westerkade in Rotterdam, the neutral white Allium nigrum (black garlic) and rusty Aruncus ‘Horatio’ (goat’s beard) make the spaces feel connected. I like to imagine that a totally different design was in one of the two beds. Would they still feel unified if so? I think not. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/helianthus-argophyllus-silver-leaf-sunflower monthly 0.5 2024-10-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/41e580dc-7f82-4120-a7e6-e90f9da279c5/2024-0923-0023+Helianthus+argophyllus+patch+front-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Helianthus argophyllus | Silver-leaf Sunflower - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/f5e262cc-8e45-40af-9577-702f99b37a2e/2024-0908-0099+Helianthus+argophyllus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Helianthus argophyllus | Silver-leaf Sunflower - Make it stand out Helianthus argophyllus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/75fe58b6-0738-4242-868b-8317d2750f21/2024-0928-0004+Helianthus+argophyllus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Helianthus argophyllus | Silver-leaf Sunflower - Make it stand out One of the shorter forms where the flowers are more condensed together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/5067a7b4-dc8c-429f-98bd-95f62d9eb094/2024-0908-0126+Helianthus+argophyllus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Helianthus argophyllus | Silver-leaf Sunflower - Make it stand out Male bumble bees still resting on Helianthus argophyllus after a cool night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/c06f8f31-464e-428f-8f60-b54e49ae5a27/2024-0908-0083+Helianthus+argophyllus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Helianthus argophyllus | Silver-leaf Sunflower - Make it stand out A single Helianthus argophyllus at the front of the patch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/6c9b8bc4-d0f1-4424-af97-abaec8393ab2/2024-0926-0033Helianthus+argophyllus+and+Carolina+Chickadee-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Helianthus argophyllus | Silver-leaf Sunflower - Make it stand out Find the Carolina Chickadee. If you look close, there’s a seed in it’s mouth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/f3985ee5-11ae-4bc3-96e4-8bef52c7650e/2024-0927-0056+Helianthus+argophyllus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Helianthus argophyllus | Silver-leaf Sunflower - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/applying-grimes-triangle-to-my-garden monthly 0.5 2025-06-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/b52dbec9-4db5-4c2f-bbac-1345bc2a38b0/2024-0324-0170+Lupinus+subcarnosus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Applying Grime's Triangle to my Garden - Make it stand out Lupinus subcarnosus (sandyland bluebonnet) fills in gaps in the garden through winter and early spring while other plants are just starting to grow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/b7ccd84f-250b-4279-9037-bc0afb141b82/2023-1028-0098+patch+front++Symphyotrichum+drummondii%2C+Gomphrena+Ping+Pong+White%2C+Celosia+Ruby+Parfait-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Applying Grime's Triangle to my Garden - Make it stand out Later in the summer, I use ruderals to cover spots I haven’t planted yet. The plus is that many of them also serve as cut flowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/41e026cd-9fed-4776-a051-8da678bad307/2023-1014-0179+Helianthus+angustifolius-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Applying Grime's Triangle to my Garden - Make it stand out The dense growth of Helianthus angustifolius (swamp sunflower) limits the growth of weeds and unwanted species in the more fertile parts of our property. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/b91138c6-3cb8-489f-8374-3f8634dd1f92/2024-0726-0001+Zephyranthes+chlorosolen-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Applying Grime's Triangle to my Garden - Make it stand out Zephyranthes chlorosolen (evening rain lily) blooms after a good rain. I’ll wait to mow over them until they set seed about three weeks later. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/cd8d50e4-f261-4d30-8943-c74ee9e91d61/2022-0128-0010+wire+hoe-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Applying Grime's Triangle to my Garden - Make it stand out Tools like the wire weeder help me keep the soil disturbed to reduce weed growth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1fdfc04e-114c-4390-bf6b-a4e908bfa75c/2024-0405-0081+Symphyotrichum+drumondii+pre+cutback-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Applying Grime's Triangle to my Garden - Make it stand out Symphyotrichum drummondii (Drummond’s aster) stems are already elongating in early April, and left unchecked will result in wiry stems come September. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/15b7c74f-4f3f-438a-9efa-400b3ef1cb0d/2024-0405-0082+Symphyotrichum+drumondii+post+cutback-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Applying Grime's Triangle to my Garden - Make it stand out Cutting Symphyotrichum drummondii to the ground helps reset the plant growth and results in a more densely flowering perennial. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/283e80dc-838e-49da-b72d-1ec157c7a5d2/2023-1028-0146+Symphyotrichum+drummondii.JPG plant•ed blog - Applying Grime's Triangle to my Garden - Make it stand out The off white flowers of Symphyotrichum drummondii appear in a mound from a plant cut back the previous spring. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/habranthus-tubispathus-var-texensis-copper-lily monthly 0.5 2024-09-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/27a17c41-a266-4d62-b1c1-9fb02dc66ca4/2024-0726-0050+Habranthus+tubispathus+var.+texensis+and+Helenium+amarum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Habranthus tubispathus var. texensis | copper lily - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/4703279d-d91c-4d1f-b436-9ec2cd8f1c4e/2024-0726-0040+Habranthus+tubispathus+var.+texensis+and+Helenium+amarum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Habranthus tubispathus var. texensis | copper lily - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/00ab88a7-3428-4ffb-b266-70c64b7ed717/2024-0726-0036+Habranthus+tubispathus+var.+texensis+and+Helenium+amarum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Habranthus tubispathus var. texensis | copper lily - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/b5937dfc-38c5-473d-8242-0ac12ef7ea83/2024-0726-0055+Habranthus+tubispathus+var.+texensis+and+Helenium+amarum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Habranthus tubispathus var. texensis | copper lily - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/8e90e494-4e21-4887-9070-70ff22f4499c/2024-0726-0098+Habranthus+tubispathus+var.+texensis+seed-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Habranthus tubispathus var. texensis | copper lily - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/feaeac77-958e-4587-a4f0-86f886bee712/2024-0726-0105+Habranthus+tubispathus+var.+texensis+in+concrete-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Habranthus tubispathus var. texensis | copper lily - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/7d16d269-3ec0-4cae-b02d-d7628e6bd358/2024-0726-0093+Habranthus+tubispathus+var.+texensis+seed-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Habranthus tubispathus var. texensis | copper lily - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/18d37da8-7ac4-407b-bcd1-90a702b44024/2024-0726-0080+Habranthus+tubispathus+var.+texensis+and+Helenium+amarum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Habranthus tubispathus var. texensis | copper lily - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/lessons-from-polly-hill-arboretum monthly 0.5 2024-08-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/a8971419-6e32-42b0-85a9-5aa6e3b90ffb/2024-0723-0125+Polly+Hill+Stone+Barn-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Lessons from Polly Hill Arboretum - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/cbb56368-50ca-47d4-85bd-521a84a1584f/2024-0722-0046+Tim+Boland+and+Magnolia+macrophylla+Julian+Hill-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Lessons from Polly Hill Arboretum - Make it stand out Executive director Tim Boland with a Magnolia macrophylla (big leaf magnolia) that Polly named ‘Julian Hill’ since her husband Julian loved large white flowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/62869a93-21b9-4bf9-81ef-2759f647077a/2024-0724-0213+Far+Barn-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Lessons from Polly Hill Arboretum - Make it stand out The Far Barn (header image) was one of the most incredible speaking venues I’ve enjoyed. It dated back to the mid-1800’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/281f9351-c187-486e-b6eb-aa872c7641bc/2024-0725-0043+Polly+Hill+North+Field-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Lessons from Polly Hill Arboretum - Make it stand out A curved path through the north field beckons exploration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/bd286dc9-4d52-4d4a-aa8c-b3d1635d4539/2024-0725-0002+Polly+Hill+West+Field-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Lessons from Polly Hill Arboretum - Make it stand out The path through the West Field leads back to other woody collections. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/5660f981-8819-4d63-b64e-fa9bf65f81f9/2024-0723-0067+Stone+Wall-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Lessons from Polly Hill Arboretum - Make it stand out I loved how they allowed the space around fences to grow up a bit to soften the edges and provide habitat for creatures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/0c346571-12af-4f2a-9caa-05fa4a347ef2/2024-0723-0124+grassy+fence-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Lessons from Polly Hill Arboretum - Make it stand out I have long enjoyed fence rows for their potential to be refugia for species, and at Polly Hill Arboretum they artfully allow their fences to get a little wild. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/41f309fa-1f80-4b61-b511-9cdd581bba65/2024-0725-0012+Nyssa+sylvatica-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Lessons from Polly Hill Arboretum - Make it stand out A line of Nyssa sylvatica (beetlebung) punctuates the stone wall behind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/10a73b8e-f717-4091-aa9a-8068b7ed09cb/2024-0723-0120+Polly+Hill+Arboretum+fireplace-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Lessons from Polly Hill Arboretum - Make it stand out This beautiful fireplace adds to the New England charm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/744e8691-800f-4951-8e45-e2c4862b58f7/2024-0724-0002+Polly+Hill+Education+Center-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Lessons from Polly Hill Arboretum - Make it stand out At Polly Hill Arboretum, their education center features places for learning and research on the island flora. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/8469bb10-559e-4501-9e55-e0c4f52fb3ee/2024-0723-0015+Palmaria+palmata-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Lessons from Polly Hill Arboretum - Make it stand out Polly Hill Arboretum is continually working on a flora for Martha's Vineyard. They had this really cool collection of algae. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/e6af16ec-51f9-4a76-95f5-4585923b144d/2024-0723-0026+Polly+Hill+embroidered+pillow-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Lessons from Polly Hill Arboretum - Make it stand out They also have this beautiful needlepointed pillow that Polly completed just before she passed away of the ‘Julian Hill’ magnolia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/596ddcbd-1eb3-4cb1-b191-acd232f6643c/2024-0723-0027+Southerly+Design+monarch+sticker-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Lessons from Polly Hill Arboretum - Make it stand out In the education center, I spied pinned to the wall Karen's design she did for Polly Hill Arboretum wildtype kits. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/2ec201dd-77df-42c7-b935-c684007f0069/2024-0723-0062+Polly%27s+Playpen-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Lessons from Polly Hill Arboretum - Make it stand out Polly's Play Pen is a fortress for plants that Polly tried, and today it still serves to protect many unique species. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/679b70d1-996e-4f7e-9f9a-7197d8764fab/2024-0723-0041+Enkianthus+campanulatus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Lessons from Polly Hill Arboretum - Make it stand out Tim admires a large Enkianthus campanulatus (Redvein enkianthus) in Polly's Play Pen. It is a lovely woody with urn-shaped flowers and red fall color. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/747ffc6d-e4e5-424a-b073-3b7adc515829/2024-0725-0018+Shortia+galacifolia-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Lessons from Polly Hill Arboretum - Make it stand out One of my favorite plants from Polly's Play Pen was Shortia galacifolia (Oconee bells). This encounter was only my second time seeing this wonderful native. It has a famed story of Asa Gray looking for this southeast native for almost 40 years before it's rediscovery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/81555f6d-5378-4a99-ba02-64f28b9b58b9/2024-0723-0045+Rhododendron+nakaharae+Mt.+Seven+Star-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Lessons from Polly Hill Arboretum - Make it stand out The famed low-growing Rhododendron nakaharae ‘Mt. Seven Star‘. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/a056b777-ec3e-461b-a8ae-1fdd292e3746/2024-0722-0045+Polly+Hill+Arboretum+nursery-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Lessons from Polly Hill Arboretum - Make it stand out One of the shade huts at Polly Hill Arboretum features wild collected plants and species propagated from the arboretum. Note how clean everything is. They also track every plant that comes in and leaves the nursery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/3c0e378a-a819-4e78-98cd-a7e08e23d6ab/2024-0723-0057+Stewartia+malacodendron-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Lessons from Polly Hill Arboretum - Make it stand out I can't write a post about Polly Hill Arboretum without mentioning Stewartia, one of Tim's favorite genera. Here is a nice upright form of Stewartia malacodendron (silky camellia) from the southeast US. I commented how in Texas they are much shrubbier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/ebb97a96-dcf7-4314-bb6d-179773280291/2024-0723-0094+Amsonia+hubrichtii-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Lessons from Polly Hill Arboretum - Make it stand out The visitor center at Polly Hill Arboretum features a group of Amsonia hubrichtii (Arkansas bluestar) collected in the wild in Arkansas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/158405f0-7070-4da8-9e59-4f0c70b679b8/2024-0723-0104+Polly+Hill+Arboretum+nursery-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Lessons from Polly Hill Arboretum - Make it stand out Polly Hill Arboretum also sells plants that do well on Martha's Vineyard including some from wild collections. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/hymenocallis-occidentalis-var-eulae-summer-spider-lily monthly 0.5 2024-07-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/00ea21e7-8c79-499e-8cdf-849f102c1d4d/2022-0901-035-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Hymenocallis occidentalis | summer spider lily - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/33a59b55-c5e7-4203-a7ed-0322125356f9/2024-0726-0026+Hymenocallis+occidentalis+var.+eulae-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Hymenocallis occidentalis | summer spider lily - Make it stand out A large patch of Hymenocallis occidentalis var. eulae with a lull in flowering https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/dcb80b56-76f8-4154-8573-b5da3aa63263/2024-0324-0177+Chionanthus+virginicus%2C+light+beds-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Hymenocallis occidentalis | summer spider lily - Make it stand out Spring at Ephemera Farm. Can you find the clump of Hymenocallis occidentalis var. eulae in the lower left of the image? It’s pretty easy to see the wide green blades. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/48fd6109-d098-4691-969c-7755b27fb314/2024-0707-0006+Hymenocallis+occidentalis+var.+eulae-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Hymenocallis occidentalis | summer spider lily - Make it stand out Hymenocallis occidentalis var. eulae https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/b0398a46-e803-4608-bf7f-6cc1567d2dd9/2024-0707-0008-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Hymenocallis occidentalis | summer spider lily - Make it stand out Eryngium yuccifolium https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/43c5ad7e-59e6-4b54-903e-b64b1efca23f/2024-0720-0097+Hymenocallis+occidentalis+var.+eulae-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Hymenocallis occidentalis | summer spider lily - Make it stand out A pristine flower of Hymenocallis occidentalis var. eulae that opened minutes ago https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/23e2443b-446f-405e-ac3e-0d18f916ca85/2024-0726-0025+Hymenocallis+occidentalis+var.+eulae-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Hymenocallis occidentalis | summer spider lily - Make it stand out Hymenocallis are unique in the plant world for having a corona (the papery tissue at the base of the petals) like Narcisus and Passiflora. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/10941a89-acd5-4a9c-8155-0b0f7b53dae3/2019-0828-0001-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Hymenocallis occidentalis | summer spider lily - Make it stand out Hymenocallis occidentalis var. eulae seed sown on top of potting substrate https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/hibiscus-lufkin-red monthly 0.5 2024-06-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/ccafd155-b925-4aa5-a751-617585eb650e/2024-0619-0006+Hibiscus+Lufkin+Red-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Hibiscus 'Lufkin Red' - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/ef7c1365-79fa-48ff-8084-72c5f5e78053/2022-0803-0083%2BHibiscus%2Blaevis%2BLufkin%2BRed-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Hibiscus 'Lufkin Red' - Make it stand out Hibiscus ‘Lufkin Red’ provides a pop of color along the pergola at Stoneleigh in Philadelphia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/56e4eb0a-63d5-43a3-8b8c-c8a55257ef6a/2024-0610-0039+Hibiscus+Lufkin+Red-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Hibiscus 'Lufkin Red' - Make it stand out In the morning, Hibiscus ‘Lufkin Red’ flowers are pristine, and after a rainy night they catch rain drops on their petals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/bc095adc-adc8-4af1-9864-117f7d26b626/2024-0621-0007+Hibiscus+Lufkin+Red-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Hibiscus 'Lufkin Red' - Make it stand out A ‘Lufkin Red’ Hibiscus flower showing the wear and tear of a long day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/6c3e5796-3483-477d-b088-8a25e4fdfb3e/2024-0619-0001+Hibiscus+Lufkin+Red-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Hibiscus 'Lufkin Red' - Make it stand out An abundance of flowers on Hibiscus ‘Lufkin Red’ is a welcome sight each morning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/95d4f656-571b-465f-9115-9f925f82b05c/2024-0612-0012+Canna+x+ehemanii-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Hibiscus 'Lufkin Red' - Make it stand out Canna × ehemanii and Hibiscus ‘Lufkin Red’ make good bedfellows with their pink flower color echo. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/blueberries-in-texas monthly 0.5 2024-06-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/402116cf-dfd3-46d7-9145-73b441a3d5c0/2024-0606-0047+Vaccinium+ashei-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Blueberries in Texas - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/f442e818-3449-474b-b8cd-7d749132ebbb/2022-0402-0052+Vaccinium+ashei+Climax-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Blueberries in Texas - Make it stand out The urn-shaped flowers of Vaccinium virgatum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/8f523f17-57b3-408c-93f2-46dd59a07d5d/2023-0319-0091+Vaccinium+ashei+and+Carolina+Chickadee-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Blueberries in Texas - Make it stand out A Carolina Chickadee inspects the flowers and young fruit on a rabbiteye blueberry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/ed1abe6e-54fd-4895-8e77-12d84843aa98/2013-1014-030%2BGraveyard%2BFields%2Bfence-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Blueberries in Texas - Make it stand out A vermillion sea of Vaccinium constablaei (hillside blueberry) at Graveyard Fields https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/9fc246fb-1f33-4993-a350-1180c1bc6b58/2023-0605-0079+Vaccinium+ashei-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Blueberries in Texas - Make it stand out Vaccinium virgatum ‘Austin’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/48752170-6aa4-42f0-99ee-e0bdc5f9488d/2024-0606-0030+Vaccinium+Pink+Lemonade-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Blueberries in Texas - Make it stand out Vaccinium ‘Pink Lemonade’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/db384b23-885c-40e3-af64-b133660782ad/2024-0608-0001-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Blueberries in Texas - Make it stand out Part of the paint by numbers mural on Pilar Street https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/f528c8d4-24e0-4861-a124-f471dc933e04/2024-0608-0002-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Blueberries in Texas - Make it stand out Other festival attendees painting the blueberry mural https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/38ea840c-6979-49ab-8a41-50e54d6e1664/2024-0609-0001-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Blueberries in Texas - Make it stand out The blueberry mural mostly painted by participants after the 34 annual Texas Blueberry Festival https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/reflections-from-spring monthly 0.5 2024-05-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/2da3877d-5028-4565-a093-fe64dd3f94fe/2024-0420-0196+light+beds+long+view-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Reflections from Spring - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/a01ff620-1475-4075-bb5b-c503e7886131/2024-0420-0240+light+beds-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Reflections from Spring - Make it stand out The light beds in their spring glory https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/fc152bf4-d3d4-4793-ad1f-f022df6b78a6/2024-0420-0210+light+beds+log+cabin-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Reflections from Spring - Make it stand out A pathway leads through a verdant planting at Ephemera Farm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/8927250f-512f-409f-b617-07f0aed5bac9/2024-0419-0176+light+beds+Arnoglossum+Amsonia+Marshallia-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Reflections from Spring - Make it stand out Cool colors abound in the light beds in the spring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/e321cb80-2186-43e4-b35f-703b06656c9e/2024-0417-0011+Amsonia+hubrichtii-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Reflections from Spring - Make it stand out Amsonia hubrichtii (Arkansas bluestar) offers a lovely pastel blue color in the garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/73539b5c-0cac-4b79-9145-7de209a2451e/2024-0420-0254+light+beds+and+orchard-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Reflections from Spring - Make it stand out The light beds continue into the orchard to give a greater sense of depth of the landscape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/bbe63dff-d862-4d79-ac66-13a8a815e24f/2024-0420-0121+light+beds-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Reflections from Spring - Make it stand out Is it all too much? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/37c0346a-410b-470d-916e-6b52eb9f9d54/2024-0418-0104+light+beds+editing+out+Hymenopappus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Reflections from Spring - Make it stand out Sometimes editing happens on the fly. A lone Hymenopappus artemisiifolius (old plainsman, left of center) that had seeded itself into these beds didn’t seem right for this planting so out it went. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/5512fa25-ac84-40f1-b692-5eff0cc3c311/2024-0418-0107+light+beds+long+view-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Reflections from Spring - Make it stand out There, that’s better. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/3a29ad38-a40d-4e81-a280-e623ee9dc057/2024-0418-0020+Penstemon+murrayanus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Reflections from Spring - Make it stand out I mean, who could bulldoze this incredible native, Penstemon murrayanus?!? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/78873da9-bdab-4e46-887d-46d25cb3d469/2024-0428-0264+Penstemon+murrayanus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Reflections from Spring - Make it stand out Penstemon murranyanus in the orchard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/e6107b03-8ef3-4c5a-8c34-9dd04c66feeb/2024-0414-0079+light+beds+Baptisia-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Reflections from Spring - Make it stand out Baptisia alba is an incredible primary plant to have bloom in the spring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/a69a6e03-03b1-4db7-b89f-c1d95b598b1f/2024-0420-0040+light+beds+pinks+Penstemon+Glandularia+Kathys+Kandy-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Reflections from Spring - Make it stand out Maybe there’s too much phlox? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/cc078610-7814-495f-acdd-62b9bdaa81c4/2024-0419-0173+orchard+editing+Penstemon+and+Oenothera-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Reflections from Spring - Make it stand out Pink froth in the orchard from Penstemon laxiflorus and Oenothera lindheimeri ‘Sparkle White’. Which is which? Hard to tell but an easy fix this winter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/0df6f1d0-c612-4e43-837a-e0eda1982cf0/2024-0420-0041+light+beds-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Reflections from Spring - Make it stand out A part of the light beds where the groundcover layer has filled in well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/e044f182-eece-4fed-92ee-77df2f863df7/2024-0414-0169+light+beds+Phlox%2C+Penstemon-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Reflections from Spring - Make it stand out Carex texensis at the front of this image can get a bit wild looking toward the end of April. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/54cd28de-bfd9-4f8f-ba3f-9d38c9af584b/2024-0414-0244+light+beds+chairs-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Reflections from Spring - Make it stand out The patch fence seen behind the chairs is the next project here at Ephemera Farm. The goal is to use species in the light beds to create cohesion for the areas. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/marshallia-caespitosa-clumping-barbaras-buttons monthly 0.5 2024-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/eec2f1f1-0a18-4323-b32c-67326fce1f0f/2024-0416-0022+Marshallia+caespitosa-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Marshallia caespitosa | clumping Barbara's buttons - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/10fb5dc8-23a3-4966-964d-4b09b98724c1/2012-0825-101%2BMarshallia%2Bgramnifolia-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Marshallia caespitosa | clumping Barbara's buttons - Make it stand out Marshallia graminifolia in the Green Swamp of North Carolina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/5b97c023-4e63-4770-9b37-bc0089ec5270/2012-0825-105%2BMarshallia%2Bgramnifolia-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Marshallia caespitosa | clumping Barbara's buttons - Make it stand out A close up of Marshallia graminifolia open flowers on the outside and swirling buds still tight in the center. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/9e4c1f07-0f29-45c6-896b-b4072909453d/2024-0406-0029+Marshallia+caespitosa-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Marshallia caespitosa | clumping Barbara's buttons - Make it stand out To me, Marshallia flowers resemble pinwheel galaxies as they open. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/3069e48c-3bb6-4064-92ed-0ed78d513faa/2024-0414-0207+Marshallia+caespitosa-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Marshallia caespitosa | clumping Barbara's buttons - Make it stand out A few days later after all flowers have emerged on Marshallia caespitosa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/a8b068bc-1d0e-47c1-ab5b-9126e7c2018c/2024-0329-0321+Marshallia+caespitosa+clump-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Marshallia caespitosa | clumping Barbara's buttons - Make it stand out A large clump of Marshallia caespitosa still in bud https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/38b26727-e2c2-4039-9e67-4212c1268856/2024-0413-0017+Marshallia+caespitosa+fasciation-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Marshallia caespitosa | clumping Barbara's buttons - Make it stand out Some clumps of Marshallia caespitosa have had fasciated flowers. This year is the first time I’ve seen it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/718be557-29cb-43c2-8fc1-03586818dfd0/2023-0407-0001-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Marshallia caespitosa | clumping Barbara's buttons - Make it stand out Marshallia caespitosa bloom on a roadside in east Texas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/59e67a77-7d50-4661-b4f7-c1610ba533d2/2024-0413-0022+Marshallia+caespitosa+save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Marshallia caespitosa | clumping Barbara's buttons - Make it stand out Marshallia caespitosa at the front of the bed in the orchard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/e506aa08-2ea2-4419-aa7e-9a0e5da5afed/2024-0418-0040+light+beds-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Marshallia caespitosa | clumping Barbara's buttons - Make it stand out Marshallia caespitosa dots the spring display here at Ephemera Farm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/fbbf9210-0db6-4eb7-a044-79cd9ade06c7/2022-1207-0040+Marshallia+caespitosa+seedlings-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Marshallia caespitosa | clumping Barbara's buttons - Make it stand out Marshallia caespitosa seedlings emerge in early December https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/eclipse-perfection monthly 0.5 2024-04-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/cc3f9bca-c397-4036-8df6-1e3a58948c5c/2024-0408-0034+Totality-save4web-2.jpg plant•ed blog - Eclipse Perfection - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/0df5e836-a316-4312-8e78-07d1b2f1faf4/2024-0416-0048+light+beds-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Eclipse Perfection - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/trillium-gracile monthly 0.5 2024-04-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/86db5247-7c9d-40e3-907e-c3ab269ec5ed/2024-0321-0005+Trillium+gracile-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Trillium gracile | graceful trillium - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/c3ca8f3a-00ea-4cbe-a2f2-2f39ff702ca9/2021-0331-159+Trillium+gracile-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Trillium gracile | graceful trillium - Make it stand out Trillium gracile on a forest floor in east Texas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/13fa37fe-8644-49fc-a225-f1899a881347/2024-0319-0024+Trillium+gracile-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Trillium gracile | graceful trillium - Make it stand out Trillium gracile backlit by the rising sun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/65cd77cb-118a-4980-997d-da8195ad947e/2024-0316-0072+Trillium+gracile-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Trillium gracile | graceful trillium - Make it stand out A few patches of Trillium gracile flower in the garden. Look closely and you’ll see one- and three-leaved juvenile forms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1aae4a89-8ca2-40ce-99bf-eb0ba3ce1493/2023-0102-0001+Trillium+gracile+clump+bareroot-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Trillium gracile | graceful trillium - Make it stand out The original clump of Trillium gracile before dividing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/e5f33412-13d5-420a-ad5b-a6a97a95a1b3/2023-0102-0003+Trillium+gracile+clump+bareroot-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Trillium gracile | graceful trillium - Make it stand out I made about 12 divisions of Trillium gracile off the main clump. I did leave part of the clump with more rhizomes for a fuller effect after replanting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/751c42b4-7148-447e-98cd-de55c8602217/2024-0316-0056+Trillium+gracile-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Trillium gracile | graceful trillium - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/last-frost monthly 0.5 2024-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/d5aa493c-a009-4088-aeac-c3ec324be3f9/2024-0324-0181+light+beds+Chionanthus+virginicus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Last Frost - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/164b77be-673b-4309-873c-e1791ba4b68a/2024-0329-0350+Carex+texensis-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Last Frost - Make it stand out Carex texensis glows in the morning light. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/336b3e13-272f-41fb-851f-9e4bfe56257a/2024-0330-0022+Lupinus+subcarnosus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Last Frost - Make it stand out Lupinus subcarnosus thrive along the barren strip of soil next to the driveway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/0e304166-4417-436c-9daf-f98ee551ed7d/2024-0329-0299+Lupinus+subcarnosus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Last Frost - Make it stand out Lupinus subcarnosus shimmers with dew in the morning light. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/5b0bb4b9-2a4e-4cb2-9790-c8b432700a07/2024-0324-0170+Lupinus+subcarnosus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Last Frost - Make it stand out Lupinus subcarnosus has begun to weave itself between other plants in the garden beds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/eefc58f3-d992-47fc-b55d-2bd58d882ba2/2024-0316-0275+Lupinus+subcarnosus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Last Frost - Make it stand out One day I hope to have a patch of Lupinus subcarnosus this thick at home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/9d77f711-2a42-438d-9f56-aab315fa9804/2024-0316-0227+Lupinus+subcarnosus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Last Frost - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2024-philadelphia-flower-show monthly 0.5 2024-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/0d725a29-3925-447a-b71f-1d0cf73406dd/2024-0303-0099+Apiary+Studio+Right+of+Way-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 2024 Philadelphia Flower Show - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/e4619f79-b7a2-45c6-8137-eb20de7c332d/2024-0303-0006+flower+show+entrance-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 2024 Philadelphia Flower Show - Make it stand out The PHS Entrance Garden right at the entrance was a sight to behold. Water was the unifying element here, and this exhibit was the largest water feature in show history. A line of flowering cherries framed the view, flowers hanging above resembled clouds, the bouquets reflected beautifully on the water, and a rainbow of tulips and other bulbs up front provided a pop of color in the foreground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/fd026925-048d-4b2d-aeaf-40626745c2fa/2024-0303-0008+flower+show+entrance-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 2024 Philadelphia Flower Show - Make it stand out There were also these pillars of flowers in the entrance garden as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/8d91b456-7a0f-4d74-b2b1-ed658b9c82aa/2024-0303-0162+Horticourt-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 2024 Philadelphia Flower Show - Make it stand out Just a few of the many entries at the PHS Hamilton Horticourt, the nation’s largest judged horticulture competition. There are so many entries that they had three change outs of the items on display during the course of the entire flower show. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/87b6e309-8eb6-42c7-adb3-b6e879cd6a58/2024-0303-0161+Horticourt+Tea+Cups-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 2024 Philadelphia Flower Show - Make it stand out I helped judge the succulent teacups along with two other people. It was a fun exercise in evaluating plants for display, appearance, health, and rarity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/76850f8e-75a9-4e5b-bf3d-60ce1c244ef7/2024-0303-0080+Apiary+Studio+Right+of+Way-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 2024 Philadelphia Flower Show - Make it stand out After judging I went exploring the flower show. My first target was Apiary Studio’s Right of Way that won the PHS Philadelphia Flower Show Cup for Best in Show – Landscape (also see header image). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/141dff75-c92a-4c41-a7ec-4f8c9ed01d57/2024-0303-0081+Apiary+Studio+Right+of+Way-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 2024 Philadelphia Flower Show - Make it stand out Apiary Studio’s approach was to play off how America’s road system unites us and the plants that then grow on the shoulders of our nation’s arteries. But, I also felt it was also a play on words, that this approach to embrace these ecosystems as habitat and places where refugia exist for unique species is a right way of thinking. Instead of mowing them and spraying them we should relish them for what they are. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/f594bf90-01de-42d0-a58b-9d5be497cd31/2024-0303-0088+Apiary+Studio+Right+of+Way-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 2024 Philadelphia Flower Show - Make it stand out I loved their creativity in using the reflectors as plant markers, their plant-themed highway signs, and even having a guard rail to frame the exhibit. It left me asking what little things can we do in the garden to make our spaces more unified to theme or purpose? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/720c9491-3f70-45fa-aa52-015d5fe7ddb5/2024-0303-0089+Apiary+Studio+Right+of+Way-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 2024 Philadelphia Flower Show - Make it stand out And, unfortunately litter sometimes ends up on the right of ways. Another clever touch was using these paper mache trash bags to play off the ruinous landscape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/fc4c760f-9f71-462b-ae27-0860b2a1bf71/2024-0303-0094+Apiary+Studio+Right+of+Way-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 2024 Philadelphia Flower Show - Make it stand out The Rhus (sumac) and dried forbs were a nice touch. There were comments made about how different this winning wildscape design was from winners in previous years. Most winners had more traditional landscapes, so I was excited to see this style of design celebrated. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/6bf7c914-742c-46ff-a290-43e7496591df/2024-0303-0048+Kelly+Norris+A+Beautiful+Disturbance-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 2024 Philadelphia Flower Show - Make it stand out Kelly Norris also played off the naturalistic design style with A Beautiful Disturbance. The design featured nature reclaiming an abandoned lot and celebrated how nature finds ways to heal that which we have disturbed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/d92cf0f2-520f-454c-81cf-e55277058732/2024-0303-0064+Kelly+Norris+A+Beautiful+Disturbance-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 2024 Philadelphia Flower Show - Make it stand out Another shot of A Beautiful Disturbance showing the textures and colors. The plant material grown by Peace Tree Farm looked stellar, too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/491fbc63-2a5f-4850-b316-7f872893f82f/2024-0303-0056+Kelly+Norris+A+Beautiful+Disturbance-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 2024 Philadelphia Flower Show - Make it stand out I loved Kelly’s use of dried material like these Asclepias (milkweed) seed capsules. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/e5d0c9ff-139c-43f3-a80c-598fe69e6646/2024-0303-0018+Jennifer+Designs+America+in+Bloom-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 2024 Philadelphia Flower Show - Make it stand out I absolutely loved this America in Bloom exhibit by Jennifer Designs. It’s a floral USDA hardiness zone map! The theme here played off a floral roadtrip. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/e207bb8c-efe9-4c36-8dba-fd85bb56c22c/2024-0303-0010+Schaffer+Designs+Connected+A+Floral+Legacy-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 2024 Philadelphia Flower Show - Make it stand out And from a distance Schaffer Designs installation Connected A Floral Legacy appeared as exploding floral clouds above the USA map. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/2033f4c8-f495-40c0-885a-0d75ba383bc6/2024-0303-0101+Mark+Cook+Two+Worlds-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 2024 Philadelphia Flower Show - Make it stand out Mark Cook Landscape and Contracting won second place for Two Worlds, where a modified shipping container featured a place to connect with people and beyond a green oasis was a delight for the senses. The Corylopsis (wintersweet) was a nice touch on plant material choice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/f58d79b2-29be-442a-89ef-ec924e94a2a4/2024-0303-0076+Susan+Cohan+Gardens+Generations-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 2024 Philadelphia Flower Show - Make it stand out Generations by Susan Cohan Gardens was a more ecological take on the outdoor dining area. There was a place for generations to eat (even a high chair!) and there was space in the garden for insects and (not pictured but on the other side) bird houses to rear their young. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/cd5d3b4c-2f35-4df8-9c1f-7361c63ea808/2024-0303-0077+Jacques+Amand+Circle+Of+Color-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 2024 Philadelphia Flower Show - Make it stand out And, then some displays like Jacques Amand Circle Of Color were just a riot of blooms. Think of the timing it takes to make sure that all tulips bloom together at once. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/9d9e565a-c23d-466f-84a9-98d5483b4dc3/2024-0303-0104+Laurel-Brook+Gardens+Celebrate-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 2024 Philadelphia Flower Show - Make it stand out Laurel-Brook Gardens installation Celebrate was a colorful exhibit that featured seating area and (not pictured) a backyard projector showing family photos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/44414860-9b0c-4687-bef5-736c85e7e21b/2024-0303-0079+Laurel-Brook+Gardens+Celebrate-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 2024 Philadelphia Flower Show - Make it stand out I just loved these spray painted branches. So simple and yet so effective. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/67909bd1-9221-4e0f-8028-e1e6889c0cc2/2024-0303-0118+Delaware+Valley+University+Lettuce+Turnip+the+Beet-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 2024 Philadelphia Flower Show - Make it stand out And for some gardeners connection to other people occurs in the kitchen garden and allotments. Students at Delaware Valley University did this garden called Lettuce Turnip the Beet. The different beds focused on the uses of plants beyond just their edible uses. A green roof and rain barrel also illustrated sustainability. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/339ebbc4-9279-489d-8155-196fd898cf40/2024-0303-0130+Mercer+County+Community+College+Two+Cities+One+Garden-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 2024 Philadelphia Flower Show - Make it stand out Another garden that featured how food connects us was Mercer County Community College’s Two Cities One Garden. It was an educational exhibit to show the process of urban farming. Inside the shipping container were posters about food handling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/21b43fc8-d6b4-41eb-9410-a895759853ae/2024-0303-0124+Temple+University+Piers%2C+Progress%2C+and+Processes-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 2024 Philadelphia Flower Show - Make it stand out Temple University’s Piers, Progress, and Processes focused on the waterfront and wet habitats. They brought attention to rising sea levels and the impact that might have. If you look closely at the center of the image you’ll see where they cleverly used Symplocarpus foetidus (eastern skunk cabbage) in their garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/01f76a71-75aa-475e-8ce7-2f58380f1cd3/2024-0303-0145+Waldor+Orchids+Vanilla-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 2024 Philadelphia Flower Show - Make it stand out And, then Waldor Orchids had a flair for the tropical with Vanilla, an exhibit about one of the world’s spices that connects us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/09d6705e-247a-4225-a4ac-9ab385fc6ce6/2024-0303-0157+Rowan+University+Smell+Fan-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 2024 Philadelphia Flower Show - Make it stand out Students at Rowan University had a cool exhibit about a smell wheel fan. They are taking a class on smells in the garden and visitors could spin the wheel fanl to smell something. I got spicebush (and was one tick away from getting skunk cabbage!). You can read more about this project here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/83f7a6ea-da4d-4975-a786-c3e4dabb6432/2024-0303-0151+Hudson+Valley+Seed+Company-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 2024 Philadelphia Flower Show - Make it stand out I delight every time that I see Hudson Valley Seed Company’s packets. They are such a good example of how we can graft a concept like art into horticulture and do it in a creative way. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/843bddac-39b3-4c08-a6dd-2ec84118ac02/2024-0303-0167+flower+show+entrance-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 2024 Philadelphia Flower Show - Make it stand out Before leaving the flower show I was stunned at the number of people that flooded in. The entry garden that had hardly anyone earlier in the day was full of shoulder-to-shoulder traffic. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/erythronium-albidum monthly 0.5 2024-03-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/d1612957-dd83-4610-b4bc-7d5a7440da07/2020-0310-130+Erythronium+albidum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Erythronium albidum | white trout lily - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/7c48af7b-36a2-4048-8ccb-6b07b0708211/2006-0331-0001-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Erythronium albidum | white trout lily - Make it stand out The reflexed tepals of Erythronium albidum, taken in 2006 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/95c7573e-af73-48e5-96bc-70f1b5225da7/2006-0331-0005-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Erythronium albidum | white trout lily - Make it stand out Erythronium albidum bloom in a Tennessee bottomland forest. I count somewhere around sixty flowers in this shot alone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/d685ef26-e409-434c-8e40-3a9b92a4b4a5/2020-0309-024+Erythronium+albidum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Erythronium albidum | white trout lily - Make it stand out Note in this photo how the colony of Erythronium albidum appears to stop at the creek. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/402cade0-a3c6-40fd-b308-17f381c99be2/2020-0310-102+Erythronium+albidum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Erythronium albidum | white trout lily - Make it stand out Erythronium albidum are isolated for now on either side of this log. It won’t last long in the heat and wetness of east Texas though. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/b0f5e689-f808-4c45-bcdb-c66ae3ae2166/2020-0310-119+Erythronium+albidum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Erythronium albidum | white trout lily - Make it stand out Erythronium albidum rises alongside a fallen tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/c554ae1b-588c-4eec-b72a-6daeaa1d050b/2024-0229-0001-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Erythronium albidum | white trout lily - Make it stand out The absence of scales indicates that Erythronium albidum is a corm (modified stem tissue) and not a bulb (modified leaf tissue). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/814a4874-abf3-43d3-acfc-a992ce17c468/2024-0222-0066+Erythronium+albidum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Erythronium albidum | white trout lily - Make it stand out A bud appears on a plant in my garden from a floriferous clump of Erythronium albidum https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/unc-charlotte-botanical-gardens monthly 0.5 2024-02-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/404a7389-9a25-44e2-97b5-bd3c5bbd34bb/2024-0212-0060+Pachysandra+procumbens+Angola-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens - Make it stand out Pachysandra procumbens ‘Angola’ is a vigorous, more heat tolerant selection of Allegheny spurge from Louisiana. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/71fe25a2-5ac8-4256-82aa-24e984a8b03a/2024-0212-0068+Pachysandra+procumbens+Angola-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens - Make it stand out The emerging flowers of Pachysandra procumbens ‘Angola’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/365a0361-4041-468d-afaa-8a1130d7c8c4/2024-0212-0048+moon+gate-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens - Make it stand out The moon gate frames the entrance to the Asian garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/39071eef-1ae5-43fd-b2c3-a813c0b0f77c/2024-0212-0006+Edgeworthia+chrysantha+Gold+Rush-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens - Make it stand out I probably saw over ten Edgeworthia chrysantha (paperbush) during my time in Charlotte, and it has been exciting to see the interest in this shrub surge over the past 15 years or so. One of the nicer forms was ‘Gold Rush’ at the gardens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/3fd77ca1-5fba-48d2-ad8a-0785d75dc393/2024-0212-0009+Edgeworthia+chrysantha+Gold+Rush-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens - Make it stand out I love the intricacies of the Edgeworthia chrysantha flower and how they catch drops of rain and fallen petals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/d5f9b012-e562-4414-b0d6-ab3d75fbd370/2024-0212-0011+Hamamelis+vernalis+Amethyst-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens - Make it stand out The garden had a massive Hamamelis vernalis ‘Amethyst’ (vernal witchhazel), and with a dark green background the flowers were easily visible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/2834faae-2955-4e02-bf64-6fde6aac4707/2024-0212-0015+Hamamelis+vernalis+Amethyst-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens - Make it stand out Hamamelis vernalis ‘Amethyst’ was selected by plantsman Tim Brotzman for the plum-colored petals that appear in February. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/15e7d34a-c65a-4a32-8822-7114fc9f0171/2024-0212-0025+native+plant+terrace-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens - Make it stand out The natives terrace featured a variety of textures that were even more apparent in winter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/51234461-6912-4bc0-b7ff-5e4f29da0acd/2024-0212-0026+Eryngium+yuccifolium+in+container-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens - Make it stand out On the natives terrace Ed said that they grew Eryngium yuccifolium (rattlesnake master) in containers for a novel effect (and to avoid the rabbits!). He commented that they did well as structural elements. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/90c6335e-4b42-4724-ae74-2108582c74a5/2024-0212-0047+Acer+palmatum+Sango+kaku-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens - Make it stand out In the Asian garden, I noticed this espaliered Acer palmatum ‘Sango-kaku’ (coral bark Japanese maple) and thought that training it along one plane was a neat effect. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/9be12456-0d4b-4c50-b34c-a19df192ff1b/2024-0212-0041+Corylus+avellana+Contorta-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens - Make it stand out It’s been years since I have seen or even thought about Corylus avelllana 'Contorta' (contorted filbert). It has such good winter interest with the twisted branches and catkins emerging. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/f3c5f98d-47c2-4abb-8e60-1fd4a5585f95/2024-0212-0045+Gardenia+jasminoides+Radicans+Variegata-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens - Make it stand out Cascading down this rock wall was a gorgeous prostrate Gardenia jasminoides ‘Radicans Variegata’. Even if it didn’t bloom (which it does!), this plant would be a worthwhile addition to brighten a dark spot in the garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/6ec6ce52-99f9-4e8a-b9f7-60ab8ed26a51/2024-0212-0051+Acer+palmatum+Murasaki+Kiyohime-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens - Make it stand out Acer palmatum ‘Murasaki Kiyohime’ was an interesting study in plant shape and texture. Ed said that they had pruned it back from the path a few times. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/c2b63829-70ac-405b-9a0e-07a0e01df4c8/2024-0212-0053+Acer+palmatum+Murasaki+Kiyohime-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens - Make it stand out A close up of the colorful twigs of Acer palmatum ‘Murasaki Kiyohime’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/474baa6f-36c9-48e2-8709-82e0dae998c1/2024-0212-0062+moss+woodland+from+blowing+leaves+back-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens - Make it stand out The Van Landingham Glen featured a mesic hardwood forest that would become carpeted with wildflowers when warmer temperatures arrived. Ed told me that they had encouraged moss to grow by blowing the leaves away from the pathways. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/a17f2953-1821-418e-b8a7-e67771f0c45f/2024-0212-0077+metal+art+Dionaea+muscipula-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens - Make it stand out On of the neatest pieces of garden art I’ve seen was this metal Dionaea muscipula (Venus flytrap). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/f286b0bc-5b93-4a7b-a1b6-b41323779c51/2024-0212-0078+orchid+house-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens - Make it stand out Even though it was cool and dreary outside, inside the greenhouses was lush and verdant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/89783c6e-9c17-4e76-b78b-271055c047d0/2024-0212-0080+orchid+display-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens - Make it stand out Orchids of all kinds were in bloom inside the greenhouses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/f602489c-1d54-4c6a-8d37-59ec0ffd0fa6/2024-0212-0081+bog+garden-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens - Make it stand out I also loved their bog garden that featured a number of Sarracenia (pitcher plant) species from the southeastern US. The curved structure allowed them to create a gradient in height for water applied by hand to move through the bog. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/5a005dec-ac22-4461-a2b0-c8ebf4f4042e/2024-0212-0082+bog+garden-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens - Make it stand out Here’s another photo of the bog garden showing the curvature and the slope. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/60f6d824-e243-4328-9a45-f7290c88fbe8/2024-0212-0004+Carnivorous+plant+nural-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens - Make it stand out And, thanks to Dr. Mellichamp the UNC Botanical Gardens are a wonderful place to learn about the unique flora of the southeast US, as shown on this mural. I can’t wait to visit again! https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/winter-preparations monthly 0.5 2024-01-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/383d14fe-5d5e-4913-9522-814c03ff3788/2024-0115-0077+Light+beds+snow-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Winter Preparations - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/313a1163-814e-4696-8cec-5d0a2a3a50be/IMG_0467.jpg plant•ed blog - Winter Preparations - Make it stand out Just a snippet of my winter to do list that I accumulate throughout the year in the iPhone notes app. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/72966d5b-141c-473d-9060-a2a7193f4681/2024-0115-0094+Andropogon+ternarius+snow-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Winter Preparations - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/native-wildflower-seedlings-of-january monthly 0.5 2024-01-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/36118c18-ca69-4119-80f2-19753018ea08/2024-0113-0005+light+beds+winter-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Native Wildflower Seedlings of January - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/363f4636-108e-41b8-833a-c8d8d5056e3f/2024-0113-0015+Lupinus+subcarnosus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Native Wildflower Seedlings of January - Make it stand out Lupinus subcarnosus seedlings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/231059e8-cb28-425d-9fed-66d019185d6c/2023-0325-0002+Lupinus+subcarnosus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Native Wildflower Seedlings of January - Make it stand out Lupinus subcarnosus in bloom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/0d223192-6338-47ff-bf9a-14e5b1f876a0/2024-0113-0023+Streptanthus+maculatus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Native Wildflower Seedlings of January - Make it stand out Steptanthus maculatus seedling https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/aa6fdce4-f7a8-4447-87e0-721736686608/2023-0429-0130+Streptanthus+maculatus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Native Wildflower Seedlings of January - Make it stand out Steptanthus maculatus in flower https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/5d3e0ea8-f6e8-45e6-8b0f-809c73d4f9bd/2024-0113-0018+Nemophila+phacelioides-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Native Wildflower Seedlings of January - Make it stand out Nemophila phacelioides seedlings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/c7d3f47a-367a-4f85-aeb3-9a5acb0ed06c/2023-0509-0038+Nemophila+phacelioides-save4web-2.jpg plant•ed blog - Native Wildflower Seedlings of January - Make it stand out Nemophila phacelioides in flower https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/48f4ad28-b998-4245-bffa-a9c70d452b1c/2024-0113-0019+light+beds+winter-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Native Wildflower Seedlings of January - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/longwood-and-stoneleigh-in-november monthly 0.5 2023-12-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/fe26a29e-0de7-42b3-9834-ed5fac87645c/2023-1109-0019+Longwood+Chrysanthemums-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Longwood and Stoneleigh in November - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/8e912a5f-17e6-4af2-a909-758f1f0da2de/2023-1109-0020+White+Chrysanthemums+and+Salvia+leucantha-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Longwood and Stoneleigh in November - Make it stand out Since the conference was held at Longwood Gardens, I found a few gaps during the day where I could explore. Longwood’s Chrysanthemum Festival was wrapping up, but there was still plenty of beauty to see in the conservatory. This combination of the purple Salvia leucantha (Mexican bush sage) was striking with the white mums. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/800a11b1-83f6-45ac-8ac1-10408ddb016c/2023-1109-0003+Chrysanthemum+%C3%97+morifolium+Susono-no-Hikari-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Longwood and Stoneleigh in November - Make it stand out I finally got to experience the giant Thousand Bloom mum! I’ve had this horticultural marvel on my bucket list for a while, and I was fortunate as this year is the first year it’s back after a two year break. This specimen of ‘Susono-no-Hikari’ has a total of 1,366 blooms, stretches 12 feet, and it took 18 months to grow it from a single cutting! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/7dc877eb-596b-4b15-bd63-c657d00e814a/2023-1109-0026+Senna+bicapsularis+Butter+Cre%CC%80me-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Longwood and Stoneleigh in November - Make it stand out We have Senna bicapsularis (winter cassia) growing on campus, but this lighter flowered form named ‘Butter Crème’ turned into a standard was striking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/61b4c408-4b71-4855-ba6e-43fc36611232/2023-1109-0027+Chrysanthemum+x+morifolium+Himegokoromo+and+Sansevieria-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Longwood and Stoneleigh in November - Make it stand out The contrast between the carpet of Chrysanthemum × morifolium ‘Himegokoromo’ (mum) and Sansevieria (mother-in-law’s tongue) was so striking. I thought this could also be easily done with summer annuals like vinca or Profusion zinnia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/a9ad1212-da93-417e-a1c7-2b0f9c52d16a/2023-1109-0037+Longwood+Chrysanthemums-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Longwood and Stoneleigh in November - Make it stand out Chrysanthemum balls hang above this reflecting pool in the conservatory. Don’t you just love the wall of plant tapestry beyond? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/83b8329d-44e2-4621-aca9-32ad3f3bbcba/2023-1109-0093+Pierce%27s+Woods+Deschampsia+cespitosa+Cornus+florida-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Longwood and Stoneleigh in November - Make it stand out I made my way down to Peirce’s Woods to enjoy some of the fall color of Longwood. This mass of Deschampsia cespitosa (tufted hairgrass) was a nice foil for the colors of Cornus florida (flowering dogwood) and Hydrangea quercifolia (oakleaf hydrangea) to pop against. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/47390bc4-c9f6-49ec-ade2-32b3cbbba85c/2023-1109-0067+Halesia+diptera-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Longwood and Stoneleigh in November - Make it stand out The seeds of Halesia diptera (two-winged silverbell) glow like ornaments against a hazy sun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/ca234404-3a35-4533-92db-bde50a92c4a3/2023-1109-0055+Eupatorium+capillifolium+Elegant+Feather-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Longwood and Stoneleigh in November - Make it stand out I always chuckle seeing Eupatorium capillifolium in gardens because it is a weed around my house. But, what a spectacular weed it is! This selection is appropriately named ‘Elegant Feather’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/ca828cc2-494e-4e88-96be-4ca56b14b10a/2023-1109-0062+Sarracenia+in+containers-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Longwood and Stoneleigh in November - Make it stand out I swooned over these Sarracenia (pitcher plant) bowls near Pierce’s Woods. They had such a wild yet formal look to them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/217f52b8-090f-46b7-a99b-175168d7a48a/2023-1110-0363+Stoneleigh+House-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Longwood and Stoneleigh in November - Make it stand out Looking up towards the house at Stoneleigh we enjoyed the fall color of Rhus scattered about. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/3ac4ad69-2641-4a02-8482-8ce08d1e337b/2023-1110-0223+Symphoricarpos+orbiculatus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Longwood and Stoneleigh in November - Make it stand out When I visit gardens, I keep my eyes peeled for good color combinations, even if the plants are not close. For example, these fuschia-colored fruit on Symphoricarpos orbiculatus (coralberry) were a glorious color. Then… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/c7cb54b4-d15c-4079-b2e6-5709131ee563/2023-1110-0324+Opuntia+humifusa-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Longwood and Stoneleigh in November - Make it stand out …when I got near the house, I noticed these Opuntia humifusa fruit glistening with rain. I didn’t recognize the color echo between the two until I got home and started going through photos. That’s the benefit of taking many and processing them after a trip! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/0f93220c-adc5-4072-85f2-4e8ac55061af/2023-1110-0227+Hamamelis+virginiana+Green+Thumb-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Longwood and Stoneleigh in November - Make it stand out ‘Tis the season of the witchhazels, and Hamamelis virginiana ‘Green Thumb’ was in full bloom. I always admire these plants that hug the end of the gardening year. Is it the end of one growing season or the beginning of another? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/36d85a7c-2a1a-41f8-839d-ac703b3405f0/2023-1110-0331+Acer+pensylvanicum+Erythrocladum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Longwood and Stoneleigh in November - Make it stand out I have longed to be able to grow some of the heat-sensitive Acer pensylvanicum (striped maple) in the deep south, but I’ll have to settle for seeing them when I travel north. The orange-red stem color of ‘Erythrocladum’ with these bleaching yellow leaves were a nice analogous pairing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/4b1dd888-a5ad-4241-b552-f65e8bc2c080/2023-1110-0246+Sarracenia+at+Stoneleigh-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Longwood and Stoneleigh in November - Make it stand out While they can look a little ratty due to the faded pitchers of the growing season, my favorite time to see Sarracenia is in autumn when many species produce fresh fall pitchers. The colors on them seem even more vibrant than when they first emerge in the spring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/921d0d26-7272-450e-acce-a054aef857f2/2023-1110-0250+Aronia+arbutifolia+heavy+fruiting+form-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Longwood and Stoneleigh in November - Make it stand out Near the bogs, these Aronia arbutifolia (red chokeberry) were loaded with fruit. Ethan shared with me that this selection seems to be heavier fruited than others in the trade. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/43147f02-94eb-407b-98e9-6330d57309b0/2023-1110-0260+Baccharis+halimifolia+hedge+and+Helianthus+argophyllus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Longwood and Stoneleigh in November - Make it stand out I can now say that I have seen a Baccharis halimifolia (sea myrtle) hedge! The white pappus added a nice effect to the tapered plant. On the right was another native that generated some discussion while I was visiting Philly gardens—Helianthus argophyllus or silver-leaf sunflower. The leaves feature a gorgeous silver pubescence, and then in autumn the plant is loaded with flowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/a90c8eb7-6f29-40f9-8ffa-6858b738cd4d/2023-1110-0292+Thuja+occidentalis-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Longwood and Stoneleigh in November - Make it stand out We just had to stop and admire the twisting, sinuous bark of this Thuja occidentalis (eastern arborvitae). Eloise told us this specimen was one of her favorite plants at Stoneleigh. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/34bc6c8e-e06f-467c-b34d-98a69408590d/2023-1110-0285+Cladrastis+kentukea+White+Rain-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Longwood and Stoneleigh in November - Make it stand out When I visit Stoneleigh I’ve delighted to see cultivars of native plants I never knew existed. This garden was the first place I ever saw the weeping Cladrastis kentukea ‘White Rain’ (yellowwood). The fall color was just starting to show. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/02d8fc3e-b9a7-42f2-bb76-badc3e7707df/2023-1110-0296+Franklinia+alatamaha+and+Jared-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Longwood and Stoneleigh in November - Make it stand out My first time experiencing fall color on Franklinia alatamaha (franklinia) was this trip to Philly. I had heard it turned a brilliant red, but I had never experienced it for myself. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/51265b2c-1948-46a6-a16a-29205bb63c51/2023-1110-0257+Franklinia+alatamaha-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Longwood and Stoneleigh in November - Make it stand out And, even after the leaves fall, Franklinia leaves are blood red. The rain helped saturate the color. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/0f5ae472-c22f-4204-ab78-f0185bd5bca0/2023-1110-0303+Phacelia+bipinnatifida-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Longwood and Stoneleigh in November - Make it stand out At first, I thought this groundcover was native Pachysandra (pachysandra), but upon closer inspection I was delighted to see a thick carpet of Phacelia bipinnatifida (fern-leaf phacelia). In another correspondence, Ethan shared with me that this ruderal makes a great groundcover before flowering in the spring and going to seed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/edcb3455-4484-4613-8889-14b3f76e7cba/2023-1110-0265+Catalpa+court+water+garden-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Longwood and Stoneleigh in November - Make it stand out And one last photo showing the new lovely water feature in Catalpa Court. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/chanticleer-in-november monthly 0.5 2023-11-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/c4eede83-4ab3-44e9-8e85-90033d47f91a/2023-1110-0685+Bell%27s+Woodland-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Chanticleer in November - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/c23667b2-4c62-4bbb-b667-fbeec6259639/2023-1110-0063+Frangula+caroliniana-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Chanticleer in November - Make it stand out The best fall color I’ve seen on Frangula (Rhamnus) caroliniana (Carolina buckthorn). The fruit of this native are beloved by birds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/a49d3995-18e9-4104-bb03-7efe9b855bf3/2023-1110-0172+Candy+Roaster+winter+squash-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Chanticleer in November - Make it stand out A ‘Candy Roaster’ winter squash hangs in the vegetable garden in a macramé net. I’m always amazed how they make every inch count at Chanticleer, and that includes growing plants vertically. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/d91c7271-54db-47cc-8e38-95eb06ab92cf/2023-1110-0860+Pulmonaria%2C+Acorus%2C+Helleborus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Chanticleer in November - Make it stand out A myriad of foliage textures and colors including Acorus, Pulmonaria, Brunnera, and Helleborus emerge from freshly fallen leaves. This time of the year is wonderful to inspect the garden for interesting basal foliage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/7eac8daa-f9b8-47e5-8f8b-bdf4bf4154ec/2023-1110-0040+Epimedium+Domino-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Chanticleer in November - Make it stand out Jeff Lynch said that Epimedium ‘Domino’ (barrenwort) is one of the best performers for them. Even when not in flower, it forms a wonderful green carpet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/e83d4864-2c16-4edb-b483-6e542fc2d1dd/2023-1110-0068+leaves+in+stream-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Chanticleer in November - Make it stand out Leaves of all shapes and sizes float in a stream at Chanticleer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/5ad425ba-faa1-4556-b93d-93a88d0a064f/2023-1110-0771+Metasequoia+glyptostroboides-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Chanticleer in November - Make it stand out Dan Benarcik grew these seedling Metasequoia and used them as a miniature forest in the tennis court garden step planters. It’s a cute idea to use saplings that pop up in plantings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/f134406a-aaf0-47a6-8370-d2c85aa7e624/2023-1110-0235+tennis+court+garden-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Chanticleer in November - Make it stand out The rain picked up for a bit while we were in the tennis court garden. At this time of the year, I could really see the winter bones emerging. For example, the lime green stems of Cornus sericea 'Bud's Yellow' (yellow-twig dogwood) popped against Taxus × media 'Hicksii’ (yew). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/cca96295-4b68-4f36-8e17-5cceb4f695ec/2023-1110-0156+mown+turf+areas-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Chanticleer in November - Make it stand out Areas of the lawn where bulb displays are planted are not cut in the spring until the bulbs have time to store up energy for next year, and then after their initial cut, they were kept short. But, this summer to be more ecologically friendly and provide habitat for insects, they mowed these areas about once every six weeks. The halo in the image above shows one of these areas that had just been cut. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/502dfa3f-8c70-4676-bed0-9fe3751e0017/2023-1110-0258+Strelitzia+alba-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Chanticleer in November - Make it stand out Massive Strelitzia nicolai (white bird of paradise) made it through two nights of around 25°F Jeff said. He also noted the ingenious idea one of the gardeners had of building a wire cage around plastic pots, filling it with sphagnum, and then planting the quickly spreading Chlorophytum comosum ‘Variegatum’ (spider plant) in the sphagnum to hide the pot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/40dbdfdb-725a-45da-bf5d-079b3027fe48/2023-1110-0863+frosted+Aechmea+blanchetiana+Hawaii-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Chanticleer in November - Make it stand out But, the Aechmea blanchetiana ‘Hawaii’ didn’t fare as well. Even in their demise, the ghostly foliage still look stunning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/3c9697ba-0a76-4a53-841c-bd433e1ecc33/2023-1110-0270+flowery+lawn+Hemerocallis+September+Sol-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Chanticleer in November - Make it stand out The flowery lawn behind the house is always inspiring to me. Using a mix of fescue grasses as a matrix to plant other things into is a brilliant idea. The yellow foliage was from Hemerocallis ‘September Sol’ (daylily). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/687f3d84-125f-4ccc-9d99-e125361dca8c/2023-1110-0735+fruit+bowl+Musa+velutina%2C+Magnolia%2C+Rohdea+japonica%2C+Poncirus%2C+Maclura-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Chanticleer in November - Make it stand out A bowl of fruit on a table near the house shows the abundance of the season. How many different species can you identify? I see blackened Musa velutina (hardy orange), Magnolia gynoeciums, the orange Rohdea japonica (sacred lily), the yellow Citrus (Poncirus) trifoliata (hardy orange), and green brains of Maclura pomifera (osage orange). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/377f1b36-3b12-4d96-aced-58bf4be355db/2023-1110-0306+Ampelaster+carolinianus+Jeff+Lynch-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Chanticleer in November - Make it stand out Avid readers know I’m an aster nut, and this Ampelaster caroliniana (climbing aster) on the elevated walkway made my jaw drop. Jeff provided an excellent scale of just how large this climber was. It’s a later flowering plant that can usually skirt around light frosts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/01bf260d-9609-452f-9e7e-8bf9f92c72a9/2023-1110-0439+Ampelaster+carolinianus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Chanticleer in November - Make it stand out This incredible yet little used climbing aster deserves a close up! Even though the garden was closed, these treasures could still be seen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/fdcf6557-2aa5-467b-9bbe-f26576203ce6/2023-1110-0173+Amsonia+hubrichtii%2C+Salix+alba+Britzensis-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Chanticleer in November - Make it stand out I have longed to see a mass planting of Amsonia hubrichtii (Arkansas bluestar) in the autumn, and this display quinched that thirst. Pycnanthemum incanum (hoary mountainmint) seed heads dotted throughout were a nice touch. The foliage has also dropped enough off the Salix alba ‘Britzensis’ behind to see the firey stems smoldering. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/b73ee1d7-1ac6-4868-8a47-84e70b3dab6f/2023-1110-0840+Asian+woods-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Chanticleer in November - Make it stand out Asian woods were all aglow with colors from Acer palmatum (Japanese maples) and Lindera angustifolia (aka Lindera salicifolia, Asian spicebush). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/d43c08a0-14a7-4217-9914-233635e0ea91/2023-1110-0695+Emmenopterys+henryi--save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Chanticleer in November - Make it stand out The comment was made, “Look up!” Above us we saw a majestic and enigmatic Emmenopterys henryi (emmenopterys) with its persistent bracts. To see it in flower this summer would have been stunning. The species has only flowered a handful of times in the US, and people are still trying to understand the flowering mechanics. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/114721e4-60c1-493b-9df2-a60f56a6a341/2023-1110-0765+rock+ledge+and+pond-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Chanticleer in November - Make it stand out Up on the rock ledge we were able to appreciate the complexity and coherence of colors and textures around the pond. I love the echo of the white bark of the Plantanus (syacmore) with the white pappus of Baccharis halimifolia (sea myrtle). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/bc200b71-dacf-485f-9ceb-2f296be997a6/2023-1110-0477+gravel+garden+and+ruin-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Chanticleer in November - Make it stand out The gravel garden was mostly absent of flowers, but the evergreens contrasted nicely with the grasses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/f9748f33-3a04-4b30-9174-59b33c35bfec/2023-1110-0642+Liatris+elegans-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Chanticleer in November - Make it stand out A late Liatris elegans (elegant blazing star) still has colorful, lavender-colored bracts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/85c40a04-0e74-4682-928b-9fa48f035b26/2023-1110-0136+Hydrangea+anomala+ssp.+petiolaris+Jeff+Lynch+and+Steve+Foltz-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Chanticleer in November - Make it stand out Steve and Jeff stand next to a beautiful specimen of Hydrangea anomala subsp. petiolaris (climbing hydrangea) that scales the ruin at Chanticleer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/67b11d29-e2d4-4c4e-91c1-bcd38b95310b/2023-1110-0240+Hydrangea+quercifolia+Snowflake-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Chanticleer in November - Make it stand out One of my favorite Hydrangea quercifolia (oakleaf hydrangea) cultivars is SNOWFLAKE™ (‘Brido’). I love the double bracts, and in the fall the foliage turns lovely shades of maroon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/51226e22-805b-4e42-a826-04eb2cd836dc/2023-1110-0842+Acer+palmatum+Sango+Kaku+and+Sporobolus+heterolepis-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Chanticleer in November - Make it stand out Acer palmatum ‘Sango-Kaku’ burns bright in the Sporobolus heterolepis (prairie dropseed) prairie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/20306785-3465-4257-9766-68c65a974a4d/2023-1110-0447+windfall+garden-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Chanticleer in November - Make it stand out Where some gardeners might see disaster, at Chanticleer they see opportunity. This fallen tree uprooted part of the garden in Bell’s Woodland, but after making paths accessible, they allowed the rootball to remain. Now, asters bloom on this green wall, a seedling Cercis (redbud) has sprouted on the top, and other seeds have been sown to take advantage of this windfall. We talked about how the holes they leave behind in the ground are great habitat for salamanders and frogs. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2023/11/11/symphyotrichum-drummondii monthly 0.5 2023-11-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/3c660d49-1ece-48a3-a9c1-b52378915a00/2023-1028-0146+Symphyotrichum+drummondii-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Symphyotrichum drummondii | Drummond's aster - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/0eebd84c-7c92-4031-992c-e05cb99dec65/2023-1028-0057+Symphyotrichum+drummondii-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Symphyotrichum drummondii | Drummond's aster - Make it stand out Sprays of Symphyotrichum drummondii spill through Eragrostis spectabilis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/bafa3edd-1a39-4494-bb54-7cfc4d6ad614/2023-1028-0093+Symphyotrichum+drummondii-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Symphyotrichum drummondii | Drummond's aster - Make it stand out Here the disk color shift on Symphyotrichum drummondii from yellow to pink to brown is apparent. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/75c96bf6-8d6f-4177-8be7-73e324ed411c/2023-1026-0030+Symphyotrichum+drummondii-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Symphyotrichum drummondii | Drummond's aster - Make it stand out Symphyotrichum drummondii finds its way amongst other Asteraceae members. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/29a96de8-4643-449f-81ec-8b2b8d094a5e/2023-1028-0098+patch+front++Symphyotrichum+drummondii%2C+Gomphrena+Ping+Pong+White%2C+Celosia+Ruby+Parfait-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Symphyotrichum drummondii | Drummond's aster - Make it stand out Drummond’s aster spills over the patch fence amongst Celosia and Gomphrena. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/e356d43b-90f4-4d55-9bc7-3033bda75386/2023-1028-0151++Symphyotrichum+drummondii-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Symphyotrichum drummondii | Drummond's aster - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/the-grand-opening-of-the-plantery-trial-garden monthly 0.5 2023-11-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/87f15d4c-9d07-466c-9932-5fc76770830d/2023-1102-0012+Plantery+ribbon+cutting+students-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Grand Opening of the Plantery Trial Garden - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/b8ee46ef-35b1-4d18-af5b-846d191c5d63/2023-0204-0003+Plantery+trial+garden+pre-install-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Grand Opening of the Plantery Trial Garden - Make it stand out The site in February 2023 before we began deconstruction https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/f0e5be4c-1208-4615-991c-2c65ae3c75b8/2023-1102-0039+Plantery+drone+trial+garden-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Grand Opening of the Plantery Trial Garden - Make it stand out The new terraced trial garden in November 2023 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/ac9f72ba-1be3-4a31-8b3a-5f59a6832535/2023-1102-0025+Plantery+trial+garden-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Grand Opening of the Plantery Trial Garden - Make it stand out The bottom of the trial garden will feature a Sporobolus prairie with a mixture of herbaceous perennials. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/c81ac894-7a12-4d30-b52d-77b7f09bfca8/2023-1102-0037+Plantery+trial+garden+luminaries-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Grand Opening of the Plantery Trial Garden - Make it stand out The terrace steps are a big improvement over the previous iteration of the site. They now have consistent rise and run. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/9df50cb8-634f-44dd-ace1-95ce0a6c9e2d/2023-1102-0016+Plantery+cake-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Grand Opening of the Plantery Trial Garden - Make it stand out Kate, one of our Plantery apprentices, made this beautiful terraced cake to match the terraced trial garden. Notice the already rusted metal, the gray gravel Rice Krispies, and the graham cracker soil. Such talent! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/22e9d744-b0b3-4779-9d14-9d4df94e116e/2023-1102-0014+Plantery+cake+Tess+and+Kate-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Grand Opening of the Plantery Trial Garden - Make it stand out Tess (L) and Kate (R) cut the terraced cake and served it. It was delicious and a highlight of the night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/eace1fdd-2822-4d7a-aa2a-3ff75c81006d/2023-1102-0026+Plantery+mocktails+Tess+and+hospitality+students-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Grand Opening of the Plantery Trial Garden - Make it stand out We also had three flavors of autumn-themed mocktails. Tess (R) and three of her hospitality friends served them for attendees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/aab9279b-dc26-432d-8c9f-403e5e565824/2023-1102-0017+Jackson+Wendell-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Grand Opening of the Plantery Trial Garden - Make it stand out We also had wonderful acoustic music from local artist Jackson Wendell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/518ce102-f727-4081-8dcf-a0a6cb025b21/2023-1102-0019+Plantery+plant+fair+crowd-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Grand Opening of the Plantery Trial Garden - Make it stand out And, with a plant fair, we can’t forget the plants! Students grew some great winter annuals for our attendees to purchase. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/37f644a1-170b-4e46-a2f7-a5ef1a1a0b50/2023-1102-0022+Plantery+plant+fair+crowd-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Grand Opening of the Plantery Trial Garden - Make it stand out The weather had cooled off, and Dr. Michael Maurer reprised his role of managing the s’mores station. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/ac55664a-5383-4395-84a3-59859eb2f436/2023-1102-0035+Plantery+smores-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Grand Opening of the Plantery Trial Garden - Make it stand out An overhead shot of the s’mores station showing how our summer color somehow made it through the 29°F the morning before! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/38e92e6e-fe9f-4388-913b-3e6105c8ed25/2023-1102-0023+Plantery+gravel+garden+and+Sprout-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Grand Opening of the Plantery Trial Garden - Make it stand out Our other plantings that students had done were in their fall glory. The gravel garden grasses were in their full haze, and in the veggies behind in Sprout looked delicious. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/ec805f5e-2e51-4c69-a5a4-5c216d090365/2023-1102-0027+Plantery+sign+Jadyn+and+Kendal-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Grand Opening of the Plantery Trial Garden - Make it stand out We also debuted a new logo this fall thanks to Kubs Kubisch in SFA marketing. Not only do we have shirts but also a swanky new sign painted thanks to our talented Plantery apprentices Jadyn (L) and Kendal (R). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1e975795-797a-4b5e-b3c4-b610be6280bc/2023-1102-0036+Plantery+glasshouse-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Grand Opening of the Plantery Trial Garden - Make it stand out We did a trial run of putting colored panels on the glasshouse this fall for a fun effect, and they glowed with the twinkle lights behind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/eb416d41-d2d6-4cc5-963d-4acd1fa37278/2023-1102-0038+Plantery+Drone-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Grand Opening of the Plantery Trial Garden - Make it stand out An overhead shot of the Plantery with luminaries and twinkle lights all aglow. You can also now see in the terraced trial garden that we have a gator accessible pathway through the Plantery, something that we were greatly lacking before. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/7303f2f5-918d-465b-a296-50bcafec3bd9/2023-1102-0042+Plantery+trial+garden+luminaries-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Grand Opening of the Plantery Trial Garden - Make it stand out And, one last shot of the terrace steps with luminaries. This night will be one I will remember for many years to come thanks to all the hard work from my colleagues and students. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/lycoris-radiata monthly 0.5 2023-09-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/adb26620-81ae-45fa-81b8-6142871b6497/2023-0923-0091+Lycoris+radiata-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Lycoris radiata | red spiderlily - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/62f11fee-6061-4e6e-855d-c219352c9dc2/2023-0909-0062+Lycoris+radiata-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Lycoris radiata | red spiderlily - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/4258c7ae-4a42-486b-beab-cbb5313f8b5c/2023-0923-0072+Lycoris+radiata-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Lycoris radiata | red spiderlily - 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Enjoying Peaches - Make it stand out Peach cobbler ready to be enjoyed with vanilla ice cream. My favorite is Tillamook’s vanilla bean. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/fce2634c-7aa4-422d-b78e-844e536b7be8/2023-0721-0158+peach+syrup-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Enjoying Peaches - Make it stand out Peach syrup is Karen’s favorite for flavoring teas. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/an-afternoon-at-hillside monthly 0.5 2023-07-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/654089dd-b93c-4b81-9cca-c815a0058c6f/2022-0715-2141+Hillside+garden+with+path-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An Afternoon at Hillside - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/fe22798b-72a4-4be6-a293-537c4e47f2ea/2010-0519-0001-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An Afternoon at Hillside - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/da3d22d9-9951-4ff4-9c55-999606c348d0/2022-0715-2202+Hillside+herb+garden+water+trough-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 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An Afternoon at Hillside - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/299246dc-ac37-42bf-9e6e-3ef6122fef65/2022-0715-2270+Hillside+Pictorial+Meadows+mix-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An Afternoon at Hillside - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/f472db26-5684-4dcb-a36d-8c1125069662/2022-0715-1858-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An Afternoon at Hillside - Make it stand out Dan Pearson with Pictorial Meadows Pastel Mix https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/65eb1bc1-5e7d-4606-b8ec-a8e2e43de2af/2022-0715-2296+Pictorial+Meadows+mix+Jared+Barnes-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An Afternoon at Hillside - Make it stand out Yours truly https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/949c5d05-dae2-405d-b977-8c32484d5f15/2022-0715-1869+Pictorial+Meadows+mix+Karen+Barnes-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An Afternoon at Hillside - Make it stand out One of my favorite photos of Karen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/0785a891-2375-49ea-b6ff-2cbf00edaa74/2022-0715-2246+Pictorial+Meadows+mix+and+Wren-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An Afternoon at Hillside - Make it stand out Wren wanted her photo with the mix, too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/cf2a31e1-c0b1-469a-add4-d83065780509/2022-0715-2247+Hillside+barn+garden-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An Afternoon at Hillside - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/edaa8bb0-2679-426e-ba3d-d4fec685049b/2022-0715-2249+Stipa+gigantea-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An Afternoon at Hillside - Make it stand out Stipa gigantea https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/4e6f1e3c-3ad7-4bde-9517-e3fff3799d6a/2022-0715-2239+Ailanthus+altissima+Purple+Dragon%2C+Eryngium+giganteum+Miss+Willmott%E2%80%99s+Ghost%2C+Thalictrum+flavum+ssp.+glaucum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 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An Afternoon at Hillside - Make it stand out Euphorbia ceratocarpa, Digitalis ferruginea, Hemerocallis altissima, and Kniphofia rufa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/e4610dc8-e3f6-4d92-9593-b7b7ddde1bce/2022-0715-1952+Hillside+yellows+and+cool+colors-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An Afternoon at Hillside - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/920fa8d7-becb-49bf-bcf4-f72b9e5b17a9/2022-0715-2041+Euphorbia+ceratocarpa%2C+Digitalis+ferruginea%2C+Hemerocallis+altissima-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An Afternoon at Hillside - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/ac1e4dae-2345-4205-8fed-4a5148838b83/2022-0715-2154+Kniphofia+rufa-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An Afternoon at Hillside - Make it stand out Kniphofia rufa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/339c432c-f2c5-43d5-8dba-3ffe79974805/2022-0715-2151+Euphorbia+ceratocarpa%2C+Kniphofia+rufa%2C+Digitalis+ferruginea-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 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Euphorbia ceratocarpa, Digitalis ferruginea, Hemerocallis altissima, and Kniphofia rufa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/47e16820-283a-4d36-aa0c-fbeee7c51888/2022-0715-2182+Euphorbia+ceratocarpa%2C+Digitalis+ferruginea%2C+Hemerocallis+altissima-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An Afternoon at Hillside - Make it stand out Yellows facing the sun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/5a6d3170-2214-47a3-bd9b-c66be1e86bf9/2022-0715-2123+Hillside+Dierama+Guinevere%2C+Digitalis+ferruginea-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An Afternoon at Hillside - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/d77c5899-5d7e-4ef4-8a2f-80432dabf19e/2022-0715-2033+Ferula+communis+Dixter+form+and+Digitalis+ferruginea-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An Afternoon at Hillside - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1a569441-a39a-4c1a-b577-cfb56b75d5c8/2022-0715-2032+Hillside+Stachys+officinalis%2C+Nicotiana%2C+Veronicastrum%2C+Parthenium-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An Afternoon at Hillside - Make it stand out Stachys officinalis, Nicotiana sp., Veronicastrum sp., and Parthenium integrifolium https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/2ab344ef-5a1d-4198-8cec-d6c2822eeae8/2022-0715-2005+Digitalis+ferruginea-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An Afternoon at Hillside - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/2ba2f93f-3950-41cd-8826-a42477132d17/2022-0715-1990+Hillside+Dierama+pulcherrimum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An Afternoon at Hillside - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1e3fada3-a5bf-406a-8b7e-1a7aeae062b7/2022-0715-2188+Hillside+garden+reds-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An Afternoon at Hillside - Make it stand out Hemerocallis ‘Stafford’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/2b980977-7725-4921-bdfc-4863756782b8/2022-0715-2184+Asclepias+tuberosa+and+Bupleurum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An Afternoon at Hillside - Make it stand out Asclepias tuberosa and Bupleurum sp. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/699b7a62-f713-4fd4-84d9-a848e8c8571e/2022-0715-2179+Amicia+zygomeris-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An Afternoon at Hillside - Make it stand out Amicia zygomeris https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/113982e8-f3ed-4cb5-9881-d8a456e14210/2022-0715-2168+Hillside+garden+whites+Selinum+wallchianum%2C+Veronicastrum%2C+Scabiosa+ochroleuca-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An Afternoon at Hillside - Make it stand out Scabiosa ochroleuca, Veronicastrum virginicum, and the foliage of Selinum wallichianum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/b4392ad2-6169-4157-9253-caeb5908f7c7/2022-0715-1973+Chamaenerion+angustifolium+Album%2C+Salix+purpurea+Nancy+Saunders-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An Afternoon at Hillside - Make it stand out Chamaenerion angustifolium ‘Album’ and Salix purpurea ‘Nancy Saunders’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/849a0365-2bb0-4385-a899-7ed1f9bde59f/2022-0715-2170+Sanguisorba+officinalis+Red+Thunder%2C+Salix+purpurea+Nancy+Saunders%2C+and+Thalictrum+White+Splendide-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An Afternoon at Hillside - Make it stand out Sanguisorba officinalis ‘Red Thunder’, Salix purpurea ‘Nancy Saunders’, and Thalictrum ‘White Splendide’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/c7bf3279-9ff7-480f-8f74-579f1f9ba672/2022-0715-2113+Hillside+pathway-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An Afternoon at Hillside - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/ea93a780-0517-454e-b5f3-acb5ac713db5/2022-0715-2069+Hillside+perennial+garden-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An Afternoon at Hillside - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/ff6c819b-217b-4ffe-8a83-d84d7c6c668e/2022-0715-2071+Hllside+meadow+path-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An Afternoon at Hillside - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/a50804b9-7699-4481-9bb3-6e456339427b/2022-0715-2095+Hillside+garden+view+from+meadow-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An Afternoon at Hillside - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/5a40b1eb-5c67-464e-8b87-56bcfd2ca8e9/2022-0715-2322+Hillside+Huw+Morgan+and+Wren-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An Afternoon at Hillside - Make it stand out Huw Morgan and Wren https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/595bb469-a458-41fb-9a9e-fcbbba1f8925/2022-0715-2193+Hillside+Freezing+Hill-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An Afternoon at Hillside - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/the-plants-of-oudolf-field monthly 0.5 2023-07-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/c68a793a-770f-41b5-876d-de2e5771c722/2022-0717-0234+Oudolf+Field+long+view-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Plants of Oudolf Field - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/3d907038-268d-4638-a435-0259158240cb/2022-0717-0032+Helenium+Moerheim+Beauty%2C+Veronicastrum+Erica%2C+Echinops+bannaticus%2C+Thalictrum+delavayi%2C+Eupatorium+maculatum+Atropurpureum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Plants of Oudolf Field - Make it stand out An analogous color scheme featuring reds, pinks, blues, and purples. A few of the stars include Helenium ‘Moerheim Beauty’ (sneezeweed), Veronicastrum virginicum ‘Erica’ (Culver’s root), Echinops bannaticus (globe thistle), Thalictrum delavayi (Chinese meadow-rue), and Eupatorium maculatum ‘Atropurpureum’ (spotted Joe Pye weed). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1b120bc0-f5b7-4510-968e-4398b9c2d29c/2022-0717-0156+Nepeta+govaniana%2C+Echinops+bannaticus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Plants of Oudolf Field - Make it stand out Near the entrance to Oudolf field were plants primarily in blocks where they could play off each other. For example, here the soft yellow of Nepeta govaniana (catmint) contrasts well with Echinops bannaticus (globe thistle). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/72c4ab63-bf72-4968-8ba2-234917084da8/2022-0717-0179+Lysimachia+ephemerum%2C+Veronicastrum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Plants of Oudolf Field - Make it stand out Here you can see the repetition of white spikes of Lysimachia ephemerum (willow-leaved loosestrife) and Veronicastrum virginicum. Such repetition helps make a planting feel more cohesive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/753936bb-47cc-42c6-8364-cadd88a28a4e/2022-0717-0171+Sanguisorba+tenuifolia+Rubra%2C+Veronicastrum+virginicum+Diane-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Plants of Oudolf Field - Make it stand out And, just in case you couldn’t see how amazing Culver’s root is from the above image, here’s another featuring ‘Diane’. Wowzers! I don’t think I’ve ever seen Veronicastrum virginicum look this good in the US. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/0d8cdfd3-2332-40d1-9821-d541cb4d52d3/2022-0717-0175+Sesleria+autumnalis%2C+Eryngium+alpinum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Plants of Oudolf Field - Make it stand out The silvery-blue satellite dishes of Eryngium alpinum (alpine sea holly) really pop against the chartreuse Sesleria autumnalis (autumn moor grass). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/d924ea4c-4257-4e60-b0be-202537c4c8b2/2022-0717-0139+Persicaria+amplexicaulis+Firedance%2C+Panicum+virgatum+Shenandoah%2C+Phlomis+russeliana-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Plants of Oudolf Field - Make it stand out Phlomis russeliana (turkish sage) always has such good texture in the garden with the large leaves and butter-colored verticillasters, and its audacity here is softened by the slender Panicum virgatum ‘Shenandoah’ (switchgrass) and Persicaria amplexicaulis ‘Firedance’ (red bistort). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/f229cbb6-91b0-44d6-80df-3161d616c014/2022-0717-0132+Datisca+cannabina+and+Helenium+Moerheim+Beauty-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Plants of Oudolf Field - Make it stand out I loved the unruly looking Datisca cannabina (false hemp) next to the neat sombreros of Helenium ‘Moerheim Beauty’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/d6d42e96-9677-460f-a80e-5d915ae92e73/2022-0717-0141+Monarda+bradburiana-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Plants of Oudolf Field - Make it stand out Piet Oudolf says that brown is a color, too, and that’s certainly true of these brown seedheads from Monarda bradburiana (Bradbury’s beebalm). I’m not sure how I feel about their early demise. It feels too soon with the riot of color around. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/4d93cdb1-c753-4f47-bef4-5038bbfc9000/2022-0717-0162+Liatris+spicata%2C+Pancium+virgatum+Shenandoah-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Plants of Oudolf Field - Make it stand out And, some of the pairings were so simple and easy. Take how the purple highlights in this clump of Pancium virgatum ‘Shenandoah’ (which I’ll add here looks a bit more purple than the maroon I’m used to) plays off the burgeoning spikes of Liatris spicata (dense blazing star). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/6c685f3b-7467-4ab5-a9e7-2344130796b8/2022-0717-0043+Dianthus+carthusianorum+and+Echinacea+pallida+Hula+Dancer-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Plants of Oudolf Field - Make it stand out In the middle of the field was the Sporobolus heterolepis meadow where many species erupted from the prairie dropseed haze, and with a good breeze it was fun to watch Dianthus carthusianorum (Carthusian pink) and Echinacea pallida (pale coneflower) straight species and ‘Hula Dancer’ dance in the wind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/759e93f3-ca36-4c91-b053-e132f63cff13/2022-0717-0225+Amorpha+canescens-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Plants of Oudolf Field - Make it stand out I liked how the silvery Amorpha canescens (lead plant) amorphously blended into the silvery seedheads of prairie dropseed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/bf7d0d15-a68e-4d7f-8047-0de4b9b26d49/2022-0717-0126+Sedum+Matrona%2C+Allium+christophii%2C+Sporobolus+heterolepis-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Plants of Oudolf Field - Make it stand out One of my absolute favorite combinations of the day featured the differing textures yet echoed colors of Sedum ‘Matrona’ (stonecrop), Allium christophii (Persian onion), and Sporobolus heterolepis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/f151371c-ad59-42e3-8783-e870586ff3b7/2022-0717-0094+Symphyotrichum+lateriflorum+var.+horizontale%2C+Eryngium+yuccifolium%2C+Stachys+officinalis+Hummelo%2C+Panicum+virgatum+Shenandoah-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Plants of Oudolf Field - Make it stand out Towards the back of the field, the plantings shifted more back into block style planting. From this angle, you can see a wonderful combination of purple plants featuring Symphyotrichum lateriflorum var. horizontale (horizontal calico aster), Stachys officinalis ‘Hummelo’ (betony), and Panicum virgatum ‘Shenandoah’. The glaucous Eryngium yuccifolium (rattlesnake master) punctuates the planting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/b2350ac7-6cb3-4039-8dfc-90ff5322b70e/2022-0717-0100+Nassella+tenuissima+and+Echinacea+pallida-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Plants of Oudolf Field - Make it stand out In some parts Nassella tenuissima (Mexican feather grass) was woven through the planting, and with the wind it added such movement to the planting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/c18993ca-c556-4a1a-bdb9-8eb2b3a6c5de/2022-0717-0105+Symphyotrichum+lateriflorum+var.+horizontale-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Plants of Oudolf Field - Make it stand out It amazes me just how black Symphyotrichum lateriflorum var. horizontale gets in the UK, and really it is just that the plant is further north. For us, these asters tend to be green with a smudge of charcoal. And, how good is the aster paired with the dark inflorescences of Molinia caerulea 'Edith Dudszus' (purple moor grass) in the foreground! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/b791cef8-dbd7-410d-97ba-978315801af5/2022-0717-0089+Sanguisorba+officinalis+Blackthorn-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Plants of Oudolf Field - Make it stand out Designers talk about transparent perennials, and I so wish that I could add Sanguisorba officinalis ‘Blackthorn’ (burnet) to my planting palette here in the south. It’s like looking at giant pink cupcake sprinkles—I just want to eat it up! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/5f963ca3-035f-4998-a21b-d2f24eea7866/2022-0717-0050+Amsonia+hubrichtii+and+Karen-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Plants of Oudolf Field - Make it stand out Karen stands for a sense of scale of the billowy Amsonia hubrichtii (Arkansas bluestar). Even in the UK, these bluestars can get huge! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/143dbb6a-172e-45fe-8c34-56d1a8380506/2022-0717-0093+Aruncus+Horatio%2C+Eupatorium+maculatum+Atropurpureum%2C+Symphyotrichum+novae-angliae+Violetta-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Plants of Oudolf Field - Make it stand out A nice patch of the bronzed Aruncus ‘Horatio’ (hybrid goat’s beard) stands between a mammoth clump of Eupatorium maculatum ‘Atropurpureum’ and an elongating Symphyotrichum novae-angliae ‘Violetta’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/b458a961-8939-40ea-b537-e1379430def4/2022-0717-0238+Asclepias+incarnata+pollinia-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Plants of Oudolf Field - Make it stand out And, we saw many pollinators in the planting. I was delighted to watch this bee dot around on our native friend Asclepias incarnata (swamp milkweed), and when I got the photos on my computer, I was even more thrilled to see that I had captured some orange milkweed pollinia stuck to its feet! https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/plectocephalus-americanus-american-basketflower monthly 0.5 2023-06-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/309ad8b5-ca7c-4949-937d-cb47f6aedda5/2023-0619-0012+Plectocephalus+americanus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Plectocephalus americanus | American basketflower - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/9f6083b5-1e0a-4f97-b118-89e493bd2b20/2023-0619-0071+Plectocephalus+americanus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Plectocephalus americanus | American basketflower - Make it stand out Sometimes I look at a basketflower, and it feels like I’m looking at a dahlia or chrysanthemum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/36897534-b9aa-4c45-b61c-611ef304eca0/2023-0619-0033+Plectocephalus+americanus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Plectocephalus americanus | American basketflower - Make it stand out It’s quite amazing to stand amongst so many American basketflowers in bloom and in bud. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/0a8c7e13-ae93-4a1f-b8ca-ef746900ccf2/2023-0619-0082+Plectocephalus+americanus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Plectocephalus americanus | American basketflower - Make it stand out Ray florets emerge from the involucre “basket.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/3e2ffd12-b015-4a78-b723-02ab7dc6f241/2023-0619-0097+Plectocephalus+americanus+and+Ascelpias+seed-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Plectocephalus americanus | American basketflower - Make it stand out Even in their fade, American basketflowers are lovely to behold. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/f772779e-7667-4b43-bf87-fdf5a71434ab/2023-0619-0068+Plectocephalus+americanus+bee-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Plectocephalus americanus | American basketflower - Make it stand out A carpenter bee dances around the disk of American basketflower. You may notice a bit of off-white pollen on its legs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/83ac332e-18a0-4fc9-9115-7035bcd56b71/2023-0619-0046+Plectocephalus+americanus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Plectocephalus americanus | American basketflower - Make it stand out Hundreds of basketflowers were in bloom with thousands more to come. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/8c211794-a905-44aa-8c7a-dbcf596a363e/2023-0623-0004+Plectocephalus+americanus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Plectocephalus americanus | American basketflower - Make it stand out A lone basketflower survives against the fencerow where the mower blades couldn’t get to close. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/a-morning-at-oudolf-field-part-1 monthly 0.5 2023-06-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/13b2bf29-6bfe-47d2-b959-814cba68749a/2022-0717-0062+Oudolf+Field+long+view-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Morning at Oudolf Field - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/90027dfa-c40b-4b31-a2f7-fb33995ac740/2022-0717-0009+Durslade+Farm-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Morning at Oudolf Field - Make it stand out The entrance to Durslade Farm where modern meets rustic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/53f54237-c8e9-4fba-be0f-d7b77c801558/2022-0717-0277+Durslade+Farm+signs-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Morning at Oudolf Field - Make it stand out I loved these log sign and rope holders. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/974ea4c3-051c-4138-ad2a-3103a9688e47/2022-0717-0273+Durslade+Farm+food+stand-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Morning at Oudolf Field - Make it stand out Near the gallery was a farm store where one could purchase a variety of produce and other agrarian staples. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/8eeca6a7-4c57-433c-b363-3299548eeaa0/2022-0717-0023+Durslade+Farm+shop-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Morning at Oudolf Field - Make it stand out The gift shop featured this lovely dried arrangement hung from the ceiling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/5138892d-0fbf-4fcd-9a7d-233e21a0c9ef/2022-0717-0017+dried+flower+arrangement-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Morning at Oudolf Field - Make it stand out And, dried arrangements featuring perennials like Allium and Achillea were placed on the windowsill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/e0cdc023-2bf0-4e68-995a-4837f64c556f/2022-0717-0249+Durslade+Farm+bathroom-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Morning at Oudolf Field - Make it stand out The men’s bathroom featured another blending of new and old. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/6953716c-2e06-4ff6-9b48-da1c731cfe06/2022-0717-0257+Oudolf+Field+drawing-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Morning at Oudolf Field - Make it stand out A final rendering of Oudolf Field framed on a wall at Durslade Farm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/0767c445-d422-40a3-81c4-490c50dafebd/2022-0717-0250+Durslade+Farm+clositer+garden-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Morning at Oudolf Field - Make it stand out The greenery in the courtyard in the gallery helped soften the architectural lines. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/127e0ed8-355d-47aa-ab76-5375b6d8fc41/2022-0717-0024+Oudolf+Field+looking+north-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Morning at Oudolf Field - Make it stand out With my back to the gallery, I look northeast through Oudolf Field. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/26ce66a6-8380-4796-ad43-382dc986d722/2022-0717-0033+Oudolf+Field+wet+area+and+pond-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Morning at Oudolf Field - Make it stand out The small pond in Oudolf Field featured aquatic vegetation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/e5559c10-845a-4819-9826-337c946c7b95/2022-0717-0026+Oudolf+Field+wet+area-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Morning at Oudolf Field - Make it stand out The greens in the front area of the wetland garden were punctuated by the bold foliage of Darmera peltata (umbrella plant) and the light pink of Lythrum salicaria 'Blush' (purple loosestrife). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/bd95c2b2-cbdb-40bf-9241-ce1226718305/2022-0717-0234+Oudolf+Field+long+view-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Morning at Oudolf Field - Make it stand out One of my favorite photos from Oudolf Field as it shows just how incredible blocked plantings of perennials can be. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/ec817773-2bee-42c4-90d4-f6f4ecbb8fbe/2022-0717-0082+Oudolf+Field+grass+circles-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Morning at Oudolf Field - Make it stand out Facing back toward the gallery, one can see ten circular islands of turf in a gravel pathway. Ok, maybe one is hiding… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/a2a1c7c7-8781-4403-a57a-d6a2e7b9ff2d/2022-0717-0212+Oudolf+Field+grass+circles-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Morning at Oudolf Field - Make it stand out A more off center shot of the gardens and the circles of turf. Juxtaposing geometric lines with the wildness of the perennial plants is one way that these plantings achieve legibility. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/91c637a3-87a6-4a3e-bdb0-0d4bb57b58b2/2022-0717-0214+Oudolf+Field+long+view-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Morning at Oudolf Field - Make it stand out The gray-green Sporobolus heterolepis matrix is visible in this long perennial shot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/760a0f3b-1ef0-4803-9e5d-62f5465f6ccd/2022-0717-0230+Oudolf+Field+long+view-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Morning at Oudolf Field - Make it stand out Echinacea pallida (pale coneflower) emerges from the Sporobolus heterolepis haze. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/829fe4a4-5f12-48e8-90eb-4d1b8bf71845/2022-0717-0191+Oudolf+Field+Smiljan+Radic%27s+fibreglass+pavilion-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Morning at Oudolf Field - Make it stand out Where the matrix ends and the blocks begin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/0be4406d-8fc3-46f7-8154-ac1640913560/2022-0717-0074+Richard+Long+Stone+Circle-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Morning at Oudolf Field - Make it stand out Repetition quietly reinforces the intention of design in the subconsious, and Richard Long’s Stone Circle mimicked the round turf areas in Oudolf field. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/8de81331-e29c-4c91-a337-bd363331b806/2022-0717-0108+Smiljan+Radic%27s+fibreglass+pavilion+Oudolf+Field-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Morning at Oudolf Field - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/phlox-drummondii-and-a-texas-mini-superbloom monthly 0.5 2023-06-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/f653bf52-8a6a-40af-a0d3-56f160c8fc3d/2023-0605-0099+Phlox+drummondii+and+Rudbeckia+hirta-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Phlox drummondii and a Texas (Mini) Superbloom - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/202cbdcf-ef11-44c6-a078-4b097f9315b6/2023-0605-0127+Phlox+drummondii+and+Rudbeckia+hirta-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Phlox drummondii and a Texas (Mini) Superbloom - Make it stand out What a wonderful explosion of color! I don’t know if I’ve ever seen so much color diversity in species mix as I did with these Phlox drummondii. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/804baa8b-6dc8-4f3e-9971-6b68606c038c/2023-0605-0110+Phlox+drummondii+and+Rudbeckia+hirta-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Phlox drummondii and a Texas (Mini) Superbloom - Make it stand out It’s amazing to see all this incredible color right next to the road. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/bc5129a8-d118-4589-999a-92906aa0b36a/2023-0605-0144+Phlox+drummondii-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Phlox drummondii and a Texas (Mini) Superbloom - Make it stand out One of my favorite color morphs of Phlox drummondii was this pink with watermelon-colored eye. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/420cb140-dd40-4bdf-9173-5c2f040d830b/2023-0605-0101+Phlox+drummondii+and+Rudbeckia+hirta-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Phlox drummondii and a Texas (Mini) Superbloom - Make it stand out As conditions change across the site, species shift. Notice how there’s less Phlox drummondii running through the middle of the planting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/f0f1dd76-2dc0-4449-8f22-646dd2d3fc56/2022-0712-0663%2Bsuperbloom-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Phlox drummondii and a Texas (Mini) Superbloom - Make it stand out England Superbloom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/ba83fc10-70ae-461c-9bcc-1894f834b55e/2023-0605-0146+Phlox+drummondii+and+Rudbeckia+hirta-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Phlox drummondii and a Texas (Mini) Superbloom - Make it stand out Texas (mini) Superbloom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/c4357424-db85-4075-b065-f46f07895f79/2023-0605-0134+Phlox+drummondii+and+Rudbeckia+hirta-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Phlox drummondii and a Texas (Mini) Superbloom - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/may-wildflowers-of-arkansas monthly 0.5 2023-05-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/cfe4f951-b351-49df-a4e6-1ab0c8b65a68/2023-0508-0029+Arkansas+stream-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - May Wildflowers of Arkansas - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/d862f911-9a5d-4ff1-ab5f-5d64f64d6065/2023-0507-0011+Baptisia+sphaerocarpa-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - May Wildflowers of Arkansas - Make it stand out Baptisia sphaerocarpa (yellow wild indgo) was in full bloom. Every time we saw it, it was riding that hydric/mesic line whether it be here in a ditch just up from a larger creek as seen here or along the wet edge of a field drain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/245b1a28-e22c-4dc1-92ea-4ad60e3efdb9/2023-0507-0013+Baptisia+sphaerocarpa-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - May Wildflowers of Arkansas - Make it stand out I wasn’t the only one enjoying Baptisia sphaerocarpa. It’s the bee’s knees for insects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/eaf7f1cb-8f6d-4b9a-8869-bc69299db0f5/2023-0509-0054+Baptisia+sphaerocarpa-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - May Wildflowers of Arkansas - Make it stand out If you are an avid reader of the blog, you’ll remember last year where we saw a field of Baptisia sphaerocarpa that was just coming into bloom. We hit it perfectly with this trip. I have never been so mouth agape in my life seeing so many yellow wild indigo in bloom. Again, this field was a wetter spot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/16f21d15-259b-4873-88cb-c42a4c5f7f5a/2023-0509-0050+Baptisia+sphaerocarpa-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - May Wildflowers of Arkansas - Make it stand out One thing that I’ll add is that about these Arkansas populations of Baptisia sphaerocarpa is the leaves seem a bit greener and less silvery than my Texas progeny. My theory is that Baptisia sphaerocarpa in Texas likely have more drought tolerance traits (like silvery leaves). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/241c98f5-81b5-450e-bac3-4683df53a8e1/2023-0507-0015+Baptisia+bracteata+var.+leucophaea-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - May Wildflowers of Arkansas - Make it stand out We saw other Baptisia in bloom like this Baptisia bracteata var. leucophaea (longbract wild indigo). Most of them had finished flowering, but a handful still remained in bloom. I liked the darker stems and veins on this plant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/73eff449-657b-4df7-a270-8564095d19fe/2023-0507-0004+Baptisia+alba-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - May Wildflowers of Arkansas - Make it stand out And, of course, my beloved Baptisia alba (wild white indigo). These were rarer, and we only saw them twice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/a1599b57-12a8-4dd4-ae24-7cf9752b06e4/2023-0507-0007+Cirsium+carolinianum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - May Wildflowers of Arkansas - Make it stand out Thistles get a bad wrap, but they are actually one of our best plants for insects. I loved how this Cirsium carolinianum (Carolina thistle) dotted it’s flowers along this forest edge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/12224655-50a2-4fb4-84b9-d17800b18c22/2023-0507-0020+Coreopsis+grandiflora-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - May Wildflowers of Arkansas - Make it stand out Coreopsis grandiflora (large-flowered tickseed) is such a cheerful plant growing on the roadsides, and I have found myself taking it for granted. Besides in these grassy patches, we found it hugging gravelly hillsides. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/176f1506-ed8e-4bb7-8d39-b55a58dfee1a/2023-0507-0028+Oenothera+fruticosa-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - May Wildflowers of Arkansas - Make it stand out We saw a few clumps of Oenothera fruticosa (narrow-leaved sundrops), again in edge habitat where they brightened the forest floor. The buds and stems have hints of red. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/79ec0b1d-3102-4cd0-b645-a43c1dc04025/2023-0508-0001+Hamamelis+virginiana+red+foliage-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - May Wildflowers of Arkansas - Make it stand out Driving back roads I noticed from my truck this flushing red Hamamelis virginiana. Many plants have red in the new foliage to help deal with excess sunlight, and I have seen some blushed tinges on Hamamelis but never this rich! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/9249ff2d-bfd6-4783-ae0c-56e66646b198/2023-0508-0034+Matelea+baldwyniana-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - May Wildflowers of Arkansas - Make it stand out Matelea (milkvines) are funky natives in the southeast. Here the vining Matelea baldwyniana (Baldwyn’s milkvine) flowers look like a cluster of galaxies. It also serves as a host plant for Monarch larvae! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/8ab21415-0f8c-4c79-b683-53a5e966dfde/2023-0508-0008+Silene+virginica-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - May Wildflowers of Arkansas - Make it stand out At Chanticleer years ago I admired their use of Silene virginica (fire pink) under trees along the elevated walkway, strategically placed so that one looks at them at eye level. Seeing the plant in glades here in Arkansas, I can see how nature can inspire such garden design. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/d97da5ea-ccc2-4300-9ae8-b43d31e1980b/2023-0508-0018+Hymenopappus+scabiosaeus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - May Wildflowers of Arkansas - Make it stand out I’ve written of my love for Hymenopappus in the past, and on this trip I found a nice patch of the frillier-leaved Hymenopappus scabiosaeus (Carolina woollywhite). This native is a good upright ruderal for spring blooms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/c0e8e4a6-e869-425b-8f4b-1a620874fe76/2023-0508-0021+Penstemon+arkansanus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - May Wildflowers of Arkansas - Make it stand out It seemed we saw Penstemon arkansanus (Arkansas penstemon) along dry ridges everywhere we drove while Penstemon digitalis (foxglove beardtongue) tended to hug the wetter areas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/37c286ba-7a19-4b80-a1ce-f2f415aa52ae/2023-0508-0027+Heuchera+americana-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - May Wildflowers of Arkansas - Make it stand out Even a fire can’t kill these Heuchera americana (coral bells) growing along a rock cliff. Talk about a tough plant. This species is one gardeners often kill because they give it too much moisture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/f600ecd3-64de-4fdc-a75a-8337345da775/2023-0508-0037+Monarda+russeliana-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - May Wildflowers of Arkansas - Make it stand out Last spring, Monarda russeliana (red-purple beebalm) was just coming into bloom, and for this trip we found many clumps in full flower along forest edge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/713a017d-3554-4236-902b-bfae45626463/2023-0509-0008+Valerianella+longiflora%2C+Echinacea+pallida%2C+Silphium+laciniatum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - May Wildflowers of Arkansas - Make it stand out After the shady forest, we visited some full sun sites. At this roadside pull off, Echinacea pallida (pale purple coneflower) rises out of a carpet of Valerianella longiflora (long-flower cornsalad). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/4155fb36-548a-473f-a08a-12446a35ce3d/2023-0509-0005+Valerianella+longiflora-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - May Wildflowers of Arkansas - Make it stand out A close up of Valerianella longiflora flowers. They had this lovely purple-maroon color to the flower tubes. As a ruderal, this species would be a nice filler under taller plants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/b8593924-d162-4b96-88c3-fe9ac46cbd14/2023-0509-0024+Echinacea+pallida-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - May Wildflowers of Arkansas - Make it stand out The raggedy rays of Echinacea pallida look so dainty and were fun to watch blowing in the breeze. If you look closely, you can see the dissected leaves of Silphium laciniatum (compass plant) starting to rise for their summer blooms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/0d5ac0cd-d300-48ec-bfce-cdca870a237a/2023-0509-0014+Echinacea+pallida+growing+in+rock+strata-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - May Wildflowers of Arkansas - Make it stand out I was amazed to see the harsh conditions where Echinacea pallida grew. These clumps are growing in cracks in the rock strata! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/a100ab08-d62c-4801-9efe-58c9866122bd/2023-0509-0021+Echinacea+pallida-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - May Wildflowers of Arkansas - Make it stand out I loved this roadside vista of Echinacea pallida, Delphinium carolinianum (Carolina larkspur), and Coreopsis grandiflora. It had this mountain glade/alpine feel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/9ca39d8e-f3a4-4d92-9c57-8d9e08d56906/2023-0509-0027+Parthenium+integrifolium-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - May Wildflowers of Arkansas - Make it stand out This trip was first time seeing Parthenium integrifolium (wild quinine) in the wild! Here it grew in a large clump along the tree line just up from the Echinacea pallida. I remember fondly seeing it at the Lurie Garden years ago and was curious what its native habitat was. This plant has been used by native Americans for many ethnobotany purposes and supposedly as recently as World War I as a quinine substitute for malaria. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/3ebd222d-2e77-4025-be5b-2141142d2daa/2023-0509-0029+Parthenium+integrifolium-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - May Wildflowers of Arkansas - Make it stand out A close-up of the button flowers of Parthenium integrifolium. They also make good cut flowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/b8c56fa2-269c-4779-9263-4cab97885de2/2023-0509-0038+Nemophila+phacelioides-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - May Wildflowers of Arkansas - Make it stand out Nemophila phacelioides (Texas baby blue eyes) was in full bloom. We kept seeing it growing in people’s front yards underneath shrubs and along edge habitat. As a ruderal, it seems to fill the same niche that bluebonnets do here in Texas, though in wetter spots. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/dc3a87f7-8f54-4bc4-93db-f10ce1cb727b/2023-0509-0040+Amsonia+hubrichtii-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - May Wildflowers of Arkansas - Make it stand out We returned to one of the sites where we found Amsonia hubrichtii (Arkansas bluestar) last spring. Plants were in full bloom and thriving right alongside this waterway. Last year, we visited six Amsonia hubrichtii sites, and all were located next to water. My theory is that the seeds are dispersed in waterways, but as many of you know, the plant is quite adaptable for drier sites. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/d0c82a3e-9cdd-49fb-b13e-9e7cb6a59c4c/2023-0509-0056+Amorpha+fruticosa-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - May Wildflowers of Arkansas - Make it stand out At one rocky site, we found Amorpha fruticosa (false indigo) growing out of the rocks, illustrating it’s durability. However, nearer water’s edge in the scourge habitat it was an aggressive colonizing thug! Again, it amazes me how habitat influences growth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/9cce269e-0972-4d60-a510-e753d2c2bdd7/2023-0509-0060+Streptanthus+maculatus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - May Wildflowers of Arkansas - Make it stand out And, I was delighted to find Streptanthus maculatus (clasping jewelflower) for the first time in the wild. Kind of funny that I grew this uncommon wildflower before I saw this in situ. It, too, was growing on this rocky ledge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/910314e6-736b-4842-9440-2ac9010aa5c8/2023-0510-0007+Asclepias+purpurascens-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - May Wildflowers of Arkansas - Make it stand out On our last day, we stopped to visit the site where I found Echinacea pallida in the past. A glimmer of purple caught my eye, and after a u-turn I was ecstatic to see Asclepias purpurascens (purple milkweed) in the wild for the first time! There was a healthy colony of several plants blooming. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/0e30092d-26c0-42c0-bb02-2cfca2cffaa1/2023-0510-0002+Asclepias+purpurascens-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - May Wildflowers of Arkansas - Make it stand out A close up of the purple puff ball known as Asclepias purpurascens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/6e07d791-1c6f-4a0f-b457-71526ce93a35/2023-0510-0005+Asclepias+purpurascens-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - May Wildflowers of Arkansas - Make it stand out I thought it was so neat how the Asclepias purpurascens flowers open from one side to the other. Many individuals exhibited this pattern. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/7a7cf542-a108-4690-a4bc-ca2450f52ea5/2023-0509-0033+painted+sign-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - May Wildflowers of Arkansas - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/91409a6a-e9f1-492f-8021-8fde383eb135/2023-0509-0035+painted+sign-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - May Wildflowers of Arkansas - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/late-april-at-ephemera-farm monthly 0.5 2023-05-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/de86ba61-f813-46b9-ba6f-3d0197a5799b/2023-0425-0051+light+beds-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Late April at Ephemera Farm - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/68fab698-21e5-456b-af29-3018ccf890e4/2023-0423-0124+light+beds-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Late April at Ephemera Farm - Make it stand out I love pausing at these photos and thinking about where does the eye go? This photo was taken on April 23, and the Penstemon digitalis (foxglove beardtongue) had just started blooming. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/f5dbab4e-a157-43d0-aa79-b65f312a957b/2023-0429-0146+light+beds+Penstemon+digitalis-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Late April at Ephemera Farm - Make it stand out But, six days later on April 29, Penstemon digitalis was in full bloom creating a frothy effect in the planting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/8c5c23ee-bb43-4393-9db2-2fc04fed6a60/2023-0423-0174+light+beds-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Late April at Ephemera Farm - Make it stand out A little further into the beds gives a different perspective. The matured Magnolia laevifolia on the right helps to hide the air conditioner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/e4ee2af3-e9f4-4397-8c52-ca89aaccf40b/2023-0425-0065+light+beds+log+cabin-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Late April at Ephemera Farm - Make it stand out The light beds, looking toward the house. I use fallen branches found on the property to line the bed edges. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/ccfe206f-c727-4dd3-ad5d-175e95452cf2/2023-0423-0144+Penstemon+digitalis+and+Phlox+pilosa+Bonnies+Pink-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Late April at Ephemera Farm - Make it stand out I primarily grow Rudbeckia maxima (giant coneflower) in the back of this bed for the glaucous foliage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/b6ecb177-a760-44e8-9625-efb496fdfb19/2023-0503-0015+light+beds-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Late April at Ephemera Farm - Make it stand out Looking west the beds continue to effervesce with Penstemon digitalis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/51dd8e55-6d02-4dbb-b060-12afe94f9a0b/2023-0503-0018+light+beds-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Late April at Ephemera Farm - Make it stand out I love how the purple Streptanthus maculatus (clasping jewelflower) rises out of the bed in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/04d2ff14-32c7-4621-860e-7ca6b1407bbb/2023-0425-0059+light+beds-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Late April at Ephemera Farm - Make it stand out Emergents like Arnoglossum plantagineum (prairie Indian plantain) and Penstemon murrayanus (scarlet beardtongue) add another dimension to the planting by occupying the upper layer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/4f124bdb-6b9c-441e-997e-b5bff3f83952/2023-0416-0246+Penstemon+murrayanus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Late April at Ephemera Farm - Make it stand out Penstemon murrayanus is one of my favorite spring wildflowers. I don’t know of another plant that embues the green, blue, purple, and red side of the color wheel so well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/49a82d08-6a2b-41a9-82a6-4921358c3323/2023-0415-0063+Penstemon+murrayanus+and+Ruby-throated+Hummingbird-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Late April at Ephemera Farm - Make it stand out Ruby-throated Hummingbirds love Penstemon murrayanus as much as I do! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/2c470e1a-12e3-4d9d-b905-f81800645172/2023-0423-0106+Phlox+pilosa+Bonnies+Pink-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Late April at Ephemera Farm - Make it stand out Phlox pilosa ‘Bonnie’s Pink’ (downy phlox) is a great seasonal filler for spring. It is an aggressive spreader, which means that it can quickly fill a spot where it is planted. And, the swallowtails seem to love it more than my wild Phlox pilosa selections. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/0a73e6d2-038a-4f36-990f-619933ef5c00/2023-0423-0125+Tradescantia+gigantea+purple+leaf-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Late April at Ephemera Farm - Make it stand out We found some purple-foliage Tradescantia gigantea (giant spiderwort) in Central Texas a few years ago, and it has grown well in east Texas, usually fading out as summer approaches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/48f196f5-9ce8-450d-9294-74cfd521716e/2023-0423-0076+Tradescantia+gigantea+purple+leaf-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Late April at Ephemera Farm - Make it stand out The flowers of Tradescantia gigantea (giant spiderwort) are wide open in the morning and on cloudy days. The darker foliage pops against the green. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/cf1e3711-8ffc-41f8-85bc-b1d536cdfd29/2023-0425-0012+Rhus+aromatica+and+Carex+texensis-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Late April at Ephemera Farm - Make it stand out Not everything is beloved for the blooms. Here Rhus aromatica (fragrant sumac) provides a verdant splash with a matrix of Carex texensis underneath. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/e9c6188f-1fbb-4b82-bdd2-35badeb3aed1/2023-0423-0136+Pycnanthemum+tenuifolium+and+Arnoglossum+plantagineum+echo-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Late April at Ephemera Farm - Make it stand out I love the subtle color echoes of the rusted stems of Pycnanthemum tenuifolium (narrow-leaf mountain mint) and Arnoglossum plantagineum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/dfc574e4-42fd-4465-8827-6692f7403a74/2023-0429-0124+Penstemon+laxiflorus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Late April at Ephemera Farm - Make it stand out Penstemon laxiflorus (nodding penstemon) is a reliable source for spring color. I have to give them a haircut before they flower to keep them from lodging. It’s hard to do with flower buds already on the plant, but a late March chop results in later blooms and more compact plants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/3e0a5875-1e39-437d-968d-ea486a937a0e/2023-0429-0128+Penstemon+digitalis+and+Ruby-throated+Hummingbird-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Late April at Ephemera Farm - Make it stand out Ruby-throated Hummingbirds also love Penstemon digitalis. I enjoy watching them flit around the blooms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/43902b4e-cbf5-4db3-b38d-13d01cedd03b/2023-0502-0002+Penstemon+digitalis+and+Arnoglossum+plantagineum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Late April at Ephemera Farm - Make it stand out One final sunrise shot as we head into May. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/streptanthus-maculatus-clasping-jewelflower monthly 0.5 2023-05-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/e9f3728b-0149-4156-84a8-e5e662316d6b/2023-0429-0130+Streptanthus+maculatus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Streptanthus maculatus | clasping jewelflower - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/4a82f787-79f2-4427-950e-1c16a13b181e/2023-0325-0125+Streptanthus+maculatus+limed-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Streptanthus maculatus | clasping jewelflower - Make it stand out March 25 2023: The control Streptanthus maculatus without lime added to the planting hole. Plants in the three plugs were stunted in growth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/9d64877b-e4eb-43ed-8350-721bdcf8427b/2023-0325-0123+Streptanthus+maculatus+limed-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Streptanthus maculatus | clasping jewelflower - Make it stand out March 25, 2023: A Streptanthus maculatus with a dusting of limestone added to the planting hole. Notice how much larger the leaves are compared to the control. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/32aba77a-d7e0-4295-99a8-858ba6cf8709/2023-0423-0092+Streptanthus+maculatus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Streptanthus maculatus | clasping jewelflower - Make it stand out I cannot tell you how much joy I got from seeing these Streptanthus maculatus thrive after failed attempts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/cba4566d-cde1-4581-9ac6-5b721a38fddc/2023-0423-0202+Streptanthus+maculatus+not+limed-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Streptanthus maculatus | clasping jewelflower - Make it stand out A close up of one of the three Streptanthus maculatus plugs that didn’t receive lime. This plant is approximately 15 inches tall, and the other two look similarly bad. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/98522573-0e13-4bce-99b9-93444a7f6839/2023-0423-0100+Streptanthus+maculatus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Streptanthus maculatus | clasping jewelflower - Make it stand out And, a close up of one of a Streptanthus maculatus that did receive lime. This plant is three feet tall, and loaded with 50+ flowers in just one inflorescence! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/e91e0867-9773-4e6a-8860-323aade22126/2023-0416-0272+Streptanthus+maculatus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Streptanthus maculatus | clasping jewelflower - Make it stand out My first Streptanthus maculatus coming into bloom earlier this spring. Don’t you know I was giddy! You can see in this image the opening flowers twist a bit, hence the other common name twistflower. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/9ae17748-1bfb-4d80-8898-89bdfa434b5f/2023-0419-0049+Streptanthus+maculatus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Streptanthus maculatus | clasping jewelflower - Make it stand out The two-tone flowers play so well off my already cool color scheme of pink and purple. Note the clasping or perfoliate leaves of clasping jewelflower. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/arnoglossum-plantagineum-prairie-indian-plantain monthly 0.5 2023-04-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/e273f275-e016-445a-b11c-e97afb6500fd/2023-0415-0220+light+beds+Arnoglossum+plantagineum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Arnoglossum plantagineum | Prairie Indian Plantain - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/4cb3f48f-351c-45a2-9b4a-c1ff9898b178/2023-0414-0172+light+beds+Arnoglossum+plantagineum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Arnoglossum plantagineum | Prairie Indian Plantain - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/40e7e9ab-a8cf-421b-8d3a-9b277e877a41/2020-0329-0001-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Arnoglossum plantagineum | Prairie Indian Plantain - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/dae944fd-88b0-4a9d-b9e3-ddd74bc940cb/2023-0414-0156+light+beds+Arnoglossum+plantagineum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Arnoglossum plantagineum | Prairie Indian Plantain - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/b664c8d1-737d-4575-9fb8-582af24cd788/2023-0408-0014+Arnoglossum+plantagineum+stems-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Arnoglossum plantagineum | Prairie Indian Plantain - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/891b405a-e27c-4f0e-9dae-1e53d829e649/2023-0415-0215+light+beds+Arnoglossum+plantagineum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Arnoglossum plantagineum | Prairie Indian Plantain - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/glandularia-canadensis monthly 0.5 2023-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/bcc46e8c-ec9b-48b8-870b-ef9037474a59/2022-0328-0005+Glandularia+canadensis-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Glandularia canadensis - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/282b7a32-a823-487a-944d-79e48a37fdf6/2022-0328-0004+Glandularia+canadensis-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Glandularia canadensis - Make it stand out Glandularia canadensis (rose vervain) from the air https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/c44eaa1d-75d2-4aa6-893a-58f909fc2708/2022-0328-0001+Glandularia+canadensis-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Glandularia canadensis - Make it stand out More lavender haze of Glandularia canadensis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/83551d8c-f5db-425a-980d-9709b6d92897/2020-0307-0001+Glandularia+canadensis-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Glandularia canadensis - Make it stand out Glandularia canadensis here at Ephemera Farm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/0345edfe-714b-428c-ac0c-c39ad12e6a29/2023-0330-0008+Glandularia+canadensis-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Glandularia canadensis - Make it stand out The color echo between Glandularia canadensis and Phlox pilosa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/83056ba1-f341-45e5-8a1f-64ac93ad3453/2022-0421-0041+Oenothera+macrocarpa+and+Glandularia+canadensis+Homestead+Purple-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Glandularia canadensis - Make it stand out Glandularia canadensis ‘Homestead Purple’ make a nice foil for the massive flowers of Oenothera macrocarpa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/d757126a-6901-49eb-877e-3dddf46b7179/2023-0330-0021+Glandularia+canadensis+Kathys+Kandy-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Glandularia canadensis - Make it stand out The ever-so-slightly semi-double flowers of Glandularia canadensis ‘Kathy’s Kandy’ https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/freeze-warning monthly 0.5 2023-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/98bdd1d7-186b-406c-a3c9-569556917662/2023-0319-0094+covering+for+freeze-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Freeze Warning - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/4899f90a-7cec-4cef-b8f8-42cc9b971dae/2023-0315-0039+light+beds-save4web-Save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Freeze Warning - Make it stand out The garden before the freeze https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/anemone-caroliniana monthly 0.5 2023-03-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/954c4224-e724-4860-9dd9-cf88675ba607/2023-0225-0048+Anenome+caroliniana-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Anemone caroliniana - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/895a4da9-3b0b-4862-a1d2-bf4143ee5b37/2023-0225-0043+Anenome+caroliniana-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Anemone caroliniana - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/c1090a80-a708-4bc9-8444-fd64aaef8e13/2023-0225-0028+Anenome+caroliniana-save4web-Save4web-2.jpg plant•ed blog - Anemone caroliniana - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/9961b9c7-db44-498d-a96c-e029851b8cc1/2023-0225-0022+Anenome+caroliniana-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Anemone caroliniana - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/727bd940-4755-4af2-a9ec-2db03f94db57/2023-0225-0060+Anenome+caroliniana-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Anemone caroliniana - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/e9b01cd6-600d-4553-b480-4939c3f6236d/2023-0225-0058+Anenome+caroliniana-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Anemone caroliniana - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/placing-narcissus monthly 0.5 2023-02-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/22164d24-d1a8-4b96-a520-6a08d353983c/2023-0223-0009+Narcissus+pseudonarcissus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Placing Narcissus - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/07efe136-f102-41df-b802-098c3729e3ab/2023-0225-0007-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Placing Narcissus - Make it stand out Narcissus tazetta and Prunus persica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/ef7cd260-52e1-4bb2-b5aa-273be44b8ac1/2023-0219-0016+Narcissus+tazetta+and+Andropogon+virginicus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Placing Narcissus - Make it stand out Narcissus tazetta and Andropogon virginicus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/ebe91aa5-24e3-40f8-8029-d9b2029b505b/2023-0225-0013+Narcissus+tazetta+and+Claytonia+virginica-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Placing Narcissus - Make it stand out Narcissus tazetta and Claytonia virginica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/49bda4de-4e30-4b22-b742-d8b24d3dbc56/2023-0223-0035+Narcissus+pseudonarcissus+and+Magnolia+Susan.JPG plant•ed blog - Placing Narcissus - Make it stand out Narcissus × odorus and Magnolia ‘Susan’ https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/winter-wonders-at-the-atlanta-botanical-garden monthly 0.5 2023-02-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/718c901c-3d90-4d04-9c85-918726371884/2023-0128-0148+Magnolia+stellata+Star+Dust-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Winter Wonders at the Atlanta Botanical Garden - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/a27482f1-f6de-415c-88ff-d9be4c8ae980/2023-0128-0029+Kendeda+Canopy+Walk-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Winter Wonders at the Atlanta Botanical Garden - Make it stand out We first wondered around the Kendeda Canopy Walk. For a Saturday in January we noticed many people out and about enjoying the gardens. I also love these canopy walks for the shift in perspective they give people of being above the plants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/5c99acd5-0a30-46bd-85c8-250233c2394c/2023-0128-0010+Liriope+and+birds-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Winter Wonders at the Atlanta Botanical Garden - Make it stand out We admired the textural and color contrast between mondo and monkey grass that created the appearance of a river through this bed near the entrance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/6e13c7f9-b377-4e29-af6e-eb73bbb70137/2023-0128-0009+Camellia+yuhsienensis-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Winter Wonders at the Atlanta Botanical Garden - Make it stand out Camellia yuhsienensis (Yuhsienensis fragrant camellia) was in flower and seemed to survive the Christmas eve cold snap they had of 8°F well. The white flowers of this species are sweet and have a light fragrance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/8d3a5c91-5ff3-42b8-b05f-d6d5f916de95/2023-0128-0012+Sycopsis+sinensis-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Winter Wonders at the Atlanta Botanical Garden - Make it stand out It has been years since I have seen Sycopsis sinensis (Chinese fighazel). At first glance I thought it to be Parrotia since both feature these red staminate flowers, but what little evergreen foliage held on was the giveaway. It is a nice small statured tree for landscapes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/42056ee6-11ac-4587-913f-ba331a7e423d/2023-0128-0014+Acer+palmatum+Bihou-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Winter Wonders at the Atlanta Botanical Garden - Make it stand out Acer palmatum ‘Bihou’ (Japanese maple) is one of my favorite Japanese maples for the wonderful yellow bark. Even once specimens mature a bit, they still retain that coloration. Selective pruning can be done to get more of the reds and oranges in the new growth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/3e04b1a8-617d-41e9-a5fa-6cc96398b9b8/2023-0128-0032+Edgeworthia+chrysantha-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Winter Wonders at the Atlanta Botanical Garden - Make it stand out Edgeworthia chrysantha (paper bush) were in full bloom and perfumed the entire landscape around them. It really is remarkable how far the fragrance travels in the air. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/805b33bf-8d5d-4c70-a443-4730f7989442/2023-0128-0051+Lonicera+x+purpusii-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Winter Wonders at the Atlanta Botanical Garden - Make it stand out Lonicera × purpusii (hybrid winter honeysuckle) is a fragrant winter flowering shrub. It is a hybrid between Lonicera fragrantissima (winter honeysuckle) and Lonicera standishii (Standish honeysuckle). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/40870cfc-4fc9-40c0-a509-c90239b70d5e/2023-0128-0060+Lindera+reflexa-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Winter Wonders at the Atlanta Botanical Garden - Make it stand out A new plant to me was Lindera reflexa (mountain spicebush). Even if the plant didn’t do much during the growing season I would grow it solely for the verdant bark. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/aa35b088-cc6a-4284-aec8-fb016241b7b1/2023-0128-0062+Lindera+reflexa-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Winter Wonders at the Atlanta Botanical Garden - Make it stand out A close up of the Sassafras-like buds of Lindera reflexa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/c6fdc25b-3e22-4cfe-b5fc-f6cac3c39f14/2023-0128-0070+edible+garden-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Winter Wonders at the Atlanta Botanical Garden - Make it stand out We wandered through the Edible Garden where a number of vegetables still looked good for midwinter. I love their faux fruit on the espaliered trees behind, too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/4dc1a32f-e789-45ca-b574-9b700934c2b2/2023-0128-0068+botanic+garden+sign+sorrel-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Winter Wonders at the Atlanta Botanical Garden - Make it stand out They also had these nifty signs in the Edible Garden for teaching people about plants. Here, the use of sorrel is encouraged. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/e99be0d8-2b56-4aa5-a8ad-ee1bd207711d/2023-0128-0091+Scents+of+Gratitude+oragami+sculpture-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Winter Wonders at the Atlanta Botanical Garden - Make it stand out Throughout the garden were origami sculptures as part of an exhibit. This piece was titled Scents of Gratitude and is a bouquet of a variety of origami flowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/8f013272-ebea-4fb4-97e5-54a1124a7298/2023-0128-0079+orchid+exhibit-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Winter Wonders at the Atlanta Botanical Garden - Make it stand out In the conservatories they were getting their orchid exhibit set up. I love to see the behind the scenes approach to how these displays come to be. Each orchid tray has flagging tape to prevent the orchid spikes from falling or breaking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/802a0be1-3e27-4567-a6be-d9922aedc5ea/2023-0128-0083+Dendrobium+spectabile-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Winter Wonders at the Atlanta Botanical Garden - Make it stand out One of the neatest orchids we saw was Dendrobium spectabile (grand dendrobium). It has these fascinating curled and twisted petals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/481eb274-e809-4d69-8444-fa07baee2570/2023-0128-0094+carnivorous+plant+bog-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Winter Wonders at the Atlanta Botanical Garden - Make it stand out The carnivorous plant bog was designed to be like a bog in nature where water can seep through the bed and not become stagnant. You’ll notice there’s a slight slope from left to right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/8ad5bf6f-fcad-4726-9ed1-f140beb59670/2023-0128-0107+Rhododendron+colemanii-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Winter Wonders at the Atlanta Botanical Garden - Make it stand out I loved these imbricate buds on Rhododendron colemanii (Red Hills azalea). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/11fddda9-50fc-4cc5-8ab9-1b4970fd4701/2023-0128-0105+Rhododendron+colemanii-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Winter Wonders at the Atlanta Botanical Garden - Make it stand out Another shot of the buds of Rhododendron colemanii to illustrate their diversity. They look like painted Easter eggs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/62b9cf16-584f-49be-a8a7-e3d327a5f416/2023-0128-0131+Welwitschia+mirabilis-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Winter Wonders at the Atlanta Botanical Garden - Make it stand out Welwitschia mirabilis (welwitschia) is one of the most fascinating plants on the planet. It’s has cones like conifers, it only has two leaves that can grow over 10 feet, and it is suspected plants can live for over 1,000 years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/af7a90c6-4eab-4e15-953b-64716d5f1433/2023-0128-0139+Prunus+mume+Rosebud-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Winter Wonders at the Atlanta Botanical Garden - Make it stand out The semi-double flowers of Prunus mume ‘Rosebud’ (flowering apricot) were just starting to pop into flower. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/3e454325-32e2-41a5-a2c1-9308b8a29015/2023-0128-0144+Ilex+verticillata+Winter+Gold-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Winter Wonders at the Atlanta Botanical Garden - Make it stand out Ilex verticillata ‘Winter Gold’ (winterberry) berries were still showing off even as they begin their decline. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/ff24d76c-5a72-4892-9f03-39d50a46c8db/2023-0128-0151+Magnolia+stellata+Star+Dust-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Winter Wonders at the Atlanta Botanical Garden - Make it stand out Magnolia stellata ‘Star Dust’ (also banner image) in the glow of another star. (A note on this variety. I can’t seem to find out anything about it, which makes me wonder is it new or a synonym for another cultivar? It is not ‘Pink Stardust’.) https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/notes-from-the-atlanta-botanical-garden monthly 0.5 2023-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/7fa218a9-d908-4dd0-bdc8-0edc3b7edbda/2023-0128-0001+Jared+Barnes+and+Andy+Pulte-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Notes from the Atlanta Botanical Garden - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/welcome-to-ephemera-farm monthly 0.5 2023-01-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/78e689d3-b575-466b-a15c-57ce028a6f4d/Ephemera-Farm-logo-lowercase.jpg plant•ed blog - Welcome to Ephemera Farm - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/the-colorful-twigs-of-winter monthly 0.5 2023-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/8b0027cf-c1ba-415b-b1e2-efc289332f94/2022-0105-0012+Cornus+sanguinea+Winter+Beauty-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Colorful Twigs of Winter - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/3d1f8bb3-02ba-4586-8b77-5ddd58bb7abd/2023-0115-0022+Cornus+amomum+Cayenne-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Colorful Twigs of Winter - Make it stand out Cornus amomum ‘Cayenne’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/37fba09c-a839-4d9e-8ab5-fb197b82f0da/2023-0115-0018+Vaccinium+ashei+Powder+Blue-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Colorful Twigs of Winter - Make it stand out Vaccinium ashei ‘Powder Blue’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/0664bc05-c7bc-43d0-b48a-841f1a83132c/2009-1120-0001+Salix+Flame-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Colorful Twigs of Winter - Make it stand out Salix ‘Flame’ https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/a-hard-stop monthly 0.5 2023-01-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/c1eec3a6-5af8-4126-98d9-8520159a8785/2022-1118-0030+Andropogon+ternarius+frosted-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Hard Stop - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/the-impulsive-gift-of-bulbs monthly 0.5 2022-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/d638a8e3-45e2-4c53-a070-04c4649d8aa8/2022-1217-0011+Ipheion%2C+Tulipa%2C+and+Narcissus+bulb+geophyte-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The (Impulsive) Gift of Bulbs - Make it stand out I love seeing the underground structures that produce the flowers we so enjoy above ground. Bulbs clockwise from top, the chunky Ipheion uniflorum ‘Wisley Blue’, the tufted Tulipa clusiana ‘Cynthia’, and the rupturing tunics of Narcissus papyraceus ‘Galilee’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/966176eb-bbf7-4857-9011-2d1b5dc1df6f/2012-0211-0001+Ipheion+uniflorum+Wisley+Blue-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The (Impulsive) Gift of Bulbs - Make it stand out A close up of Ipheion uniflorum ‘Wisley Blue’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/4cfeade8-82f8-47b7-92a2-35442cde0e7d/2022-0423-0084+Tulipa+clusiana+Cynthia-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The (Impulsive) Gift of Bulbs - Make it stand out ‘Cynthia’ Tulipa clusiana in my home garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/09952377-dd9e-4976-aa00-87bfad08fc58/2009+0214+JCRA-NC-save4web.jpeg plant•ed blog - The (Impulsive) Gift of Bulbs - Make it stand out ‘February Gold’ at the JC Raulston Arboretum in Raleigh, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/8f3b93a8-dd71-4264-9413-1e45b71864a4/2018-0315-0001+Narcissus+Jetfire-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The (Impulsive) Gift of Bulbs - Make it stand out ‘Jetfire’ Narcissus at Duke Gardens in Durham, North Carolina https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/solstice-seedlings monthly 0.5 2022-12-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/3cc3cce4-9d18-40d5-a699-d3e0efa98611/2020-0329-210+Marshallia+caespitosa-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Solstice Seedlings - Make it stand out Marshallia caespitosa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/3a291753-8d4e-485e-94f3-8be4549b7864/2022-0424-0012+Callirhoe+alcaeoides-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Solstice Seedlings - Make it stand out Callirhoe alcaeoides https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/47d453e8-a46f-48de-9a79-fc5b712b6439/2022-1207-0040+Marshallia+caespitosa+seedlings-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Solstice Seedlings - Make it stand out Marshallia caespitosa seedlings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1e710e5a-b0db-4d8f-8b58-f5722a523403/2022-1207-0045+Callirhoe+alcaeoides+seedlings-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Solstice Seedlings - Make it stand out Callirhoe alcaeoides seedlings https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/thankful-for-the-return-of-snowdrops monthly 0.5 2022-11-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/a764e0d1-1ea0-4edf-a69f-1f7dd8f76a4b/2022-1124-0115+Galanthus+elwesii+var.+monostictus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Thankful for the Return of Snowdrops - Make it stand out Galanthus elwesii var. monostictus has a single upside down heart-shaped spot on the inner tepal tip, while Galanthus elwesii has a second green blotch above the spot at the base. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/the-blessing-of-seedheads monthly 0.5 2022-11-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/cedceb66-1365-4b0e-a505-18687afec0f7/2022-1114-0014+Helianthus+radula-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Blessing of Seedheads - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/8da568b6-74b2-4a9d-80f8-b49a5456069b/2022-1114-0039+Pycnanthemum+tenuifolium-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Blessing of Seedheads - Make it stand out Pycnanthemum tenuifolium https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/65ffc2ad-aa11-4611-9d00-1a1a85a76e95/2022-1114-0020+Lilium+formosanum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Blessing of Seedheads - Make it stand out Lilium formosanum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/cec77ae0-7dac-49d3-bac6-70409e447b9d/2022-1114-0022+Hyptis+alata-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Blessing of Seedheads - Make it stand out Hyptis alata https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/2d7b7eaf-ae17-4306-a202-f9b2e0431a3f/2022-1114-0026+Andropogon+ternarius-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Blessing of Seedheads - Make it stand out Andropogon ternarius https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/b2bd1735-4d3e-49d2-97de-6f2011c3e2ef/2022-1114-0031+Baptisia+alba-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Blessing of Seedheads - Make it stand out Baptisia alba https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/bf892382-a7cb-4c79-b61a-28fe0b1f8f50/2022-1114-0054+Baptisia+sphaerocarpa-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Blessing of Seedheads - Make it stand out Baptisia sphaerocarpa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/52668e30-bf8b-4593-af73-6c38bf3bf0fd/2022-1114-0049+Vernonia+baldwinii-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Blessing of Seedheads - Make it stand out Vernonia baldwinii https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/the-gift-of-persimmons monthly 0.5 2022-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/0d197ae3-5487-490e-b985-c8a01c3932fc/2022-1104-0060+Diospyros+Nikitas+Gift-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Gift of Persimmons - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/c516f7ad-199e-41d4-a202-a608bad2450c/2022-1104-0049+Diospyros+Nikitas+Gift-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Gift of Persimmons - Make it stand out The reddening NIKITA’S GIFT persimmon is almost ripe! https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/autumn-inspiration-from-the-dallas-arboretum monthly 0.5 2022-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/f111f95e-2763-4c51-a2a9-2b2e7f54c3b6/2022-1022-0179+Jared+and+SFA+Students-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn Inspiration from the Dallas Arboretum - Make it stand out A photo of yours truly (third from right) and other students from SFASU who went on the trip. For some it was their first trip to the Dallas Arboretum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/4bdc4292-1673-4bde-be64-1bedb2c62fb5/2022-1022-0193+pumpkin+house-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn Inspiration from the Dallas Arboretum - Make it stand out It is amazing to see how they craft and decorate buildings using pumpkins, squash, and gourds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/68a7064d-63c8-4f34-b470-e27de96d8997/2022-1022-0200+pumpkin+house-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn Inspiration from the Dallas Arboretum - Make it stand out A lovely pumpkin mandala pattern surrounds this pumpkin house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/668199b8-5365-4f09-973d-fe61da0a417c/2022-1022-0207Jack+and+the+bean+stalk+pumpkin+house-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn Inspiration from the Dallas Arboretum - Make it stand out Many areas of the pumpkin village had a theme. Here is a design that features the story of Jack and the beanstalk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/4b1bb8c6-ef62-4b60-be1c-aa96493f60cb/2022-1022-0225+pumpkin+sword+and+the+stone-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn Inspiration from the Dallas Arboretum - Make it stand out And, here of course is the sword in the stone… err… pumpkin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/86b46d5a-c5f9-4e90-8ed8-ccaf6eb46532/2022-1022-0199+pumpkin+design-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn Inspiration from the Dallas Arboretum - Make it stand out I find myself mesmerized by the pumpkin patterns, seeing them all laid out and in such abundance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/9a4dd4bd-ed66-4e0f-bc98-62f4031bf40e/2022-1022-0201+pumpkin+design-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn Inspiration from the Dallas Arboretum - Make it stand out A close up of the pumpkin mandala pattern. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/52bf15c6-2eac-40c9-bcd9-bbb1dade82cd/2022-1022-0224+pumpkin+design-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn Inspiration from the Dallas Arboretum - Make it stand out These white and gray pumpkins were used to convey a sense of water in one area near a bridge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/92a93990-5bab-420b-9df7-12a55dd93b3c/2022-1022-0237+Symphyotrichum+oblongifolium++photoperiod+no+lights-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn Inspiration from the Dallas Arboretum - Make it stand out Outside the pumpkin village, the arboretum held other beautiful sights. Symphyotrichum oblongifolium (probably ‘Raydon’s Favorite’) bloomed en masse along this curve. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/11c6fb2c-e788-4a6e-8216-4724c3680391/2022-1022-0231+Symphyotrichum+oblongifolium+photoperiod+lights+above-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn Inspiration from the Dallas Arboretum - Make it stand out Here’s a useful lesson in photoperiodism. I was wondering why these asters that were right down the path from the ones in the image above weren’t flowering very well. I suspected at first that the shade had something to do with their lack of blooms, but once I looked up, I saw there were lights in the trees. Asters need short days to initiate flowering, and the blooms were interrupted by the lightning. Those along the lower edge are probably shaded enough to flower. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/91c80c51-0bb9-4c94-8c64-08053e02b581/2022-1022-0252+Hamelia+patens+Lime+Sizzler+sun-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn Inspiration from the Dallas Arboretum - Make it stand out Hamelia patens 'Grelmsiz' LIME SIZZLER (firebush) is a wonderful foliage plant for sunny spots, and the leaves redden with abundant light. Here in the deep south our seasons are long enough to even get some black fruit to form (center right). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/c8093c3f-fc28-4988-8e3c-c4c3fe7e0d71/2022-1022-0251+Hamelia+patens+Lime+Sizzler+shade-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn Inspiration from the Dallas Arboretum - Make it stand out Another shot of Hamelia patens 'Grelmsiz' LIME SIZZLER (firebush), only this time the plant was in full shade. Like with the asters above, as a curious plantsman I love seeing plants growing side by side in different environments and how they react accordingly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/6ec07cb6-eb60-434a-b50a-925e7d188d76/2022-1022-0249+Canna+Cannova+Yellow%2C+Plectranthus+Main+Street+Beale+Street%2C+Alternanthera+Little+Ruby%2C+Portulaca+Colorblast+Double+Yellow-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn Inspiration from the Dallas Arboretum - Make it stand out From top left to lower right, Canna ‘Cannova Yellow’ (canna), Plectranthus scutellarioides ‘Main Street Beale Street’ (coleus), Alternanthera ‘Little Ruby’ (Joseph’s coat), and Portulaca ‘Colorblast Double Yellow’ (purslane) fill this bed with color. In the Plantery, we’ve had good success with both ‘Main Street Beale Street’ and ‘Little Ruby’ in summer annual plantings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/dc997e7e-9256-4c53-82f8-642830357cd1/2022-1022-0311+Chrysanthemum+and+Alocasia-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn Inspiration from the Dallas Arboretum - Make it stand out The Dallas Arboretum plantings capitalize on creating a show. To me it is interesting to see the juxtaposition of the rising tropical Alocasia (likely ‘Portora’ elephant ear) and the fall Chrysanthemum (mums). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/d90ac2a3-6f85-4881-80e5-544388696923/2022-1022-0282+Euphorbia+Diamond+Snow%2C+Diamond+Mountain%2C+and+Diamond+Frost+LtoR-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn Inspiration from the Dallas Arboretum - Make it stand out I love visiting plant trials at the Dallas Arboretum to learn about what cultivars do well in our area. Here, left to right are Euphorbia hypericifolia DIAMOND SNOW, DIAMOND MOUNTAIN, and ‘Inneuphdia’ DIAMOND FROST. DIAMOND FROST was a good intermediate between the two for growth, not too short and not too lanky. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/e2019f80-a5db-4d18-af06-2d4859d09450/2022-1022-0259+Zinnia+hybrida+Profusion+Fire-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn Inspiration from the Dallas Arboretum - Make it stand out I was eager to see their Profusion zinnia trial to see which cultivars looked best late in the season. The three I was most impressed with were Zinnia hybrida ‘Profusion Fire’, … https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/589b18d6-2fea-4d06-beae-6a2858edc23f/2022-1022-0261+Zinnia+hybrida+Profusion+Lemon-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn Inspiration from the Dallas Arboretum - Make it stand out …, Zinnia hybrida ‘Profusion Lemon’, … https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/72723e59-1c10-4307-92b0-0971c31c4a77/2022-1022-0264++Zinnia+hybrida+Profusion+Red+and+Yellow+Bicolor-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn Inspiration from the Dallas Arboretum - Make it stand out … and Zinnia hybrida ‘Profusion Red and Yellow Bicolor’. My colleague Carol Reese turned me on to this cultivar for how the ray florets shift from a rich yellow and red at opening to a faded pink over time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/c67be944-5fe2-45ac-a902-7b40353e02bd/2022-1022-0272+Celosia+plumosa+Flamma+Orange-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn Inspiration from the Dallas Arboretum - Make it stand out I’m a sucker for a good celosia, and I was most impressed with Celosia plumosa ‘Flamma Orange’, which was named a 2022 All American Selection winner. I’ll be sure to add this cultivar to next year’s seed wish list. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/6f1eb3da-a3e3-4c47-97d1-c58fd20dafd8/2022-1022-0276+Agastache+Meant+to+Bee+Queen+Nectarine-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn Inspiration from the Dallas Arboretum - Make it stand out I was surprised to see an anise hyssop thriving in Dallas. Usually, we are too humid for them, and they melt. But, the peach-colored Agastache MEANT TO BEE ‘Queen Nectarine’ looked fabulous. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/10bc84e7-87ee-47f1-bbdc-37a058984409/2022-1022-0281+Osteospermum+Bright+Lights+Horizon+Sunset-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn Inspiration from the Dallas Arboretum - Make it stand out I was reminded in seeing their Osteospermum trial that I need to try my hand at more African daisies. My favorite selection was this BRIGHT LIGHTS HORIZON ‘Sunset’with its warm, vibrant pink flowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/20806c3c-02dc-494b-a1a8-c79383aa3b35/2022-1022-0295+Capsicum+annuum+Candy+Cane+Chocolate+Cherry-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn Inspiration from the Dallas Arboretum - Make it stand out ‘Candy Cane Chocolate Cherry’ pepper has variegated leaves and variegated fruit! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/90c633b5-cad8-4d98-ac77-dbef24791336/2022-1022-0312+Celosia+argentea+var.+plumosa+Dragons+Breath-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn Inspiration from the Dallas Arboretum - Make it stand out Last fall, I was very impressed with Celosia argentea var. plumosa ‘Dragons Breath’ (celosia) that we grew in the Plantery. The foliage turns brilliantly colored red as the days shorten in full sun, and they are topped with fiery panicles of blooms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/4ac92a4f-a25e-4480-a446-8b0908723004/2022-1022-0317+Salvia+Rockin+Playin+the+Blues-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn Inspiration from the Dallas Arboretum - Make it stand out We saw a couple of Monarchs working this Salvia ROCKIN’ PLAYIN’ THE BLUES. Even in the fierce winds, they clung to the racemes with all their might. They seemed to really like this cultivar. They would fly off and come right back. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/an-autumn-entrance monthly 0.5 2022-10-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/a7ffa712-35d5-42d6-afbb-ea607ec3769e/2022-0919-0005+side+porch-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An Autumn Entrance - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/de519837-27a2-4dc1-b8b8-06620ccd7165/2022-1001-0020+Celosia+argentea+var.+plumosa+Dragons+Breath+and+Euphorbia+x+martinii+Ascot+Rainbow-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An Autumn Entrance - Make it stand out A few planters that offer fall color by our side door entrance featuring Capsicum annuum ‘Onyx Red’, Celosia argentea var. plumosa ‘Dragon’s Breath’, and Euphorbia × martinii ‘Ascot Rainbow’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/b7edb99d-00eb-4c1b-ae48-209562327fe4/2022-1001-0023+Euphorbia+x+martinii+Ascot+Rainbow-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An Autumn Entrance - Make it stand out A closeup of the variegation on Euphorbia × martinii ‘Ascot Rainbow’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/35d0817f-0abc-4c24-8613-77b990586870/2012-0122-0001+Euphorbia+x+martinii+Ascot+Rainbow-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An Autumn Entrance - Make it stand out A photo from a January day 10 years ago shows the rich color that Euphorbia × martinii ‘Ascot Rainbow’ can turn in winter. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/ppa-stoneleigh monthly 0.5 2022-10-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/06a2fbda-1199-4673-886e-670be4bbcf58/2022-0803-0139+Stoneleigh+front-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Perennial Plant Association Symposium 2022: Visiting Stoneleigh - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/8ea612f4-4e9d-4ee7-96a7-85d50e234343/2022-0803-0007+Ethan+Kauffman+and+PPA+tour-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Perennial Plant Association Symposium 2022: Visiting Stoneleigh - Make it stand out Ethan Kauffman (right) gives a tour to Perennial Plant Association attendees. Each staff member showed a small group of 15 visitors around. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/e417c7cb-44da-4458-bf39-93a05184e2fe/2022-0803-0002+Sambucus+canadensis+and+Physocarpus+opulifolius+Center+Glow-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Perennial Plant Association Symposium 2022: Visiting Stoneleigh - Make it stand out Right off the bus in the parking lot I’m inspired by a color echo I haven’t seen before—the purple peduncles of Sambucus nigra (elderberry) and the wine-colored foliage of Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Center Glow’ (ninebark). The peduncle color will hold for a few weeks, too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/29d5a9a8-0fc8-4f84-991f-7ed26dbe7c4b/2022-0803-0010+Aesculus+parviflora-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Perennial Plant Association Symposium 2022: Visiting Stoneleigh - Make it stand out On our tour Ethan shared with us a 120 year old Aesculus parviflora (bottlebrush buckeye) that had suckered itself into a large space. It’s a lovely shrub for an edge habitat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/2834240e-27d7-44f0-90db-456617e91904/2022-0803-0032+Silphium+glutinosum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Perennial Plant Association Symposium 2022: Visiting Stoneleigh - Make it stand out I love Stoneleigh because I learn about natives I never knew existed. Take Silphium glutinosum. It is native to one county (the famed Bibb County) in Alabama, and that’s it. Overall, this aster family member’s habit is great and not too tall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/f2ac7e12-121c-4f41-addd-71193ab977be/2022-0803-0033+Silphium+glutinosum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Perennial Plant Association Symposium 2022: Visiting Stoneleigh - Make it stand out The spaced out rays add a daintyness to the flowers of Silphium glutinosum. It’s not too harsh of a yellow, either. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/45ec8b06-83d6-4656-8c41-6533512ccc91/2022-0803-0034+Helianthus+eggertii-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Perennial Plant Association Symposium 2022: Visiting Stoneleigh - Make it stand out Also, check out the steely blue stems of Helianthus eggertii (Eggert’s sunflower)! Even if it didn’t flower, the stems are worth the color. This perennial sunflower was listed as an endangered species in 1997, but conservation efforts allowed it to be delisted in 2005. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/76829167-eb77-4667-b43e-2e08c8ce6638/2022-0803-0038+bog+garden+Pinus+strobus+Fastigiata+and+Thuja+occidentalis+Smaragd+EMERALD+GREEN-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Perennial Plant Association Symposium 2022: Visiting Stoneleigh - Make it stand out One of my favorite parts of Stoneleigh is the bog gardens where Sarracenia and friends thrive. I also like the repetition of erectness with the cylinder pitchers and the hedge of fastigiate Pinus strobus ‘Fastigiata’ (eastern white pine) and Thuja occidentalis ‘Smaragd’ EMERALD GREEN (American arborvitae) in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1a2cdffd-e685-4352-ae6b-6e5f27bc973b/2022-0803-0044+Macbridea+caroliniana-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Perennial Plant Association Symposium 2022: Visiting Stoneleigh - Make it stand out Here’s a funky native Ethan shared with us in the bog plantings. Macbridea caroliniana (Carolina birds-in-a-nest) is a threatened species. It grows in blackwater swamps and acidic wet spots. The common name comes from the flowers looking as if baby birds are opening their mouths in a nest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/38677af1-1e9e-4a42-ba83-b578301cb44d/2022-0803-0052+Franklinia+alatamaha-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Perennial Plant Association Symposium 2022: Visiting Stoneleigh - Make it stand out One of the poster childs of plant conservation, Franklinia alatamaha (Franklin tree) blooms its pearly white flowers with golden center stamens. While this native is extinct in the wild, it is safe from loss due to it being well represented in botanic gardens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/4b37b828-fd5b-41da-92d6-181e06f74170/2022-0803-0055+Hydrangea+quercifolia+Ice+Crystals-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Perennial Plant Association Symposium 2022: Visiting Stoneleigh - Make it stand out I’m an huge HQ fan, and the sharp, heavily dissected foliage of Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Hqopr010’ ICE CRYSTAL (oakleaf hydrangea) provides a great option for garden texture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/4171a31c-066b-467a-9301-b0f33459d435/2022-0803-0058+Catalpa+court+water+garden-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Perennial Plant Association Symposium 2022: Visiting Stoneleigh - Make it stand out A new addition since my last visit in June 2021 was this water feature in Catalpa Court. Native aquatic plants grow in the center, and water spills over the side to create a nice ambience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/63152013-bfb7-46b0-a95c-11c7420d0af5/2022-0803-0072+Taxodium+distichum+Little+Leaf-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Perennial Plant Association Symposium 2022: Visiting Stoneleigh - Make it stand out If Ethan hadn’t mentioned this one, I would have walked right past Taxodium distichum ‘Little Leaf’ (bald cypress) thinking it was a struggling tree. Ethan said that this miniature-leaf form was at least 6 years old and probably closer to 15 years old. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1124462e-b644-47ca-93c3-a16e8871173e/2022-0803-0074+Taxodium+distichum+Little+Leaf-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Perennial Plant Association Symposium 2022: Visiting Stoneleigh - Make it stand out A close up of the little leaves on Taxodium distichum ‘Little Leaf’. File this selection under funky! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/c90ea14c-e4d3-4733-ba8c-103a67415613/2022-0803-0078+Parthenocissus+inserta-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Perennial Plant Association Symposium 2022: Visiting Stoneleigh - Make it stand out Parthenocissus inserta (thicket creeper) makes a great groundcover. It doesn’t have the adhesive disks that produce calcium carbonate like Parthenocissus quinquefolia (Virginia creeper) does. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/467d035f-5f52-43b4-b331-9a833b928c02/2022-0803-0089+pergola-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Perennial Plant Association Symposium 2022: Visiting Stoneleigh - Make it stand out The pergola at Stoneleigh is planted with a native border that features a diversity of textures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/41c84b63-8171-42bf-812b-8645886a22b2/2022-0803-0083+Hibiscus+laevis+Lufkin+Red-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Perennial Plant Association Symposium 2022: Visiting Stoneleigh - Make it stand out I admired this lovely fuchsia pink Hibiscus along the pergola. Ethan commented how this one—Hibiscus laevis ‘Lufkin Red’ (Halberd-leaf rose mallow)—came from near me in Texas. It was selected from a population of seedlings grown from leaf-spot resistant rose mallow collected from east Texas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/5054d734-3945-4552-8be3-bee47999fb70/2022-0803-0086+Phlox+paniculata+Jeana-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Perennial Plant Association Symposium 2022: Visiting Stoneleigh - Make it stand out Phlox paniculata ‘Jeana’ (phlox) was everywhere during our trip. I have made regular trips to this area since my Scott Arboretum internship in 2008. I don’t remember seeing it very much, and I’m amazed at how its use has spread. It is beloved because the plethora of smaller flowers are a butterfly magnet. There were Tiger Swallowtails working this one, but of course, once I got close, they flew off. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/f2b287a5-6ab9-4cb5-975f-2de0b7e44228/2022-0803-0088+Glandularia+canadensis+Annas+Pink-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Perennial Plant Association Symposium 2022: Visiting Stoneleigh - Make it stand out Glandularia canadensis (rose vervain) finishes flowering for us in April in east Texas, but this selection of ‘Anna’s Pink’ from Indiana blooms longer through the season. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/c192e86b-b858-4114-8474-22d1ae7f81b9/2022-0803-0095+Senna+marilandica-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Perennial Plant Association Symposium 2022: Visiting Stoneleigh - Make it stand out Senna marilandica (Maryland senna) is a handsome addition to the garden with its dissected foliage and yellow flowers, and it acts as a host plant for various sulphur butterflies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/5b9288e8-8c70-4ffe-9969-8a7d046b237c/2022-0803-0105+Diospyros+Magic+Fountain-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Perennial Plant Association Symposium 2022: Visiting Stoneleigh - Make it stand out Diospyros virginiana 'JN5' MAGIC FOUNTAIN (American persimmon) is a lovely weeping cultivar. It is a female and will produce fruit, but a few people commented the plant is brittle, and branches break easily. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/f67626a6-0f30-4285-80ec-431ff088b70f/2022-0803-0107+Taxus+baccata-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Perennial Plant Association Symposium 2022: Visiting Stoneleigh - Make it stand out This majestic frame of a dead Taxus baccata (English yew) was left for the architecture it provides. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/cdc9c50c-827d-4807-90d4-239d567b20cf/2022-0803-0123+Hamamelis+virginiana+Lemon+Lime-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Perennial Plant Association Symposium 2022: Visiting Stoneleigh - Make it stand out In my last post on Stoneleigh, I shared their practice of espaliering Hamamelis up the side of the house, and Hamamelis virginiana ‘Lemon Lime’ (American witch hazel) has made it further up the wall since my last visit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/c07f2a5b-cf91-4ff4-9c5e-7b4a3c511f14/2022-0803-0113+Lonicera+reticulata+Kintzley%27s+Ghost+Rudbeckia+fulgida+Little+Goldstar-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Perennial Plant Association Symposium 2022: Visiting Stoneleigh - Make it stand out Lonicera reticulata 'P015S' KINTZLEY’S GHOST (grape honeysuckle) scrambles up a light pole. The silvery perfoliate bracts beam in the bright sun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/ee3a3152-44e5-4ff4-a5fd-78abfb5de360/2022-0803-0114+Liatris+pycnostachya+Eureka+and+Rudbeckia+fulgida+Little+Goldstar-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Perennial Plant Association Symposium 2022: Visiting Stoneleigh - Make it stand out Liatris pycnostachya ‘Eureka’ (prairie blazing star) makes a nice pairing with Panicum amarum ‘Dewey Blue’ (bitter switchgrass) and Rudbeckia fulgida ‘Little Goldstar’ (black-eyed susan). This blazing star was a 1975 cultivar release from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/8f984eb6-f1b0-4cfa-ba1c-abdc8b2358c8/2022-0803-0147+Magnolia+acuminata+Ellen-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Perennial Plant Association Symposium 2022: Visiting Stoneleigh - Make it stand out An interesting addition for a magnoliaphile’s collection is Magnolia acuminata ‘Ellen’, a selection of cucumber magnolia that has variegated leaves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/8a6a9960-7c53-4086-8566-0ff2b4ec483c/2022-0803-0148+Juniperus+virginiana+Taylor-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Perennial Plant Association Symposium 2022: Visiting Stoneleigh - Make it stand out The columnar Juniperus virginiana ‘Taylor’ (eastern red cedar) give the plantings around the house a formality, much like Italian cypress. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/d0ab21ff-68b3-4d8c-8fd2-2f68ad22ec0e/2022-0803-0131+Cercidiphyllum+japonicum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Perennial Plant Association Symposium 2022: Visiting Stoneleigh - Make it stand out Though not native, it was neat to see a Cercidiphyllum japonicum (katsura tree) had found purchase in the massive Plantanus in front of the house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/dc83f4be-8a86-496e-ab0d-a3fb90fb5aae/2022-0803-0150+Allium+stellatum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Perennial Plant Association Symposium 2022: Visiting Stoneleigh - Make it stand out I’m always on the look out for new native bulbs, and seeing Allium stellatum (autumn onion) flowering in August makes me want to try this in Texas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/3eace39f-bb54-433d-b49a-3d0cf7a91b5a/2022-0803-0153+Eriogonum+allenii+Little+Rascal-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Perennial Plant Association Symposium 2022: Visiting Stoneleigh - Make it stand out I tried Eriogonum allenii ‘Little Rascal’ (shale barren buckwheat) a few years ago, and killed it, but seeing these in full bloom make me want to try this selection again. It’s native to a narrow section of the West Virginia-Virginia mountains, and from photos I’ve seen, it grows great right out of the rocky sides of mountains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/9b8da695-2f54-4817-9a27-7ad1c2e8cce5/2022-0803-0155+Eragrostis+elliottii+Wind+Dancer-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Perennial Plant Association Symposium 2022: Visiting Stoneleigh - Make it stand out Eragrostis elliottii ‘Wind Dancer’ (Elliott’s love grass) creates a faded haze as it enters full bloom. We’ve had success with this native grass in Texas and found it to be tolerant of dry conditions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/6faa9b4d-8486-4649-a788-3b2678e20a1e/2022-0803-0170+Acer+rubrum+%E2%80%98Snow+Fire%E2%80%99-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Perennial Plant Association Symposium 2022: Visiting Stoneleigh - Make it stand out Acer rubrum ‘Snow Fire’ (red maple) looked spectacular the last time I saw it here at Stoneleigh with the red blushed tips of new foliage. However, later in the summer, the red is gone, but the variegation is still present on upper leaves. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/copper-plant monthly 0.5 2022-09-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/e70866c8-4156-4140-9cf4-65c0cdabe78b/2022-0917-0041+Acalypha+wilkesiana+Tricolor-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Copper Plant - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/78d2851f-9e7a-4497-8067-b3961eef5557/2022-0917-0052+Acalypha+wilkesiana+Tricolor-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Copper Plant - Make it stand out A close up of Acalypha wilkesiana ‘Tricolor’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/97152143-808d-472c-a903-6d5ec373d898/2022-0917-0055+Acalypha+wilkesiana+Tricolor-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Copper Plant - Make it stand out Who says you can’t pair orange and pink? I feel like you can with Acalypha wilkesiana ‘Tricolor’. We let the Senna alata sow themselves around last year near the house, and I left them for texture and for their late season yellow blooms that will be appearing soon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/fbd929c0-21ac-4f36-956a-a5224d59678b/2022-0902-002+Acalypha+wilkesiana+Tricolor+and+Vinca+Cora+Pink-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Copper Plant - Make it stand out In the Plantery, the students paired Acalypha wilkesiana ‘Tricolor’ with Vinca ‘Cora Pink’ for a nice pink color echo. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/asters-of-autumn-part-1 monthly 0.5 2022-09-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/f878573a-a58f-414b-b6ee-ab7dfa26d089/2022-0917-0028+aster+trial-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Asters of Autumn: Part 1 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/627904a9-9be9-42d7-9bf6-9d4b6d27774c/Aster+Flowering+Chart.png plant•ed blog - Asters of Autumn: Part 1 - Make it stand out I’m working on a bloom calendar for the asters in my garden. Note that the colors reflect an approximation of the ray florets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/7d7f3384-7e55-4e37-99f8-6044a43d730f/2022-0903-014+Symphyotrichum+lateriflorum+White+Lovely-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Asters of Autumn: Part 1 - Make it stand out Symphyotrichum lateriflorum ‘White Lovely’ in early September https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/d4662764-5b2a-4c74-a0fa-04a649683410/2022-0917-0059+Symphyotrichum+lateriflorum+White+Lovely-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Asters of Autumn: Part 1 - Make it stand out Symphyotrichum lateriflorum ‘White Lovely’ in mid-September https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/167c6bba-438c-4e6c-86ce-e91605ebd416/2022-0917-0026+Symphyotrichum+oolentangiense-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Asters of Autumn: Part 1 - Make it stand out Symphyotrichum oolentangiense https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/7875780c-54bf-4f1e-a980-90b09198a7bd/2022-0903-023+Symphyotrichum+Coombe+Fishacre-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Asters of Autumn: Part 1 - Make it stand out Symphyotrichum ‘Coombe Fishacre’ in early September https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/fbe4dc45-48bd-457f-87d4-92acf33928a8/2022-0916-0022+Symphyotrichum+Coombe+Fishacre-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Asters of Autumn: Part 1 - Make it stand out Symphyotrichum ‘Coombe Fishacre’ in mid-September https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/4cd2e69c-63c1-4a2b-8658-743e7cf5d5ad/2022-0917-0074+Eurybia+hemispherica+pink+form-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Asters of Autumn: Part 1 - Make it stand out Eurybia hemispherica ‘Pink Dawn’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/7f1b13de-53c1-4aa2-b215-ed70002d0010/2022-0916-0021+Symphyotrichum+Bridal+Veil-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Asters of Autumn: Part 1 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/89b421ad-1cac-418b-ad51-cab57e0b3db5/2022-0917-0076+Symphyotrichum+novae-angliae+Purple+Dome-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Asters of Autumn: Part 1 - Make it stand out Symphyotrichum novae-angliae ‘Purple Dome’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/0d373ee9-f1f2-4773-9686-70975a90a20a/2022-0916-0047+Symphyotrichum+novae-angliae+Violetta-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Asters of Autumn: Part 1 - Make it stand out Symphyotrichum novae-angliae ‘Violetta’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/554b229a-00bf-4785-9882-59d2e6ebfd3d/2022-0917-0073+Symphyotrichum+novae-angliae+Harringtons+Pink-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Asters of Autumn: Part 1 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/f166a54d-e581-4494-8955-decd006b4a41/2022-0916-0034+Symphyotrichum+lateriflorus+Bleke+Bet-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Asters of Autumn: Part 1 - Make it stand out Symphyotrichum lateriflorus ‘Bleke Bet’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/c3565b88-815f-423b-958f-6c5ffbd722a9/2022-0916-0059+Eurybia+hemispherica-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Asters of Autumn: Part 1 - Make it stand out Eurybia hemispherica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/28a52060-8a4a-4536-a8c8-c7ee250d1585/2022-0917-0013+Symphyotrichum+lateriflorum+Lady+in+Black-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Asters of Autumn: Part 1 - Make it stand out Symphyotrichum lateriflorum ‘Lady in Black’ https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/rhodophiala-bifida monthly 0.5 2022-09-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/95e303a0-7840-42e6-9096-e98cfd94bb25/2022-0903-011+Rhodophiala+bifida+%27Hill+Country+Red%27-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Return of Oxblood Lilies - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/2445ccd8-ad10-4aca-8da2-ecd86299e69e/2022-0901-042+Rhodophiala+bifida+%27Hill+Country+Red%27-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Return of Oxblood Lilies - Make it stand out Rhodophiala bifida flower scapes rise from the ground after a soaking rain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/3c44eb9c-9ff7-4b00-ab72-f17afa4f55a2/2022-0903-015+Rhodophiala+bifida+%27Hill+Country+Red%27-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Return of Oxblood Lilies - Make it stand out The line of ‘Hill Country Red’ Rhodophiala bifida at home. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/gomphrena-globosa monthly 0.5 2022-08-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/05f65aa6-5cab-4c52-abad-179cf48767a0/2022-0824-0012+Gomphrena+globosa+Ping+Pong+White%2C+Zinnia+Benarys+Giant%2C+Gossypium+herbaceum+Nigrum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Gomphrena and the Dog Days of Summer - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/2a64ee3f-c897-446f-9b7c-f2ebe1f2eb01/2022-0824-0025+Gomphrena+globosa+Ping+Pong+White%2C+Zinnia+Benarys+Giant%2C+Gossypium+herbaceum+Nigrum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Gomphrena and the Dog Days of Summer - Make it stand out Wild and wooly with Gomphrena globosa ‘Ping Pong White’, Zinnia elegans ‘Benary’s Giant’ cultivars, and Gossypium herbaceum ‘Nigrum’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/e75d6687-2af3-438e-b36a-adb47d3db2af/2022-0827-0042+Gomphrena+globosa+Ping+Pong+White-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Gomphrena and the Dog Days of Summer - Make it stand out The first of many posies to come of globe amaranth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/c049fd44-7b36-41a6-8278-87f7890461c9/2022-0827-004+Gomphrena+globosa+Ping+Pong+White-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Gomphrena and the Dog Days of Summer - Make it stand out Cut flowers have been filling a pitcher we brought back with us from the Hauser & Wirth farm store in England. This week, it is festooned with Gomphrena globosa ‘Ping Pong White’. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/superbloom monthly 0.5 2022-08-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/cef87f65-11e0-46bb-9770-bc4942c351f9/2022-0712-0663+superbloom-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Superbloom - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/6eb6d517-89ae-48e9-8c5c-4629e87e96a5/2022-0712-0399+superbloom-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Superbloom - Make it stand out The view walking into the superbloom. Notice how the colors started soft and mellow. A pathway allows exploration, and a kettle hides a grate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/ac4df1dc-e95c-4497-8174-e1c3813ecc1d/2022-0712-0454+superbloom-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Superbloom - Make it stand out Here we see pops of color, but overall the planting isn’t too intense. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/f529f447-3237-4002-b6b0-8dd481af633e/2022-0712-0414+superbloom-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Superbloom - Make it stand out Woven willow added legibility between path and flowers. The introduction of oranges from Calendula, Dimorphotheca, and Eschscholzia add some pop to the planting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/00acd734-e461-482a-8543-545e37a9079a/2022-0712-0436+superbloom+super+slide-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Superbloom - Make it stand out Wildflower plantings around the superslide. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/28e86b23-1c9b-44f1-91da-45b7133ed11c/2022-0712-0460+superbloom+Verbena+bonariensis+Oenothera+lindheimeri-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Superbloom - Make it stand out I was quite fond of Verbena bonariensis and Oenothera lindheimeri early on in the display. Here it was evident they had used plugs to bolster the underplanting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/d1ea6911-c3b6-4cdf-908f-b69a85c80114/2022-0712-0461+superbloom+Agastache-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Superbloom - Make it stand out I also admired the verticality of the Agastache inflorescences. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/a0ff2a18-acf1-428c-a769-7b5d2c6b6a5c/2022-0712-0523+superbloom-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Superbloom - Make it stand out Here you can also see the diversity in this initial section. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/ac7d73bd-972a-49b4-ae10-99681d21f99a/2022-0712-0468+superbloom+Verbena+bonariensis-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Superbloom - Make it stand out The Verbena bonariensis faded away as we approached the mass planting on the western side of the Tower of London. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/d6869898-8d43-4739-8308-aaa46adb3dc3/2022-0712-0510+superbloom-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Superbloom - Make it stand out You can see the shift in color and planting here as the blues and purples gave way to the yellows and oranges. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/a898381b-b5be-41fd-8ebe-9dc53093ef26/2022-0712-0562+superbloom+Atriplex+hortensis+Rubra-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Superbloom - Make it stand out Atriplex hortensis ‘Rubra’ emerged from the golden haze of wildflowers below. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1183ac63-6b90-42b6-8028-de22771ffbd8/2022-0712-0593+superbloom+Coreopsis+tinctoria-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Superbloom - Make it stand out The eyespots of Coreopsis tinctoria were a nice color echo with the Atriplex hortensis ‘Rubra’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/f4b9dc76-9ce4-4d4a-9d5e-4d36ba69ea16/2022-0712-0583+Helianthus+annuus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Superbloom - Make it stand out Further from the Atriplex hortensis ‘Rubra’, sunflowers were used to provide the emergent layer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/e61c1c39-b475-42f9-a587-8c3370253170/2022-0712-0604+Centaurea+cyanus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Superbloom - Make it stand out As we walked on, other colors were mixed back in to give the eyes a break from the yellows and oranges. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/df76f3cf-d91e-4518-b702-ddf1f8111158/2022-0712-0609+superbloom-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Superbloom - Make it stand out This photo is one of my favorite shots of the superbloom for the diversity of colors and species. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/02c35052-59c6-4716-95a4-66656b61408c/2022-0712-0639+superbloom-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Superbloom - Make it stand out It truly is amazing thinking that most of this developed from the planting of 20 million seed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/9c0dbf9d-5971-43ce-ae82-dccb64b0f95c/2022-0712-0661+superbloom+fading-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Superbloom - Make it stand out One of the few sections of the superbloom that we saw where things were beginning to be past prime for color. The seedheads were noted to be important for birds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/5e0cab27-b499-4f2e-a87b-6004304d0aad/2022-0712-0637+superbloom+willow-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Superbloom - Make it stand out You can see there are a few of these compartments for a visitor’s viewing pleasure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/debef127-aa34-41b1-87dc-fe304b8754e0/2022-0712-0395+superbloom-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Superbloom - Make it stand out A photo from the walkway above before we entered really gives a perspective of these puzzle piece edges. I liked how on this western side that the foot traffic was confined to one side so that it really allowed us to appreciate the scale of the wildflower planting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/209c4b55-3af5-4479-946f-50378dbc269e/2022-0712-0581+superbloom+willow+circle-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Superbloom - Make it stand out A close up of one of viewing areas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/7a374b69-1e69-429d-8f63-b4c9af9c860f/2022-0712-0645+Karen+and+superbloom-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Superbloom - Make it stand out Karen paused in one of the circular areas for a photo with the wildflower backdrop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/52a7a2ba-d8ff-4030-a1b8-884c97ffb0a5/2022-0712-0722+superbloom+signage-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Superbloom - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/da282180-09db-4068-8335-f007c0dd31ad/2022-0712-0712+superbloom+germination+issues+sod-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Superbloom - Make it stand out Here you can really see the sod line on the yarrow and the lack of establishment from the seed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/eccb6f12-30b1-4908-9892-01129a3c6c59/2022-0712-0705+superbloom+Achillea+millefolium-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Superbloom - Make it stand out This photo is a shot right behind the one above where you can see the sod line. Isn’t this mass of Achillea lovely? My guess is that at least part of this was established using wildflower sod. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/dc9c6b3d-db30-4f39-95a6-a886a513a2d1/2022-0712-0390+superbloom-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Superbloom - Make it stand out I don’t think that the bare spots detracted. They served as breaks in the superbloom, areas where just like in nature the wildflowers aren’t as abundant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/e1657d3b-08f0-4df2-b8dd-af8221939f19/2022-0712-0734+superbloom+sod-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Superbloom - Make it stand out A close up section of wildflower sod that looks recently laid down. I can make out what looks like the silver-leaves of Lychnis and the emerging feathery foliage of Achillea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/b6da01df-5ad8-44ec-918e-b3c308cf3d56/2022-0712-0730+superbloom+sod-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Superbloom - Make it stand out A patch of wildflower sod from a broader perspective. Notice the overall brown coloration, and compare with the photo below. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/96ff8600-4e2a-4b97-beb2-92c088ba7878/2022-0712-0682+superbloom+sod-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Superbloom - Make it stand out Here is another section of sod that is more established. Notice how much more verdant this space is. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/5ff690a6-bbe3-47fe-a4d3-6e83b8f4616c/2022-0712-0770+superbloom+elevation+Helianthus+-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Superbloom - Make it stand out Here you can really see the elevation change on this hillside. You can barely see the people on the other side who are standing on the pathway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/3a361829-720e-4fda-b458-8d85d5ace33d/2022-0712-0760+superbloom+Papaver+rhoeas-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Superbloom - Make it stand out What I liked about the elevation change is that it brought many of the wildflowers up to face level, so that instead of looking down one looked toward them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/35aa61a0-740e-4c42-b5c6-2020cf3a02da/2022-0712-0779+Spencer+Jenkins+nest-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Superbloom - Make it stand out I’m a sucker for woven willow, and Nest by Spencer Jenkins was a lovely homage to the animals that share the space with wildflowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/4daa5a6b-53a9-4fde-9d65-ddbd695425bf/2022-0712-0881+Spencer+Jenkins+nest+superbloom-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Superbloom - Make it stand out This vantage shows how the curves of Nest blend well with the sways in the planting beyond. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/b8a4d60b-974b-43c5-a105-333c596b309a/2022-0712-0788+superbloom+willow+arches+Echium+vulgare-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Superbloom - Make it stand out This space looked like a summer vegetable garden erupting with growth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/7ba6ecf0-3ed1-4dce-91cb-fe382eb33956/2022-0712-0797+superbloom+willow+arches-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Superbloom - Make it stand out More willow structures added to the organic feel of the site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/c2b09725-db57-435a-9b32-91a2170ba8f4/2022-0712-0809+superbloom+Papaver+rhoeas-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Superbloom - Make it stand out Papaver, Anethum, Centaurea, and Echium were the last big dominant species in this space. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/ef4f632d-6571-4627-9e39-686126aaf2a6/2022-0712-0816+superbloom+Echium+vulgare+Anethum+graveolens-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Superbloom - Make it stand out Another shot of the wildflowers at the end of the Superbloom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/34daa684-615c-40a8-ac5f-a42076ba951a/2022-0712-0849+Mehrdad+Tafreshi+pollinators-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Superbloom - Make it stand out Artist Mehrdad Tafreshi made these cool brass and copper pollinators that hovered over this last section. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/c7e0338a-166d-41c9-bf5d-63146ecc9478/2022-0711-0365+superbloom+night+light-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Superbloom - Make it stand out An almost duplicate of the image I saw Andrew post a week prior to our visit. Seeing the Superbloom early before it got crowded was on my itinerary, but after seeing his photo, I knew we had to visit at twilight, too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/0ac368f9-c445-4f19-8fe0-9e9715f84566/2022-0711-0376+superbloom+night+light-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Superbloom - Make it stand out It was amazing to see how the wildflowers at night glowed when shined with colored lights. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/4336fb4c-537d-4618-936e-fd76f93f1288/2022-0711-0355+superbloom+night+light-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Superbloom - Make it stand out A photo of the eastern side of the Superbloom glowed under purple lights. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/6f7028d8-2daa-4a56-9212-e2986b55bc99/2022-0711-0374+superbloom+night+light-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Superbloom - Make it stand out One of the things about wildflowers is they not only catch sunlight but they also are great at refracting light at night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/5d7c54da-eaf6-4d86-ba6d-f6ed0f2426a3/2022-0711-0381+superbloom+night+light-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - 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Liatris pycnostachya, Sparklers for the Summer Garden - Make it stand out I delight seeing the creatures that visit prairie blazing star, but sometimes they turn into a meal! A green anole waits for unsuspecting prey to visit this Liatris pycnostachya. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/5da556c8-40fd-4a39-89a9-6625ba9af794/2019-0813-003+Liatris+pycnostachya-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Liatris pycnostachya, Sparklers for the Summer Garden - Make it stand out The transition zone on Liatris pycnostachya where the flowers shift from being open at the top and more in bud at the bottom. You can also see the individual star-shaped flowers that give the plant its common name. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/f8d76b83-ce7e-4db0-a5c3-e313e1b60f9b/2019-0729-1-046+Liatris+pycnostachya+Echinacea+-save4web-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Liatris pycnostachya, Sparklers for the Summer Garden - Make it stand out Liatris pycnostachya bending and twisting like pipe cleaner in the Lurie Garden in downtown Chicago. Should they become less upright, they tend to correct and reorient upward. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/8f1b66af-e3f2-400a-9e76-8d02af0e9a48/2019-1122-015+Muhlenbergia+White+Cloud+and+Liatris+pycnostachya-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Liatris pycnostachya, Sparklers for the Summer Garden - Make it stand out Liatris pycnostachya persists into the late fall. Here the linear architecture pops against Muhlenbergia capillaris ‘White Cloud’. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/leuvehoofd monthly 0.5 2022-07-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/98077aee-9324-43cf-b019-8d37e081fc28/2013-0616-034+Leuvehoofd+Park-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Lessons from Leuvehoofd - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/c773c6aa-e3e5-43c5-a0e2-d9cbac772102/2013-0616-004+Allium+and+Iris+sibirica+Perrys+Blue-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Lessons from Leuvehoofd - Make it stand out Iris sibirica ‘Perry’s Blue’ pops against the green foliage of grasses as the Allium above fade. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/cf5b7828-3577-45c9-8179-6a3d67399c85/2013-0616-005+Allium+and+De+Boeg+Warm+Memorial-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Lessons from Leuvehoofd - Make it stand out Turning a photo black and white so helps me appreciate the textures of the site. De Boeg was a war memorial to those lost at sea in World War II, and here it appears to be breaking through a colony of floating jellyfish https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/ae482dab-4ef3-4440-b1ee-1ee4017a45f9/2013-0616-039+Leuvehoofd+Park+and+De+Boeg+Warm+Memorial-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Lessons from Leuvehoofd - Make it stand out Here you can see how the naturalistic planting softens the starkness of the memorial. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/ee2bd5e2-23dc-48de-94c7-6567ac39e24e/2022-0626-001+Leuvehoofd-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Lessons from Leuvehoofd - Make it stand out Years ago, I downloaded several images from Piet Oudolf’s website to be able to study the designs. The one above is of an early rendition of Leuvehoofd that I cropped to show the four primary beds of the planting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/902a2e08-e559-428c-8adb-d1d8cdf3ed33/2013-0616-034+Leuvehoofd+Park-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Lessons from Leuvehoofd - Make it stand out A perspective showing the essence of the planting at Luevehoofd Park. It is mostly a sea of green dotted with blue Amsonia, purple Allium, and the strip of Deschampsia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/20df606c-27b2-4c40-8d69-15b3d8ffb059/2013-0616-006+Amsonia%2C+Calamintha%2C+Sedum+Matrona%2C+and+Allium+christophii-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Lessons from Leuvehoofd - Make it stand out One of my favorite photos from this experience was this view of the planting right next to the water with the Erasmusbrug or Erasmus bridge in the distance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/567b7244-f0d1-4de0-a25e-7a6bdfb94ee1/2013-0616-028+Deschampsia+cespitosa+Goldschleier-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Lessons from Leuvehoofd - Make it stand out From this angle you can better see the mass of Deschampsia cespitosa ‘Goldschleier’ that runs through the center of the planting. You may notice on the drawing above that Sporobolus was recommended, but in the book Planting: A New Perspective, Deschampsia was mentioned instead. It was a nice glimpse at the iterative nature of developing a planting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/27734aa3-abe2-4156-9383-61d6ab627725/2013-0616-014+Iris+and+Deschampsia+cespitosa+Goldschleier-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Lessons from Leuvehoofd - Make it stand out An unknown light blue Iris softens the sea of green. The design had called for Iris siberica ‘Perry’s Blue’, but it seemed that a few different blue variants were mixed in to play off the analogous color scheme. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/83cf33a2-1939-4ba0-a20c-e3ce34a7a067/2013-0616-023++naturalistic+planting-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Lessons from Leuvehoofd - Make it stand out A long view of the largest bed along the river front. The scattering of the Allium is quite apparent here. From this view I also really began to appreciate the presence of the matrix or groundcover level out of which other perennials arise. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/a1ea052c-5b80-4597-97ee-5343b4551362/2013-0616-007+Amsonia%2C+Calamintha%2C+Sedum+Matrona%2C+and+Allium+christophii-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Lessons from Leuvehoofd - Make it stand out Calamintha served as a skirt around Amsonia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/d07351bb-f07b-431c-9a4e-e71cc897aaf4/2013-0616-022+Salvia+nemorosa+Amethyst+-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Lessons from Leuvehoofd - Make it stand out Here the colors of rosy purple Salvia nemorosa ‘Amethyst’ echo the umbels of Allium christophii. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/742f0388-ee91-46c9-a210-a68701a8d9c0/2013-0616-016+Salvia+nemorosa+Amethyst-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Lessons from Leuvehoofd - Make it stand out Spires of Salvia nemorosa ‘Amethyst’ rise from a block within the planting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/8f72cb59-d220-4edc-93a0-9a03aa2e4a1e/2013-0616-008+Sedum+Matrona+and+Allium+christophii-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Lessons from Leuvehoofd - Make it stand out Another example of color echo was between Allium christophii and Sedum ‘Matrona’. Both have hints of that smoky purple hue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/703cb9c4-be24-4af8-b086-8cebe43b09cb/2013-0616-009+Amsonia%2C+Calamintha%2C+and+Allium+christophii-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Lessons from Leuvehoofd - Make it stand out I also admired the repetition of starry shapes in parts of the planting. For example, here the stellate flowers of Amsonia are similar to the stellate flowers of the Allium. Perhaps they seem minuscule, but I believe such small choices are instrumental in elevating a design. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/56bd02a2-b587-4fb2-a4ed-3b5c80a6e1da/2013-0616-031+Deschampsia+cespitosa+Goldschleier%2C+Calamintha%2C+Amsonia%2C+and+Allium+christophii-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Lessons from Leuvehoofd - Make it stand out One final shot showing the blending line between the mass of Deschampsia cespitosa ‘Goldschleier’ and the mixed planting. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/stoneleigh monthly 0.5 2022-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/7c1c60eb-8691-41e3-b804-4def5df90932/2021-0604-762+Platanus+occidentalis-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Stoneleigh - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/23292a12-1e26-4256-9864-615fdb01b739/2021-0604-718+parking+lot+Gleditsia+triacanthos+var.+inermis+Sunburst+and+Packera+aurea-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Stoneleigh - Make it stand out The parking lot at Stoneleigh evoked this wildness. In the middle was a bioswale where natives like Packera aurea were planted, and on the end cap, two yellow foliage Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis ‘Sunburst’ provided a bright spot of color. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/445a827d-ebc0-4e12-873c-220e94a9cef3/2021-0604-719+Penstemon+digitalis-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Stoneleigh - Make it stand out Across from the parking lot was the largest planting of Penstemon digitalis I had ever seen. Their white flowers created a pointillistic froth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/3865696c-e686-4e46-b2fa-a0afd1805b75/2021-0604-724+native+plant+design+Baptisia+Solar+Flare-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Stoneleigh - Make it stand out Near the garden entrance, it was apparent that natives would be at the forefront of our visit. Here Baptisia ‘Solar Flare’ brightens this edge planting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/40542192-7038-44e8-b498-6b36266673cc/2021-0604-725+Acer+rubrum+Snow+Fire-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Stoneleigh - Make it stand out I got weak in the knees seeing this magnificent cut-back Acer rubrum ‘Snow Fire’ on the way into the garden. Ethan commented that they prune it like a shrub to keep it short. My mind pondered how could I have this in Texas without it frying. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/d7bfdad8-a4f6-47d0-a943-59e3be826a33/2021-0604-728+Carex+socialis%2C+Carex+plantaginea%2C+and+Carex+laxiculmis-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Stoneleigh - Make it stand out This mix of Carex socialis, Carex plantaginea, and Carex laxiculmis provided an excellent example of their functionality as a green groundcover. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/9fde19b7-039f-4ea0-9a90-241431783647/2021-0604-878+Hamamelis+virginiana+Green+Thumb--save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Stoneleigh - Make it stand out The matrix of Carex was a great living groundcover for trees and shrubs like this variegated Hamamelis virginiana ‘Green Thumb’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/49c78455-b099-4d09-b6f8-0bc21b46bc7a/2021-0604-729+Poa+pratensis-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Stoneleigh - Make it stand out As we ventured toward the house, we walked along a long winding pathway past a meadow and giant trees. Poa pratensis had been left unmown along either side https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/fd47d6b6-868a-4d03-b97e-bac84f980e42/2021-0604-877+Magnolia-acuminata+6th+largest+in+state-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Stoneleigh - Make it stand out Scattered around the edge of the great lawn were towering trees like this Magnolia acuminata. This giant is the 6th largest cucumber magnolia in Pennsylvania. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1a3e7ae7-4412-4dc1-b96d-bce0ae7305ef/2021-0604-875+Corylus+americana+JROY+SUNDROPS-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Stoneleigh - Make it stand out Tucked into the grass were woody trees like Corylus americana SUNDROPS. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/d6bbffd3-c0d8-4102-acb8-3fa4390ad264/2021-0604-742+Echinacea+pallida%2C+Gaura+lindheimeri%2C+and+Eragrostis+elliottii+Wind+Dancer-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Stoneleigh - Make it stand out As we approached the house, Eragrostis elliottii ‘Wind Dancer’ served as a matrix for emerging Echinacea pallida and Gaura lindheimeri. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/fd5d320d-6dad-4f38-9d8f-33f2562dc181/2021-0604-760+Penstemon+smallii-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Stoneleigh - Make it stand out Near the house was a pool that had been filled in to make a patio. The purple Penstemon smallii had sown itself around in the beds for a pop of color. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1ce60add-7500-41c7-85d2-386cea55be6b/2021-0604-748+carnivorous+plant+bogs-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Stoneleigh - Make it stand out The pool had been replaced with a flagstone patio that featured circular shaped bog gardens. These gardens contained carnivorous plants like Sarracenia and a plethora of other funky native endemics. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/7c1357f9-1b86-42b7-bb71-349269aecb74/2021-0604-754+Helenium+brevifolium-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Stoneleigh - Make it stand out I thought these Helenium brevifolium were cute popping out of the bog plantings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/c27631de-2da5-4413-a14d-c89bc7d250bd/2021-0604-762+Platanus+occidentalis-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Stoneleigh - Make it stand out The main house partially hidden by a giant Platanus featured foundation plantings of natives. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/8146e5ad-dfba-4817-863d-bc051efd6ce4/2021-0604-819+Juniperus+virginiana+Taylor+and+Catalpa+bignonioides+Aurea-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Stoneleigh - Make it stand out A perspective of the main house from the south side. Columnar Juniperus virginiana ‘Taylor’ and even the spherical Catalpa bignonioides ‘Aurea’ provide a formality to the plantings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/7d385fd3-54bb-4d05-9fde-f3a8bdba84d4/2021-0604-780+Styrax+americanus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Stoneleigh - Make it stand out The plantings around the house were rich with diversity in native plants. The front steps were flanked on either side with Styrax americanus in full bloom. It is a wonderful and underused native large shrub to small tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/cf49401e-ed67-4fe8-a9ff-b78400a4ee0d/2021-0604-779+Styrax+americanus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Stoneleigh - Make it stand out A close up of the delicate Styrax americanus flowers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/a7e88103-ac04-4545-9332-f916dbd95fb4/2021-0604-802+Heliopsis+helianthoides+var.+scabra+Sunburst-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Stoneleigh - Make it stand out Near the house I began to better understand Stoneleigh’s concept of natives with a twist. We kept seeing these variants of natives I had never encountered like Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra ‘Sunburst’. Ethan shared with me that the variegation comes true from seed on this cultivar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/7c01f0ae-4cc1-4a4a-b57a-377353f1145b/2021-0604-789+Physotegia+virginiana+Variegata-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Stoneleigh - Make it stand out Here’s another variegated plant I had never seen before—Physostegia virginiana ‘Variegata’. The leaves have the thinnest sliver of white on the margin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/bb21f79d-889c-4e0a-aaae-7966fa95bfa2/2021-0604-792+Cercis+canadensis+JN16+BLACK+PEARL+and+Populus+deltoides+Purple+Tower-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Stoneleigh - Make it stand out The house served as a trellis for espaliering Cercis canadensis BLACK PEARL. Also, don’t miss the gray-purple foliage of the Populus deltoides ‘Purple Tower’. It almost blends in with the stone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/b37599e1-33b7-477d-8422-42ce5992d3f0/2021-0604-822+Hamamelis+virginiana+Lemon+Lime-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Stoneleigh - Make it stand out Here the house is once again used as a surface for espaliering Hamamelis virginiana ‘Lemon Lime’, a nice speckled leaf form of our native witchhazel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/ae55fbf4-c7dc-45fd-8505-84f4bac77cb0/2021-0604-806+Rosa+virginiana-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Stoneleigh - Make it stand out In a world of exotic roses, I always keep my eye out for native species. This Rosa virginiana near the house was quite floriferous. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/80407f15-69a8-4f7b-8056-14fd74353d92/2021-0604-833+native+planting-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Stoneleigh - Make it stand out Behind the house was a mixed planting of natives featuring Coreopsis, Itea, Eutrochium (Eupatorium), and more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/de24fe97-acad-42fe-bdd0-ba1581c93306/2021-0604-823+Panicum+amarum+Dewey+Blue%2C+Thermopsis+villosa%2C+and+Lonicera+reticulata+Kintzleys+Ghost-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Stoneleigh - Make it stand out A little further down the bed Panicum amarum ‘Dewey Blue’ and Lonicera reticulata ‘Kintzley’s Ghost’ echoed each other’s glaucous blue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/8835905c-9b8d-4b23-ab9c-550ae60d738b/2021-0604-835+Artemisia+ludoviciana+Valerie+Finnis-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Stoneleigh - Make it stand out I have long admired Artemisia ludoviciana ‘Valerie Finnis’ for its narrow, silvery foliage. It pops when surrounded by green. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/36246b04-a5bb-4981-883b-92dab9ce5bff/2021-0604-838+Acer+rubrum+Vanity-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Stoneleigh - Make it stand out If seeing one variegated Acer rubrum made me weak in the knees, guess how surprised I was to learn there are two variegated cultivars! This one is ‘Vanity’. And, in case you are curious, the wine-colored foliage plant on the right is Calycanthus floridus var. purpureus 'Burgundy Spice'. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/5265f860-82c3-48d7-ae72-82483d6c3828/2021-0604-844+Acer+rubrum+Vanity-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Stoneleigh - Make it stand out A close up of Acer rubrum ‘Vanity’. Don’t you love that splashed foliage and red tips? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/fcd2ceed-61ba-44d5-8406-f66ef5eb4141/2021-0604-850+Acer+negundo+Kellys+Gold%2C+Silphium+perfoliatum+The+Holy+Grail%2C+Amsonia+ludoviciana-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Stoneleigh - Make it stand out Yet another eclectic mix of natives on the north side of the house. Acer negundo ‘Kelly’s Gold’ is espaliered against the wall while the the bold golden foliage of Silphium perfoliatum ‘The Holy Grail’ pops against the small starry blue flowers of Amsonia ludoviciana on the right of the image. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/3518dfcc-e6fe-4443-8944-d13a1dfc3707/2021-0604-853+Nyssa+sylvatica+Sheris+Cloud-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Stoneleigh - Make it stand out One of the most impressive trees I saw at Stoneleigh was this fabulous specimen of Nyssa sylvatica ‘Sheri’s Cloud’. The foliage was so clean with the slightest hints of amber on the tips. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/2b62f698-d3b8-49fa-9b7f-0f2088473cd0/2021-0604-821+Cladrastis+kentukea+White+Rain-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Stoneleigh - Make it stand out I love Kentucky yellowwood, and I was delighted to discover this weeping form Cladrastis kentukea ‘White Rain’. It has to be spectacular in full bloom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/0340eddf-d853-442a-8456-cb90ed2e059b/2021-0604-863+Oenothera+fruticosa%2C+Callirhoe+involucrata%2C+and+Ptelea+trifoliata+Aurea-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Stoneleigh - Make it stand out I love the color echoes here. The chairs on the main deck matched the Callirhoe involucrata blooming behind in a mix of Opuntia, and the golden flowers of Oenothera fruticosa complimented the Ptelea trifoliata ‘Aurea’ in the distance. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/echinacea-sanguinea monthly 0.5 2022-06-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/14da7104-74a8-4757-9af2-cf6870d2cc90/2022-0514-0115+Echinacea+sanguinea-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Echinacea sanguinea, sanguine coneflower - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/2fd9debd-bf97-433e-88f1-53241c31279c/2022-0514-0119+Echinacea+sanguinea-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Echinacea sanguinea, sanguine coneflower - Make it stand out A mass of Echinacea sanguinea grows near Diospyros 'Nikita's Gift' in one of the orchard beds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/dc921a8d-3fe9-4543-9926-c7b7220f1bc8/2022-0514-0112+Echinacea+sanguinea-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Echinacea sanguinea, sanguine coneflower - Make it stand out I had extra plants of sanguine coneflower and I threw some into the front of the kitchen garden as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/3bb1b069-c6d6-4b0e-9ef8-d3e994db4bf8/2020-0510-265+Echinacea+sanguinea+awesome-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Echinacea sanguinea, sanguine coneflower - Make it stand out From whence my seed came. Echinacea sanguinea can be found along the roadsides in east Texas. This particular section near our house is quite thick with blooms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/981ac7d0-eb37-489d-9f8f-58a1fcba5855/2020-0510-298+Echinacea+sanguinea-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Echinacea sanguinea, sanguine coneflower - Make it stand out I love watching sanguine coneflower come into bloom. Often, the ray petals will twist and curl. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/881a4c65-17a6-4c4b-904a-d6df1eebaf3d/2022-0424-0017+light+beds+Baptisia+alba%2C+Phlox+Bonnies+Pink%2C+Hymenocallis-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Echinacea sanguinea, sanguine coneflower - Make it stand out The beds near the house were planted to be able to interact with light at various times of the day throughout the year. Off on the center right the budded stems of a lone Echinacea sanguinea rises and glows with the trichomes (or what we call hairs). https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/rhododendron-vaseyi-at-southern-highlands-reserve monthly 0.5 2022-06-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/38fec5d7-ba11-4772-a20d-e3d21ec5dc7f/2013-0514-053+Rhododendron+vaseyi-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Rhododendron vaseyi at Southern Highlands Reserve - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/400fe5eb-e43f-412c-8823-b2ab026e9c4b/2013-0514-029+Phlox+stolonifera-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Rhododendron vaseyi at Southern Highlands Reserve - Make it stand out Phlox stolonifera carpets the ground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/78c60863-301d-485b-b693-d9e3079fc463/2013-0514-064+Phlox+stolonifera-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Rhododendron vaseyi at Southern Highlands Reserve - Make it stand out Phlox stolonifera softens the edges of this staircase. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/87f752e4-4f75-43d3-ba82-e83b507a905a/2013-0514-026+Trillium+catesbaei-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Rhododendron vaseyi at Southern Highlands Reserve - Make it stand out A vibrant pink Trillium catesbaei sports wavy leaves and petals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/24527e18-9355-4d44-aedc-6ebfbc1ad579/2013-0514-047+Podophyllum+peltatum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Rhododendron vaseyi at Southern Highlands Reserve - Make it stand out Podophyllum peltatum umbrellas rise from the forest floor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1990c688-b94f-45e5-8fbd-afa28c0d4a4c/2013-0514-056+Iris+cristata+and+Osmundastrum+cinnamomeum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Rhododendron vaseyi at Southern Highlands Reserve - Make it stand out Iris cristata provides a nice footing for emerging Osmundastrum cinnamomeum (cinnamon fern) fiddleheads. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/4cef69b5-71a3-4d4d-b6d7-fcab7b81acc2/2013-0514-039+rock+bench-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Rhododendron vaseyi at Southern Highlands Reserve - Make it stand out Though only a few years old, the hardscape at Southern Highlands Reserve were already imbued with age. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/4b1c7de3-79d6-4e80-a6f7-9e512a688042/2013-0514-090+moss-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Rhododendron vaseyi at Southern Highlands Reserve - Make it stand out I loved this carpet of moss with various forbs emerging from it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/33628aec-58dc-4f2a-9dca-ff899a766ae1/2013-0514-036+perennial+labyrinth-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Rhododendron vaseyi at Southern Highlands Reserve - Make it stand out The wildflower labyrinth is easy to navigate now before it erupts into an herbaceous maze later in the summer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/5f5d7b91-3447-4ad9-b904-3a8c744bc3ef/2013-0514-054+Rhododendron+vaseyi-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Rhododendron vaseyi at Southern Highlands Reserve - Make it stand out Closeup of the pinkshell rhododendron flowers. Note the id characteristics; most blooms have 5 (to 7) anthers and spots on the upper part of the throat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/dd739a3e-9ebf-4219-89ad-1be4e52af301/2013-0514-024+Rhododendron+vaseyi+white+form-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Rhododendron vaseyi at Southern Highlands Reserve - Make it stand out A much lighter form of Rhododendron vaseyi… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/6d8651fb-fb4d-42d4-9994-81ac9791a8fb/2013-0514-069+Rhododendron+vaseyi-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Rhododendron vaseyi at Southern Highlands Reserve - Make it stand out …and a darker pink Rhododendron vaseyi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/76812977-30d7-4f8e-b837-0e38bb0a25d3/2013-0514-071+Southern+Highlands+Reserve-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Rhododendron vaseyi at Southern Highlands Reserve - Make it stand out Rhododendron vaseyi on the edge of Vaseyi Pond shimmer in the reflection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/22b33a34-ef8b-4005-b0a2-d537c5a0caa9/2013-0514-075+mountains-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Rhododendron vaseyi at Southern Highlands Reserve - Make it stand out Doing an about face from the pond photo above yields this view. Named the Viewsite, this spot provides a spectacular view of the Blue Ridge Mountains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/c83f1350-cc86-43c4-8560-53bc1faf007e/2013-0514-076+Fothergilla+sp-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Rhododendron vaseyi at Southern Highlands Reserve - Make it stand out Fothergilla (witch-alder) bloom with their bottlebrush inflorescences near the Viewsite. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/e633abde-98a4-47d5-a2f7-3293944181b4/2013-0514-103+snake+walkway-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Rhododendron vaseyi at Southern Highlands Reserve - Make it stand out We then walked up to their propagation area. This neat staircase was modeled to look like a snake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/9bded224-7a91-46c9-89de-8143259a729b/2013-0514-096+Picea+rubens-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Rhododendron vaseyi at Southern Highlands Reserve - Make it stand out Picea rubens being grown for reintroduction into the surrounding forests. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/searching-for-amsonia-in-arkansas-part-2 monthly 0.5 2022-05-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/ff268835-8085-47f6-8e41-524ab05fdf14/2022-0430-0285+Amsonia+hubrichtii-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Searching for Amsonia in Arkansas, Part 2 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/4461ad88-173b-49e9-825b-4325a239b990/2022-0430-0186+Arkansas+barren-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Searching for Amsonia in Arkansas, Part 2 - Make it stand out Valerianella nuttalliana again provides a light dusting of white on this outcrop. To the right is the stream where Amsonia hubrichtii occurs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/042c3a8a-a884-4528-8c48-d10b308c7a27/2022-0430-0189+Amsonia+hubrichtii-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Searching for Amsonia in Arkansas, Part 2 - Make it stand out Amsonia hubrichtii hugs the stream side in bud. Notice how last year’s stems all face downstream, evidence of heavier water flow at times. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/53167a74-6bb5-4657-bd4c-678ada3ed18d/2022-0430-0181+Valerianella%2C+Tradescantia%2C+Marshallia-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Searching for Amsonia in Arkansas, Part 2 - Make it stand out A close up of the patchwork of lichen, Valerianella nuttalliana, a Tradescantia species, and Marshallia caespitosa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/cdfdc1ec-43c4-4e93-8b75-1f1a94dac59b/2022-0430-0205+Amsonia+hubrichtii-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Searching for Amsonia in Arkansas, Part 2 - Make it stand out Amsonia hubrichtii hugs the bank of the Ouachita River. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/a16e3537-6983-4db2-b9cb-23eb54b25bd7/2022-0430-0232+Amsonia+hubrichtii-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Searching for Amsonia in Arkansas, Part 2 - Make it stand out A lone Amsonia hubrichtii glows in the afternoon light on a gravel bar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/e9ba843c-fb33-4686-a870-ba5fd8107940/2022-0430-0215+Baptisia+sphaerocarpa+and+Minuartia-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Searching for Amsonia in Arkansas, Part 2 - Make it stand out The Baptisia sphaerocarpa that prompted our stop at this site. I delight in seeing their brilliant yellow flowers. The haze in the foreground is Minuartia patula. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/d036dbd1-165a-4422-aef9-351e5d78ceae/2022-0430-0210+Minuartia+sp-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Searching for Amsonia in Arkansas, Part 2 - Make it stand out Minuartia patula in full spring display https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/a7eeec9f-db04-4d6a-844b-30c3ffed3d9f/2022-0430-0229+Nemophila+phacelioides-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Searching for Amsonia in Arkansas, Part 2 - Make it stand out My first encounter with Nemophila phacelioides in the wild. I was quite surprised to see the wet conditions where baby blue eyes was growing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/e7819d65-20d9-4900-b22a-1eb6a74b3f16/2022-0430-0242+Baptisia+sphaerocarpa-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Searching for Amsonia in Arkansas, Part 2 - Make it stand out There were thousands of Baptisia sphaerocarpa in this little over-an-acre field. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/f0e2cd9e-5aff-41ee-ac69-30dd5c70a186/2022-0430-0247+Baptisia+sphaerocarpa+and+Phacelia+sp-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Searching for Amsonia in Arkansas, Part 2 - Make it stand out I enjoyed the contrast of the yellow Baptisia flowers with the purple Phacelia growing underneath. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/3448c061-062d-4786-8762-e53dc0f485ba/2022-0430-0270+Amsonia+hubrichtii-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Searching for Amsonia in Arkansas, Part 2 - Make it stand out The starkness of the bridge was a nice backdrop for the feathery Amsonia hubrichtii foliage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/aea2eba2-6fe7-4d30-bdd1-b0174e4ae89d/2022-0430-0289+Amsonia+hubrichtii+Thomas+Rainer-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Searching for Amsonia in Arkansas, Part 2 - Make it stand out Thomas posed with them… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/4835c963-8528-4e4d-9b07-c741830843b7/2022-0430-0292+Amsonia+hubrichtii+Jared+Barnes-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Searching for Amsonia in Arkansas, Part 2 - Make it stand out …and then I posed with them. Botanizing boys starry-eyed over their bluestars, I suppose. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/2465c03f-3d78-4257-a809-376c706e45f8/2022-0430-0302+Arkansas+stream+Amsonia+hubrichtii-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Searching for Amsonia in Arkansas, Part 2 - Make it stand out Our last stop featured a lovely stream, and here on the bank we found Amsonia hubrichtii and Vernonia lettermannii. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/ede5f89f-b546-4a89-84d2-34bfde8f2355/2022-0430-0303+Vernonia+lettermannii-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Searching for Amsonia in Arkansas, Part 2 - Make it stand out Vernonia lettermannii emerges amongst gravel on the edge of the river. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/44b382f5-c7c0-4378-acd2-45cfa1dffc0c/2022-0430-0010+Geranium+maculatum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Searching for Amsonia in Arkansas, Part 2 - Make it stand out We saw Geranium maculatum a few times during the day, and habitats ranged from a craggy hillside to a floodplain forest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/c41b548c-c589-41cf-ac16-f58e325f5f4c/2022-0430-0045+Asclepias+quadrifolia-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Searching for Amsonia in Arkansas, Part 2 - Make it stand out A new to me milkweed was Asclepias quadrifolia. The blushed pink flowers were so cute growing in the rocky understory. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/d34ede7d-1e41-404b-9662-d4229e540ceb/2022-0430-0102+Monarda+russeliana-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Searching for Amsonia in Arkansas, Part 2 - Make it stand out My first time seeing Monarda russeliana in flower. We saw red-purple beebalm here and there in shadier sites. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/0f92c8c4-6313-4374-8c50-511dc748552a/2022-0430-0067+Silene+virginica-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Searching for Amsonia in Arkansas, Part 2 - Make it stand out I loved this patch of Silene virginica and how much thicker it was than the scattered plants we had seen the day before. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/5785667a-5afd-4db0-8c32-3da0f5ed021e/2022-0430-0121+Phlox+sp-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Searching for Amsonia in Arkansas, Part 2 - Make it stand out We kept seeing this lovely white phlox. To the best of my knowledge this species is just a white form of Phlox pilosa. But, it felt too frequent to just be a color form. And, we really didn’t see any grading between the pink and the white, which made me think there’s little hybridizing. The search for its identity continues. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/e1858fd6-b6bb-4b40-8dea-c22e47936c90/2022-0430-0176+Amsonia+tabernaemontana-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Searching for Amsonia in Arkansas, Part 2 - Make it stand out Not quite the Amsonia we were looking for, but this specimen was a nice floriferous form of Amsonia tabernaemontana. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/e7254031-304d-47f8-928a-37bb40dc982e/2022-0430-0144+Packera+stream-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Searching for Amsonia in Arkansas, Part 2 - Make it stand out A nice stand of Packera (likely Packera obovata) grows on a bend in the creek. We talked about what a great early spring flowering perennial this species was and how it provided a good green groundcover. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/8eeb1d1e-8bc4-4d6d-9239-19db858412e5/2022-0430-0136+Osmundastrum+cinnamomeum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Searching for Amsonia in Arkansas, Part 2 - Make it stand out Osmundastrum cinnamomeum is one of my favorite ferns to see in the wild. Cinnamon fern’s leaves are so regal, and I love the bronzed spore fronds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/b0996e25-b6f6-4d83-b480-a9f6a0880cc0/2022-0430-0149+Heuchera+americana-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Searching for Amsonia in Arkansas, Part 2 - Make it stand out The silvery leaves of Heuchera americana growing where I so frequently see coral bells in the wild, finding purchase right along a cliff face. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/8550b11a-2ebc-4f7a-b558-1dd7d5bf43b2/2022-0430-0157+Magnolia+tripetala-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Searching for Amsonia in Arkansas, Part 2 - Make it stand out I got giddy spying Magnolia tripetala in flower alongside a stream. Seeing umbrella magnolia was somewhat unexpected as I forgot that it has this disjunction population in Arkansas and Oklahoma. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/2895cc15-1f35-4edb-9907-bd182fdeb6b0/2022-0430-0162+Penstemon+arkansasus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Searching for Amsonia in Arkansas, Part 2 - Make it stand out Everywhere we went we saw Penstemon arkansanus. This roadside spot was one of the thicker populations we saw of Arkansas beardtongue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/4be46d5e-b33c-49fd-a44e-168732ba4e38/2022-0430-0206+Camassia+scilloides-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Searching for Amsonia in Arkansas, Part 2 - Make it stand out Near the edge of a forest we observed this nice stand of Camassia scilloides. I admire wild hyacinth as a native bulbous species that is frequently found in forest floodplains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/6aa67f4e-49e6-4952-ba53-66a234e2c277/2022-0430-0225+Ceanothus+americanus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Searching for Amsonia in Arkansas, Part 2 - Make it stand out We found a few Ceanothus americanus on a hillside. New Jersey tea is an underutilized native subshrub with dainty white inflorescences. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/searching-for-amsonia-in-arkansas-part-1 monthly 0.5 2022-05-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/a49e7094-c067-43b6-b49e-2fbf45e72ddd/2022-0429-0128+Amsonia+hubrichtii-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Searching for Amsonia in Arkansas, Part 1 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/372d96d3-b48e-4a19-911f-07352d6b0308/2022-0429-0070+Valerianella+nuttallii-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Searching for Amsonia in Arkansas, Part 1 - Make it stand out A close up of Valerianella nuttallii https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1ab02a22-546a-4def-80fd-4ec6c3414901/2022-0429-0093+Valerianella+nuttallii+shale+barren-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Searching for Amsonia in Arkansas, Part 1 - Make it stand out You can really see how nice the white haze of Valerianella nuttallii scattered throughout the barren was. It was pretty much everywhere. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/ea235589-fde9-4b42-adae-99f560ca540e/2022-0429-0177+Astranthium+ciliatum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Searching for Amsonia in Arkansas, Part 1 - Make it stand out A close up of Astranthium ciliatum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/741c3694-9a26-44d5-9a77-b9bcc7a314a6/2022-0429-0216+Astranthium+ciliatum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Searching for Amsonia in Arkansas, Part 1 - Make it stand out I loved this alpine meadow feel of this combination of Astranthium ciliatum and Valerianella nuttallii https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/8268facc-74d9-44f3-88d7-8d02fb19105d/2022-0429-0065+Baptisia+bracteata+var.+leucophaea-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Searching for Amsonia in Arkansas, Part 1 - Make it stand out The off white flowers of Baptisia bracteata var. leucophaea https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/a3e9f2fd-0e73-436f-887f-34bd8501cbc5/2022-0429-0087+borrow+pits-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Searching for Amsonia in Arkansas, Part 1 - Make it stand out You can still make out where vehicles used to drive to take stone from this borrow pit. If you squint, you can barely make out hints of pink in the center. That’s the Phemeranthus in bloom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/cfb6f6fa-630f-41f4-a24b-c0a6e07ded36/2022-0429-0078+Phemeranthus+new+species-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Searching for Amsonia in Arkansas, Part 1 - Make it stand out For those of you who don’t like to squint, here’s a close up of the new Phemeranthus species. Eric said that it had been lumped in with another species, but upon closer study, scientists realized it deserved being named as a new one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/2b628547-dca5-455d-bb27-8976f36ce8ad/2022-0429-0108+Jared+Barnes%2C+Thomas+Rainer%2C+Eric+Hunt-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Searching for Amsonia in Arkansas, Part 1 - Make it stand out We pause for a quick group shot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/60b64ac0-0f9e-4dce-af12-46447173ea30/2022-0429-0119+shale+barren+stream-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Searching for Amsonia in Arkansas, Part 1 - Make it stand out This part of the barren had a Rocky mountain feel to it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1d1dcdf5-ceb1-4116-9aed-9ff74b17b58d/2022-0429-0128+Amsonia+hubrichtii-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Searching for Amsonia in Arkansas, Part 1 - Make it stand out GASP! Here it is! The blue flowers of Amsonia hubrichtii (Arkansas bluestar) were just beginning to open. You can see the duff-colored stems left from last year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/94f95340-55a9-48a7-b255-2fd5635a9ce5/2022-0429-0144+Amsonia+hubrichtii+stream+habitat-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Searching for Amsonia in Arkansas, Part 1 - Make it stand out In the lower left of this image you can make out a half dozen Amsonia hubrichtii growing in the creek or on the edge (look for the twiggy duff-colored stems scattered amongst the green like you see in the previous photo). But, that’s really it for its distribution on either side of the stream. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/94319258-e53c-4861-87bc-97df6487b9b6/2022-0429-0151+Cynoglossum+virginianum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Searching for Amsonia in Arkansas, Part 1 - Make it stand out Andersonglossum virginianum graced our path through the woods. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/3d8a4b0a-86cf-4bb9-bff1-704268cace05/2022-0429-0158+Delphinium+tricorne-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Searching for Amsonia in Arkansas, Part 1 - Make it stand out The last time I saw Delphinium tricorne was on the Blue Ridge Parkway many years ago. It was nice to see it again here in Arkansas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/bc829855-1236-4190-8afe-2fd8128e1823/2022-0429-0165+Polemonium+reptans+var.+reptans-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Searching for Amsonia in Arkansas, Part 1 - Make it stand out Seeing Polemonium reptans made me think back to my friend Jimmy Williams’s garden in Paris, TN where I first learned this species. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/95c1c923-b533-46ea-8923-de7b4141a753/2022-0429-0159+Tradescantia+ernestiana-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Searching for Amsonia in Arkansas, Part 1 - Make it stand out See, Vern?! Tradescantia ernestiana is a great plant for shade. I loved the green, thick leaves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/38f644f0-0128-412d-a9c7-b3ba18c57731/2022-0429-0180+Eric+Hunt+Thomas+Rainer+river+scourge+habitat-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Searching for Amsonia in Arkansas, Part 1 - Make it stand out Eric and Thomas investigate plants growing in the river scour habitat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/44ec3b7d-3e31-4d35-a158-59dc1d1eff60/2022-0429-0179+Rudbeckia+laciniata+var.+laciniata-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Searching for Amsonia in Arkansas, Part 1 - Make it stand out Rudbeckia laciniata was one of the species in the river scour habitat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/7baf797c-b7b8-481d-954c-7761171bd6c0/2022-0429-0194+Silene+virginica-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Searching for Amsonia in Arkansas, Part 1 - Make it stand out Silene virginica glows in the late afternoon light. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/e5b78619-618e-4f4b-9f21-489ef6207e4f/2022-0429-0101+Valerianella+nuttallii+woodland+glade-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Searching for Amsonia in Arkansas, Part 1 - Make it stand out One last look at the Middle Fork Barrens Natural Area. What a fun place to explore the wilds of Arkansas! https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/spring-plant-fair-2022 monthly 0.5 2022-05-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/b73fbe6e-213b-4313-aa05-4850a9866ae7/2022-0421-0036+glasshouse-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Spring Plant Fair 2022 - Make it stand out The glasshouse quickly filled up with patrons. Eventually, there was a line out the door for a solid 45 minutes! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/5a88d910-5ddd-4b72-ae1f-3ea9c2e15e1c/2022-0421-0053+Plantery+tour-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Spring Plant Fair 2022 - Make it stand out Plantery apprentice Ben (far right) gives a tour of the gravel bed and new willow fence students built. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/8686d781-82a7-4cf3-811e-a63cfeb0b700/2022-0422-0069+willow+fence+and+Verbena+bonariensis-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Spring Plant Fair 2022 - Make it stand out Here’s a ground-level view of the spectacular willow fence that our students built this spring. It won’t last forever, but having this ephemeral and functional art really encourages creativity within the Plantery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/ab9c2793-62a8-40e8-8ba4-dd8aed9066ff/2022-0421-0058+karaoke+and+smores-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Spring Plant Fair 2022 - Make it stand out Bonfires for s’mores and karaoke enlivened the event. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/26c5f991-92b6-4ae7-9f6c-e09d8d0d1d67/2022-0421-0065+Hannah+and+Hailey-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Spring Plant Fair 2022 - Make it stand out Hannah (L) managed the karaoke booth while singers like Hailey (R) took the stage and sung their hearts out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/c4cb03b0-565b-4914-9b70-d12a1b66e56c/2022-0421-0060+Stephanie+Jones+and+Michael+Maurer-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Spring Plant Fair 2022 - Make it stand out My colleagues Drs. Stephanie Jones and Michael Maurer enjoy the s’mores campfires. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/15a7ff14-eef4-4490-9eeb-d8ff7d3b3706/2022-0421-0062+Kathryn+and+Hanna-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Spring Plant Fair 2022 - Make it stand out Kathryn (L) and Hanna (R) are all smiles during a brief moment the greenhouse isn’t packed with people. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/f7830591-ba52-444b-a376-5a38ae5acf91/2022-0421-0039+Gaura+lindheimeri+Sparkle+White-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Spring Plant Fair 2022 - Make it stand out And, we can’t have a plant fair without amazing plants! Gaura lindheimeri ‘Sparkle White’ was just coming into flower with its charming gossamer blooms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/11301c7a-de9e-4ee8-8c4a-390ca6fd0339/2022-0421-0038+Manfreda+Spot-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Spring Plant Fair 2022 - Make it stand out The blooms on Manfreda ‘Spot’ had been much anticipated for weeks as students watched the inflorescenses rise. We were glad they were still in flower for the plant fair. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/d09dd421-8a94-46bf-b545-6622d408eb4d/2022-0421-0041+Oenothera+macrocarpa+and+Glandularia+canadensis+Homestead+Purple-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Spring Plant Fair 2022 - Make it stand out One of my favorite contrasting flower combinations of late is this pairing of the giant golden flowers of Oenothera macrocarpa with the deep purple Glandularia canadensis ‘Homestead Purple’. They are both thriving within our gravel garden strip alongside the headhouse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/7fc4df69-fa40-40c5-aeb7-1c2605e6a836/2022-0421-0049+Astrophytum+myriostigma-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Spring Plant Fair 2022 - Make it stand out The flower on this Astrophytum myriostigma had just closed for the night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/4e1cddf4-30f6-4a2b-abf6-61dc25217aef/2022-0421-0043+Aloe+sp-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Spring Plant Fair 2022 - Make it stand out We tried an aloe in the gravel bed in a very protected location, and we were delighted to see it return and start flowering this spring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/af222d73-4c84-4e28-8bd0-b40dbb90487e/2022-0422-0074+Verbena+bonariensis+and+Oenothera+speciosa-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Spring Plant Fair 2022 - Make it stand out Verbena bonariensis bloomed above a carpet of Oenothera speciosa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/141ed1f1-695d-4542-80c7-1721afae56c1/2022-0421-0048+Jacobaea+cineraria+Silver+Dust+ground+and+Jacobaea+cineraria+New+Look+pot-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Spring Plant Fair 2022 - Make it stand out And, one of the highlights of the spring plant fair was seeing all the plants we grew for the fall plant fair at their peak. Here a carpet of Jacobaea cineraria (Senecio cineraria) ‘Silver Dust’ and a few plants of ‘New Look’ in the container brighten a bed near the headhouse. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/the-peculiar-pedicularis monthly 0.5 2022-05-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/79fb9fb5-a275-46fd-8fd8-13f90dcb2280/2022-0329-0020+Pedicularis+canadensis-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Peculiar Pedicularis - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/69f1cec8-85f0-4e4a-a557-a87546d44d74/2009-0410-0004+Pedicularis+canadensis-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Peculiar Pedicularis - Make it stand out The first Pedicularis canadensis I ever saw had more red coloring in the flowers. I’ve since learned their colors can be variable in the wild. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/560e022a-5d05-4957-9902-796eebb245e8/2022-0401-0003+Pedicularis+canadensis-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Peculiar Pedicularis - Make it stand out It’s as if the flower is caught in mid twirl and making Pedicularis pinwheels. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/on-pruning-a-peach monthly 0.5 2022-05-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/29940d2e-510d-49ec-999a-d6fde0cd04a8/2022-0324-0024+Prunus+persica+Tropic+Beauty-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - On Pruning a Peach - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/39138f1e-88ae-48c6-8fb0-350b14439abd/2022-0324-0023+Prunus+persica+Tropic+Beauty-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - On Pruning a Peach - Make it stand out Hatrack, anyone? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/79383704-f975-4da2-8b0b-f5137fc7383d/2022-0312-0144+Prunus+persica+Tropic+Beauty-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - On Pruning a Peach - Make it stand out The thinnings of ‘Tropic Beauty’ gain a second life with forcing. These peach blossoms are such a welcome sight after the buds pop open. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/bringing-daffodils-in monthly 0.5 2022-05-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/2a9f5420-3a58-4bdd-94e4-0a1355a51060/2022-0312-0193+Narcissus+in+bottle-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Bringing Daffodils In - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/7d83e297-69c8-4015-a867-cdd0d5f979bc/2022-0312-0222+Narcissus+pseudonarcissus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Bringing Daffodils In - Make it stand out Narcissus pseudonarcissus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/9963fa9b-89db-4878-85e0-c304f02d3c91/2022-0312-0225+Narcissus+x+odorus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Bringing Daffodils In - Make it stand out Narcissus × odorus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1af99ef0-0942-455c-b04b-786421d56adc/2022-0312-0218+Narcissus+jonquilla-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Bringing Daffodils In - Make it stand out Narcissus jonquilla https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/805158fd-1f54-49b0-89d3-fe3f36f24920/2022-0312-0213+Narcissus+incomparabilis+var.+plenus+Butter+and+Eggs-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Bringing Daffodils In - Make it stand out Narcissus incomparabilis var. plenus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/6b0bd2ea-7305-417f-911e-14ad5010bc2b/2022-0312-0206+Narcissus+Carlton-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Bringing Daffodils In - Make it stand out Narcissus ‘Carlton’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/562ce93e-86c7-4e28-bf2a-5e68536a0061/2022-0312-0210+Narcissus+Ceylon-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Bringing Daffodils In - Make it stand out Narcissus ‘Ceylon’ https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/returning-to-wild-daffodils monthly 0.5 2022-05-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/554f2ec5-4033-406a-af26-4f40deffb812/2021-0228-619+Narcissus+pseudonarcissus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Returning to Wild Daffodils - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/36d30b35-9a05-4f76-8b16-04d1fe7c5271/2020-0215-0001+Narcissus+pseudonarcissus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Returning to Wild Daffodils - Make it stand out A naturalized colony of Narcissus pseudonarcissus grows near an abandoned house in east Texas. How long ago were the first bulbs planted? https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/magnolia-susan-just-one-of-the-girls monthly 0.5 2022-05-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/de0434c0-f56c-4efb-af24-2706ade4d3a5/2020-0216-031+Magnolia+Susan-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Magnolia 'Susan', Just One of the Girls - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/c48eb569-80e9-4270-b0ee-1dbe146b3b3a/2020-0216-035+Magnolia+Susan-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Magnolia 'Susan', Just One of the Girls - Make it stand out As the flowers of ‘Susan’ open, they have a bit of a twist to the petals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/fcceb243-a770-49c6-a442-0923502e509d/2014-0424-1-007+Magnolia+Susan-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Magnolia 'Susan', Just One of the Girls - Make it stand out A mature ‘Susan’ Magnolia at The Scott Arboretum in full bloom in mid-April. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/2b9d9f5f-747f-4b75-86e2-6bfb52ae1037/2020-0212-046+Magnolia+Susan-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Magnolia 'Susan', Just One of the Girls - Make it stand out Our ‘Susan’ has a ways to grow before it reaches the size of the one at The Scott Arboretum, but I enjoy its show each spring. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/wire-weeding monthly 0.5 2022-05-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/95da89f0-b79e-414c-90d1-50f17e848d89/2022-0128-0003+wire+hoe-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Wire Weeding - Make it stand out Wire weeding is a pleasant task in the garden. Doing it regularly beats hand pulling all those weeds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/d30cafe6-ae50-4bd3-bde0-c876c5728898/2022-0128-0010+wire+hoe-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Wire Weeding - Make it stand out The design of the wire hoe is so simple. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/tomato-and-carrot-soup monthly 0.5 2022-05-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/9924d646-d3c1-459a-bd9a-6a060448160b/2022-0120-0007+tomato+and+carrot+soup-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Tomato and Carrot Soup - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/eac7b677-fed3-4c24-8587-b43ce042f1e9/2022-0119-0001+Rainbow+carrots-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Tomato and Carrot Soup - Make it stand out Sweet multi-colored ‘Rainbow’ carrots picked and ready to go into soup. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/bd6dd40e-533e-4c2b-aa65-41fc53bc7aa2/2018-0126-037+GW+Tavern-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Tomato and Carrot Soup - Make it stand out The revolutionary styled G.W. Tavern where I first had this delicious soup https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/winter-foliage-of-parlins-pussytoes monthly 0.5 2022-05-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/0e76a736-f594-4ced-8c00-74f482519213/2022-0113-0004+Antenarria+parlinii-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Winter Foliage of Parlin's Pussytoes - Make it stand out The winter foliage of Antennaria parlinii grows around a lone, tattered Carex glaucodea in the top left. It may not look much to some, but with the dearth of plants in winter, I welcome the green groundcover. If you look closely you see threads of Nothoscordum bivalve emerging and even an early Trillium! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/2a06ef7c-1dff-4911-b495-bb52cd649c08/2021-0405-015+Antennaria+parlinii-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Winter Foliage of Parlin's Pussytoes - Make it stand out I can’t let you get away without seeing the sweet, dainty flowers of Antennaria parlinii. These will rise in a few months with the arrival of spring. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/a-walk-to-see-possumhaw monthly 0.5 2022-01-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/348dd57c-6073-430a-aa71-53238fac5491/2022-0107-0081+Ilex+decidua-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Walk to See Possumhaw - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/8c69ca81-ae9f-498d-90ca-def982e09e55/2022-0107-0035+snow+covered+soybean+field-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Walk to See Possumhaw - Make it stand out The field to my south… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/eb32823d-4e4e-44ab-9a53-eaa7215527b2/2022-0107-0038+snowy+wheat+field-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Walk to See Possumhaw - Make it stand out …and the field to my north. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/97bd692c-fce2-4df2-b659-80189833f733/2022-0107-0069+Ilex+decidua-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Walk to See Possumhaw - Make it stand out Hello, old friend. Possumhaws are stalwart shrubs that thrive much of what mother nature throws at them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/eaf54e83-8b25-474c-8045-5098bc4631f7/2022-0105-0020+Ilex+decidua-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Walk to See Possumhaw - Make it stand out In the bleak midwinter, possumhaw brightens life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/feb48378-8c25-432e-aa5f-52804c6ea68e/2022-0107-0096+Ilex+decidua-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Walk to See Possumhaw - Make it stand out A closeup of the hawthorn-like fruit of possumhaw. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/6d876fc8-110a-4b86-9d69-5a17b26b19da/2022-0105-0013+Ilex+decidua-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Walk to See Possumhaw - Make it stand out Another shot of Ilex decidua a few miles from our house. Possumhaw thrives even in the dense shade and competition of this fencerow. This ditch will frequently flood over the road during the winter, submerging the possumhaw root systems for a few days. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/d7a18032-c466-44dd-8ee3-2a5bf4b92a86/2022-0105-0027+Ilex+decidua+faded+from+flood-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Walk to See Possumhaw - Make it stand out Can you make out the floodline from where this possumhaw was submerged for a few days? Note the color shift from red at the top to orange about midway down. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/17efaea8-922d-45e6-963a-90d1692c25de/2016-0117-013+Ilex+decidua+Finchs+Golden-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Walk to See Possumhaw - Make it stand out Ilex decidua ‘Finch’s Golden’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/953b3c71-58c0-4a53-aa01-2c123dd33fac/2021-1228-0042+Ilex+decidua+Pocahontas-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Walk to See Possumhaw - Make it stand out Ilex decidua ‘Pocahontas’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/21738bc3-b633-44e0-9057-06575cdc8a7b/2022-0107-0208+River+Road+sunset-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Walk to See Possumhaw - Make it stand out One final look back at the fencerow corner that my possumhaw calls home. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/december-at-the-jc-raulston-arboretum monthly 0.5 2022-05-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/8da78de6-6422-455e-bba4-9b0c3c9f0bbd/2021-1231-0673++Prunus+mume+Bonita+B+Prunus+mume+Tojibai+F-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - December at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out Ah, the Prunus mume! I think this visit was the most spectacular show of flowering apricot that I’ve ever seen in all my years of visiting the arboretum. Usually they are pummeled by the winter cold, which interrupts their bloom period. Above white-flowering ‘Tojibai’ blooms against the pink ‘Bonita’ in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/f7ca5a93-e30e-4981-971d-c24622411f1a/2021-1231-0800+Prunus+mume+Bonita-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - December at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out Prunus mume ‘Bonita’ has lovely bowl-shaped semi-double pink flowers. They are incredibly fragrant, too. The smell reminds me of those Valentine’s Day conversation hearts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/f1c5fce0-6814-41ea-a77c-758f287e0c2e/2021-1231-0625+Prunus+mume+Big+Joe-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - December at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out ‘Big Joe’ Prunus mume was a white behemoth of blooms visible from the road before I ever walked in the gate. The fallen petals made the ground underneath appear to be covered in snow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/e4356fe8-97e4-4d63-a132-9d182452edfe/2021-1231-0739+Prunus+mume+Rose+Bud-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - December at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out ‘Rose Bud’ is another semi-double Prunus mume type where the petals fade from pink outside to whiter ones in the center. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/47fabd85-a012-45b5-b9b3-625d1e6361d0/2021-1231-0112+Prunus+incisa-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - December at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out Another Prunus I like for winter display is Prunus incisa. This lovely short-statured shrub offers dainty flowers. Even the sepals are attractive after the petals fall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/89c6e713-4c4a-4baa-abaa-3b0ffc7e0990/2021-1231-0768+Camellia+x+vernalis+Ginryu-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - December at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out Camellias are staples of the winter garden in the south, and the arboretum has a plethora of them. I loved this white flowering, semi-double Camellia × vernalis ‘Ginryû’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/6f376b4a-9d07-486d-b932-5824f3ec82f7/2021-1231-0491+Camellia+Yume-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - December at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out Camellia ‘Yume’ reminded me of peppermints with these lovely two-toned pink and white flowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/5292a320-ca48-4a4d-9bab-71ad3f9b3892/2021-1231-0252+Camellia+tsaii+Erina-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - December at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out Some Camellia have attractive buds even before they flower like this Camellia tsaii ‘Erina’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/7cb428e9-27a3-49c3-82d2-f95916ac2e13/2021-1231-0453+Camellia+x+hiemalis+Greens+Blues-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - December at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out Camellia × hiemalis ‘Green's Blues’ turns this interesting mauve-pink as the blooms fade and will eventually turn more purple. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/83f0557d-f713-46f3-9216-1b115c7f756f/2021-1231-0158+Magnolia+platypetala-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - December at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out Three of the early-flowering magnolias were in full splendor. Magnolia platypetala near the visitor center... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/85c4eb35-4db0-4929-aae4-b979f25d324c/2021-1231-0225+Magnolia+cavaleriei-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - December at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out …Magnolia cavaleriei near the lath house... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/d7ee5171-b9e2-4125-94d3-f89e539b84c4/2021-1231-0588+Magnolia+maudiae-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - December at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out … and Magnolia maudiae near the winter garden. All three can be hit or miss based on cold snaps. But, during good years, they are spectacular. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/243be79e-3486-4449-bb0b-7429ae6357be/2021-1231-0539+Mahonia+x+lindsayae+Cantab-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - December at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out Mahonia were outstanding in flower at the arboretum this visit. Mahonia × lindsayae ‘Cantab’ has long be a favorite of mine. The long, sinuous inflorescences smell spectacular on a winter day and were attracting a plethora of bees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/394d6049-a594-4bd0-8556-26e4ef1a55a1/2021-1231-0259+Mahonia+ilicina-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - December at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out A new Mahonia to me was Mahonia ilicina. The long inflorescences featured sprays of off-white flowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/699595d0-3c71-481d-81ea-42694c9cd163/2021-1231-0558+Chimonanthus+praecox-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - December at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out I couldn’t write about visiting the arboretum in the winter without mentioning Chimonanthus praecox. Even though wintersweet is a bit of a one-hit wonder and fades into the landscape the rest of the year, the winter fragrance is well worth planting it. There were four that I counted in close proximity to the winter garden and perfumed the air with their sweet smell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/fca98ac3-86c3-4dac-802a-84a318240df2/2021-1231-0589+Chimonanthus+praecox+Luteus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - December at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out Even from a distance, I could make out the brilliant gold flowers of ‘Luteus’, a cultivar of Chimonanthus praecox that has deeper yellow in the petals and lacks the red blotch like seen in the image above. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/90f49a49-c79b-4b53-b32f-5b892ca041d6/2021-1231-0654+Lonicera+fragrantissima+L+Lonicera+x+purpusii+Winter+Beauty+R-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - December at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out There are a handful of winter honeysuckles that perfume the air with their lemony scent. Here is a comparison between the flower size of the larger Lonicera fragrantissima (left) and smaller Lonicera × purpusii ‘Winter Beauty’ (right). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/81cede93-5e11-4b67-9bd1-0d0940cdee44/2021-1231-0362+Hamamelis+x+intermedia+Jelena-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - December at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out I was surprised to see Hamamelis × intermedia ‘Jelena’ beginning to flower with the lack of winter chill from the unseasonably warm winter we’ve had. A lone branch on the back was blooming well while the rest of the plant had swelling buds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/23df884f-3531-43b0-a296-4505447d1df2/2021-1231-0092+Jasminum+nudiflorum+Aureum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - December at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out Jasminum nudiflorum has long been a favorite indestructible winter flowering shrub. I often see it planted in urban areas and hell strips. ‘Aureum’ features golden colored foliage once it leafs out in the spring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/2ee1ac31-aca6-4298-9b5f-08ab26401306/2021-1231-0787+Parrotia+persica+Pendula-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - December at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out I always kid with students when teaching Parrotia persica that the apetalous blooms are pretty non-descript in the winter, and the flowers shouldn’t be a selling point of this species. But, I could make the dangling stamens out from several feet away on this ‘Pendula’ and found them attractive. Maybe I should rethink my downplaying of the flowers! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/7184221e-90ce-4f4d-a77e-cb5fcafd0709/2021-1231-0105+Acer+negundo+Winter+Lightning-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - December at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out Acer negundo ‘White Lightning’ shows some yellow stem color on fresh growth from the year. Many consider box elders a trash tree, but coppicing this cultivar is worth it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/7e918efb-1123-4081-a752-91a54dea2eff/2021-1231-0314+Cornus+alba+Minbat+BATON+ROUGE-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - December at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out Red-twig dogwoods look so striking in late winter. Cornus alba 'Minbat' BATON ROUGE shined with the low afternoon light. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/be34096d-e593-48d7-9c7c-35100b99b451/2021-1231-0342+Hibiscus+Cherry+Cheesecake-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - December at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out I’m always looking for winter interest from unexpected plants (especially perennials!), and I found the bleached white stems of Hibiscus ‘Cherry Cheesecake’ to be quite striking. Against a dark background or dark building these would look lovely through winter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/bc047af8-1fe2-4661-831d-5bd1254dc389/2021-1231-0732+Acer+palmatum+Bihou-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - December at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out ‘Bihou’ is one of my favorite Acer palmatum cultivars for the vibrant stem color they offer during the winter. The branches exude such a warmth as they transition from red young growth through orange to the older yellow tissue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/3b5c4d71-479c-48be-9f42-7439aa6e54d0/2021-1231-0772+Acer+palmatum+Bihou-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - December at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out A close up of the more mature stem color of a larger ‘Bihou’ at the arboretum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/4108eda6-b613-44de-9984-404e7b00f04c/2021-1231-0146+xSycoparrotia+semidecidua+Purple+Haze-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - December at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out Fall color still holds on to the appropriately named ×Sycoparrotia semidecidua ‘Purple Haze’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1563cec0-47e7-4afc-834a-e16f13143356/2021-1231-0240+Daphniphyllum+teijsmannii+Mountain+Dove-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - December at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out Wowzers. Daphniphyllum teijsmannii ‘Mountain Dove’ looked stunning in the lath house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/47b3d129-31bd-4420-a238-166e38d30b5a/2021-1231-0246+Daphne+odora+Mae-jima-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - December at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out I’ve loved Daphne since I discovered they offer wonderful winter fragrance. In fact, I even had one in a container on my patio in grad school! There were two nice variegated forms at the arboretum that were just coming into flower. Above is the bold yellow margined form of ‘Mae-jima’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/a33e2788-1f24-4140-9521-85ce08bbd95b/2021-1231-0269+Daphne+odora+Nakafu-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - December at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out And, here is the more subtle lime green coloring on dark green leaves of Daphne odora ‘Nakafu’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/702343d6-c057-43a1-a0dd-018d04b0fb46/2021-1231-0532+Loropetalum+chinense+var.+rubrum+Spg-3-017+GARNET+FIRE-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - December at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out I have never seen a darker leaf color on a Loropetallum like this Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum ‘Spg-3-017’ GARNET FIRE. Or, really any other plant for that matter. They were almost jet black for the winter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/2bdb4872-0ec4-4c47-816c-d7159da6ef3c/2021-1231-0686+Ilex+vomitoria+Tricolor-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - December at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out The variegation on this Ilex vomitoria ‘Tricolor’ adds a splash of color to the understory and this love-it or hate-it native shrub. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/d1be4c6e-31b8-4a9d-8052-d334215610c3/2021-1231-0753+Galanthus+elwesii-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - December at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out I always get giddy seeing the white propellers unfurl on Galanthus elwesii. While snowdrops straddle growing seasons, many consider them one of the first flowers of the new year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/ca321bb8-8b65-4462-8699-8d00caf3472a/2021-1231-0050+Euphorbia+Canyon+Gold-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - December at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out Euphorbia are beloved for their persistent foliage through winter. I appreciated ‘Canyon Gold’ with its burgundy highlights from the winter light. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/f4c7cdb4-b0fd-4c19-a0a0-063babc78476/2021-1231-0139+Narcissus+Rijnvelds+Early+Sensation-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - December at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out Narcissus ‘Rijnveld’s Early Sensation’ was often a Christmas flower for me in Tennessee, and here it was at the arboretum blooming right on cue tucked under some shrubs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/5158dfc0-15d9-41bc-84ec-0f7b9187abe6/2021-1231-0409+Abutilon+Voodoo-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - December at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out I was pleasantly surprised to see the warmth loving Abutilon ‘Voodoo’ still in flower. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/ae921ddb-51ae-46a9-b3b4-43a25fad116c/2021-1231-0719+Iris+Say+Okay-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - December at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out Iris was another unexpected flowering plant at the arboretum. I saw three different cultivars in flower including this purple and white ‘Say Okay’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/ae67f0ec-5763-4e9d-90ee-13b72bec7c97/2021-1231-0831+Helleborus+x+ericsmithii+Coseh+790+SHOOTING+STAR-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - December at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out Hellebores often face downward, but many of the new hybrids have been bred to have more upright facing petals. Here Helleborus × ericsmithii ‘Coseh 790’ SHOOTING STAR flowers in a berm. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/solstice-trees monthly 0.5 2021-12-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/6a16a15e-f377-4ac8-a4fa-8a66de65bc29/2014-0424-1-020+Magnolia+Lois-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Solstice Trees - Make it stand out I can’t wait to see the golden glow of Magnolia ‘Lois’ on my tree. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/gentians-for-advent monthly 0.5 2021-12-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/0a01f774-81de-4383-886f-2fc17a00a6ff/2021-1205-0083+Gentiana+saponaria-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Gentians for Advent - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/61cf51fa-2149-4e95-802f-e148d2dfec2d/2021-1205-0003+Gentiana+saponaria-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Gentians for Advent - Make it stand out Two harvestbells hug the ground and barely appear above the leaf litter. Can you find them? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/41aea8ba-e6b2-43be-a95a-5bcac053a534/2021-1205-0134+Gentiana+saponaria-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Gentians for Advent - Make it stand out A good overview of Gentiana saponaria habitat in east Texas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/0bf341ef-b292-4c7c-9567-ff46fcf512f1/2021-1205-0017+Gentiana+saponaria-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Gentians for Advent - Make it stand out One of the most populous concentrations of Gentiana saponaria we saw. How many do you count in this photo? I see seven clusters of flowers and counted eleven plants at this site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/00d1a1f6-d9c7-4811-9616-08b34e0e4b55/2021-1205-0022+Gentiana+saponaria-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Gentians for Advent - Make it stand out The larger plant in the image above seemed well placed leaning against this pine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/5c039b0d-7036-486b-a9ec-064c7f68d059/2021-1205-0047+Gentiana+saponaria+open+flower+mold-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Gentians for Advent - Make it stand out A close up of the open flower with fungus on the pistil. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/bcf37a49-b6d4-4637-bf2e-336c5045a288/2021-1205-0067+Gentiana+saponaria+seed-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Gentians for Advent - Make it stand out One flower I found had the top eaten off, so I inspected the flat seed before blowing them to the wind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/7a8f0790-25fd-4b2c-bcc1-7dea5546d2e2/2021-1205-0063+Gentiana+saponaria-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Gentians for Advent - Make it stand out Once pollinated, the flowers fade from blue to purple or a pinkish-purple. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/9d08e41e-c949-4a2e-a0d0-18fb37d698a5/2021-1205-0088+Gentiana+saponaria-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Gentians for Advent - Make it stand out We are not the only organisms that like gentians. A few of these flowers have been eaten on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/4e314c23-2cec-4341-b74f-c916454425e3/2021-1205-0101+Gentiana+saponaria-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Gentians for Advent - Make it stand out When the sun perfectly pierced through the pines, the harvestbells would be backlit and glow like Christmas lights. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/80e17a3b-6fca-4add-b75e-6b76ab8508d4/2021-1205-0108+Gentiana+saponaria+-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Gentians for Advent - Make it stand out One of the heaviest flowering Gentiana saponaria individuals that we saw. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/a8bed131-45c8-4ca3-bddf-7b083f0f8533/2021-1205-0149+Liatris+pycnostachya-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Gentians for Advent - Make it stand out The vertical lines of Liatris pycnostachya rise from the forest floor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/5624b148-0c4c-46ca-b451-62c6eda9b7bc/2021-1205-0157+Liatris+squarrosa-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Gentians for Advent - Make it stand out My jaw dropped upon seeing the size of these Liatris squarrosa seed heads. They were somewhere between a quarter and half dollar size. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/autumn-in-spring-grove-cemetery monthly 0.5 2021-12-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/55cd2482-44f0-4e58-9238-d74866f975cc/2021-1120-0762+Spring+Grove+Cemetery-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn in Spring Grove Cemetery - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/76fb484c-97ac-4e25-86a0-bc7c1249eee6/2021-1120-0506+Ginkgo+biloba-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn in Spring Grove Cemetery - Make it stand out A giant Ginkgo biloba greets us near the cemetery entrance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/37c91613-e30e-49ff-9c12-5e11dfbc2efe/2021-1120-0517+Taxodium+distichum+knees+Steve+Foltz-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn in Spring Grove Cemetery - Make it stand out Steve Foltz stands to provide scale of the Taxodium knees. You can’t even tell he’s hiding a breakfast bagel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/c99dd1d8-ffd3-43ff-9833-d2dc9d933df2/2021-1120-0525+Taxodium+distichum+Ohio+champion-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn in Spring Grove Cemetery - Make it stand out The Ohio state champion Taxodium distichum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/f74871ff-aa00-43e2-9693-0b2843b9d448/2021-1120-0533+Taxodium+distichum+Hedera+helix+growing+without+roots-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn in Spring Grove Cemetery - Make it stand out A close up of the trunk of the state champion Taxodium distichum. You can see the cut ivy stems. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/b56f9200-10d8-4259-9aee-f9f87f10bdbd/2021-1120-0554+Cercidiphyllum+japonicum+Amazing+Grace-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn in Spring Grove Cemetery - Make it stand out Cercidiphyllum japonicum ‘Amazing Grace’ on the right. The weeping architecture is a great ploy to mimic the flow of water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/319ce1ba-c1cf-4962-8060-8faa296e3ae3/2021-1120-0568+Cercidiphyllum+japonicum+Amazing+Grace-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn in Spring Grove Cemetery - Make it stand out This Cercidiphyllum japonicum ‘Amazing Grace’ looks over a hundred, but it’s less than half a century old. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/8f3dca59-2d11-44f8-8a54-32fbdc25bf9d/2021-1120-0572+Cercidiphyllum+japonicum+Amazing+Grace-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn in Spring Grove Cemetery - Make it stand out A glimpse inside the veil of foliage on Cercidiphyllum japonicum ‘Amazing Grace’ shows the beautiful contorted architecture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/3415626f-2d7a-467b-b955-2e085bf990b4/2021-1120-0539+Cercidiphyllum+japonicum+Amazing+Grace-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn in Spring Grove Cemetery - Make it stand out The leaves of Cercidiphyllum japonicum ‘Amazing Grace’ had an interesting patchwork color appearance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/27a0f1c0-5581-4d35-bf3a-4399265f874d/2021-1120-0575+Quercus+alba-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn in Spring Grove Cemetery - Make it stand out A stately Quercus alba in fall glory https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/378b8334-249a-4aa0-b5d2-8471b0579ccf/2021-1120-0577+Quercus+alba+flaking+bark-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn in Spring Grove Cemetery - Make it stand out Exfoliating Quercus alba bark https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/2d8989b7-78b4-4878-8b4b-249ac7744cf7/2021-1120-0579+Quercus+macrocarpa-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn in Spring Grove Cemetery - Make it stand out Quercus macrocarpa involucre looks like a bird’s nest, no? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/7ba6af2a-9c15-49a3-aa61-3f67b81d0607/2021-1120-0591+Cornus+florida+GroveFlor+SPRING+GROVE-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn in Spring Grove Cemetery - Make it stand out Cornus florida ‘Grovflor’ SPRING GROVE showing its red-orange fall color. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/31b8db25-ca23-4246-86bd-f85e713c9aa6/2021-1120-0584+Cornus+florida+GroveFlor+SPRING+GROVE-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn in Spring Grove Cemetery - Make it stand out Steve holds a branch of Cornus florida ‘Grovflor’ SPRING GROVE so that we can see the multiple flower buds. While most in this shot only have one bud, you’ll see a few tips with two, and one tip (middle-top of the image) with three buds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/753fc186-a1c3-4e1a-b431-48d25bf6717a/2021-1120-0598+Magnolia+macrophylla+the+sister+tree-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn in Spring Grove Cemetery - Make it stand out Paul Westervelt and Steve Foltz provide a scale for the largest Magnolia macrophylla I have ever seen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/db362dd4-6200-49f2-a86b-a08b11f372e9/2021-1120-0607+Magnolia+macrophylla+leaf+litter-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn in Spring Grove Cemetery - Make it stand out While I love these Magnolia macrophylla leaves, I could see this being a maintenance nightmare. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/26f9dc21-8d73-4802-acd5-135aa4f8467c/2021-1120-0618+Acer+saccharum+Sweet+Shadow-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn in Spring Grove Cemetery - Make it stand out Good fall color on Acer saccharum ‘Sweet Shadow’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/22cdb526-7f0a-485b-a13b-1790b1812ef2/2021-1120-0628+Acer+saccharum+Sweet+Shadow-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn in Spring Grove Cemetery - Make it stand out Here you can see the more dissected leaves of Acer saccharum ‘Sweet Shadow’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/eb0dd5e4-acc3-4a2b-9d9f-5054fdb76bb6/2021-1120-0648+Parrotia+subaequalis-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn in Spring Grove Cemetery - Make it stand out A young Parrotia subaequalis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/8e5e2346-688f-4851-87bb-2394e2fb01bd/2021-1120-0652+Parrotia+subaequalis-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn in Spring Grove Cemetery - Make it stand out A close up of the incredible fall color on Parrotia subaequalis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/a1e44ec9-888b-44c9-ad3d-c31b98f7f45d/2021-1120-0657+Carpinus+betulus+Vienna+Weeping-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn in Spring Grove Cemetery - Make it stand out A nice mature form of Carpinus betulus ‘Vienna Weeping’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/23ab64a1-5454-46e1-9f2c-1508dbf5c5ac/2021-1120-0660+Magnolia+grandiflora+16-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn in Spring Grove Cemetery - Make it stand out Magnolia grandiflora ‘Spring Grove #16’ had a lovely wide growth habit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/501a1ca0-81bd-4b68-a1ce-b7fa88e78063/2021-1120-0666+Zelkova+serrata-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn in Spring Grove Cemetery - Make it stand out Paul Westervelt provides good scale for this glowing Zelkova serrata. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/694c36aa-970d-4f4b-9f08-e3dd3f360a98/2021-1120-0689+Cercidiphyllum+japonicum+Ohio+champion-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn in Spring Grove Cemetery - Make it stand out The Ohio state champion Cercidiphyllum japonicum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/9ba50438-01d4-4e0b-8a90-dc774020b000/2021-1120-0721+Ginkgo+biloba+Autumn+Gold-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn in Spring Grove Cemetery - Make it stand out Isn’t this just breathtaking? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/9ed92922-29bb-4371-8d5d-af135dd3676e/2021-1120-0716+Acer+griseum+x+nikoense+Girard-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn in Spring Grove Cemetery - Make it stand out The crimson color of Acer griseum × nikoense ‘Girard’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/bf691b59-3a10-4d06-843c-185b35ae4d09/2021-1120-0729+Acer+campestre-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn in Spring Grove Cemetery - Make it stand out The golden yellow of Acer campestre https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/92672951-ee33-4a3b-a254-bad8184f79f3/2021-1120-0740+Taxodium+distichum+var.+imbricarium-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn in Spring Grove Cemetery - Make it stand out While not as spectacular as the above Ginkgo, this blanket of foliage around this Taxodium was still neat to see. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/de30c14a-c218-4e4f-b849-37e8546da363/2021-1120-0752+Abies+cilicica-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn in Spring Grove Cemetery - Make it stand out A grove of Abies cilicica stands in the distance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/a1e33e4a-f683-4ddd-8e6e-31f967ab2bd8/2021-1120-0756+Staphylea+trifolia-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn in Spring Grove Cemetery - Make it stand out The fruit of Staphylea trifolia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/54549c8c-9df8-48cf-8eec-8cef2aafceda/2021-1120-0765+Quercus+alba+400+years+old-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn in Spring Grove Cemetery - Make it stand out A massive 400 year old Quercus alba stands as a sentinel in Spring Grove Cemetery https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2021/november-at-the-jc-raulston-arboretum monthly 0.5 2021-11-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/7e0524ba-fe3b-4e7b-9616-7ef5abb9c23a/2009-1120-143+Dahlia+imperialis-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - November at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/3df68b92-613b-4789-89f3-1d1c542b22a5/2009-1120-146+Dahlia+imperialis-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - November at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out Dahlia imperialis (also seen at the top of the page) was one of my favorite fall flowering perennials from the arboretum. The long cane-like stems would arch high in the sky as the lavender chandelier flowers hung down and attracted a plethora of bees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/0f0b34b3-12d9-4105-a47c-b39040c13d87/2009-1120-144+Gladiolus+dalenii+Halloweenie-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - November at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out Gladiolus dalenii ‘Halloweenie’ should be named ‘Thanksgivingie’ because it always seemed to flower later in the month of November. Mine have just recently started blooming in east Texas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/5a387d47-d9e8-4703-a776-70653b5421a7/2009-1107-029+Cyclamen+hederifolium+Ashwood+Nurseries+Silver+Leaf+Group-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - November at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out I was always delighted seeing cyclamen rise from the earth with their leaves that look like elven shields. Their flowers would uncoil and rise like this Cyclamen hederifolium Ashwood Nurseries Silver Leaf Group that is coming into bloom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1e181eb5-d682-4635-bffe-594fde3075b5/2010-1126-030+Chimonanthus+nitens-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - November at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out Chimonanthus nitens is a unique, evergreen flowering relative to Chimonanthus praecox. The finger-like white petals are translucent and not as fragrant as Chimonanthus praecox. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/5878fd6e-0fd5-4cb7-ace3-a42484ce4b05/2009-1107-060+Abelia+%C3%97grandiflora+Kaleidoscope+and+Nyssa+sylvatica+Dirr-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - November at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out Orange is a common theme here with Abelia × grandiflora ‘Kaleidoscope’ and Nyssa ‘Dirr Selection’ playing off the flag’s color. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/c1f54e3f-083e-4d21-aaae-9bfbd4d5be9f/2009-1107-058+Abelia+%C3%97grandiflora+Kaleidoscope-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - November at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out A close up of the persistent sepals on Abelia × grandiflora ‘Kaleidoscope’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/4b198d2b-5008-42e2-8f7f-430f854b4a70/2009-1120-138+Salix+%C3%97+Flame-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - November at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out I’ve shared my love of Salix ‘Flame’ before. November is the first month it really begins to shine now that the leaves have all dropped. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/4bfd22b6-e7dc-4402-9358-825c604da05b/2009-1107-039+Stewartia+sinensis+var.+sinensis-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - November at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out I so notice bark more in the winter time when the stems and trunks are revealed without their atmosphere of foliage. Stewartias are often known for their beautiful bark, and this Stewartia sinensis var. sinensis is no exception. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/405dfae2-17b3-4e6b-91c7-bd2725d2f7d9/2009-1107-034+Alstroemeria+psittacina+-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - November at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out I love the clean foliage that emerges on Alstroemeria psittacina ‘Variegata’. Even if it never bloomed it would be worth growing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/0ae7e9ae-e9de-475f-89d2-bc28b228e156/2009-1107-010+Heuchera+Creme+de+Menthe-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - November at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out Heuchera like this ‘Creme de Menthe’ thrive in the cooler months of the south when the ground is more moist and their foliage receives more sunlight to help intensify color. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1109eb94-2874-4d44-9220-89ac09c7e635/2009-1107-006+Solanum+quitoense-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - November at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out Frost needles deposit on the spiny leaf of Solanum quitoense, and end this amazing architectural plant’s growth for the season. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/241fac56-b7b5-44c2-abaa-b84e38728c86/2009-1114-082+Callicarpa+dichotoma+Albifructus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - November at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out Devoid of foliage, the fruit-filled verticillasters of Callicarpa dichotoma ‘Albifructus’ shine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/dfad16c1-86f0-494b-a61c-61a943847e31/2009-1114-094+Lindera+glauca+var.+salicifolia-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - November at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out In New Trees John Grimshaw and Ross Bayton quote Andrew Bunting as saying that Lindera species provide some of the best fall color of any woody plants in the mid-Atlantic. I believed that to be true in Raleigh as well. The names are still a bit muddled. This one was listed as Lindera salicifolia, which is an invalid name, and I believe it should be Lindera glauca var. salicifolia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/49b49fba-9356-4378-bcfe-289b6218c452/2009-1114-097+Lindera+glauca+var.+salicifolia-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - November at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out A close up of Lindera glauca var. salicifolia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1b3c1f7e-ac92-4b65-a840-0e0e57a0aef9/2009-1114-101+Lindera+umbellata-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - November at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out Lindera umbellata has a richer red and wider leaf. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/6091c20a-a8ab-4fb9-b951-b03d74a8eb56/2009-1114-109+Lindera+angustifolia-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - November at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out Lindera angustifolia had this interesting curl to the leaves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/18e67b60-8e12-4dcf-abfd-cf449ed98f2f/2010-1126-001+Acer+palmatum+Osakasuki-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - November at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out Another group of plants that provides spectacular fall color in the south are Japanese maples. Here Acer palmatum ‘Osakasuki’ creates a crimson carpet under the tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1a1ab5ec-2336-4f1c-85e5-f167e6b35c75/2009-1120-197+Acer+palmatum+Pendulum+Julian+red+serrated-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - November at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out The serrated leaves of Acer palmatum ‘Pendulum Julian’ have such a warmth to them in November. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/d0094372-09a1-4b4f-b5e8-4c55ffd5f799/2009-1120-192+Acer+palmatum+Linearilobum+yellow+entire-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - November at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out Acer palmatum ‘Linearilobum’ looks a bit psychedelic, no? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/49f991d0-1d38-42e8-97f0-f1bf25a70c6e/2009-1120-186+Hamamelis+%C3%97+intermedia+Jelena-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - November at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out The foliage of Hamamelis × intermedia ‘Jelena’ turned a lovely burnt yellow in autumn. Notice all the full buds ready to burst. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/35c6d093-7527-4587-9bf9-79d3213de748/2009-1120-163+Cotinus+Grace+Lagerstroemia+Natchez-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - November at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out Where do the red leaves of Cotinus ‘Grace’ end and the foliage of Lagerstroemia ‘Natchez’ begin? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/80a1cee2-54e4-42df-b19d-877a49cf4ecf/2009-1107-046+Fothergilla+%C3%97intermedia+Mount+Airy-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - November at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out I love Fothergilla for the kaleidoscope of color the leaves produce. One plant can range through purple, red, orange, yellow, and green like this Fothergilla × intermedia ‘Mount Airy’ here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/6e85a60a-e61d-4f0f-9bbd-61dafc1c24cb/2009-1120-150+Ginkgo+biloba+Tschi+Tschi-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - November at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out And, all this colorful foliage must eventually fall. For some plants like Ginkgo biloba ‘Tschi Tschi’ we enjoy not only color on the tree but also the ground. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/fall-color-at-the-cincinnati-zoo-and-botanical-garden monthly 0.5 2021-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/4294b7a2-5404-40a6-b2d4-aa38400b01e3/2021-1119-0022+Ginkgo+biloba-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall Color at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/c848ab9e-86e2-4ca6-ae5f-0317575fa52f/2021-1119-0217+Ginkgo+biloba+and+Hydrangea+quercifolia+Pee+Wee-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall Color at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden - Make it stand out Ginkgo biloba was in its full glory. Throughout Cincinnati, I saw numerous large specimens draped with gold. I admired this subtle contrasting combination between the foreground tree and the closer Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Pee Wee’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/2388c5d8-2214-4b9e-aead-f474965d4043/2021-1119-0025+Ginkgo+biloba-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall Color at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden - Make it stand out Fallen art from a Ginkgo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/c9ceaa8d-c86e-4e8a-b621-096c635db709/2021-1119-0216+Ginkgo+biloba-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall Color at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden - Make it stand out Karen enjoys having fun with fallen Ginkgo leaves. This shot is one we recreate frequently when she finds good quality leaves of any tree on the ground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/06d8ef84-6ac2-4685-af67-f067624fd79e/2021-1119-0047+Fothergilla+major+Blue+Shadow-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall Color at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden - Make it stand out Fothergilla major ‘Blue Shadow’ colors up quite well in fall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/d65fc8c2-c681-45b0-b5b0-73678359a3b8/2021-1119-0068+Hamamelis+virginiana-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall Color at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden - Make it stand out Seeing Hamamelis virginiana in bloom was an unexpected delight. They’ve just started flowering in Nacogdoches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/dd6b2f5b-7d3b-4025-933d-9be59637928c/2021-1119-0117+Acer+rubrum+October+Glory-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall Color at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden - Make it stand out In the main part of the garden, trees were still showing spectacular fall color. These Acer rubrum ‘October Glory’ are some of the best I’ve ever seen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/4a8e767a-9f83-4481-aeb0-7643739bde6f/2021-1119-0194+Quercus+coccinea-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall Color at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden - Make it stand out Another tree that was blazed red was Quercus coccinea. It’s a great native oak and one of the best for red fall color. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/6187e106-989a-4007-a0ea-8bb9a0515174/2021-1119-0161+Viburnum+x+burkwoodii+Mohawk-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall Color at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden - Make it stand out Viburnum × burkwoodii ‘Mohawk’ was another plant sporting beautiful red foliage. It was released by the US National Arboretum in 1966 and has lovely pink buds that open white in the spring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/078972fa-bb31-4ea9-af70-7f8135dad743/2021-1119-0163+Viburnum+x+burkwoodii+Mohawk-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall Color at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden - Make it stand out This photo is similar to the one above, but here you can see the effect of the leaf above shading the lower leaf from sunlight and mostly preventing the production of anthocyanin, the compound that gives leaves their crimson color. This observation is one of the reasons I believe that the red pigment is produced to aid with managing solar radiation instead of discouraging pests. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/4acd8788-016f-4a15-b8f4-3ecad2fe2a4e/2021-1119-0138+Sorbus+alnifolia-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall Color at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden - Make it stand out Sorbus alnifolia held its beautiful pink fruit amongst fading foliage. While I’ve read where it can grow 50 feet tall, I think I’d rather have the branches closer to the ground to appreciate these peachy pomes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/770f8dc8-082e-4319-8a6e-4925be8d8384/2021-1119-0152+Diervilla+rivularis+Kodiak+Black-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall Color at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden - Make it stand out Diervilla is an underutlized native shrub that grows in a few scattered counties throughout the southern Appalachians. Seeing the fall color on cultivars like Diervilla rivularis 'SMNDRSF' Kodiak® Black is sure to increase its popularity. I also admire the species’s quaint yellow flowers in the summer, and the foliage on this cultivar is darker during the growing season. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/2d495011-fb8e-45d2-8483-6913ac59d8a4/2021-1119-0110+Nyssa+sylvatica+Wildfire-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall Color at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden - Make it stand out Black gums or tupelos produce reliable red fall color. Nyssa sylvatica ‘Wildfire’ was lit with autumnal reds, oranges, and yellows. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1b3504d3-ced3-4996-bba4-06c10202c46e/2021-1119-0101+Parrotia+persica-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall Color at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden - Make it stand out Light beams through the stained glass leaves of Parrotia persica. I thought I would see more hints of red in them, but the specimens I saw were a clear yellow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/3f2d21b8-db5a-4a84-94b3-8bf41e5b1f84/2021-1119-0407+Magnolia+macrophylla-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall Color at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden - Make it stand out Magnolia macrophylla gives a whole new definition to the meaning of leaf litter. Some of these leaves are bigger than sheets of paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/3d8b1ea7-e7c1-4fb8-a3bc-5753236016ec/2021-1119-0409+Martha+Passenger+Pigeon-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall Color at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden - Make it stand out As a naturalist I was so touched and saddened seeing the memorial to Martha, the last Passenger Pigeon that died at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden in 1914. I remember reading in Aldo Leopold’s A Sand County Almanac, “Men still live who, in their youth, remember pigeons; trees still live that, in their youth, were shaken by a living wind. But a few decades hence only the oldest oaks will remember, and at long last only the hills will know.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/41ca9468-5f7a-484c-a2a6-e9fd2e983729/2021-1120-0798+Malus+Bob+White-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall Color at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden - Make it stand out I’m a sucker for crabapples since we really can’t grow them well in the south. Here the fruit of ‘Bob White’ Malus brightens a dingy sky. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/49f86891-40c2-46d9-bbd0-3ffb39be2be2/2021-1120-0784+Cotinus+obovatus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall Color at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden - Make it stand out One of the best and largest Cotinus obovatus I’ve ever seen was at the front entrance to the garden. It was absolutely glowing on this cloudy afternoon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/295b63da-a9d4-423b-a8c9-1db8fcdad0de/2021-1120-0781+solar+parking+lot-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall Color at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden - Make it stand out Before we left I had to see the massive solar panel array in the parking lot. What a clever idea to make more use of pavement! The 6400 panels provide around 20% of the park’s energy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/f38fd992-5f78-431f-8348-531f13649d97/2021-1119-0438+Carol+Reese+Jared+Karen+jelly+fish-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall Color at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden - Make it stand out One final shot of Carol Reese, an early mentor of mine who also gave talks Friday, yours truly, and Karen standing in the Under the Sea section of their Christmas light festival. Don’t you just love the jellyfish? https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/come-one-come-all-to-a-plant-fair monthly 0.5 2021-11-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/6776615d-6bfb-48d5-875c-d8ce300e6c16/2021-1104-043+bonfire+luminaries-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Come One, Come All to a Plant Fair! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/72eaff1e-b7b4-425a-aad4-044a9ca656c9/2021-1104-013+Glasshouse-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Come One, Come All to a Plant Fair! - Make it stand out The glasshouse was rife with people looking for winter annuals, succulents, fresh produce, and cut flowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/23c49aff-46ac-41bf-b960-9a7ce9dcfdef/2021-1104-031+cut+flower+jars-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Come One, Come All to a Plant Fair! - Make it stand out I am so delighted each week with the cut flower jars that our students create. They are each a microcosm of the Plantery gardens and a great way to find inspiration about how to combine plants together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/cece0b89-a737-4777-a271-891d6d424882/2021-1104-020+glasshouse+annuals+containers-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Come One, Come All to a Plant Fair! - Make it stand out A selection of our winter annuals. One student had the idea to start getting larger pots to create combinations so that guests could see how they can combine plants together at their home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/aadb9c4e-53ae-4b40-9a6d-6c1378dca6d0/2021-1104-014+Caleb+pumpkin+bowling-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Come One, Come All to a Plant Fair! - Make it stand out Outside the glasshouse we had fun pumpkin bowling. Caleb is letting it fly! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/ea8ec7c3-2b89-4ae5-a9a5-49e1fa3ca6c8/2021-1104-029+Tori+live+music-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Come One, Come All to a Plant Fair! - Make it stand out Folk music performed by my graduate student Tori and her brother created a wonderful atmosphere for the evening. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/553445dd-8217-4683-8d01-9b7727bd089d/2021-1104-034+luminaries-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Come One, Come All to a Plant Fair! - Make it stand out The Horticulture Club sponsored hot chocolate, s’mores, and live music for the event. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/991f2061-0520-42e3-b1d3-97a1ce1ddc09/2021-1104-011+Ag+development+Students-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Come One, Come All to a Plant Fair! - Make it stand out We also welcomed other agriculture clubs to the Plant Fair. Here ag development students are teaching visitors about the life cycle of a pumpkin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/7df86527-c76b-4c88-89d5-0689281d8493/2021-1104-012+Polyhouse-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Come One, Come All to a Plant Fair! - Make it stand out Our polyhouse was also active with visitors. In this growing area students cultivate tropicals and succulents. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/4f209596-b707-4793-9458-71b61ca498dc/2021-1104-036+gravel+garden+Sprout-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Come One, Come All to a Plant Fair! - Make it stand out The Sprout garden looked the best it has looked since we broke ground on this site in 2015. And, the gravel garden that frames the entrance to Sprout was full and lush after just being planted back in April. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/d10daaa7-c7a0-4e1f-a9ba-4cfe6e012c61/2021-1104-024+Gillian+tool+demo-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Come One, Come All to a Plant Fair! - Make it stand out In the Sprout garden, Gillian demonstrated how to use tools for small scale production like the broadfork immediately behind her. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/868ba4e3-752f-4c1d-a97a-f3b905246796/2021-1104-042+espalier+fence+twinkle+lights-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Come One, Come All to a Plant Fair! - Make it stand out One project we were excited for people to see was our new espalier fence on the south side of the Sprout garden. In the coming years, we will trellis fruit trees onto this fence to create interesting growth patterns. The fence will also help keep armadillos and deer out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/bfe831b6-c72a-4822-afa5-e13b3295c252/2021-1104-041+twinkle+lights+Sprout-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Come One, Come All to a Plant Fair! - Make it stand out A glimpse through the new fence of the festivities https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/9675a4ca-6e34-4fc7-937c-216131c587c9/2021-1104-056+Sprout+drone+photo-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Come One, Come All to a Plant Fair! - Make it stand out I got my drone into the air to snap some photos of the evening. The Sprout garden looked amazing from above. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/f34c236b-6c95-4e3d-a87d-7643633cbab9/2021-1104-046+Sprout+Hanna+Sarah+Simone-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Come One, Come All to a Plant Fair! - Make it stand out Hanna, Simone, and Sarah were having fun helping people at the plant fair. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/eb1f1094-d434-4b84-bb95-b5c319afb6d3/2021-1104-048+glasshouse+twinkle+lights-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Come One, Come All to a Plant Fair! - Make it stand out As daylight waned, our twinkle lights brightened twilight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/4583fe30-f5c8-494a-a0cf-5105c883ead7/2021-1104-052+luminaries-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Come One, Come All to a Plant Fair! - Make it stand out The luminaries finally started showing their glow once the event was almost over. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/40ff200e-4fa0-4a8c-8ac9-082819c14362/2021-1104-0055+glasshouse+drone-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Come One, Come All to a Plant Fair! - Make it stand out A final shot of our plant fair showing the twinkle lights, luminaries, and bonfires. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/memories-from-cades-cove monthly 0.5 2021-11-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/3024bcd8-8219-4e3a-a378-09dc86b57a06/2010-1023-0004-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Memories from Cades Cove - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/289702f3-08df-425b-94b0-21c3b370228c/2008-1010-0001-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Memories from Cades Cove - Make it stand out There’s a lone tree I’ve always enjoyed seeing out in Cades Cove. It’s so stately. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/a6802d20-b8ab-4f10-9d80-fb2e27a73459/2008-1010-0002-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Memories from Cades Cove - Make it stand out Sourwood (Oxydendrum arboreum) is one of my favorite native trees, mainly for its wonderful red fall foliage color. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/b6e76b9a-f15b-4e36-a4d8-b16a69bf887c/2010-1023-0007-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Memories from Cades Cove - Make it stand out Chelone glabra (white turtlehead) grows in wet sites along streams in Cades Cove. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/64f7473e-c865-4261-ab3b-e624aa477a73/2010-1023-0010-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Memories from Cades Cove - Make it stand out A sea of sea oats in a forest in Cades Cove. Chasmanthium latifolium is a wonderful native grass for shady sites, and it can sport good fall color. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/81f588b0-af46-499f-af1a-5e628e5f64aa/2010-1023-0015-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Memories from Cades Cove - Make it stand out An under appreciated native is Euonymus americanus. I’ve seen it grow well in Cades Cove and here in Texas. Hearts-a-bustin’ or strawberry bush has these lovely capsules in the fall, and the foliage often turns a bleached white. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/00c39629-0de5-481a-b686-6294a54f5ee4/2016-1102-051+Cades+Cove-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Memories from Cades Cove - Make it stand out Skeletons of the past season stand in Cades Cove. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/b844051b-5c11-424e-a082-57ebf5e4305d/2016-1102-057+Hyatt+Lane+Cades+Cove-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Memories from Cades Cove - Make it stand out Fog shrouds Hyatt Lane that connects the loop through Cades Cove. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/5f1c8e08-012a-4dd4-bb04-6d5806fcc3b8/2016-1102-071+Cades+Cove-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Memories from Cades Cove - Make it stand out The lone tree yet again. The prior photo from above was taken 8 years before this image, and I can see some changes in its architecture. Some limbs lost and others gained. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/8268bba4-0120-43ca-9088-8ff12abb0af7/2016-1102-078+Cades+Cove+grassland-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Memories from Cades Cove - Make it stand out A golden glow envelopes the broomsedge (Andropogon virginicus) in Cades Cove. This photo was one of my favorites from the trip. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/4175a790-9e7a-4a7e-be7b-e74fbc515ff6/2016-1102-079+Acer-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Memories from Cades Cove - Make it stand out This Acer is holding on to its last leaves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1845c6af-0250-469d-9eb1-aa50fe7ae690/2016-1102-081+Cades+Cove-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Memories from Cades Cove - Make it stand out Some snags rise out of grass and fog as beams of sunlight penetrate Cades Cove. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/00b6af31-5952-4a46-b3b6-5cffc42d8535/2016-1102-098+Tridens+flavus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Memories from Cades Cove - Make it stand out The shadows of Tridens flavus rise out of the grassland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/a8dec5c9-be05-4979-a57e-df8c5fb65ed2/2016-1102-110+Liquidambar+styraciflua-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Memories from Cades Cove - Make it stand out Seeing these short Liquidambar emerging out of this field made me appreciate the potential of coppicing sweet gum in a garden. Each tree has such variable color. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/4ea69c51-a976-435d-8ac5-0ba851853a38/2016-1102-116+Ascelpias+follicle-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Memories from Cades Cove - Make it stand out A pair of late milkweed follicles haven’t shed their seeds and coma yet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/8df9ac1c-4b4f-4e4b-9acc-790d99028283/2016-1102-120+Asclepias+seed-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Memories from Cades Cove - Make it stand out I always love finding milkweed seed caught in their dispersion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/ffcce474-c0ea-44be-a933-d204f0ac002c/2016-1102-127+Rhus+colony-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Memories from Cades Cove - Make it stand out On the southern loop headed back to the entrance I spied this large Rhus colony against a backdrop of fading fall color on the mountainsides. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/october-at-the-jc-raulston-arboretum monthly 0.5 2021-10-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1634733234996-U7O30LZ909K8V3LW151I/2009-1023-057+Lespedeza+thunbergii+subsp.+thunbergii+Little+Volcano-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - October at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out Lespedeza thunbergii subsp. thunbergii ‘Little Volcano’ is such a focal point in fall with its blue-green foliage that is soon covered with magenta flowers. The flowers are so plentiful they weight the stems down for a few weeks while the plant is in bloom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1634733239700-HXMHBT8TU5SPDU22EFUV/2009-1023-056+Salvia+mexicana+Limelight+Ipomoea+batatas+Sweet+Caroline+Sweetheart+Purple--Euphorbia+tirucalli+Rosea-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - October at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out I loved this combination of Salvia mexicana ‘Limelight’, Ipomoea batatas ‘Sweet Caroline Sweetheart Purple’, and Euphorbia tirucalli ‘Rosea’ at the arboretum. It is a play off the classic yellow/purple contrasting color scheme with a hint of orange/blue contrast, too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1634733313667-I12Q0TQ0CYJC3KMFU7E5/2009-1003-016+Salvia+mexicana+Limelight-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - October at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out A close-up of the acid green sepals and indigo flowers on Salvia mexicana ‘Limelight’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1634733244883-23Y5BWPHKC4G89XEGDSP/2009-1023-054+Aster+tartaricus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - October at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out I always liked the height of Aster tartaricus. Many asters tend to hug the ground or be in little balls, but this one can rise in a garden bed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/8f55ea21-a1f6-427c-8859-490612be1cfe/2013-1031-006+Chrysanthemum+Gethsemane+Moonlight-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - October at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out It isn’t fall without mums! Chrysanthemum ‘Gethsemane Moonlight’ is a very vigorous grower and features soft lemon-colored ray petals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1634733303809-3IDRR8B1662V0ZZR93BQ/2009-1003-025+Pityopsis+graminifolia-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - October at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out You probably won’t find Pityopsis graminifolia in many gardens, but it is a cool native. Evergreen silvery foliage that looks more like grass leaves (hence the graminifolia which means leaves resembling grass) than something in the aster family puts forth yellow blooms in autumn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1634733309738-B324ZBIW1BDQOLXHFKT9/2009-1003-018+Cosmos+sulphureus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - October at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out I always enjoyed seeing these Cosmos sulphureus erupt out of the perennial border at the arboretum in fall. Most years, I wouldn’t even see seedlings until well into summer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1634733318177-FH55WJQ1XO0M4E90R7Q3/2009-1003-009+Dahlia+Forncett+Furnace+Hibiscus+Holly+Springs-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - October at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out Don’t you love how the ray color of Dahlia ‘Forncett Furnace’ echoes the stems on Hibiscus ‘Holly Springs’ in the foreground? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/01efd2ef-6c54-49e6-ad3c-c4f41e192adf/2013-1031-008+Farfugium+japonicum+Aureomaculatum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - October at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out Students are always amazed in the fall to see yellow aster-like flowers emerge from these funky kidney-shaped leaves. Here a mass of Farfugium japonicum ‘Aureomaculatum’ flanks the side of the new lath house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1634733276716-HX73AZ4PQ4SPTCGVZ0C6/2009-1010-033+Callicarpa+americana+Berries+and+Cream-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - October at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out You can’t make out much variegation on this Callicarpa americana ‘Berries and Cream’, but the berries certainly do shine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/329334d5-ac57-4b4d-8f47-a86c8d88ca81/2013-1031-009+Aster+ageratoides+Ezo+Murasaki-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - October at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out Aster ageratoides ‘Ezo Murasaki’ was a new aster to me. While it has lovely blooms in fall, it can be a bit aggressive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/9ef51d14-f5a3-450f-b252-66d524598a8a/2013-1031-019+Hydrangea+macrophylla+REI+05+Forever+%26+Ever+Together-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - October at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out I love seeing the bracts on hydrangeas fade. You never know what colors are going to manifest like the soft red on Hydrangea macrophylla ‘REI 05’ Forever & Ever Together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1634733229027-ZCG0HCXNUOLLCOWGG5VC/2009-1023-061+Amsonia+hubrichtii-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - October at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out I had seen the Ozark native Amsonia hubrichtii many times in the green, but this plant at the arboretum was my first encounter with its buttery yellow fall color. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/0a1cd2e2-5e96-4b00-b417-6db203398d61/2013-1031-005+Tilia+cordata+Winter+Orange-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - October at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out The first time Tilia cordata ‘Winter Orange’ caught my eye was seeing the vibrant orange stems on a chilly day. The second time it caught my eye was at the end of October when the leaves turned a lovely yellow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/6964a74b-a071-4359-a891-b4d2201732e0/2013-1031-011+Parrotia+subaequalis+Brie+Arthur-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - October at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out Brie Arthur stands in front of Parrotia subaequalis for scale. This more recent Parrotia introduction is beloved for its spectacular fall color. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/fadabc98-bab6-44f6-b04b-d3d3d07a3629/2013-1031-012+Parrotia+subaequalis-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - October at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out A close-up of the flaming Parrotia subaequalis foliage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1634733249515-DCFJWR9J088GOYTDKA94/2009-1023-051+Acer+saccharum+Flax+Mill+Majesty-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - October at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out The lobed leaves of Acer saccharum ‘Flax Mill Majesty’ (or it appears to go by just ‘Majesty’ now) are burning bright against a gray sky. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1634733254614-UTRSUKTBR4PB021AWUW3/2009-1023-049+Diospyros+kaki-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - October at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out The Asian persimmons often offer good fall color as seen here with the brilliant red foliage on Diospyros kaki. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/5923a38d-6e60-4aa7-8b6b-bf49ec4d81b8/2013-1031-002+Hamamelis+mollis+Wisley+Supreme-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - October at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out And, last on the list is Hamamelis mollis ‘Wisley Supreme’. Its fading leaves are a final call for the end of the season, but tucked just behind are the swelling buds that will soon open and warm winter days. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/a-favorite-aster monthly 0.5 2021-10-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1634521299915-41QO852JD4WNLWTSUPPE/2021-1015-0017+Symphyotrichum+oblongifolium+Raydons+Favorite+gravel+garden-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Favorite Aster - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1634521305687-R3K86XH2O060MDL84FRJ/2021-1015-0020+Symphyotrichum+oblongifolium+Raydons+Favorite+gravel+garden-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Favorite Aster - Make it stand out A bit of repetition with Symphyotrichum oblongifolium ‘Raydon’s Favorite’ and Calamintha nepeta subsp. nepeta. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1634521316657-KPPTZOTJEYRO0Y8D1ZTI/2021-1015-0024+Symphyotrichum+oblongifolium+Raydons+Favorite+Muhlenbergia+reverchonii-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Favorite Aster - Make it stand out A spray of Muhlenbergia reverchonii erupts from the purple rays and yellow disks of Symphyotrichum oblongifolium ‘Raydon’s Favorite’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1634521326347-GKUQIFSKAEQVN05QJ5PS/2021-1015-0033+Symphyotrichum+oblongifolium+Raydons+Favorite+gravel+garden-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Favorite Aster - Make it stand out The gravel garden planting is a wonderful entrance for the Sprout garden. Even more so now that ‘Raydon’s Favorite’ is in flower. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1634521332897-5GHRO8XUQ00A9QANABAZ/2021-1015-0035+Symphyotrichum+and+Calamintha-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Favorite Aster - Make it stand out Don’t you just love how tight these purple mounds are? https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/fall-at-the-dallas-arboretum monthly 0.5 2021-10-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1633477323767-7HIJFA6IC5H0ZTP3QJ5I/2014-1018-011+river+of+pumpkins-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall at the Dallas Arboretum - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1633477303190-ENOO2SHM6CAJEICHGG3S/2014-1018-027+pumpkin+house-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall at the Dallas Arboretum - Make it stand out The pumpkin display is concentrated in Pecan Grove, an open area that allows the gardeners to install whatever suits their artistic pallet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1633477314660-G3VGK1EL6GWG0PIMRO1E/2014-1018-016+pumpkin+house-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall at the Dallas Arboretum - Make it stand out What a foundation planting for this pumpkin house! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1633477309224-S97OY14399DJ8R4ANSQP/2014-1018-017+pumpkin+wall-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall at the Dallas Arboretum - Make it stand out A close up of the wall of squash reveals the delightful diversity of textures and colors from the cucurbit family. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1633477329685-Y9J9GDW2UMJ442EUPJGD/2014-1018-007+SFA+students+and+Jenny+Wegley-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall at the Dallas Arboretum - Make it stand out Our crop of students standing amongst a crop of pumpkins. Even Jenny Wegley (third from right) was an SFA grad from back in the day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1633476587802-0AAWQ77WTPT33Q5BH1J0/2014-1018-084+scarecrow-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall at the Dallas Arboretum - Make it stand out The staff at the Dallas Arboretum were hard at work making sure that the displays were “stuffed” with enough pumpkins. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1633477335605-ROLJUK436Y15LKCSSGTD/2014-1018-004+pumpkin+garland-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall at the Dallas Arboretum - Make it stand out I found these pumpkin garlands adorable! They were made using wire and had ornamental corn hung from them, too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1633476592731-CE7R1MKLAPWYD8X2UINH/2014-1018-081+pumpkin+river-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall at the Dallas Arboretum - Make it stand out A river of steel blue pumpkins meanders through a tapestry of orange. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1633477297042-APXDBW6EN2AVDHZ4B9HZ/2014-1018-029+faux+pumpkin+patch-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall at the Dallas Arboretum - Make it stand out Piles of cucurbits surrounded by vining ornamental sweet potatoes created the illusion of a pumpkin patch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1633477240102-U8HHSOTNJMH68DKZC45A/2014-1018-049+Pachystachys+Lemon+Lollipop+Strobilanthes+dyerianus+Variegata+pumpkins-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall at the Dallas Arboretum - Make it stand out Pumpkins were used as edging along side these beds of Pachystachys lutea and Strobilanthes dyerianus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1633477290078-A87S0GFQU7K3Z594BX1X/2014-1018-039+Hamelia+patens+Manihot+esculenta+Variegata+pumpkins-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall at the Dallas Arboretum - Make it stand out Pumpkin edging fades into pumpkin piles here in front of Hamelia patens and Manihot esculenta ‘Variegata’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1633477341520-7ZH6Z4Y4DMNG29O6XX3H/2014-1018-003+Tagetes+and+stacked+pumpkins-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall at the Dallas Arboretum - Make it stand out These pumpkin cairns add a pop to this bed of Tagetes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1633477351534-42ZCSVCVVUP7KR5L9L35/2014-1018-001+Begonia+and+white+pumpkins-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall at the Dallas Arboretum - Make it stand out I liked how the white pumpkins picked up the hints of white in the fading Begonia petals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1633477234573-OVJX188BQB0E4AQD9MD8/2014-1018-050+Tagetes+Ipomoea+batatas-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall at the Dallas Arboretum - Make it stand out This alley of juvenile trees was planted with Tagetes and Ipomoea for fall color. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1633476599288-WUNOU80ZSLGZUW3W9MQ9/2014-1018-057+Acalypha+wilkesiana+Kona+Gold+Torenia+Chrysanthemum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall at the Dallas Arboretum - Make it stand out This bed featured quite a contrast between the yellow Chrysanthemum and Acalypha wilkesiana ‘Kona Gold’ and the purple Torenia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1633477228994-1UOL7IK5PY4M1CQCT9C5/2014-1018-055+Lespedeza+thunbergii+subsp+thunbergii+Little+Volcano-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall at the Dallas Arboretum - Make it stand out We saw Lespedeza thunbergii subsp. thunbergii 'Little Volcano' at the arboretum. I love this fall flowering shrub; for weeks the branches are covered in lovely magenta flowers that are held amongst glaucous blue leaves. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/september-at-the-jc-raulston-arboretum monthly 0.5 2021-10-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1633141926554-BOEMYZV8H5CA8GEY9DOI/2008-0909-0007-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - September at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out Passiflora 'Purple Haze' blooms with its sensational flowers. I love how Passiflora are a host to Gulf fritillary that we see buzzing our flowers in fall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1633141865471-B3G7LAOONDM8GROJWGQ1/2013-0905-0024-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - September at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out I was delighted to see Symphytum × uplandicum 'Axminster Gold' at the arboretum in the lath house. I figured it would burn in the south, but the foliage was quite clean and colorful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1633141972161-OV63R91FVTSZE9AAJNY5/2008-0903-0004-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - September at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out Callicarpa americana 'Welch's Pink' is a wonderful pink fruited selection of our native beautyberry that was discovered by SFA graduate Matt Welch. The JCRA website notes that seedlings tend to come true to type, indicating this mutation is likely stable and not the result of hybridization. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1633141879079-ZDAVQPVF11RKGFO0OEFM/2012-0914-0022-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - September at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out Butterfly gingers smell spectacular throughout the summer, and in September their bloom begins to wind down as we head into fall. Here, the coral colored flowers of Hedychium 'Elizabeth' are still hanging on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1633141891817-TPVBN63LA6UXX0URI9XA/2012-0914-0018-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - September at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out I loved watching the flower bud of Musella lasiocarpa develop over the summer at the arboretum. It looked so freaky with all the sheathing leaves until… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1633141885640-26KCJLZM4YE6YR2RSH48/2012-0914-0020-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - September at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out …it exploded into flower. Musella lasiocarpa really is an amazing ornamental banana with its giant inflorescence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1633141903567-1R1FHZA3OU0OJRHK1K9W/2012-0914-0014-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - September at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out The arboretum featured a collection of rainlilies like this Zephyranthes ‘Bangkok Yellow’. I always delighted in seeing them bloom, roughly five days after a rain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1633141917388-YAQXPGHXQVQ6ETPOCRFP/2012-0914-0010-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - September at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out One day, I noticed that this Zingiber mioga 'Silver Arrow' had some fallen flowers at its base. I knelt down to investigate, and I discovered that these were actually flowers emerging from the plant! It was such an interesting adaptation seeing the blooms at ground level. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1633141909673-C5QMQKRFO0CQRVV6L1GZ/2012-0914-0012-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - September at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out Here’s a close up of the flowers of Zingiber mioga 'Silver Arrow' that emerged from the ground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1633141920489-4JQHK8Z3GHHZ1O4X2YR1/2010-0905-0009-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - September at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out If you are looking for variegated tropical foliage, Curcuma petiolata 'Emperor' fits the bill. It looks like it has been streaked with a white paintbrush. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1633141854858-JN3AU6KSZGN8H1RM97IC/2013-0905-0027-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - September at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out Most people know Chlorophytum as the variegated, low growing spider plant. But, I loved this upright Chlorophytum colubrinum that sported flowers in autumn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1633141997715-I1WJVYZ16V1ZI83F0FH2/2008-0903-0001-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - September at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out How can you not love the smoky pink and teal flowers of Polinathes (Agave) howardii? It is such an unusual color combination to see in a tubular flower. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1633141985442-GK1JX2KN9C0RWJM6GZJK/2008-0903-0002-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - September at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out I admired the voluminous inflorescences of Kniphofia rooperi. This species is a later flowering form of red hot poker. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1633141897907-KZ05MC75K0QXI54ZUC4T/2012-0914-0017-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - September at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out Rhodophiala bifida is a bulb I have gotten to know well after moving to Texas. Oxblood lily blooms after our first rain in autumn, usually as a herald to the emergence of Lycoris. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1633141962601-YAACT93IASLZVTTFPNT3/2008-0903-0006-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - September at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out Lycoris albiflora emerges from herbaceous froth in the white garden at the arboretum. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/the-warmth-of-tickseed-sunflower monthly 0.5 2021-09-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1632541413402-U2G17BPNP0OHSLPDL0F5/2020-0926-047+Bidens+aristosa-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Warmth of Tickseed Sunflower - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1632541366025-X3310MJD53O7EUKI7TTU/2020-0926-016+Bidens+aristosa-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Warmth of Tickseed Sunflower - Make it stand out A glance down the line of Bidens aristosa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1632541388903-81CUCX46L98ROAMF0F9D/2020-0926-021+Bidens+aristosa-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Warmth of Tickseed Sunflower - Make it stand out A close up of Bidens aristosa flowers. Doesn’t it just look like a happy color? https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/a-peachy-keen-lycoris monthly 0.5 2021-09-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1631935100513-F69DLUA6U1RJN2GE6WOW/2020-0830-039+Lycoris+x+albiflora+Dorman-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Peachy Keen Lycoris - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1631935157723-PSK7AMWXV2XLDNIY4RO1/2020-0830-023+Lycoris+x+albiflora+Dorman-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Peachy Keen Lycoris - Make it stand out Lycoris × albiflora ‘Dorman’ emerges for fall in the garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1631935021705-F7U29ACZZR9ZN32FTK4P/2020-0827-014+bouquet-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Peachy Keen Lycoris - Make it stand out I like to throw Lycoris × albiflora ‘Dorman’ into fall bouquets. I’m skimping until I have a few more scapes to use. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1632021006944-1AR6OIRFX9UT6WZ3SEUM/2021-0906-0007+Lycoris+%C3%97+albiflora+Dorman-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Peachy Keen Lycoris - Make it stand out A close up of Lycoris × albiflora ‘Dorman’. The flowers open more pink and then fade to a peachy white. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1632020859781-112BUMSOAY9C12PQGFMJ/2021-0917-0024+gravel+garden-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Peachy Keen Lycoris - Make it stand out A photo of our gravel garden backlit by the afternoon sun. Muhlenbergia reverchonii (in the upper right) would provide a perfect back drop for Lycoris × albiflora ‘Dorman’ flowers emerging amongst the panicles. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/august-at-the-jc-raulston-arboretum monthly 0.5 2021-09-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1630809159836-LJF5XLKB7A23JLM9O6FY/2008-0819-001-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - August at the JC Raulston Arboretum One of the first photographs I took after moving to Raleigh was this looking down shot on a Yucca rostrata, a tough plant that can become a focal point in the landscape. It starts as a skirt of lanceolate leaves and then elongates towards the sky over the years, leaving a thick stem in its wake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1630809208493-DA3KBM5I333U28IKZO62/2009-0823-020-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - August at the JC Raulston Arboretum August was the month that I started noticing the warm orange color on Salix ‘Flame’ that would become prominent over the winter months once the foliage dropped. Here you also notice the smoky color of the leaves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1630809372375-NQ9WYYGUILWFZ7KKQZ3S/2012-0818-036+Rostrinucula+dependens-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - August at the JC Raulston Arboretum In August the buds on Rostrinucula dependens would start to elongate before flowering a lovely pink. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1630809386332-RI6VYRVHESHY5XFFUM58/2012-0818-039-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - August at the JC Raulston Arboretum I hate kudzu for its invasiveness, but the variegated ‘Sherman’s Ghost’ on the back patio created nice shade. A tough spot deserves a tough plant I suppose. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1630809364178-5OS2ZO99YZGN0N7ZQ825/2012-0818-026-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - August at the JC Raulston Arboretum Years ago, I saw a curious vine loaded with red samaras and yellow flowers at Callaway Gardens in Georgia with no idea of its identity. At the arboretum I learned it as Heteropterys glabra, or redwing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1630809328571-L14L1U6SDKDVBXV3L0HT/2012-0818-028-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - August at the JC Raulston Arboretum A close up of the beautiful fruit of Heteropterys glabra https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1630809551334-AX0GJ18T5OIKEH0L9E24/2014-0829-015+Mucuna+cyclocarpa-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - August at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out Another amazing vine I saw at the arboretum was Mucuna cyclocarpa, or purple jade vine. I love members of the bean family that have incredible flowers, and this new-to-me vine wasn’t an exception. If you grow this species, just be aware that some have an allergy to touching the hairs on the plant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1630809531463-XH8JUG6B2XFY7K27FOCT/2014-0829-020+Hydrangea+involucrata+Wim+Rutten+Blue+BunnyTM-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - August at the JC Raulston Arboretum In the Lath House at the arboretum, Hydrangea involucrata ‘Wim Rutten’ Blue Bunny(TM) bloomed well into August with its billowy lacecaps. This Hydrangea supposedly blooms on new wood, a plus for areas where winter bud damage is an issue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1630809404095-SOATJQCX0AKFG02W4MFC/2013-0810-041-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - August at the JC Raulston Arboretum Many geophytes would start flowering after summer’s crescendo as witnessed here by the geophyte border. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1630809407859-FBFYM6KKNDMZZCUJUFER/2013-0810-042-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - August at the JC Raulston Arboretum One of my favorite bulbs for August is Lilium formosanum. My friend Jimmy Williams told me years ago that there are few plants that reach such height in the middle of summer and bloom so effectively as this lily. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1630809182403-4D3Y5XD5HR3HTPS03A34/2009-0823-017-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - August at the JC Raulston Arboretum Lycoris or spider lilies would start popping in August. I loved the pink-to-purple-to-blue fade on this Lycoris sprengeri. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1630809346784-9O7SEXCFRIICGLQ17QM0/2012-0818-030+Lycoris+anhuiensis+and+Sedum+emarginatum+Eco+Mt.+Emei-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - August at the JC Raulston Arboretum A new Lycoris species to me was the cream-colored Lycoris anhuiensis. I quite liked how it was planted to emerge through this groundcover of Sedum emarginatum ‘Eco Mt. Emei’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1630809200997-Z5LH3FUZ77F4CIYZ032F/2009-0823-018-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - August at the JC Raulston Arboretum The star-shaped, two-toned flowers of Gladiolus 'Flevo Kosmic' were out of this world! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1630809318284-VWBKGJRKMM6S8KF4FDGI/2012-0818-038+Hedychium+White+Starburst-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - August at the JC Raulston Arboretum The sweet smell of Hedychium flowers is so welcome in August. They remind me of swimming in our pool back home in Tennessee where the fragrance would waft across the water in the evenings. ‘White Starburst’ has a beautiful spiral of flowers atop 5–6 foot stems. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1630809247839-VZRMTN2MZSAW31RUQ1Q1/2012-0818-024-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - August at the JC Raulston Arboretum I really didn’t pay much attention to turk’s cap when in Raleigh, but now that I live in Texas I see it everywhere. It’s a durable, tough, native perennial that attracts Ruby-throated Hummingbirds. This clump is ‘Big Momma’, a cultivar developed by my friend Greg Grant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1630809285381-PB49NE667R9Q719I1C1J/2012-0818-025-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - August at the JC Raulston Arboretum A close up of the flowers on Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii 'Big Momma' https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1630809383827-A5YLMGAD34S477E9PM6E/2014-0829-006+Fuchsia+Sunihanf-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - August at the JC Raulston Arboretum I was blown away when I saw this Fuchsia ‘Sunihanf’ Angel Earrings® thriving in the lath house because this genus doesn’t do well in the south at all. This cultivar is much more heat tolerant and is certainly on my wish list for trying in Texas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1630809525561-L7VYS90S4J53EKWGY834/2014-0829-013+Titanotrichum+oldhamii-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - August at the JC Raulston Arboretum I’ve written before about my love of Titanotrichum oldhamii. In the lath house this gold woodland foxglove was thriving and starting to bloom for fall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1630809564251-NXOCYN07RCOA9GH1PZDA/2014-0829-026+Sedum+Pure+Joy-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - August at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out This sheet of flowers on Sedum ‘Pure Joy’ is… well… pure joy. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/a-hint-of-autumn-from-hyptis-alata monthly 0.5 2021-08-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1630197796655-GOGP6SONRCDL9SJ6T0DY/2020-0811-284+Hyptis+alata-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Hint of Autumn from Hyptis alata - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1630197771068-2IXYYLTBO5V1A6Y86SKO/2019-1016-094+Hyptis+alata-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - A Hint of Autumn from Hyptis alata - Make it stand out Hyptis alata is a species that hugs the coastal plain. It was quite at home in this cajun prairie in Eunice, Louisiana a few years back. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1630197839212-HMBTWV7NFWXWCTTB7JFF/2021-0828-0008+Hyptis+alata-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Hint of Autumn from Hyptis alata - Make it stand out As the flower clusters continue to grow in size, they begin to resemble mini-cake pops. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1630197825537-K31A9PZ64QEFB0RLRVOL/2021-0828-0004+Hyptis+alata+and+Baptisia+alata-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Hint of Autumn from Hyptis alata - Make it stand out I like the contrast of the white Hyptis alata with the black seedheads of Baptisia alba. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1630198097517-MVCZ1CJ40L65WMV03XIN/2020-1124-099+Hyptis+alata-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Hint of Autumn from Hyptis alata - Make it stand out Hyptis alata looks lovely in the winter. The seed heads are quite persistent. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/direct-sowing-the-fall-garden monthly 0.5 2021-08-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1629002050448-TRVMX4PKKQY6HX8KJ3JI/2017-1211-0001-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Direct Sowing the Fall Garden - Make it stand out ‘Magma’ mustard erupts in the fall with blushed leaves and chartreuse curls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1629002074359-XJ0PASNUBMNINT11ZJVR/2020-1111-0004-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Direct Sowing the Fall Garden - Make it stand out One year, I had ‘Alabama Blue’ collards seed into some tall grass. I could identify it by its purple petioles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1629002111416-MES2A775Z4BKCOTYNZHR/2020-1111-0003-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Direct Sowing the Fall Garden - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1568498075994-6XWKEEBU5V212I3GDRTX/2019-0912-148+carrots+floating+row+cover-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Direct Sowing the Fall Garden Floating row cover held down by T-posts is an effective cover for reducing water evaporation from the soil to aid in carrot seed germination. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/the-scott-arboretum-part-2 monthly 0.5 2021-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1627592379394-GP3MPHUR7NJTZCUNPOIE/2021-0603-311+traffic+circle+gravel+garden-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Scott Arboretum Part 2 The center planting in the traffic circle features herbaceous perennials like Allium ‘Ambassador’ and Salvia × sylvestris ‘Blauhügel’ around Juniperus virginiana ‘Corcorcor’ Emerald Sentinel and Gymnocladus dioicus ‘Espresso-JFS’ Espresso. Research has demonstrated that people slow down when driving through roundabouts if trees are included in the planting mix. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1627592385110-EFE7FK5A0O1JXDJ913H4/2021-0603-312+traffic+circle+gravel+garden-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Scott Arboretum Part 2 A close up of the herbaceous layer with Salvia × sylvestris ‘Blauhügel’ and Allium ‘Ambassador’ in bloom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1627592636640-Q4TCKU56LU5MFPZ4IB0S/2021-0603-493+gravel+garden-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Scott Arboretum Part 2 - Make it stand out The beds surrounding the roundabout featured more perennials. The round mound Baptisia had already finished, and Asclepias tuberosa and Coreopsis verticillata 'Zagreb' were just beginning to bloom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1627592642606-IXJJYCU8KWUNLUNHTTDD/2021-0603-496+gravel+garden-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Scott Arboretum Part 2 - Make it stand out Here the spacing between the gravel garden plants is better seen. Again, Asclepias tuberosa and Coreopsis verticillata 'Zagreb' are in bloom, and I spy Liatris and Symphyotrichum rising for later in the year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1627592368510-3UJK2YMSGLCHJCN4K80X/2021-0603-306+traffic+circle+gravel+garden-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Scott Arboretum Part 2 The island beds featured a mix of even shorter plants like yellow-flowering Sedum and pops of pink from Phemeranthus calycinus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1627592390618-0G1G8RC2CKR5029BM6YN/2021-0603-320+gravel+garden-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Scott Arboretum Part 2 Back near the entrance of The Scott Arboretum was one of the first gravel beds planted with Sedum, Stachys, Allium, and various other perennials. Gravel gardens have less maintenance because the grit reduces weed germination and establishment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1627592281266-ER9OA18P5FIL6BH7Q52N/2021-0603-250+Cunningham+House-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Scott Arboretum Part 2 A photograph of the back of the Cunningham House, which houses the main offices for The Scott Arboretum. One thing I love about these beds is the effort to echo the burgundy and brown colors of the building with the plants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1627592296808-WGF26IQA10SGB994UQUV/2021-0603-252+Asclepias+tuberosa+and+Physocarpus+opulifolius+Tiny+Wine-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Scott Arboretum Part 2 A combination behind the Cunningham House that I loved was Asclepias tuberosa and Physocarpus opulifolius Tiny Wine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1627592289828-9TKZYL4YMICQVMV9TYUE/2021-0603-251+Cornus+kousa+Greensleeves-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Scott Arboretum Part 2 While I adore our native dogwoods, many of the Asian Cornus kousa just seem to have more oomph when in bloom, and the bracts last longer. This specimen is ‘Greensleeves’, a Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Gold Medal winner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1627592264761-DUMUMEB1RWPMGTE2KO9G/2021-0603-059+Acer+palmatum+Manyo-no-sato-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Scott Arboretum Part 2 This Acer palmatum ‘Manyo-no-sato’ had a wonderful two-tone color to the foliage, burgundy with a lighter green. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1627592363598-DHT9BMLI1Y7W49MIXPJR/2021-0603-295+Ulmus+americana-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Scott Arboretum Part 2 Behind the Cunningham House are some of the largest Ulmus americana that I’ve ever seen, partly because they are treated regularly for Dutch elm disease. Most of these giants have been lost throughout the rest of the country. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1627592303895-1ZU40EIH8J9JKESSAERE/2021-0603-258+Cercis+canadensis+Flamethrower+and+Salvia+nemarosa+Florsaldro-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Scott Arboretum Part 2 Dr. Denny Werner’s new ‘Flamethrower’ Cercis canadensis was looking lit at the arboretum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1627592273054-O95DI138WK6P60TH8XPM/2021-0603-068+Stewartia+x+henryae-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Scott Arboretum Part 2 Stewartia × henryae, a hybrid of Stewartia pseudocamellia and Stewartia monadelpha, was just beginning to flower with its classic Theaceae-type blooms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1627592395739-H68IPSVT7HD696WPTY4V/2021-0603-328+Hamamelis+mollis+Gold+Edge-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Scott Arboretum Part 2 Hamamelis mollis ‘Gold Edge’ lived up to its name with the light brush of variegation on the outside edge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1627592347157-OEENOVNF81MXSA6PTSJZ/2021-0603-281+green+roof+clouds-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Scott Arboretum Part 2 Billowy sedum under billowy clouds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1627592310258-HGAYDUBS3HM27AZKVEU6/2021-0603-270+Asclepias+tuberosa+green+roof-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Scott Arboretum Part 2 On parts of the green roof, the depth of the substrate has been increased to allow for perennials like Asclepias tuberosa and grasses to be able to survive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1627592317144-TIEROGG1U1FZF1D0Y8U8/2021-0603-271+green+roof-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Scott Arboretum Part 2 On a lower tier of the green roof, they even had a bee hive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1627592339987-DD28AGY8302LCUH7OUI4/2021-0603-276+green+roof+grass+in+shade-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Scott Arboretum Part 2 One microclimate that Chuck and Lars showed us was this back corner of the green roof that is shaded from the western sun. Here, grasses have become more prevalent because the shade helps reduce moisture evaporation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1627592358173-83ZY1QV01ZYEN3SLP8UQ/2021-0603-284+tree+trunk+seats-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Scott Arboretum Part 2 Some of the impressive seats carved out of giant tree trunks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1627592353134-Y055JFT0SFS2CG3P24D9/2021-0603-283+stump+pathway-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Scott Arboretum Part 2 The pathway to the council ring https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1627592591571-JA9VBI296CGREVOHZ0VY/2021-0603-445+Schizophragma+hydrangeoides+Moonlight-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Scott Arboretum Part 2 - Make it stand out Along the way we spied this Schizophragma hydrangeoides ‘Moonlight’ climbing up Clothier Hall on campus. This cultivar is beloved for not only its beautiful flowers but also the silvery foliage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1627592401031-BUHPYY5RMYSSYJMZE2K4/2021-0603-341+Phlox+Minnie+Pearl-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Scott Arboretum Part 2 Just south of Cosby Courtyard we found this mass planting of Phlox ‘Minnie' Pearl’ amongst scattered Hydrangea arborescens. This cultivar is one of my favorite spring flowering Phlox for its clear white flowers. It stays low and slowly spreads. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1627592436300-TCPKJDADA9KBDF00O5S0/2021-0603-373+Ginkgo+biloba+Saratoga-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Scott Arboretum Part 2 This pair of espaliered Ginkgo biloba ‘Saratoga’ on the south side of Cosby Courtyard are quite something to behold. I love how the gardeners are creating the appearance of the branches joining together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1627592585066-JAYHNEAVK78TWYG6LP3I/2021-0603-379+Ginkgo+biloba+Saratoga-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Scott Arboretum Part 2 - Make it stand out A close up of the espaliered Ginkgo biloba ‘Saratoga’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1627592406557-5VPS7VQI4BLDO271GEW4/2021-0603-353+Clematis+Danuta-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Scott Arboretum Part 2 In part 1 I shared how Clematis climbed roses in the garden. Here’s another example of using a woody shrub (Itea virginica) to support a Clematis (‘Danuta’). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1627592411652-9IESYCZ4M1OV0TO4HCEL/2021-0603-358+Cercis+canadensis+Ruby+Falls-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Scott Arboretum Part 2 Karen provides scale for this massive Cercis canadensis ‘Ruby Falls’, another of Dr. Denny Werner’s creations. It is a weeping form of redbud with deep maroon coloring on the new foliage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1627592422981-FFJQG5EFOM6POHIMCXSU/2021-0603-375+Rhus+aromatica+Gro+Low-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Scott Arboretum Part 2 This plant is not poison ivy! Rhus aromatica ‘Gro-Low’ is a great native shrub groundcover, and it was used in Cosby Courtyard plantings. It has spectacular fall color, too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1627592417697-TSYZL1QE5PH6ZN3Z4X4K/2021-0603-366+Magnolia+macrophylla+ssp.+ashei-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Scott Arboretum Part 2 And, we found one of my favorite magnolias in Cosby Courtyard. Magnolia macrophylla var. ashei is a native to Florida but is cold hardy all the way up to Chicago. It is different from Magnolia macrophylla because it is very precocious and blooms in only a few years from seed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1627592451543-XMN6CVQHM6F7H1YZKLB5/2021-0603-404+amphitheater-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Scott Arboretum Part 2 - Make it stand out Heaven. Wouldn’t you just love to stare at this view of the Scott Outdoor Amphitheater all day? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1627592600738-PVSJ8MR61R8A8NRZGSC2/2021-0603-407+Liriodendron+tulipifera+amphitheater-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Scott Arboretum Part 2 - Make it stand out I loved how the gardeners had sited a new Liriodendron in one of the old trunks. Growing on the shoulders of giants I guess one could say. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1627592622492-NJKP4L8L34FXAK38GH1F/2021-0603-483+Catalpa+speciosa-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Scott Arboretum Part 2 - Make it stand out Leaving campus, I spied this grand Catalpa speciosa. Again, Karen provides a nice scale for size. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1627592628447-8U3AKWK49J6WUG1PCUM4/2021-0603-486+Catalpa+speciosa-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Scott Arboretum Part 2 - Make it stand out What I loved most about this Catalpa speciosa was the fallen art from the carpet of petals it dropped. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1627592647803-RCNV3H6P5GDVFGGRG9WP/2021-0603-511+Andrew+Bunting+gravel+garden-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Scott Arboretum Part 2 - Make it stand out Andrew Bunting’s gravel garden at his house Belvidere just before a storm rolled through. Many of the perennials have settled in quite nicely. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/the-scott-arboretum-part-1 monthly 0.5 2021-07-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1627146916059-7O0TL3DACOERMBQOETPY/2021-0603-134-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Scott Arboretum Part 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1627146688890-4SNJ308PPPAC4XYGUBFB/2021-0603-002+Cunningham+House-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Scott Arboretum Part 1 The Cunningham House clothed in its mature plantings and seasonal flora. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1627146684232-G74193VNHFHBTQ5F46ZF/2021-0603-001+Scott+Arboretum+containers-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Scott Arboretum Part 1 A group of containers welcomes guest to the Cunningham House. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1627147927567-VRVS80U638HCY0T7N8CF/2021-0603-300-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Scott Arboretum Part 1 - Make it stand out Josh talks to Julia (left) and Hailey (right) about how to edit the containers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1627147933045-10VI5USLAYP0ZTU5Q3X2/2021-0603-303-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Scott Arboretum Part 1 - Make it stand out Hailey freshens up a Physocarpus in a container. While most people think that containers are just for annuals or perennials, the arboretum frequently uses shrubs or juvenile trees in planters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1627146714981-Q4EN6V1SQWVAU8YD7XWA/2021-0603-017+succulent+containers-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Scott Arboretum Part 1 Hailey said she and the other interns did this cool succulent and xeric planting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1627146719660-LDGC6VVB0Z760WETHQ4V/2021-0603-018+urn+color+echo-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Scott Arboretum Part 1 I liked how these plants echoed the terra cotta color of the urn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1627146698758-D5UIUA7357T4A5NZ2BL5/2021-0603-011+Salvia+nutans-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Scott Arboretum Part 1 A few other plants around the Cunningham House caught my eye. These Salvia nutans looked lovely en masse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1627146723532-QT0IV9OYMFQNSC748S4K/2021-0603-022+Deutzia+x+hybrida+Magicien-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Scott Arboretum Part 1 Most Deutzia are white, but this large Deutzia × hybrida ‘Magicien’ was blushed pink and looked spectacular in full bloom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1627146727570-DGX9W1TC4EZE1D1SRM3I/2021-0603-027+Stachyurus+chinensis+Magpie-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Scott Arboretum Part 1 I love Stachyurus for their winter blooms, but if they also have variegated foliage like this Stachyurus chinensis ‘Magpie’, it’s even better. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1627146857250-YH3SI4DZIM0LFU2WHOH9/2021-0603-072-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Scott Arboretum Part 1 The Dean Bond Rose Garden plantings have diversified since my internship at The Scott Arboretum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1627146887544-MM0IWGGDZ2PZZ0XOFD7B/2021-0603-103-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Scott Arboretum Part 1 Salvia,… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1627146892296-YNGSC26WQ54EO9CF5SYP/2021-0603-111-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Scott Arboretum Part 1 … Geranium,… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1627146861509-OA9978D4M0ZB0QIWOP7M/2021-0603-090+Lavandula+rose+garden-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Scott Arboretum Part 1 … and Lavandula diversify the rose garden plantings away from the monoculture it once was and make it harder for pests and disease to sweep through the population. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1627146911283-VBN405GJ5HUJO3H3A761/2021-0603-133-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Scott Arboretum Part 1 I’ll be honest. Roses have never been my thing because of all the care and upkeep they require, but I would love to have a planting of disease-resistant ones like you see here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1627146866011-EW29J5UOBDMC9WFK197C/2021-0603-091-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Scott Arboretum Part 1 I so wish that we could grow these lollipop ‘Globemaster’ Allium in the south. Alas… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1627146922257-Z98MZJ4TDSJVVNSFCB69/2021-0603-157+Clematis+Dutch+Sky-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Scott Arboretum Part 1 Clematis ‘Dutch Sky’ was rated the best cultivar in the trials at The Scott Arboretum, Chanticleer, and Longwood Gardens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1627147350155-TTNDDF3SQ9YLJ3GRXME7/2021-0603-158-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Scott Arboretum Part 1 A close up of the light blue flowers of ‘Dutch Sky’ Clematis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1627147354907-H0VNJXUALOJHCZFI5SPV/2021-0603-174-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Scott Arboretum Part 1 Jeff Jabco shows us the trellising that was made for the rose garden to also provide support for the Clematis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1627147358796-8IOZ9X1GNW2LJBXFCQXO/2021-0603-177-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Scott Arboretum Part 1 Here you can see the thin rods and wavy metal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1627146900433-BRA9TZI8X8KFDCZWBQ1O/2021-0603-125-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Scott Arboretum Part 1 I didn’t realize it until later, but the waves give the trellis a nice texture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1627146906224-O5H3BXGOW7NDIPYJGWZ0/2021-0603-128-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Scott Arboretum Part 1 The metallurgist also made incredible gates for the entrances to the rose garden. Notice the details on the roses and the hummingbird. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1627147606705-Q7OSANK5TSFJVZYY5FIB/2021-0603-232-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Scott Arboretum Part 1 - Make it stand out Maxine Frank Singer Hall is sleek, stylish, and sustainable. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1627147648792-QU9BCWRFWUN3ZQ2V9X40/2021-0603-235-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Scott Arboretum Part 1 - Make it stand out I love how they incorporated this fallen tree back into the landscape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1627147364450-Z0BQX33OPRRTU8RNOHZ7/2021-0603-186-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Scott Arboretum Part 1 A few other shots from our trek across campus. I always make a point to stop in the Harry Wood Courtyard Garden to see if there’s any teaching scribbles left on the wall. This trip I lucked out! These slate panels are for great outdoor instruction. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1627147368846-9SRUTH9DZK93UKQPCFSO/2021-0603-193-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Scott Arboretum Part 1 ‘Ryusen’ is one of my favorite Japanese maples for its weeping habit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1627147385550-6TZTT1BLWT1XOJAPR69V/2021-0603-203-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Scott Arboretum Part 1 Every time I see this Cornus kousa 'Wolf Eyes', I swoon. It’s planted on the north side of a building to protect from harsh sunlight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1627147577375-NDF1OGSH0RYAV650REGI/2021-0603-206-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Scott Arboretum Part 1 - Make it stand out The bracts almost hide amongst the white margins on ‘Wolf Eyes’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1627147591386-MSZ27BIFXB58NZA1FFMR/2021-0603-215-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Scott Arboretum Part 1 - Make it stand out One of my favorite parts of The Scott Arboretum are these masses of Sporobolus that are planted in a grit mixture. These areas of campus are prone to flooding, and below the plants are cisterns that help to redirect water back into Crum Creek. Since I last visited, I like how they added the Allium and Dianthus for a pop of color. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1627147596791-6W0RUWSYZQXKOLAZZ1K3/2021-0603-222-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Scott Arboretum Part 1 - Make it stand out An interesting play on colors and textures in shade. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1627147601530-KDSDLDZS31P5CWAB1FHG/2021-0603-226-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Scott Arboretum Part 1 - Make it stand out Chuck said this Baptisia 'Blueberry Sundae' did really well in the Mt. Cuba Center Baptisia trials, and they had used it on campus in different areas. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/a-mystery-of-crepe-murder monthly 0.5 2021-07-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1626276061243-XL4PSYXF86PTBU1CRE78/2016-0316-006+crepe+murder+bird+nest-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Mystery of Crepe Murder - Make it stand out A classic example of crepe murder. Note the one solitary branch left that had a bird nest in it. Butcher one life, and save another I suppose. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1626556877100-LEEV55T5XO8628086VC1/2021-0713-0001-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Mystery of Crepe Murder - Make it stand out How many crepe myrtles do you count? Most of these haven’t been crepe murdered and allowed to reach their full form. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1626274512745-NH4C9ANZQ3W4JHNHL0DM/2021-0711-0080+Lagerstroemia+fauriei-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Mystery of Crepe Murder - Make it stand out And, they don’t even have to bloom. Look at this thing! A mighty Lagerstroemia fauriei displays beautiful bark at the JC Raulston Arboretum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1626275122870-BUL7AK8K3O1MEBMYB92L/2021-0704-0007+Lagerstroemia+winter+dieback-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Mystery of Crepe Murder - Make it stand out A row of crepe myrtles exhibiting branch dieback from the cold temperatures during Winter Storm Uri. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1626275138557-P1I3CPAC0T51IQ6G5WFE/2021-0704-0009+Lagerstroemia+winter+dieback-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Mystery of Crepe Murder - Make it stand out It looks like someone braided a bunch of dead branches together at the top in these crepe myrtles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1626275233350-065ORAO88BL9D3T0ZJGA/2021-0705-0010+Lagerstroemia+winter+dieback-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Mystery of Crepe Murder - Make it stand out These crepe myrtles in my hometown were crepe murdered years ago. I cut them to the ground, retrained them up as multi-trunk trees, and for years they’ve looked good. But, now after Winter Storm Uri, they don’t look so hot up top. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/june-at-the-jc-raulston-arboretum monthly 0.5 2021-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1624568452162-8RFING7SMQKXJ3F2USQA/2013-0623-0024-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - June at the JC Raulston Arboretum Dichroa febrifuga is a somewhat obscure member of the hydrangea family that has pretty blue flowers in the summer. This cultivar 'Yamaguchi Narrow Leaf' has thinner leaves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1624568462408-7U3VTFT4XZC10KMR87GC/2012-0623-0021-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - June at the JC Raulston Arboretum Cyrilla is a native shrub that tends to be underused. It tolerates wet areas well. Just note that it can be toxic to honey bees. While many botanists say that Cyrilla racemiflora is the only member in the genus, other scientists have split it into additional species. For example, this smaller leaved-form native to northern Florida is named Cyrilla parviflora. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1624568571645-3HYE0MD42BOXFL1MU77W/2009-0615-0001-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - June at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out In early summer new growth would emerge on Pinus wallichiana 'Zebrina'. I loved the two-tone banding. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1624568533037-GCICLIDOMJLXXWQDXV57/2012-0606-0006-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - June at the JC Raulston Arboretum I’m a sucker for big leaf hydrangeas. Hydrangea macrophylla 'Frau Reiko' was one of my favorites for its white-margined bracts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1624568576267-JJK7Q2RS15TOYQERYAQU/2009-0615-0002-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - June at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out And, in June Dr. Dennis Werner’s award-winning, dwarf, and mostly sterile Buddleja ‘Blue Chip’ would flower. It is a cute little shrub for small areas or garden border fronts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1624568443444-WQ5GCTBAA09SQBUTMEO9/2013-0623-0025-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - June at the JC Raulston Arboretum The arboretum had a whole section devoted to geophytes, and in my opinion, June was one of the best times to see it. It had finally gotten warm enough to push many of these herbaceous plants into flower. Here we see a mass of the electric pink and yellow Gladiolus 'Flevo Kosmic'. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1624568500132-5IVP05IDT0UX03FM4YP6/2012-0623-0013-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - June at the JC Raulston Arboretum Eucomis, or pineapply lily, would also start blooming in earnest in June. Here ‘Sparkling Burgundy’ is just getting started. These inflorescences last long as cut flowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1624568504516-GMDOYI8VV9D5M7IB8BQ3/2012-0623-0012-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - June at the JC Raulston Arboretum Another pineapple lily that I loved was Eucomis montana for its ivory white bracts that would fade to green. Did you know you can propagate Eucomis from leaf cuttings? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1624568434775-4RF979BYB8R6B6NBVQ27/2013-0623-0026-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - June at the JC Raulston Arboretum I admire a good color combo like this pairing of Dahlia 'Forncett Furnace' with the similarly colored Kniphofia uvaria 'Lola' in the back. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1624568430255-TT3N3YW7Y2Z9Q65ADMNL/2013-0623-0027-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - June at the JC Raulston Arboretum Here is a close up of Kniphofia uvaria 'Lola' since it’s not very visible above. Note that not all Kniphofia are geophytes, but it fit in well here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1624568514394-UXP2M9ABF5NRQ42IXMS6/2012-0623-0010-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - June at the JC Raulston Arboretum A bee visits a flower of Dahlia 'Classic Elise' one evening. Even though they weren’t the large show flower forms, I appreciated seeing the dahlias at the arboretum just to know some could grow in the south. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1624568413861-5G5YW3HDXUI6GMG17E1F/2013-0623-0028-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - June at the JC Raulston Arboretum I always enjoyed seeing the peach-colored flowers of Gladiolus dalenii ‘Boone’, a cultivar that was discovered in the North Carolina town of Boone. It also grows well here for me in Texas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1624568457630-6COSE8BO3EKQUSZRS597/2013-0623-0022-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - June at the JC Raulston Arboretum The soft white of Sinningia tubiflora with just a hint of pink in the tube was a welcome sight in the geophyte border. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1624568524659-X6LRAV28KV2V45W49PU1/2012-0621-0008-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - June at the JC Raulston Arboretum And, I just had to throw this one in for kicks. While not at the arboretum, I photographed this fasciated lily (far right stem) leaving Kilgore Hall where the horticulture program is housed to head to the gardens one morning. Note how many flowers this specimen had compared to the others on the left. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1624568519474-0K1QALRSH9702TZAOBGX/2012-0621-0009-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - June at the JC Raulston Arboretum Here’s a side view of the fasciation so you can see it better. Fasciation is a fascinating phenomenon where a genetic disorder or disease causes the stem to elongate along an axis. You often see it in flowers where the bloom will elongate in one direction, too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1624568495459-O6Q1W7AB7XFNG854SHS5/2012-0623-0014-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - June at the JC Raulston Arboretum Many perennials achieved some serious height in June. One of my favorite daylilies is Hemerocallis 'Autumn Minaret'. I love it for its height, which allows one to plant it towards the back of a garden bed and still be enjoyed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1624568410632-MRUWZIBO44LH2M20QU2E/2013-0623-0029-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - June at the JC Raulston Arboretum Eryngium also reach their pinnacle in summer. Here the very structural Eryngium eburneum is loaded with flowers, and the inflorescences were over my head. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1624568529095-HLGRFS6773QGXK72UQVH/2012-0606-0007-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - June at the JC Raulston Arboretum Many people plant cardoons for their lovely winter foliage, but Cynara cardunculus also has flowers where the rays resemble glowing purple fiber-optic wires. Bees and other pollinators love these large Asteraceae blooms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1624568470355-8JDRA9KGOZD338KBLB1G/2012-0623-0019-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - June at the JC Raulston Arboretum Vernonia lindheimeri is an ironweed I’ve been wanting to get my hands on for its velvety stems. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1624568475523-0DBKCNRDYJPTLF8475FO/2012-0623-0018-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - June at the JC Raulston Arboretum A really cool and somewhat rare plant at the arboretum was the endangered Baptisia arachnifera. This plant is native to two counties in Georgia and thrives in drier, sandier soils. It was quite at home here in the scree garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1624568482109-D9HENIG367XE00X4O41X/2012-0623-0017-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - June at the JC Raulston Arboretum Panicum virgatum 'Cheyenne Sky' is an improved form of ‘Shenandoah’. To me it seemed to have more maroon color in the foliage earlier in the summer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1624568486531-JZJPU1M7S9VQ4FRU6RAF/2012-0623-0016-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - June at the JC Raulston Arboretum Ratibida pinnata is another underused native perennial. Sure, it can get a little tall, but I just love the rich yellow rays on this species. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1624568568106-1ZFZA3TZSNCAN36WX0KX/2009-0615-0003-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - June at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out One of my favorite color combination in the long border was this pairing of Echinacea purpurea 'Stewart's Pink', Panicum virgatum 'Shenandoah', and Monarda 'Violet Queen'. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1624568540906-SZJAU2S6ZHD2W6OWSJIF/2010-0630-0004-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - June at the JC Raulston Arboretum I leave you with these two cool gradient shots that show the annuals in the trial garden. Here we have a warm gradient of Portulaca,… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1624568537380-WULMUVK8G2DT656BHJOR/2010-0630-0005-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - June at the JC Raulston Arboretum … and here we fade from warm to cool for these Verbena. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/a-little-more-thyme monthly 0.5 2021-06-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1624284035991-XU2D9CTQ6B5W7OQUTGIR/2019-0610-011+Thymus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Little More Thyme - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1624284085768-BLHJCF4A4P12DAX1PJ22/2019-0610-010+Thymus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Little More Thyme - Make it stand out A wasp exits stage left from the thyme patch in our kitchen garden. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2021/philadelphia-flower-show-2021 monthly 0.5 2021-06-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1623643242039-D8MMFDOGV6343YFF3GFB/2021-0605-1883-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Philadelphia Flower Show 2021 The theme this year was habitat, not just for plants and nature, but also habitat for humans. At the entrance of the flower show we were greeted by life-size letters spelling out habitat. The fronts were adorned with flowers and the backs were filled with colorful twigs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1623643879967-22JBSCASS9Z79X04JHTM/2021-0605-1964-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Philadelphia Flower Show 2021 My good friend and Vice President of Public Horticulture at PHS Andrew Bunting joined us for a bit near the entrance to share more about the show. He said this Lysimachia atropurpurea 'Beaujolais', which appeared at Chelsea a few years ago, is used throughout this planting with Strobilanthes, Gomphrena, and Scabiosa further tying together the purple theme. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1623643330258-OWG7BKOJ3JD8Q4N71Z1M/2021-0605-1888-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Philadelphia Flower Show 2021 Behind the habitat letters was an incredible floral structure designed by Jeff Leatham, a celebrity florist who has done designs for the Kardashians. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1623643585757-Y0BRLM5IINT515EEPZQG/2021-0605-1892-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Philadelphia Flower Show 2021 Andrew told us that Jeff Leatham’s installation featured dried fern fronds and baby’s breath spray painted in electric pink and orange. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1623643803849-G24EBSD356IJROWOH565/2021-0605-1895-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Philadelphia Flower Show 2021 Here you can see the color echo between the two exhibits. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1623684440363-BCEXJKRFDIOBVSS0T9SK/2021-0605-2162-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Philadelphia Flower Show 2021 - Make it stand out The entrance of the flower show was rife with colorful banners. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1623643698383-HVCN6NK4FOAGJMH3HZFR/2021-0605-1900-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Philadelphia Flower Show 2021 The main sign you saw in the image above welcoming all to the flower shows was supported by these stacked planter boxes filled with colorful plants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1623684455878-MIH4S4RE3R2BXQD45FKK/2021-0605-2182-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Philadelphia Flower Show 2021 - Make it stand out Andrew said that Bloombox was like the Amazon of plants in Philadelphia. They had an exhibit here showing their truck packed with plants for delivery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1623643684846-EMKKYHUB5CS7JA29MVZU/2021-0605-1908-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Philadelphia Flower Show 2021 Best of show went to Wambui Ippolito for Etherea, a reimagining of the grassland habitat in her native east Africa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1623643892841-3S9R7Z3CB3Q47HJCZ18A/2021-0605-1954-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Philadelphia Flower Show 2021 We got the meet Wambui Ippolito, and she was so sweet and kind in talking with us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1623684489179-V9MP1F0CA4BMRTIQMWWD/2021-0605-2195-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Philadelphia Flower Show 2021 - Make it stand out Rusted metal, wood, and gravel were dominant hardscape elements among the rich flora. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1623684503679-BRDUKHVRAN3Q584Z76WU/2021-0605-2215-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Philadelphia Flower Show 2021 - Make it stand out Another shot of Wambui Ippolito’s Etherea showing a kettle of water and a wavy wooden bench. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1623643750395-C9F84USOLZ1VYUULGTVK/2021-0605-1940-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Philadelphia Flower Show 2021 I was delighted to know that my friend Patrick Cullina would be at the flower show with his The Reinvention of Nature. Pat is a wizard at imbuing ruins like the High Line and Bethlehem Steel with flora, and he did it again with this garden that featured reclaimed windows, rusted panels, and a water feature. The space was planted with towering Magnolia macrophylla and Taxodium ascendens (or the new mouthful name Taxodium distichum var. imbricarium). The floral exhibit in the distance added a nice color contrast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1623684498759-TTVWV629AHENMNZXE0B7/2021-0605-2214-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Philadelphia Flower Show 2021 - Make it stand out Pat’s exhibit also featured a short back form of Dan Benarcik’s chairs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1623686148551-1UBB2X9W28ZVTAXOMTFU/2021-0605-1898-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Philadelphia Flower Show 2021 - Make it stand out Bees went wild over the magnolia flowers. And, I even loved how in this photo the Salvia flowers echo the magnolia’s color spots. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1623684507197-1NGIE2YDDMANC549HJ9X/2021-0605-2220-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Philadelphia Flower Show 2021 - Make it stand out I loved this dining area that rested on a stone plinth within a glade of native trees for Donald Pell Garden’s The Wild Garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1623643641155-SRO5BIIT3WO8WFV6WQ74/2021-0605-1975-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Philadelphia Flower Show 2021 This exhibit also featured cool wood burned signs that described the plants like you see here with this herbaceous matrix. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1623684407997-VATLXFT06WQO134O59TK/2021-0605-2154-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Philadelphia Flower Show 2021 - Make it stand out Some of the exhibits we would learn were more floral themed. I thought this installation that focused on the imagined habitats of the North America cryptids like chupacabra, the Jersey Devil, Sasquatch, and moth man was really clever. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1623684445681-2QH8WIUR3ZAGGJG891H8/2021-0605-2167-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Philadelphia Flower Show 2021 - Make it stand out Moth man’s cocoon was made out of various knick-knacks and planted with the color echoing Ricinus and Coleus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1623643628521-HLGJ69JEROBBKNP75QF8/2021-0605-1909-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Philadelphia Flower Show 2021 Habitat Reclaimed by the American Institute of Floral Designers featured a house frame taken over by various floral accoutrements. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1623643914449-PXEJS8PZU58QW65V1ZS0/2021-0605-1956-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Philadelphia Flower Show 2021 Karen loved these foliage pillows sitting on a bench. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1623684389793-TOIOONPOLFN27SASGXTQ/2021-0605-2122-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Philadelphia Flower Show 2021 - Make it stand out Another side of the house shows more of the floral arrangements that have reclaimed this space. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1623643649143-FOXIN5NPWH7MJHB6X2YB/2021-0605-1914-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Philadelphia Flower Show 2021 And, inside the house was a floral take on van Gogh’s Starry Night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1623643821919-EYR9DO3MBEFBOEWIM2OG/2021-0605-1968-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Philadelphia Flower Show 2021 Treeline Designz Dancing with Nature featured the use of bamboo, not only in the structure but also as a featured plant material. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1623643920838-E9D9B78ERN35Z1EOQ962/2021-0605-1952-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Philadelphia Flower Show 2021 Andrew commented that it was fun watching them assemble this exhibit with trying to get these ball and burlap bamboos through the grid above. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1623643799829-A8NLO6O3JPOSV85Y0DDP/2021-0605-1970-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Philadelphia Flower Show 2021 The inside of a few of the cut bamboo were painted to help draw you into the display. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1623684357084-3PPE2X0QEJVUJISW5MHA/2021-0605-2092-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Philadelphia Flower Show 2021 - Make it stand out One of my favorite installations was Kokedama Forest by Nomad Studio that was designed to highlight soil microflora and how this habitat is a network that supports plants and animals. Standing outside you can easily see the frame… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1623643874616-K5YGLYIABF7HAGUJMTZZ/2021-0605-2043-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Philadelphia Flower Show 2021 …but inside, it is harder to see this underground habitat with all the plants. I also loved how they created this amphitheater effect where walking through we see and enjoy the plants because of this underlying soil network. This photo was a bit of a challenge to take because there was a line of about 20 people to see the exhibit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1623643884689-8W1C8BM38KZ5W6D5G01B/2021-0605-2062-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Philadelphia Flower Show 2021 Another shot of the native trees growing as kokedama, moss-covered balls of soil that support a plant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1623684361160-XH72YAEE9GRFZNGXRTV5/2021-0605-2094-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Philadelphia Flower Show 2021 - Make it stand out Here is a close up of the kokedama so you can better see the supporting balls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1623684342443-L8AQ76EN6F0NV4VKWEXD/2021-0605-2080-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Philadelphia Flower Show 2021 - Make it stand out This exhibit by Jennifer Designs showcased the resilence of nature, and the plight of the Australian outback with the wildfires they recently faced. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1623643890736-RX5JZLPSBMXRGI5D27NU/2021-0605-2065-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Philadelphia Flower Show 2021 I loved the quaintness of these European-themed courtyards for Petit Jardin en Ville’s Beauté et Générosité. The first featured shrubs and trees in a formal planting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1623684378816-XHZ5ZADKYAHFDOMJ1PZA/2021-0605-2106-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Philadelphia Flower Show 2021 - Make it stand out The second courtyard had a water feature and more herbaceous plants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1623643844466-2W3O3VFE9J8OBD1P7HCR/2021-0605-2021-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Philadelphia Flower Show 2021 And, the third was an edible garden complete with dining area, planter boxes, and cold frame wires. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1623684337036-CU31RXBCX2JV0Z2LP2SY/2021-0605-2078-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Philadelphia Flower Show 2021 - Make it stand out WRT did this cool exhibit where they painted invasive species like non-native phragmites a bright pink to show them entering native habitats. I also loved how educational their install was with the signage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1623643891252-ZEINX86DAZ67O5EKXQ6R/2021-0605-2038-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Philadelphia Flower Show 2021 Don’t you just love this modern take on a bird house? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1623643881125-NNDY0S5K99KGMIEEEGN1/2021-0605-2014-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Philadelphia Flower Show 2021 Native habitat prior to invasive species entering features a rich wetland flora. It is amazing to me that people can build a wetland in two-weeks! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1623643902032-X7EBPH3GT91ISK3SCVRG/2021-0605-2053-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Philadelphia Flower Show 2021 WISH Unlimited showed how we have been living in the pandemic. A giant terrarium features Araucaria, succulents and tropicals, and of course a microphone to illustrate how technology kept us connected in our isolation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1623684450779-B5H2NF5BB79NH5U2IVQO/2021-0605-2177-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Philadelphia Flower Show 2021 - Make it stand out The Gardeners Green was a place that attendees could come learn more about horticultural practices and the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. It was based on public commons that once dotted the city. Aren’t those espaliered fruit trees awesome? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1623684392988-ATTUWL7WGMY0L8P7QD84/2021-0605-2128-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Philadelphia Flower Show 2021 - Make it stand out At the Gardeners Green, they did a demo of willow weaving, a natural approach to building garden edging and fencing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1623684427618-AVEM954U7B1C9YR58A7Q/2021-0605-2155-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Philadelphia Flower Show 2021 - Make it stand out They even had beehives in the Gardeners Green! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1623684431689-KBSQBU10Q8ZWNPUU2G8M/2021-0605-2160-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Philadelphia Flower Show 2021 - Make it stand out I was delighted to see some student entries. In one section were several designs that offered a new way of thinking about hell strips by calling them heaven strips. The Evergreens of New Jersey planted this minute paradise. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1623684418317-W4AHB18DI90CD0QNCF53/2021-0605-2152-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Philadelphia Flower Show 2021 - Make it stand out And, here was Covid Confinements, an installation by the Horticulture Academy of Abraham Lincoln High School that showed how teenagers lived during the pandemic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1623684400986-PW7ZX5N880M81IYFH0JS/2021-0605-2143-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Philadelphia Flower Show 2021 - Make it stand out I have to give a shoutout to Hudson Valley Seed Company and their brilliant seed packets. Many packets feature an artist’s handiwork. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1623684435833-U0GFPKR56S44HX4GI1ZG/2021-0605-2161-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Philadelphia Flower Show 2021 - Make it stand out Hudson Valley Seed Company also had some educational displays in their tent showing more about the artist and the plant. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/claude-monet-plantsman-and-painter monthly 0.5 2021-06-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1622471755525-QU2BYV9RNRO9P6T56AFU/2016-0522-061+Monet+pond-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Claude Monet, Plantsman and Painter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1622471595674-UQV9IVPHULULTUR8Q0HC/2016-0522-063+Monet+garden-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Claude Monet, Plantsman and Painter This map should provide you with an overall impression of Monet’s garden. To the right is the water garden, and in the middle is the Clos Normand. The hoops within this garden frame the Grand Allée and frame a primary axis that runs from the house into the water garden. The light blue are the streets, not waterways. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1622471988018-11QLON2UREI2JIO8I3MU/2016-0522-066++Monet+pond-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Claude Monet, Plantsman and Painter Monet’s two-acre waterlily garden was lush and green but too early for many waterlilies to be blooming. Note how the water reflects trees, sky, and color on the shore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1622471986674-VPE7LFG8PT887XMEYID6/2016-0522-068+Monet+bridge-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Claude Monet, Plantsman and Painter Here is a glance the other direction at the bridge that he painted. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1622475816984-NIANHKXUOMWU5OAV9BAX/DSC_1870-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Claude Monet, Plantsman and Painter - Make it stand out And, here is a photo for comparison I took a few days later from Musee d'Orsay in Paris of Le Bassin Aux Nymphéas, harmonie rose (water lily basin, pink harmony). I was so touched by impressionism that I used part of a free day to go see more of Monet’s paintings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1622471733363-E17XAJJ87FJR4URWI3DB/2016-0522-065+Lupinus+sp-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Claude Monet, Plantsman and Painter Lupinus and Digitalis frame this view of the smaller bridge at the other end of the water garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1622471821753-VB58IX07U009YMYYPESW/2016-0522-053+stream-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Claude Monet, Plantsman and Painter A glance up one of the streams that feeds the water garden. Laburnum and Rhododendron punctuate the edges with color. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1622472001491-42Z1652CTAUPWZSC6P80/2016-0522-077+arbor+path-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Claude Monet, Plantsman and Painter The Grand Allée in its spring attire looking toward Monet’s house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1622472030741-CUQFF96VHRRBUPBL6MKQ/2016-0522-078+annual+color+Hesperis+matronalis+White-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Claude Monet, Plantsman and Painter A close up of one side of the allée planted heavily with a white form of Hesperis matronalis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1622472086798-4Q86KOVKUURW1UZNZ619/2016-0522-103+Monets+garden-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Claude Monet, Plantsman and Painter Next to the Grand Allée was the start of this series of straight paths that were planted with herbaceous plants. Larger roses or trees were a little further off the pathway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1622471989515-OH94W4A99FHKMG5MSBCK/2016-0522-081+Iris+path-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Claude Monet, Plantsman and Painter This pathway was planted with blue Iris and set to line up perfectly with the window in the background, no doubt to create an interesting vista from within the house as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1622472034267-313UH2W7UKOTCHKRU4LF/2016-0522-100++Iris+path-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Claude Monet, Plantsman and Painter This path was a little further away from the Grand Allée and featured more color and larger trees framing it on either side. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1622472086913-5PGSFO2BNL1WY113ZATZ/2016-0522-088+Iris-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Claude Monet, Plantsman and Painter From this cross image of the Clos Normand you really can’t make out the pathways. Instead it is a myriad of colors. Note the absence of much texture. Monet is said to have focused on color instead of having much winter interest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1622473064820-6ILXC8JGV8HSFFWCXWMN/2016-0522-153+espaliered+tree+as+fence-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Claude Monet, Plantsman and Painter - Make it stand out In parts of the Clos Normand garden, espaliers framed the plantings. I loved this green approach to edging. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1622472083826-81AC5DGVNO8F2S8IY3WB/2016-0522-132+lawn+with+bulb+foliage-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Claude Monet, Plantsman and Painter Beyond the espaliered fence was a lawn where they had allowed the bulb foliage to remain and die naturally to maximize flowers for next year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1622473047349-0HQCE6086FXK9YTLL5EE/2016-0522-151+chickens-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Claude Monet, Plantsman and Painter - Make it stand out Near Monet’s house, chickens were even given a place to roam. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1622471971559-AEXY2S5XO2ZIJ3ZH9PDJ/2016-0522-051+warm+colors-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Claude Monet, Plantsman and Painter A warm color scheme of azaleas and various other herbaceous plants livens up the waterlily garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1622472129327-1J63LZNLXXZ4V6WLL9O3/2016-0522-104+Hesperis+and+Digitalis+combo-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Claude Monet, Plantsman and Painter Here Hesperis and Digitalis play off a purple pairing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1622472142088-CWNXDCQPFK7TEXJLGQ8C/2016-0522-112+yellow+and+red+colors-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Claude Monet, Plantsman and Painter In parts of the Clos Normand garden, the gardeners created these color gradients. This one shifts from yellow in the foreground through white, red, orange, and pink as you look closer and closer toward the house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1622472142062-W5AY4TYZJWRD00XISSKQ/2016-0522-117+red+color+combo-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Claude Monet, Plantsman and Painter From a slightly different angle, you can see the blocks of colors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1622472106748-SS2095QOJW1SCL92TQ5I/2016-0522-122+pink+and+orange-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Claude Monet, Plantsman and Painter Who says you can’t pair orange and pink… and a multitude of other colors! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1622471920645-CU8U40ZTAI4MNBA4DMS7/2016-0522-129+Nectaroscordum+siculum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Claude Monet, Plantsman and Painter And, I just had to share one of my favorite plants, Nectaroscordum siculum. Their rosy petals erupt and combine well with so many different flowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1622471761116-UHRR2M8V683YXTTTD2NK/2016-0522-083+Nectaroscordum+siculum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Claude Monet, Plantsman and Painter I love the chandelier architecture of this Nectaroscordum siculum flower and so wish we could grow it in Texas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1622473040287-YFVT77DU1I085APZ9OT2/2016-0522-150+Erysimum+color+combo-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Claude Monet, Plantsman and Painter - Make it stand out Up near the house, I admired this Erysimum flower choice to match the color of the paint. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1622472069278-3ASUUF455T6B3WZSWRSP/2016-0522-188+Ancien+Hotel+Baudy-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Claude Monet, Plantsman and Painter We had a delicious lunch at Hotel Baudy, a meeting place for artists back in Monet’s day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1622471846284-DNX1RQ633BUZ151ZAW47/2016-0522-179+creme+brulee-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Claude Monet, Plantsman and Painter And, of course, I just HAD to try their creme brulee. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1622472070187-8XUY9L36GKLLHD1LUFCD/2016-0522-158+Iris+vine+on+house-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Claude Monet, Plantsman and Painter After lunch we walked the streets admiring the lovely town that Monet used to call home. Here a small courtyard in Giverny is flanked by Iris and Vitis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1622472065869-HVLA7AC08VQR0NL6ROXC/2016-0522-162+Salvia+roadsigns-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Claude Monet, Plantsman and Painter Even the signs coordinate with the flower color on this Salvia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1622472140639-XW1GJ15HIB43X1BPC4DX/2016-0522-189+combo+Clematis+Hosta+Salvia+officinalis+Tricolor-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Claude Monet, Plantsman and Painter - Make it stand out Throughout Giverny I noticed the subtle pairings of colors, like this Salvia officinalis ‘Tricolor’ with the mauve petals of a clambering Clematis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1622472144775-L7H347ZW0WW7QHKVZRD7/2016-0522-198+yellow+and+orange+combo-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Claude Monet, Plantsman and Painter - Make it stand out And, at the impressionism museum, color combinations continued like this planting that screams gold and orange. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1622472138393-E5QQTGKHNRI5PAU91G8X/2016-0522-202+mowed+path+Papaver+legibility-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Claude Monet, Plantsman and Painter - Make it stand out While we didn’t have time to go through the Museum of Impressionisms, we did walk the grounds a bit. I liked the poppies here, perhaps an allude to Monet’s The Poppy Field? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1622471448674-FAWNDYWOPEEFBARLACLF/2016-0522-045+Monet+mosaic-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Claude Monet, Plantsman and Painter A modern take on one of Monet’s paintings as we crossed the road to head back. Monet was able to enrich our world with art because plants enriched his. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/may-at-the-jc-raulston-arboretum monthly 0.5 2021-05-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1622305493078-FMB9ZB35MQSEQPI0FDEU/2013-05-16_11-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - May at the JC Raulston Arboretum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1622305575200-GCKOEOZ1WLTVGWX77QKA/2013-05-16_62-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - May at the JC Raulston Arboretum Hands down one of my favorite shrubs of all time is Corylopsis spicata 'Golden Spring'. It has beautiful late winter flowers, but to me the best show is when the yellow foliage emerges with hints of pink in the new growth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1622305476354-LZBTIZH4832L256DRCAU/2013-05-12_172-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - May at the JC Raulston Arboretum The parade of magnolias continued in May with many of the evergreen species flowering. I was always delighted to search for the hidden flowers amongst the strap-like leaves of Magnolia yuyuanensis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1622305653360-8XIEYLMF1Y1ODH7LIK2F/2013-05-22_42-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - May at the JC Raulston Arboretum I can smell a banana shrub from 100 feet away. Usually the flowers are white, but this variety Magnolia figo var. crassipes has intense purpling in the tepals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1622305301682-S4OAQTVQOYFBN0SS5ZWC/2009+0530+JCRA-NC+%2821%29-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - May at the JC Raulston Arboretum May is also one of my favorite times of the year to see variegation. Most of the leaves have emerged and started growing, and they aren’t burned yet from the heat of the summer. While there are a few variegated redbuds, Cercis canadensis 'Floating Clouds' was one of the best for holding color into the summer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1622305612388-THW8SYPAEH6D2E12ERAL/2013-05-16_104-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - May at the JC Raulston Arboretum Deutzia get a bad wrap for being scraggly shrubs that only flower for a few weeks each year, but I still love them for their pearl-shape buds and beautiful chains of flowers. This variegated Deutzia crenata 'Summer Snow' helps extend the season with its white speckled green foliage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1622305473167-KEE491D6ZD4LVEG7BYRZ/2013-05-12_169-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - May at the JC Raulston Arboretum Wowzers, even if this Hydrangea paniculata 'Shikoku Flash' never flowered, I’d still be happy with this spectacular cream mottling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1622305645125-52LUGM1I8C1SXKUIF3PM/2013-05-22_6-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - May at the JC Raulston Arboretum May is the month that some of the first fruits of the year ripen after late winter and early spring pollination. Here the native Amelanchier ×grandiflora 'Silver Fountain' is loaded with serviceberries ripe for the picking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1622305438714-9ARSFYQ5YOIFAXTMAGIX/2013-05-12_98-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - May at the JC Raulston Arboretum Our native Wisteria are often flowering in May. Seeing them reminds me of the plant at my grandmother’s house. This native Wisteria macrostachya 'Aunt Dee' was the first hint that maybe the plant that my grandmother raised wasn’t an exotic but a form of Kentucky wisteria. The seeds that the plant developed a month or so later were a second clue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1622305427297-4S232IM6V4HIEM82EOGV/2013-05-12_86-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - May at the JC Raulston Arboretum I’m not much of a rose person, but the pink stamen filaments on this Rosa 'Meiguimov' The Charlatan® really caught my eye. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1622305365256-2UBFNCBBFKCIE52MQ89C/2010+0506+JCRA-NC+%2811%29-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - May at the JC Raulston Arboretum Clematis 'Princess Diana' clambers through Cotinus coggygria 'Ancot' Golden Spirit for a striking combination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1622306905634-62PQE6JD839I6PL5BZ8M/2014+0519+JCRA-NC+%2805%29-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - May at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out I swooned the first time I saw the patina foliage of Cotinus coggygria 'Old Fashioned'. Isn’t it rich? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1622305676416-9N5VYCSDBRNAK3CQFRTB/2014+0531+JCRA-NC+%2806%29-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - May at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out Oakleaf hydrangea are one of my favorite shrubs, and I was so delighted to discover this Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Turkey Heaven’ at the arboretum. The massive flowers hold up a bit better than ‘Harmony’, another cultivar with large blooms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1622305694402-R70BWCLIQN54CNNOJK9B/2014+0531+JCRA-NC+%2807%29-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - May at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out A close up of the billowing inflorescences of Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Turkey Heaven’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1622305610818-E66CC0PKE5F90JCF0T3M/2013-05-16_85-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - May at the JC Raulston Arboretum Now we are getting into some of the subshrubs. Leucosceptrum japonicum 'Golden Angel' has some woody characteristics, but most people treat this Japanese shrub mint as a perennial. The vibrant foliage certainly brightens a dark spot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1622305323196-L2T4HUFSB5OO72SOV5M9/2009-05-06_90-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - May at the JC Raulston Arboretum Lavandula stoechas is one of the few lavenders that we can grow in the deep south. Seeing how well it performed in humid Raleigh lent me to trying it in Texas. It has performed well here, minus dying back from the below 0F temperatures we had this past February. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1622305341548-KNT97ZDKAOR6MIS1IKHO/2010+0501+JCRA-NC+%2810%29-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - May at the JC Raulston Arboretum I always loved the long border designed by Edith Eddleman and all the color combinations therein. Here Phlomis fruticosa contrasts nicely with the blues of Tradescantia, Amsonia, and Nepeta. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1622305327341-B39I7NOQLX26ZFRJ7V1Y/2010+0501+JCRA-NC+%282%29-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - May at the JC Raulston Arboretum I’ve always loved Phlomis fruticosa for its vibrant yellow bilabiate flowers. You can also see its pubscent foliage here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1622305370623-IMSRHP0BXUYE2VLTA91H/2010+0510+JCRA-NC+%284%29-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - May at the JC Raulston Arboretum I was surprised to see Digitalis growing well in Raleigh early in my grad school days. I thought they were more of a northern plant, but it seems getting them started in the fall and then overwintering them works. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1622305341725-4UFCFVTXQUE55KAAPMR1/2010+0501+JCRA-NC+%2820%29-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - May at the JC Raulston Arboretum I’m a sucker for poppies. I loved this cute little Papaver pilosum with its salmony colored petals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1622305549548-0DFS8W5P8G4Q2XVUWP94/2013-05-16_49-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - May at the JC Raulston Arboretum Yes, I know Paeonia 'Bartzella' is a hybrid between a tree peony and an herbaceous peony, but I stuck it here in the herbaceous section because I feel most people treat it like a perennial. And, wow, does it have incredible yellow flowers. Seeing a peony thrive in the south was certainly a welcome sight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1622305542918-W0CIY1X6JW98M1Q0HQAB/2013-05-16_33-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - May at the JC Raulston Arboretum And, here’s another peony doing well in zone 7b/8a! This is Paeonia lactiflora, the straight species that we know has resulted in many cultivar selections. I admired its blushed white petals and the simplicity of the single flower. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1622305403685-P3ZLH8YIURMTI6JB2YHL/2010+0514+JCRA-NC+%288%29-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - May at the JC Raulston Arboretum Romneya coulteri was always an interesting spring flowering plant in the scree garden. I liked the glaucous blue foliage that held the white and yellow flowers, and it really popped against the faded wood wall. I vaguely remember it spreading via runners or roots. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1622305391094-9XUS2MR1I7JZ6FBNCR1M/2010+0514+JCRA-NC+%287%29-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - May at the JC Raulston Arboretum A close up of the beautiful flowers of Romneya coulteri https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1622305410548-PXQEP49935UPNUH4L4N8/2010+0527+JCRA-NC+%289%29-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - May at the JC Raulston Arboretum And, I can’t feature some of my favorite May plants from the arboretum without mentioning Asclepias tuberosa. Seeing it thriving here in the scree garden certainly provided some subconscious ideas about growing plants in gravel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1622305539505-44NB9URQ5BTG16ML1Y1H/2013-05-16_29-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - May at the JC Raulston Arboretum May was also the month that the tropicals really started growing again. I knew this very hardy Hippeastrum ×johnsonii from Tennessee. My parents have it in our front yard. Here it pops against the dark foliage of a Dahlia in the geophyte garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1622305516643-AO7GFHYGUY3XA9V4SFOY/2013-05-16_25-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - May at the JC Raulston Arboretum Another beautiful red flowering geophyte was the interesting Sprekelia formosissima. Don’t you just love that flower architecture? Native to Mexico, this plant is somewhat tender but worth finding a spot for in the garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1622305290891-M1H5646SLGV0U8JNE8YN/2009+0529+JCRA-NC+%2815%29-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - May at the JC Raulston Arboretum I loved the two-tone red and yellow of Canna patens. The narrow petals are not as gaudy as the hybrids on this species. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1622309659650-222CFDBRMU9ZP1K7PJ86/2014+0531+JCRA-NC+%2858%29-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - May at the JC Raulston Arboretum - Make it stand out Here is a nice mass planting of Eremurus 'Lemon Meringue', a geophyte I discovered during my visits to the arboretum. The flowers last for several weeks. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/scarlet-penstemon monthly 0.5 2021-05-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1621563896953-7VWR66F1SDHUPR2H37L1/2021-0501-224+Penstemon+murrayanus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Scarlet Penstemon - Make it stand out Perfoliate leaves on Penstemon murrayanus are an intriguing morphological feature. It is so neat how they wrap around the stem. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1621563767454-MKS7R024AAMYNLR5W3WV/2019-0511-257+Penstemon+murrayanus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Scarlet Penstemon - Make it stand out A small population of Penstemon murrayanus growing along the roadside in Nacogdoches county. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1621563797641-2TWO2Q9HP9FJHZBZOQL6/2021-0501-219+Penstemon+murrayanus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Scarlet Penstemon - Make it stand out I like how I can see through the inflorescences of Penstemon murrayanus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1621563824560-D0O64YKLPE9KTK124IBQ/2021-0501-222+Penstemon+murrayanus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Scarlet Penstemon - Make it stand out The purple in the stem here created a great color echo with the Prunella vulgaris behind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1621564244433-ST9QQIFEEV2Q3J0CDN8N/Screen+Shot+2021-04-13+at+10.47.45+AM-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Scarlet Penstemon - Make it stand out Penstemon murrayanus seeds that were treated with a dilute smoke water solution and then stratified for three months had better germination (46%) compared to the non-stratified (9%) and stratified (20%) control. Thanks to my graduate student Zy Tippins for sharing this slide with me. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/dipping-into-baptisia-again monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1621018405855-63E8UJS8NRHF358CZ1YZ/2021-0426-140+Baptisia+australis+var.+minor-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Dipping into Baptisia Again https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1621018282563-UIATEEPMG3VDG1YXE0R4/2021-0426-078+Clymer+Meadow+sign-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Dipping into Baptisia Again Clymer Meadow is a collection of various tracks of land that is managed by The Nature Conservancy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1621017824533-6G8M030U56Z0EDZ6BZJS/2021-0426-023+Baptisia+australis+var.+minor-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Dipping into Baptisia Again Baptisia erupt from the tapestry that is last year’s tan threads and this year’s green flush. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1621017834513-ZTFOMMAVGU3Y4T17RRUL/2021-0426-047+Castilleja+purpurea+dark+form-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Dipping into Baptisia Again The pink you saw in the left corner of the image above was Castilleja purpurea, purple Indian paintbrush. This particular clump was had richer purpling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1621017813269-597NSHZ6L88CDWGIGWZ7/2021-0426-014+Baptisia+australis+var.+minor-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Dipping into Baptisia Again A smoky purple selection of Baptisia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1621018238044-LIG7C4R04Y4YRI67FIOU/2021-0426-054+Castilleja+purpurea+Baptisia+australis-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Dipping into Baptisia Again Castilleja and Baptisia made a most excellent pairing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1621017808593-CY0ZOSI0PYE5PWVJJYZC/2021-0426-009+Baptisia+australis+var.+minor-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Dipping into Baptisia Again A rich purple form of Baptisia australis var. minor. Notice how the plants barely rise above the fray. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1621018278698-TPC6HRL2DH17WNZJ10G0/2021-0426-072+Brandon+Belcher+gilgai-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Dipping into Baptisia Again Here I’m looking down on Brandon from my small hill. In the lower left you can see a wet pocket, or gilgai. These depressions fill with water while the higher spots stay dry and provide habitat for grasses like Pancium, which you can see its tan ribbons scattered about in this image. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1621018378944-XU41VJ51CLTFSS7M53YT/2021-0426-119+Callirhoe+alcaeoides-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Dipping into Baptisia Again At first I thought these Callirhoe alcaeoides were an Oenothera from a distance. Was I surprised to see this species in the wild! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1621018392530-4P2UH1XCB5SPYUNXHIGA/2021-0426-131+Baptisia+australis+var.+minor-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Dipping into Baptisia Again Hundreds of Baptisia australis var. minor bloom in this backyard prairie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1621018398449-XISGD8YBEJ5QM5PGXAF6/2021-0426-134+Baptisia+australis+var.+minor-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Dipping into Baptisia Again Here’s another section where you can see the variations of blue and purple flowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1621018411562-E3I2IPQBW08DREL3T6NL/2021-0426-143+Baptisia+australis+var.+minor-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Dipping into Baptisia Again Here was a form with a rather dense inflorescence, packed with flowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1621018459406-CTVVL0LD4K7RPVAZA6WL/2021-0426-177+Baptisia+australis+var.+minor+compact+early-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Dipping into Baptisia Again We found this compact, early form quite interesting. It finished flowering a week or two ago, while all the other plants around were in their full splendor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1621018463631-L4WNO46MC3WJBDV2HYSX/2021-0426-184+Baptisia+australis+var.+minor+16-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Dipping into Baptisia Again I quite liked this periwinkle color on this Baptisia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1621018510022-ING49NUYFAVSQEVL811I/2021-0426-187+Baptisia+australis+var.+minor+American+bumble+bee-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Dipping into Baptisia Again - Make it stand out I shared with Carol and Stephanie how I learned in writing my last post on Baptisia that bees will move up the inflorescence from lower, nectar-filled pistillate flowers… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1621018514394-Q2L8XVGP1F1XR1MX00QZ/2021-0426-196+Baptisia+australis+var.+minor-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Dipping into Baptisia Again - Make it stand out …to more pollen heavy staminate flowers nearer the top. Then, they hopefully will take that fresh pollen to the next flower and repeat the process. It helped to have a bee demonstrating this pollination syndrome as I described it. :-) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1621018423620-49H95Q854ZX0T5OSSVZV/2021-0426-151+Linum+berlandieri-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Dipping into Baptisia Again For all the blues and purples we saw today, it was nice to have the contrasting yellow and orange in Linum berlandieri at this site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1621018428474-UX2FEPPQO17KEZ1T277X/2021-0426-160+Penstemon+cobaea-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Dipping into Baptisia Again This site was also my first encounter with Penstemon cobaea in the wild. Don’t you just love those big honkin’ flowers? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1621018433215-1DISLTTF2R570MEI5YC1/2021-0426-166+Amsonia+ciliata+var.+texana-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Dipping into Baptisia Again I was intrigued by Amsonia ciliata var. texana. They formed these large clonal colonies, something I was unfamiliar with seeing Amsonia do. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1621018439351-QP4PHI5VFPP6XK9HY8NE/2021-0426-171+Amsonia+ciliata+var.+texana-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Dipping into Baptisia Again The flowers of Amsonia ciliata var. texana had a surprising sweet fragrance with echoes of vanilla. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1621018540820-019BCLNZNU2WVTLTHP6A/2021-0426-238++Baptisia+australis+var.+minor+road+clearing-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Dipping into Baptisia Again - Make it stand out The site where the road is being expanded cuts right through a population of Baptisia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1621018535584-B3DI47ZMUXTWQN41T4CA/2021-0426-237+Baptisia+australis+var.+minor+white+form-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Dipping into Baptisia Again - Make it stand out GASP!!! Jaw drop. Wowzers. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/sweet-on-sweet-peas monthly 0.5 2021-05-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1620398020451-SZTKNE25J0TH7HBZKGKE/2021-0501-167+Lathyrus+odoratus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Sweet on Sweet Peas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1620398026495-E4L8ON9BZ606OTUV9WVI/2021-0501-132+Lathyrus+odoratus+Nimbus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Sweet on Sweet Peas ‘Nimbus’ was my first sweet pea to flower this spring, and it has been an incredibly prolific flowering cultivar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1620398036758-8E1DEUI2EMJWRVIMIQV2/2021-0501-110+Lathyrus+odoratus+Mars-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Sweet on Sweet Peas ‘Mars’ started flowering shortly after ‘Nimbus’. I do love the red flakes on this form. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1620447583428-F35JSHYUXUMV788FEIW5/2021-0501-179+Lathyrus+odoratus+Wiltshire+Ripple-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Sweet on Sweet Peas ‘Wiltshire Ripple’ has this lovely wine color to the petals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1620398005863-12PZVEJNA8UVNT5NK37F/2021-0504-310+Lathyrus+odoratus+Promise-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Sweet on Sweet Peas ‘Promise’ offers two tones, a pink banner and white wings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1620398048346-1PSBIIOJK5HDZS9ZOHPF/2021-0501-097+Lathyrus+odoratus+Carlotta-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Sweet on Sweet Peas The color of ‘Carlotta’ reminds me of the petal color on Gladiolus communis var. byzantinus. They also bloom at the same time here in east Texas. Perhaps a possible combination for the future? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1620397982450-4E7BTH4FWZX3SPN5Q7U1/2021-0504-321+Lathyrus+odoratus+Florencecourt-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Sweet on Sweet Peas Coral is one of my favorite colors, and when ‘Florencecourt’ started blooming, I swooned. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1620398053980-G8TSW5G2HACQJ4Y3131C/2021-0501-091+Lathyrus+odoratus+Anniversary-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Sweet on Sweet Peas I have been impressed with the size of the pale pink ‘Anniversary’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1620398032946-MURCFKLHH86UCDJHQCC2/2021-0501-125+Lathyrus+odoratus+North+Shore-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Sweet on Sweet Peas I only had a couple ‘North Shore’ germinate. Its variable blue-to-purple flowers are welcome in the dominant red-to-pink cultivar assemblage I planted this year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1620398010937-SKEVVFNSHRHIT8QQHPCU/2021-0501-240+Lathyrus+odoratus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Sweet on Sweet Peas One morning’s sweet pea cuttings show the analogous color scheme I unintentionally planted this year. The more flowers you see, the more prolific and longer blooming that cultivar has been. Left to right back row ‘Mars’, ‘Nimbus’, ‘Wiltshire Ripple’; middle ‘North Shore’, ‘Promise’, and ‘Florencecourt’; and front ‘Anniversary’ and ‘Carlotta’. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/april-at-the-jc-raulston-arboretum monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1619817123621-XJ7A5XKBW9DWSVAD364Q/2009-0404-002-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - April at the JC Raulston Arboretum While many cherry trees struggle in the southeast, I delighted at the size of this Prunus serrulata ‘Ukon’ and its semi-double, creamy green colored flower petals. The cultivar name means turmeric. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1619817290734-0EBU5P8PDEPVPOYLQ1D5/2013-0402-042-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - April at the JC Raulston Arboretum The parade of Magnolia continued into early April at the arboretum. Magnolia × loebneri 'Leonard Messel' is beloved by many for its color and frost tolerant flowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1619817832958-7K9BHWBLSYJBAXSW16WH/2013-0414-062-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - April at the JC Raulston Arboretum Magnolia ‘Coral Lake’ is hands down one of my top five favorite Magnolia cultivars. I just love the two-tone yellow and pink color. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1619817860946-ZIRGMD02YLAILFQXX0XG/2013-0414-064-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - April at the JC Raulston Arboretum Another shot of Magnolia ‘Coral Lake’. It was fun watching it become a small-statured tree during my time in Raleigh. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1619817667338-V0LZAKNWIYXXUEDZCVO1/2013-0403-047-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - April at the JC Raulston Arboretum I can’t wait to acquire some Magnolia ‘Lois’ for planting around our log cabin. Many consider this selection one of the best yellows because it is more compact and later flowering; thus, it tends to miss the freezes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1619817196922-Y1MIRPNWEWYFUDFIMZMI/2010-0412-018-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - April at the JC Raulston Arboretum How cool is this plant!?! I was amazed when I first encountered Cornus florida subsp. urbiniana, a form from the mountains of Mexico that has fused bracts. It was one I even remembered from my first ever visit to the arboretum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1619817792570-3BME439GIHH6W2JLJQWE/2013-0413-051-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - April at the JC Raulston Arboretum One of my last years in graduate school I discovered this Cornus florida ‘Plena’ in a hidden corner of the arboretum. This cultivar features multiple bracts. I was amazed that after being there five years and walking all over there were still plants I hadn’t noticed yet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1619817206788-FXOUHWNVIL461JW79ISL/2010-0414-020-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - April at the JC Raulston Arboretum Another favorite dogwood was the dwarf Cornus florida ‘Suwannee Squat’. Normally I’m looking up at dogwood flowers, but with this selection, I looked down on them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1619819369466-I9A2W1LILEAZQOEX62BF/2014-0420-202-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - April at the JC Raulston Arboretum Sinojackia xylocarpa 'La Grima' is a lovely upright selection of jack tree. Doesn’t it have such a nice vase shape? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1619819722599-CIDVO06YLRTI5CY377M9/2014-0420-203-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - April at the JC Raulston Arboretum I loved standing under Sinojackia xylocarpa 'La Grima' when it was in full flower and admiring the star-shaped flowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1619819399435-EG3QQD9H7W56FC65JD8C/2014-0406-143-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - April at the JC Raulston Arboretum Here’s one this Tennessee native loves, Cercis canadensis ‘Tennessee Pink’! The flowers have such a rich pink color, and this redbud has good vigor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1619818065900-2BW5YGT6M0IMYR8G9IKY/2013-0427-072-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - April at the JC Raulston Arboretum One can’t talk about the plants at the JC Raulston Arboretum and not mention the incredible development of Calycanthus × raulstonii 'Hartlage Wine'. A cross between Calycanthus floridus and Calycanthus chinensis, this cross by Richard Hartlage has incredible vigor. The flowers are larger than either parent, and I’ve heard of some plants growing over 20 feet tall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1619817191539-SIUM9GQ0I0BCAIW4MNIY/2010-0412-017-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - April at the JC Raulston Arboretum In the old rose garden, I always admired the southern classic Rosa banksiae 'Lutea' or Lady Banks rose. Amazingly, ours on campus this year was badly burned by the sub-zero temperatures we experienced. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1619819342881-5D3LGGIKI6Z8WZ43EUJ7/2014-0420-209-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - April at the JC Raulston Arboretum Isn’t this color on Rhododendron × bakeri ‘Cylo Red’ incredible? I don’t think I’ve ever seen such an intense pink on a native azalea before. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1619817217491-9VLIBIKSO4EF0L2NOQJV/2010-0414-030-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - April at the JC Raulston Arboretum Oakleaf hydrangeas are one of my favorite, if not my most favorite, shrubs. The JC Raulston Arboretum was one of the first places I saw the gold leaf Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Little Honey’. I would end up having one of these in my apartment patio container collection for a few years after seeing it in the arboretum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1619819444229-CCNDLF6GM2T5O5Z4WUHL/2014-0406-113-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - April at the JC Raulston Arboretum It might not look like much, but Croton alabamensis is a durable and tough shrub for the southeast. It is rare, though, and only occurs in a few counties in Alabama and Texas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1619819435842-MOLF5PZP5VZSXUJB7CWM/2014-0406-115-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - April at the JC Raulston Arboretum A close up of the inconspicuous flowers of Croton alabamensis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1619817807648-9D4MVBC3FT9KNT653G6O/2013-0414-060-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - April at the JC Raulston Arboretum Ungnadia speciosa is a wonderful and underused native large shrub/large tree. It is called Mexican buckeye because these purple, red-bud like flowers produce capsules that produce marble-sized seed in the fall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1619817825635-VUIW4MUHCEAFBIJE4BJ7/2013-0414-061-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - April at the JC Raulston Arboretum A close up of the flowers of Ungnadia speciosa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1619817867060-KCKP3PI9QJHYPQK72P6Z/2013-0414-065-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - April at the JC Raulston Arboretum Many Acer palmatum have incredible spring foliage color. Don’t you just love the red-tinged margins on the gold foliage of Acer palmatum 'Orange Dream'? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1619818071663-SU24DJNAAAGNIFSQERLO/2013-0427-073-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - April at the JC Raulston Arboretum I enjoy Deutzia, even though they can look a little scraggly later in the year. Most Deutzia I had seen had white flowers, but I loved the pink highlights on Deutzia scabra 'Pink Minor'. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1619819390008-AVLGS21MSSBKTOAUH1N5/2014-0406-155-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - April at the JC Raulston Arboretum Exochorda ‘Blizzard’ is an improved selection bred by Tom Ranney. The flowers on this pearlbush are double the size of other Exochorda cultivars. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1619818057452-9FNVLQUO402KFKT8LX77/2013-0427-071-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - April at the JC Raulston Arboretum Growing up, we had black locust on fence rows, and their white flowers in April were always a sign that spring had arrived. I loved discovering this pink form of Robinia × margaretta 'Pink Cascade'. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1619817239925-D0VGG52DQVKIFSF1KTRZ/2010-0420-032-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - April at the JC Raulston Arboretum If you didn’t get enough Baptisia last week, here’s a shot of Baptisia alba var. alba. Again, don’t you just love the smoky purple stems? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1619819299232-YDDYKTEO3NVXPA099H7F/2014-0420-227-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - April at the JC Raulston Arboretum My mom had this exact planting combination back at our house in Tennessee, a carpet of Athyrium niponicum var. pictum under Polygonatum odoratum 'Variegatum'. It is such a great color combination that will really last all growing season for much of the country. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1619819463577-JKR1G13VWNMG5HGZPBZG/2014-0406-091-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - April at the JC Raulston Arboretum Pulsatilla were a new species I learned from my visits to the arboretum, and I grew to love their feathery seed heads. This is Pulsatilla cernua, a species native to Asia. I learned something fascinating researching this post. Scientists have noted that the flowers go from upright to pendulous to upright again over the week and a half that the flowers are in bloom. They noted the plants likely exhibited this behavior to protect the pollen from rain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1619819449875-E03C7XIM2M4S4Z0XKUZI/2014-0406-101-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - April at the JC Raulston Arboretum Don’t you love how the corona color on these Narcissus 'Golden Echo' fades into the petals? They echo the gold found in the cup. Oh, breeder, I see what you did with the name there… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1619818101774-EBANFHYLMZAQT3LCGC2Z/2014-0415-077-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - April at the JC Raulston Arboretum Seeing the beautiful Camassia leichtlinii 'Alba' reminds me that I need to try Camassia in Texas. I do love this white selection of camas or quamash. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1619818082822-LK0RW4J103G7AYP1QSQG/2014-0406-074-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - April at the JC Raulston Arboretum I’m a sucker for the clusiana tulips. They look like cute lollypops you could just eat up. Here’s the peachy-colored Tulipa clusiana var. chrysantha. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1619817140997-213YS7ZI9YHLV7OQFLYH/2009-0404-008-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - April at the JC Raulston Arboretum And, here’s the lovely Tulipa clusiana 'Cynthia'. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1619817129864-GJJQGSLDJRRVX85KKLOS/2009-0404-006-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - April at the JC Raulston Arboretum And, the faded peppermint colors of Tulipa clusiana 'Lady Jane'. I’ve GOT to order some clusiana tulips for planting this fall! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1619819308719-GR254C4JA8OQC2O932XB/2014-0420-212-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - April at the JC Raulston Arboretum I’m always enchanted by the yellow bells of the native Uvularia grandiflora. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1619817801578-B5414P2X8ONM3XNKBZUP/2013-0413-057-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - April at the JC Raulston Arboretum I saved one of my favorites for last. Watching Scilla peruviana flowers unfurl was always a true spectacle to enjoy in the garden. It was like watching a firework explode over days. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1619818087667-PIGSJD5LX1LPQY4EEJ6Y/2014-0415-075-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - April at the JC Raulston Arboretum And, of course, April at the JC Raulston Arboretum brings to mind their galas from years past. Will Hooker and his permaculture class built this incredible dragon one year out of bamboo to tie into the Asian theme. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/true-grit-planting-a-gravel-garden monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1619288665000-XWCEESG41OZ9UC0ZP8UW/2010-0525-001-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - True Grit: Planting a Gravel Garden with Students The gravel garden at Beth Chatto’s nursery in the UK was once a parking lot. It now features denizens from around the world that survive in more stressful conditions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1619288791614-35DTALDOSIN6EHJHW15I/2016-0620-072-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - True Grit: Planting a Gravel Garden with Students The gravel garden at Chanticleer hosts a wide range of species that tolerate growing in harsher conditions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1619236746740-JOBX18B8RSQQTTAMBW5A/2019-0728-3-022+gravel+garden-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - True Grit: Planting a Gravel Garden with Students Perennials thrive in a gravel garden at the entrance to Olbrich Botanical Gardens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1619282507643-R6J5UBWKMWQNIHIBD1X5/2019-0728-3-153+gravel+garden-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - True Grit: Planting a Gravel Garden with Students Here’s another gravel garden further in Olbrich Botanic Gardens that features Calamintha, Sporobolus, Allium, and other species. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1619214369771-GSV1JJ7D7O9JOMD0E4FQ/2021-0420-002+grit+garden+before-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - True Grit: Planting a Gravel Garden with Students Here is the site of our future gravel garden at the bottom of Sprout, our edible garden in the Plantery. The Plantery is our teaching gardens, grow houses, and micro-farm Sprout located near the SFA Agriculture building where we can provide students with hands-on learning opportunities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1619307834617-DBL640C46XAR0IY6BDX6/2021-0424-001-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - True Grit: Planting a Gravel Garden with Students https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1619307842443-A6YPAPWOY7FOHUHJQN51/2021-0424-002-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - True Grit: Planting a Gravel Garden with Students https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1619306775304-JDHDKEKFOI5GYVT6KW9C/2021+0420+Grit+Anchors+Satellites.jpg plant•ed blog - True Grit: Planting a Gravel Garden with Students https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1619214431774-B4NP3PYXGFSKYBGWSTRE/2021-0420-021+grit+garden-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - True Grit: Planting a Gravel Garden with Students A view of the site from the ground prior to any gravel. Oh, and in case you’re curious about the white in the Sprout garden, those are floating row covers over tomatoes. We had a freeze forecasted this week! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1619214427423-XG7D2GVZON82TTSOOBCC/2021-0420-022+grit+garden+stakes-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - True Grit: Planting a Gravel Garden with Students Students begin spreading gravel over the site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1619214422908-CDRYXE5DQY844NCZ4338/2021-0420-026+grit+garden+gravel+spread-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - True Grit: Planting a Gravel Garden with Students The stakes really helped us check the gravel depth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1619214365149-UC0IJKYCK4X1XOXE2KY8/2021-0420-011+grit+garden+plant+placing-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - True Grit: Planting a Gravel Garden with Students Students begin setting out plants based on the design. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1619214407269-XH7S56F3O9VMHE52PUDR/2021-0420-033+grit+garden+plant+placing-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - True Grit: Planting a Gravel Garden with Students Mike and Hanna check the design for the placement of Symphyotrichum oblongifolium ‘Raydon’s Favorite’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1619214360245-FI2II9V4NS3975ZJF1Z4/2021-0420-019+grit+garden+plants+placed-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - True Grit: Planting a Gravel Garden with Students The anchors and satellites laid out prior to planting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1619214398428-562VE6ZVY2Q9Q5WV5O4E/2021-0420-039+grit+garden+planting-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - True Grit: Planting a Gravel Garden with Students Brendan plants a Pycnanthemum tenuifolium into gravel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1619214384699-3PYEAD3C0XE74F61GBX0/2021-0420-044+grit+garden+planting-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - True Grit: Planting a Gravel Garden with Students Nyree knocks the soil off a Pycnanthemum tenuifolium plant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1619214388838-CPSOG9Y54N8R8MH25HAY/2021-0420-042+grit+garden+water-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - True Grit: Planting a Gravel Garden with Students Hope waters the plants in after planting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1619214379789-ESH4GC0M5VAIX90G9LLI/2021-0420-048+grit+garden+anchors+and+satellites+planted-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - True Grit: Planting a Gravel Garden with Students The anchors and satellites planted into gravel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1619214355559-LQRBWS80TL77YUH8LVYL/2021-0422-008+grit+garden+planting-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - True Grit: Planting a Gravel Garden with Students Planting round two begins with installing the matrix layer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1619214351127-RAGFOGCHBLAT0UXJ0KFU/2021-0422-012+grit+garden+final-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - True Grit: Planting a Gravel Garden with Students The gravel garden fully planted!!! Yay!!! We still haven’t decided what edging to use to mark the path. We may wait until the plants fill in a bit to determine that. We are thinking willow, bent metal, or maybe just leaving it bare. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1619214346344-HYL9OU7D0MBJH64B1370/2021-0422-002-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - True Grit: Planting a Gravel Garden with Students An overview perspective of our new gravel garden. And, in case you are wondering about the area to the right of the gravel garden that’s been recently cleared, we eventually want to turn that into a practice patio garden where students can overhaul it every few years. Since we are a small program with limited funds, we tend to piecemeal projects together. This gravel garden pathway will feed right into the space as if it is part of an extended back yard to the mock patio. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/dipping-into-baptisia monthly 0.5 2021-04-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1618618594349-PJRN9U61BKFOCMMNRNZS/2021-0415-205+Baptisia+alba-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Dipping into Baptisia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1618620894929-1M8A9W144AXJAEBBWCF6/2018-0422-084+Baptisia+alba-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Dipping into Baptisia Look closely at the flowers and you can see the upper banner, the wings, and the mostly hidden keel on the flowers of Baptisia alba. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1618621142831-RS1B42Z59N0YZLRE98PI/2018-0422-082+Baptisia+alba-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Dipping into Baptisia Here’s one of the first photos that I took of this incredible population of Baptisia alba. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1618620462610-R55366X8Y7PY9ZI0NIVJ/2018-0415-019+Baptisia+alba+Thomas+Rainer-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Dipping into Baptisia This photo was taken a week earlier when Thomas Rainer visited our students and shows how much these plants can rise and elongate within a week. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1618618663652-HDBGJLNPIEY725OS1AC2/2021-0415-295+Baptisia+alba-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Dipping into Baptisia In some spots Baptisia alba was highly sociable with some plants so thick they touched each other and formed a hedge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1618618824566-QH1VIQRFGQ23100O3PQF/2021-0415-215+Baptisia+alba-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Dipping into Baptisia Here you can see just how close some Baptisia alba stems grew together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1618618947943-M44AXJUVLRBNP8PF6U3P/2021-0415-221+Baptisia+alba+Salvia+lyrata+Castilleja-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Dipping into Baptisia The neutral white flowers of Baptisia alba allow it to combine well with other colors like the light blue Salvia lyrata and coral Castilleja indivisia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1618618512118-8T7BRRYBTZOG7LKCP6SH/2021-0415-268+Baptisia+alba+tall+Karen-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Dipping into Baptisia Karen provides scale for some of these large forms of Baptisia alba. It was even over my head! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1618618752586-E9KZC2IX6OKMRDHIG6QJ/2021-0415-241+Baptisia+alba-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Dipping into Baptisia Like comets with long tails, the racemes rise into the sky and glow a beautiful white. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1618618784447-DGR1BDW7FWNAVLTCDV1T/2021-0415-266+Baptisia+alba+seedpods-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Dipping into Baptisia The swelling seedpods of Baptisia alba. Eventually, these will harden and turn into rattles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1618618698101-TPLVJMB5N4Q9GGB2N5G3/2021-0415-258+Baptisia+alba+x+nuttalliana-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Dipping into Baptisia At this site there were a few individuals that exhibited more yellow flowers, shorter habit, and more compact inflorescences. These were likely hybrids with Baptisia nuttalliana. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1618618726967-BX03CDRJFFOTN4WH6WPT/2021-0415-259+Baptisia+alba+x+nuttalliana-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Dipping into Baptisia A close up of the likely Baptisia alba × nuttalliana hybrid. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1618609343478-H2H7O2CGZK9HI0I3BJHL/2021-0410-141+Baptisia+alba-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Dipping into Baptisia Either by itself or in a group, Baptisia alba is most welcomed in a garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1618609391520-TNDBA15Z3105PNIV327Q/2021-0407-005+Baptisia+alba+fog+awesome-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Dipping into Baptisia A few weeks ago, we had this enchanting fog rise over the garden after an afternoon rain that created some opportunities for photographing Baptisia alba against a glorious sunset. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1618609387447-2R80DMK7J03RLHJAZH9F/2021-0407-053+Baptisia+alba+fog+awesome-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Dipping into Baptisia The fog thickened, and created this wonderful atmosphere to enjoy the silhouettes of Baptisia alba. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/prairie-celestial monthly 0.5 2021-04-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1617750275462-CPDNNZY0L081BHTKTTNK/2019-0330-015+Nemastylis+geminiflora-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Prairie Celestial https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1617750329030-U9P7APT25EFPP1DJJCH8/2020-0329-121+Nemastylis+geminiflora-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Prairie Celestial An overview of Nemastylis geminiflora growing. You can barely make out the wrinkled in the Gladiolus-like spears of foliage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1617750283016-WJ0ZU7GR6WLZU8GY9JE7/2020-0329-102+Nemastylis+geminiflora-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Prairie Celestial Hundreds of Nemastylis bloom on a roadside in east Texas with their petals oriented almost parallel to the earth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1617750323340-CL13U5RAE87YMQCN87Q8/2020-0329-112+Nemastylis+geminiflora-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Prairie Celestial The thin pistil styles, which you can make out two each in the image above between the golden stamens, earned this species the name Nemastylis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1617968851905-ZOWQ9ZO73K7AA3RZUP4W/Nemastylis+geminiflora+seed+capsules-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Prairie Celestial Swelling capsules indicate seed! Those that fade yellow failed to be pollinated. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/easter-weekend-at-biltmore monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1617399488892-3C459DXLHRGTSO2WRB7R/2011-0423-001+Biltmore+house-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Easter Weekend at Biltmore I chuckle reflecting back on my handful of visits to Biltmore because I haven’t made it through the house yet. For me, the gardens are what continually capture my attention. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1617399508301-EVN9ODHNCIE2DP726E8M/2011-0423-026+mountains-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Easter Weekend at Biltmore One of my favorite views at Biltmore is near the house looking out to the distant mountains across a vast forest. This visit the vista was a bit obscured by clouds, but the gray skies helped reduce the harsh shadows for better photography. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1617399503097-AM0MNDSGU3O4SL82QIJM/2011-0423-022+Wisteria+sp-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Easter Weekend at Biltmore Up closer to the house, I admired the large Wisteria on the arbor. Yes, I know the Asian species are quite invasive, and I always recommend planting Wisteria fructescens or Wisteria macrostachya. But, still, it was spectacular seeing this behemoth of a planting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1617399515066-BK5JI2DPB38VT4AGPM2K/2011-0423-030+Hyacinthoides+hispanica-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Easter Weekend at Biltmore As I made my way toward the walled garden and tulip display, I passed by a beautiful mass of Hyacinthoides hispanica under this Fagus in the shrub garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1617399493875-QDMFSF30SYXASK8R2PDC/2011-0423-007+Tulipa+awesome-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Easter Weekend at Biltmore I reached the walled garden and was mesmerized by the tulip displays. Warm pastels were surrounded by dark purples, and in the center a ring of white and black tulips provided contrast. With all the oval flowers it was like an Easter egg hunt on steroids! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1617399497955-I47NOIHCGBIRZGEMIIYC/2011-0423-011+Tulipa+window-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Easter Weekend at Biltmore The arbor in the above image had these windows that created vistas for looking out into the garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1617423482875-JLJLVX2M31WPN8CBSGWH/2011-0423-013+Tulipa+at+Biltmore-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Easter Weekend at Biltmore A shot from the west side of the arbor. In the distance you can see the wall that gives the walled garden its name. The perennial borders that surround the color beds were also coming to life. Each time I visit here I always enjoy seeing the combinations the gardeners have made. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1617399532855-MROEL0TIDA2CE77BJADQ/2011-0423-037+blue+color+echo-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Easter Weekend at Biltmore In the perennial borders, I quite liked this contrasting color combination of yellow with purple, tending toward the side of blue, flowers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1617399538505-R59Y7FGGGAXF2W6BZLJU/2011-0423-042+Hyacinthoides+and+Stachys-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Easter Weekend at Biltmore A clump of Hyacinthoides hispanica emerges from a layer of Stachys byzantina. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1617399528606-XPJR6VKP4WKZEUA7WG0Z/2011-0423-036+Lamprocapnos+spectabilis+Alba-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Easter Weekend at Biltmore White was a popular color used on the edges of the walled garden. Here a single flower of Lamprocapnos (Dicentra) spectabilis ‘Alba’ rests on foliage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1617399546527-KTTW5VFWUS2ZOCTMX1RA/2011-0423-056+Baptisia+and+Wisteria-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Easter Weekend at Biltmore It was such good design to elicit harmony and repetition by pairing these similar-looking yet opposing inflorescence growth habits of this Wisteria and Baptisia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1617399548388-M7UNTQAS7M3HBM1BCVRH/2011-0423-062+Paeonia+Krinkled+White-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Easter Weekend at Biltmore Paeonia lactiflora 'Krinkled White' living up to its namesake with the white handkerchief petals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1617399552878-V7NBL4R49FHUGQ009WCL/2011-0423-069+Halesia-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Easter Weekend at Biltmore On my way out of the walled garden, I passed this incredible Halesia. I so admire silverbells for their brilliant white flowers that sway in the breeze. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1617399558442-47YUTHZRAM9F4CAAL9CB/2011-0423-070-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Easter Weekend at Biltmore Leaving the walled garden and conservatory area, I entered the azalea garden. It was erupting with color during my visit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1617399563769-RV01FO6KG8G45MPCX8WY/2011-0423-076+Rhododendron+austrinum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Easter Weekend at Biltmore While I like the evergreen azaleas, I really love the native ones. There’s just something about their flowers that makes me weak in the knees. These plants are magnets for early season butterflies like swallowtails. My jaw dropped seeing these massive Rhododendron austrinum plants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1617399569063-ZZQ8P8UKF6XTNLOA394O/2011-0423-079+Rhododendron+austrinum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Easter Weekend at Biltmore A closeup of the flowers of Rhododendron austrinum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1617399589200-DXPH5HEPIWAE90T1Y9BH/2011-0423-089+Rhododendron+canescens-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Easter Weekend at Biltmore Rhododendron canescens was a favorite of mine from back in west Tennessee, and I was impressed seeing such large shrubs here at Biltmore. They smell great, too! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1617399581472-Y4JOJFN60NAUQQY8F5J1/2011-0423-086-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Easter Weekend at Biltmore Rhododendron canescens is often confused with Rhododendron periclymenoides, but Rhododendron canescens has gland-tipped hairs on the corolla tube; Rhododendron periclymenoides does not. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1617399606399-GIKLEB9ZCB5W8HQ8HNDE/2011-0423-126+Rhododendron+alabamense-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Easter Weekend at Biltmore This visit was my first encounter with Rhododendron alabamense. This species can be identified by its white petals, yellow blotch, and lemon fragrance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1617399613243-JOP43KJVKZ3CS8G80PGN/2011-0423-131+Rhododendron+vaseyi-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Easter Weekend at Biltmore Another species I was delighted to find was Rhododendron vaseyi, a rare and at risk native azalea that occurs in 11 counties in North Carolina. I had seen it on the Blue Ridge Parkway, and here I happened upon it in the garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1617399594832-APIHBEW47JX6LUJ3LY7O/2011-0423-097+Rhododendron+awesome+color-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Easter Weekend at Biltmore There were other azaleas I didn’t know, likely hybrids or good wild selections. I LOVE this color form. Please send me a message if you know the cultivar! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1617399574335-BU32RUYQKJ3QMATQIFF9/2011-0423-083+Asarum+canadense-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Easter Weekend at Biltmore Further back from the azaleas I found a wilder area of the garden where Asarum canadense was able to form large colonies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1617399598958-06PB6JC7H0B2BHRCKOJ2/2011-0423-110+fiddleheads-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Easter Weekend at Biltmore Osmundastrum cinnamomeum fiddleheads unfurl amongst a matrix of green, Packera, and Hyacinthoides. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1617399603478-VUFXMK9E4B2T1GBR3UY7/2011-0423-112+fiddleheads-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Easter Weekend at Biltmore A closeup of the pubescent fiddleheads of Osmundastrum cinnamomeum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1617399616986-UATEIXZWP7XZQP9KATQE/2011-0423-140+Rhododendron+border-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Easter Weekend at Biltmore One last look at the beauty of the Biltmore gardens. Yes, mid-April is an incredible time to visit for inspiration and to witness the marvels of spring. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/march-at-the-jc-raulston-arboretum monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1616726824753-A48YK5I86Y90UYCYCK4D/2010+0320+JCRA-NC+%287%29-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - March at the JC Raulston Arboretum There was an incredible Magnolia collection at the arboretum. Here the vigorously growing Magnolia × loebneri 'Merrill' flowers in the White Garden. This selection is quite hardy up into the northern states. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1616726734262-PGMPG1LSV9ZTTYQCFUJ5/2013+0311+JCRA-NC+%2827%29-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - March at the JC Raulston Arboretum One of my favorite magnolias is Magnolia × kewensis 'Wada's Memory'. I love its cut-handkerchief-like petals, and I’m considering using this cultivar around our house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1616726863379-P67NGW2KRO8P4EFHYGGC/2009+0311+JCRA-NC+%2819%29-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - March at the JC Raulston Arboretum Each spring I loved seeing the floriferous Magnolia stellata 'Chrysanthemumiflora' in bloom. The pink blossoms are so voluminous, and this tree’s short stature welcomes its use in smaller gardens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1616726834254-L6W59FK7K3VCAZRMBGM5/2010+0316+JCRA-NC+%2826%29-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - March at the JC Raulston Arboretum Near the Ruby McSwain center was the Asian Sassafras tzumu with its tiered branching habit classic to Sassafras species. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1616726739035-BDOB1U5ATQGY2L452582/2010+0327+JCRA-NC+%2831%29-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - March at the JC Raulston Arboretum As the flowers fade, the new foliage emerges on Sassafras tzumu with a similar textured Yucca in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1616727630709-MPUCM3A15BQD60YQGVDK/2016-0328-004+Halesia+diptera+var.+magniflora-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - March at the JC Raulston Arboretum J.C. raved about Halesia diptera var. magniflora and for good reason. This variety from Florida highlands features beautiful white flowers a little bigger than a thimble that cover the tree in early spring. This species does well in Texas, too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1616727606069-6T2JON6NRFGNAEO78TFN/2016-0328-005+Halesia+diptera+var.+magniflora-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - March at the JC Raulston Arboretum A close up of Halesia diptera var. magniflora https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1616726828084-84ZLLS551019GIV0AE2B/2010+0316+JCRA-NC+%2842%29-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - March at the JC Raulston Arboretum I can’t wait to try Melliodendron xylocarpum in Texas. I adored this tree’s Easter egg shaped buds that would open to… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1616726817471-TWI9PZZNBF10TZ1UOF40/2010+0320+JCRA-NC+%2812%29-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - March at the JC Raulston Arboretum …beautiful star-shaped white flowers. I recall that some years Melliodendron xylocarpum would get burned by late freezes, but like many early spring flowering plants, planting them is certainly worth the risk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1616726570321-TM65BGLLDCDNMVCQDG83/2013+0323+JCRA-NC+%2831%29-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - March at the JC Raulston Arboretum Exochorda racemosa is shrub that takes our heat and humidity in the south well. The little buds look like pearls, hence the name pearlbush. I always enjoyed looking at the intricacies of the flowers once they open. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1616726750246-0ETI7EQW3HJWA18B1JI3/2010+0327+JCRA-NC+%283%29-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - March at the JC Raulston Arboretum Spiraea thunbergii 'Ogon' is a reliable flowering shrub that is covered with white flowers in early spring and followed by thin, golden leaves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1616726744191-Z3Q34LUC4KM9U2P110B5/2010+0327+JCRA-NC+%284%29-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - March at the JC Raulston Arboretum A subtle color echo between the emerging foliage on Spiraea thunbergii 'Ogon' and its orange pistils. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1616726791211-RDGKUK7VN3QR233TWJ4S/2010+0322+JCRA-NC+%2831%29-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - March at the JC Raulston Arboretum Last month I shared my love of Stachyurus. Even more plants would be flowering in March. Here Stachyurus praecox 'Issai' flowers with a Chaenomeles in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1616726807851-A9HJUV2P49XXRJIO3FM6/2010+0320+JCRA-NC+%2847%29-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - March at the JC Raulston Arboretum There was even a Stachyurus selection—Stachyurus praecox 'Rubriflora'—that had buds and petals blushed pink. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1616726802812-F1A1JB4PQLN95CI9WJ2M/2010+0322+JCRA-NC+%285%29-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - March at the JC Raulston Arboretum A really interesting and uncommon shrub I learned about at the arboretum was Parrotiopsis jacquemontiana. This member of the witch hazel family would be covered in flowers in March. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1616726796648-S7KQ5Z6309A0OLQTE4IA/2010+0322+JCRA-NC+%286%29-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - March at the JC Raulston Arboretum In this close up of the flowers on Parrotiopsis jacquemontiana, you can see the plethora of stamens and the skirt of white bracts underneath. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1616726813067-U25BRQN2D8O1DFUF469Y/2010+0320+JCRA-NC+%2828%29-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - March at the JC Raulston Arboretum Edgeworthia chrysantha was in full bloom in March many years at the arboretum. The flowers face down, likely to protect the pollen from rain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1616726849375-3KBKDA2XBSITGCHZJK2C/2009+0328+JCRA-NC+%2815%29-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - March at the JC Raulston Arboretum Neviusia alabamensis is a novelty native shrub that slowly spreads via rhizomes in the garden. It is rare throughout its range, but deserves wider use for its dainty flowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1616726843144-QP3VC5XZC8X2XQUZCQN1/2009+0328+JCRA-NC+%2816%29-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - March at the JC Raulston Arboretum I enjoyed the pompom flowers of Neviusia alabamensis so much that I now have this growing in my Texas garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1616726579831-1IS5QEE6YNN85DILS00C/2013+0323+JCRA-NC+%283%29-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - March at the JC Raulston Arboretum The late witch hazels would still be flowering in March. Here Hamamelis mollis 'Wisley Supreme' flowers with a carpet of Narcissus underneath. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1616727601871-EAA4MAWRM6C19GV066ZD/2016-0328-020+Syringa+x+laciniata-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - March at the JC Raulston Arboretum While most lilacs don’t do well in the south, Syringa × laciniata was always a beautiful bloomer in the arboretum and tolerated heat well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1616727576686-XJDW281RPCIV0H5OIS4J/2016-0328-021+Syringa+x+laciniata-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - March at the JC Raulston Arboretum The lavender flowers of Syringa × laciniata https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1616727610911-ZAY29F9B2UGN5EDMZ9I8/2016-0328-010+Tulipa+clusiana+Cynthia-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - March at the JC Raulston Arboretum I also learned about Tulipa clusiana selections at the arboretum. This species tends to do better in the south and can grow well in gravel gardens. Here ‘Cynthia’ flowers with creamy yellow and salmon petals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1616727624268-PHCYOWXQHZ3T8CD24QE2/2016-0328-002+Tulipa+Peppermint+Stick-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - March at the JC Raulston Arboretum Another clusiana type was ‘Peppermint Stick’, named for its red and white petals. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/dont-neglect-this-muscari monthly 0.5 2021-03-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1616123147077-TQ596M1A43NUTE1PSMQT/2021-0311-016+Muscari+neglectum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Don't Neglect This Muscari https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1616121110586-HKY99BWWBQCHP7JVVTSE/2019-0309-011+Muscari+neglectum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Don't Neglect This Muscari A handful of an original clump from the abandoned lot. These Muscari are quite easy to divide; lift them and then rip apart into smaller groups. It always amazes me how many bulbs are in one clump. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1616123348773-82S7OORI05WY2MEL79SC/2021-0314-024+Muscari+neglectum-save4web-2.jpg plant•ed blog - Don't Neglect This Muscari Muscari neglectum flowers against the backdrop of Glandularia canadensis. The burn you see on the Muscari and Gladiolus foliage is from the February freeze. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1616123558452-2SIQ34R8JY3IWA5V2KXG/2020-0216-052+Muscari+neglectum-LR-save4web-2.jpg plant•ed blog - Don't Neglect This Muscari The leaves curl a bit, like a bad hair day https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1616123279486-YLO087OKR7U1VJ82590Q/2021-0311-043+Muscari+neglectum+crescent-save4web-2.jpg plant•ed blog - Don't Neglect This Muscari The little slivers of Muscari emerging in a bed amongst other perennials https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1616123464834-E5C3OEPSCXJY4969WJCU/2020-0212-042+Muscari+leaf+cuttings-LR-save4web-2.jpg plant•ed blog - Don't Neglect This Muscari Adventitious roots on the bottom of Muscari leaves. Look closely and you’ll even see new bulbils. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/gibbs-gardens monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1615517070501-A398FEP0FKLT5T7D25TL/2012-0303-286+Narcissus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Gibbs Gardens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1615517164891-1UTYL1YA3FR3ZVBWPAY3/2012-0303-001+Gibbs+Gardens+parking+lot-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Gibbs Gardens I would never wish low attendance numbers on a garden, but it sure was nice to be some of the first people there that morning enjoying the garden by ourselves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1615517986401-4GDARNQ6CR0OHT8CFL4O/2012-0303-262+Narcissus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Gibbs Gardens One design feature used at Gibbs Gardens was curvilinear lines. They swayed and curled through the landscape, often following the topography of the hills. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1615517625120-VZYTB5O7F9MKEQQ8VMDR/2012-0303-165+Narcissus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Gibbs Gardens I always love to see Narcissus planted on hills because passers-by can better see into their faces. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1615517176335-AZ4V73GQOI1WE7JVFXKX/2012-0303-009+Narcissus+reflecting+in+water-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Gibbs Gardens Just like the Greek myth, these Narcissus admire their own beauty in the pond reflection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1615517603181-GF1IYSDPKBNHYRVER73R/2012-0303-161+Narcissus+hillside-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Gibbs Gardens The plantings at Gibbs Gardens were grandiose where ribbons of cultivars were planted on the hillsides and there were flowers as far as the eye could see. Notice the hillside in the distance and check out the next photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1615564482642-TAU244FOXSJX2G7DV98B/2012-0303-286+Narcissus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Gibbs Gardens Here is that hillside upon closer inspection. We were so happy to see that the storms didn’t pound the flowers down too bad. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1615518024434-W2SET5V2SPP8A95S22VJ/2012-0303-275+Narcissus+Ice+Follies-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Gibbs Gardens While cultivars weren’t labelled, occasionally I would see one I knew like these ‘Ice Follies’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1615517187453-7PIVLFCQ45S4W6NBT2HL/2012-0303-026+Becky+and+Cleo-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Gibbs Gardens Narcissus plantings also provide a nice backdrop for family portraits of Mom and Dad. :-) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1615517208416-OGA2ZV3I9YCKABA0KSZD/2012-0303-036+Narcissus+and+Edgeworthia-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Gibbs Gardens It was nice to see how other plants were integrated in with the Narcissus plantings. Here Edgeworthia, Chamaecyparis, and a hiding coral bark Acer palmatum ‘Sango Kaku’ are surrounded by daffodils. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1615517211040-JQ39Q780TM59D88EAGYB/2012-0303-038+Edgeworthia+chrysantha-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Gibbs Gardens I adore Edgeworthia chrysantha for its winter perfume and clusters of fuzzy yellow flowers. As a member of the Thymelaeaceae, they have this cool feature where some branches will have three shoots instead of the typical one or two of most species. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1615517366336-HNIG4K90251QBYU9DITP/2012-0303-107+Fagus+grandifolia+and+Narcissus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Gibbs Gardens Narcissus can be planted beneath deciduous trees to provide color in early spring and brighten these dappled spots before the trees leaf out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1615517582527-K3T4ZEK8THFV6889OQ53/2012-0303-140+Fagus+grandifolia+and+orange+Narcissus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Gibbs Gardens I enjoyed the subtle color echo here between the orange cups of the Narcissus and the golden marcescent foliage of the Fagus grandifolia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1615517219976-WCNH2RUQJV3QSNRVQ0Y5/2012-0303-047+Japanese+garden-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Gibbs Gardens Gibbs Gardens also featured a tranquil Japanese-styled garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1615517242706-NF2Y6B5QAXBUSQK6QDGS/2012-0303-053+Japanese+garden-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Gibbs Gardens A broader shot of the Japanese garden reveals plants integrated with rocks, water, and statuary. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1615517233070-2L8MO81053RVQY5QJUK1/2012-0303-051+Rohdea+japonica+and+Ophiopogon+japonicus+Nana-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Gibbs Gardens This planting is so simple yet effective—the bold foliage of three Rohdea japonica in a fibrous mat of Ophiopogon japonicus ‘Nana’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1615517266622-1CDWTE5YHJWGYH782YKX/2012-0303-075+Acorus+gramineus+Ogon-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Gibbs Gardens Acorus gramineus ‘Ogon’ snakes through this planting and echos the golden Chamaecyparis along the pond edge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1615517803744-N2Y4TZRMCO1EYZQQSS6B/2012-0303-202+Viola+pine+straw+mulch-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Gibbs Gardens At the top of the property is the Manor House Gardens, which are planted with winter color like Viola. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1615517753839-8BNGIQQMPDGLE4ABP4I6/2012-0303-192+Acorus+gramineus+Ogon-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Gibbs Gardens An arbor near the house was planted with Viola, Acorus, and Euphorbia to provide late-winter interest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1615517840604-PQYMBCESYFSDN1AJVNDY/2012-0303-226+Petroselinum+crispum+groundcover-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Gibbs Gardens Gibbs Gardens was the first time I had ever seen parsley used as a groundcover underneath tulips. I thought it a clever idea to hide their sometimes lanky bases. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1615518183498-UUZ0ZVKJGL0QB655ZHSB/2012-0303-229+Corylopsis+pauciflora-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Gibbs Gardens I saw another one of my favorite winter flowering shrubs at Gibbs Gardens, Corylopsis pauciflora. The numerous small flowers on this dense shrub form a buttery haze. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1615517926396-P2YINM696JIIKBSM1IH7/2012-0303-230+Corylopsis+pauciflora-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Gibbs Gardens A close up of the pink buds and emerging yellow flowers of Corylopsis pauciflora, or buttercup winter hazel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1615517746433-L2CNMLNCYAICK39863MX/2012-0303-187+Camellia+fallen+art-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Gibbs Gardens Even in their fall, Camellia flowers are beautiful. This one planted near the Manor House I suspect to be ‘La Peppermint’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1615517937932-GPV4UXC0O47KEMBZRMTR/2012-0303-239+Edgeworthia+chrysantha+and+Acorus+gramineus+Ogon-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Gibbs Gardens Walking down from the house to leave we saw more mass plantings of Acorus. I liked the subtle color echo here between Edgeworthia and Acorus gramineus ‘Minimus Aureus’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1615517975293-9IAPAQRYYMTEF50OWXVA/2012-0303-247-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Gibbs Gardens Again, more use of curvilinear lines in the landscape with Acorus gramineus ‘Ogon’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1615517960443-4QWQ67MSJXYYRYWA7XYT/2012-0303-246+Acorus+gramineus+Minimus+Aureus+and+moss-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Gibbs Gardens And, I even admired here where the moss and Acorus shared a similar hue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1615564468691-VTRHTRHCNE8TOLON4VBE/2012-0303-281+Narcissus+path-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Gibbs Gardens One last shot of the incredible plantings of Narcissus at Gibbs Gardens. It was a great weekend with my parents, and I’ll never forget of seeing millions of daffodils in flower. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/celebrating-emergence monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1614915570609-CBKT1QB4ZDR3IOAG3CEU/2021-0304-049+Narcissus+Ceylon-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Celebrating Emergence A bit of burn on the tips of the foliage of these ‘Ceylon’, but other than that, the cold didn’t phase them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1614915489297-8N6YSVDJKXJIWFARW12S/2021-0228-619+Narcissus+pseudonarcissus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Celebrating Emergence This line of Narcissus pseudonarcissus flowers faces south, soaking in the sun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1614915505026-HN4ZN01V32UPXQIEZ6AZ/2021-0228-675+Triangle+bed-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Celebrating Emergence I randomly scattered Narcissus pseudonarcissus into this bed over the weekend. Though I’m not done yet, my goal is to have small groupings, denser in the middle and then less bulbs on the outside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1614916203384-77LNMXFKPBERJJ5KSA44/2021-0227-001-Penstemon-digitalis-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Celebrating Emergence A wheelbarrow of Penstemon digitalis ready for planting. You can see the fresh foliage beginning to pop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1614915540983-L019RCSOVEUJG8PK3V6G/2021-0228-676+Arnoglossum+plantagineum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Celebrating Emergence I delight in seeing the hosta-like foliage of Arnoglossum plantagineum. Plants have finally gotten to a decent size at our place, and soon their shoots will rise for form a white corymb of rice-shaped flowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1614915550811-GF2PEUJY8X43B8073XQJ/2021-0228-678+Trillium+ludovicianum+and+Antenarria+parlinii-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Celebrating Emergence I was also happy to see my Trillium ludovicianum emerging amongst the groundcover of Antennaria parlinii I planted to mark the ephemeral. You can barely see the chicken wire cage that I planted it in to protect it from the gophers that plague our property, and if you look closely, you’ll see some one-leaved baby Trillium in the center! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1614972825282-JB9MHE0QOLKDLRS8QGVP/2021-0305-005+Sanguinaria+canadensis+emerging-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Celebrating Emergence The fists of Sanguinaria canadensis are shoving their way out of the soil and begun to unfurl as leaves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1614915587238-9MV74G47TRUZOTM40QE4/2021-0304-057+Stenanthium+gramineum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Celebrating Emergence The slivers of foliage on Stenanthium gramineum emerge from the ground. I’ve always found their maroon sheaths near the ground to be attractive but quickly hidden by the foliage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1614915603426-9TD0O67APW80NGD7OR2Y/2021-0304-062+Sarracenia+flava+Black+Ascot-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Celebrating Emergence I squealed this weekend when I discovered the antennae-like flower buds emerging on this Sarracenia flava ‘Black Ascot’ when cutting back the pitchers. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/february-at-the-jc-raulston-arboretum monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1614310956967-KVYEGB9MGMY23ALJ7J7T/2013-0216-011+Hamamelis+mollis+Goldcrest%2C+Narcissus+February+Gold%2C+%26+Cornus+officinalis+Spring+Glow-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - February at the JC Raulston Arboretum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1614310881963-9IZ14EFSB7CNEHPNJ741/2012-0128-001+Prunus+mume+Bridal+Veil-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - February at the JC Raulston Arboretum I enjoyed studying the Prunus mume collection in the garden. Even going back to J.C.’s first newsletter, he spoke highly of them. This cultivar is ‘Bridal Veil’, a really nice weeping form. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1614310837799-R1INVNB8LG9WQA025ZRN/2010+0221+JCRA-NC+%282%29-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - February at the JC Raulston Arboretum A close up of ‘Bridal Veil’ flowers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1614310968030-OTYCL7UVKQFBCAGXKFFF/2014-02-23_4-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - February at the JC Raulston Arboretum Close to the stairs of the Ruby McSwain Visitor Center was ‘Omoi-no-mama’, a nice white-to-blush, semi-double flowering form of Prunus mume. I really liked the placement and how walking up the stairs allowed me to get my face in the flowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1614310938222-C6N7NHIMTX6J1BHNS5HX/2012-0218-015+Cornus+officinalis+Kintoki-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - February at the JC Raulston Arboretum The arboretum had a few specimens of the winter flowering Cornus officinalis and Cornus mas. In the winter garden was ‘Kintoki’, one of my favorite forms of Cornus officinalis selected by Barry Yinger for its beautiful exfoliating bark. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1614310849450-4F2SJ9GYD47MBOSGDHKF/2012+0204+JCRA-NC+%2833%29-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - February at the JC Raulston Arboretum Near ‘Kintoki’ in the winter garden was Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Contorta’. It was a scraggly thing with its contorted flowers, but getting up close with the blooms I made an amazing discovery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1614310885584-U41ARCCL0DVEEK52C3J8/2012-0128-010+Chaenomeles+speciosa+Contorta-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - February at the JC Raulston Arboretum Even the stamens were contorted! How cool! Whatever genes were making the branches bend also curled the flower stamens. I noticed that the sun was about to shine on the blossoms, so I hung around and got a good progress photograph of sunlight hitting the flower. I use these images in my classes to illustrate how light can change the appearance of flowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1614310890870-7YF28RGY8TW1VLYNQSFD/2012-0128-011+Chaenomeles+speciosa+Contorta-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - February at the JC Raulston Arboretum Here is a minute later when the sun barely began to shine on the flowers producing a nice glow. This diffused light shot is my favorite of the three. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1614310896418-G0EBQFRAUDGDPCLKN4S1/2012-0128-012+Chaenomeles+speciosa+Contorta-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - February at the JC Raulston Arboretum And, here another minute later the light is a bit harsher. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1614310945342-TIR8O65FH8CPZD9GE33X/2013-0216-008+Stachyurus+praecox+Sterling+Silver-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - February at the JC Raulston Arboretum Another genera that I fell in love with at the JC Raulston Arboretum was Stachyurus. Here we see ‘Sterling Silver’ wearing its strings of pearls. I can’t believe I haven’t tried these yet in Texas! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1614310832996-IO89X8B1NN62OFDH23CJ/2009+0214+JCRA-NC+%2826%29-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - February at the JC Raulston Arboretum Perennials would also start popping around this time of year. I always enjoyed seeing this large planting of the aptly named Narcissus ‘February Gold.’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1614310853999-6V3FN8MTZXCGO9A00U50/2012+0204+Narcissus+pseudonarcissus+subsp.+moschatus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - February at the JC Raulston Arboretum Most people are familiar with the yellow form of Narcissus pseudonarcissus, but I always thought that these cream Narcissus pseudonarcissus subsp. moschatus looked charming in the perennial border. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1614310919649-5NLENHFPYEWC4OI50OO8/2012-0211-017+Ipheion+uniflorum+Wisley+Blue-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - February at the JC Raulston Arboretum I would lay on the ground to photograph Ipheion that barely rose six inches of out the soil. It is like someone stenciled black lines on the undersides of the petals of this ‘Wisley Blue’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1614310841441-2S8LN0IOONJ6KYKLF7Y9/2012+0204+Ipheion+uniflorum+Froyle+Mill-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - February at the JC Raulston Arboretum Now I appreciate Ipheion even more as they are one of the few early geophytes that we have flowering in east Texas this time of year. Some like ‘Froyle Mill’ have a really nice purple color. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1614310875042-L4WVU85EJVAAIPFRGI60/2012-0107-017+Iris+unguicularis-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - February at the JC Raulston Arboretum Iris unguicularis was another reliable winter flowering perennial. It is unfortunate that the flowers are so hidden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1614310867747-A5FOOZXZVOH6C80EY72L/2012-0107-015+Iris+unguicularis-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - February at the JC Raulston Arboretum So, you have to get into the clump of Iris unguicularis to really appreciate the flower intricacies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1614310926448-PYDZKJVQKWE9DZI4GE7V/2012-0211-022+Iris+tuberosa-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - February at the JC Raulston Arboretum Another iris in bloom was Iris tuberosa (or Hermodactylus tuberosus), a really novel perennial. Finding a plant with green and black flowers in February is so funky. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1614310932146-NCZTZ47MLYQXTPRFIHAH/2012-0211-023+Hermodactylus+tuberosus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - February at the JC Raulston Arboretum Here’s a close up of the flowers on Iris tuberosa. The black falls seem like velvet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1614310824237-Z7FT7VVK46QBNJ2SJ0HL/2009+0209+JCRA-NC+%284%29-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - February at the JC Raulston Arboretum I also enjoyed seeing the spiraling Euphorbia rigida on the roof garden of the Ruby McSwain Visitor Center. The leaves and flowers had such psychedelic colors for late winter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1614310913395-AGD49292SZMCPWW1YUXQ/2012-0211-009+Ruscus+%C3%97+microglossus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - February at the JC Raulston Arboretum Walking around one afternoon, I noticed that this plant had flowers in the middle of the leaves! Turns out these “leaves” are actually flattened stems or cladodes on Ruscus × microglossus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1614310907592-JMTIQD799HJWL7O2A03C/2012-0211-008+Ruscus+%C3%97+microglossus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - February at the JC Raulston Arboretum A close up of the quirky Ruscus × microglossus. Students really find these plants fascinating because of the position of the flowers. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2021/2/19/a-cold-week-in-texas monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1613776262279-C8NIFF8PKZ8MSPWRI9DA/2021-0216-001-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Cold Week in Texas https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2021/2/11/a-grand-narcissus monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1613137525416-BIGQGG8MAQR1W2XF0OTD/2021-0205-008+Narcissus+tazetta+Grandiflora-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Grand Narcissus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1613136479469-61SA9YB3T989P75FQ2NY/2021-0205-003+Narcissus+tazetta+Grandiflora-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Grand Narcissus The planting of Narcissus tazetta ‘Grandiflora’ in the Plantery on campus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1613137580414-JLL1ZPXWTCQVZAYPQPI4/2020-0216-089+Narcissus+Grand+Primo+type-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Grand Narcissus ‘Grand Primo’ at my house. Notice the darker yellow cup and shorter height compared to the ‘Grandiflora’ type above. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1613137644767-7EB75UH8Q916JCF45UFF/2020-0207-084+Narcissus+tazetta+frost-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Grand Narcissus A frosted ‘Grandiflora’ type at my house. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/witch-hazels-at-the-scott-arboretum monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1612495563214-XKTA4LTEUCPJVJYY0IR6/2018-0211-136+Hamamelis+mollis+Early+Bright-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Witch Hazels at The Scott Arboretum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1612495391629-XMDZY0I8AQEO41HS2S35/2018-0211-114+Hamamelis+x+intermedia+Luna-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Witch Hazels at The Scott Arboretum The honey colored ‘Luna’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1612495401320-PEWF61SZXHJ90PV49AQP/2018-0211-115+Hamamelis+vernalis+Quasimodo-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Witch Hazels at The Scott Arboretum ‘Quasimodo’ is such a cutie. It is short and sweet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1612495415876-UL81JAL08S4C6WRQIY5I/2018-0211-116+Cornus+alba+Bud%27s+Yellow+R+and+Cornus+sanguinea+Arctic+Sun+L-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Witch Hazels at The Scott Arboretum The colors on the petals of 'Quasimodo' were echoed by the nearby Cornus alba ‘Bud's Yellow’ (front) and Cornus sanguinea ‘Arctic Sun’ (back). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1612495450088-L1L8TYD73AF3GC3Z225E/2018-0211-127-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Witch Hazels at The Scott Arboretum ‘Strawberries and Cream’ just looks delectable, doesn’t it? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1612495454101-QQ8FQPMNIFUF1I6F48YY/2018-0211-130+Hamamelis+x+intermedia+Diane-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Witch Hazels at The Scott Arboretum ‘Diane’ is considered one of the best red forms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1612495648068-9N16UUN667ZXEA7OWY2U/2018-0211-131+amphitheatre-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Witch Hazels at The Scott Arboretum I can’t talk about Swarthmore and The Scott Arboretum without showing you the beautiful natural amphitheater with the scattered tulip poplars. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1612495443456-AHH8VPOSLJB9OBME9A2D/2018-0211-122+Clothier+Tower-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Witch Hazels at The Scott Arboretum Clothier Hall. The courtyard is to the right of the bell tower. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1612495643154-QLUV1QWGLN3LRTOZ3CGY/2018-0211-133+Hamamelis+mollis+Early+Bright-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Witch Hazels at The Scott Arboretum My jaw dropped when I saw this incredible espaliered Hamamelis mollis ‘Early Bright’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1612495647106-2XHU747S0AMT8QIRWOCE/2018-0211-134+Hamamelis+mollis+Early+Bright-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Witch Hazels at The Scott Arboretum This espaliered ‘Early Bright’ was quite large. Karen helps us get a sense of scale. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1612495641233-A2746RND5HLTB3HH0U10/2018-0211-166+Hamamelis+collection-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Witch Hazels at The Scott Arboretum Hooray! The main witch hazel collection is in bloom! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1612495587137-5UH4N0MWNFR7O68PFYNH/2018-0211-140+Hamamelis+x+intermedia+Jelena-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Witch Hazels at The Scott Arboretum Ah, what an incredible specimen of ‘Jelena’. I would say this cultivar is one of the best and most popular forms in the US. Sadly, my two-year old plant is about to die here in Texas due to the lack of winter chilling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1612495644704-XA0SAZFJ1WT470JA3D10/2018-0211-142+Hamamelis+x+intermedia+Jelena-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Witch Hazels at The Scott Arboretum Staring at ‘Jelena’ is like looking at a fiery sunset. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1612495645748-GU5IZDKP09Z3XJ4BDGMB/2018-0211-176+Hamamelis+mollis+Early+Bright-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Witch Hazels at The Scott Arboretum And, here is a large ‘Early Bright’ in full flower. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1612495562968-K13PDAD3EKADHGKN3CEL/2018-0211-177+Hamamelis+mollis+Early+Bright-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Witch Hazels at The Scott Arboretum A close up of ‘Early Bright’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1612495520616-384YRPNUDK7MEK7WC8G9/2018-0211-147+Hamamelis+mollis+Wisley+Supreme-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Witch Hazels at The Scott Arboretum ‘Wisley Supreme’ is one of my favorite yellow forms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1612495553092-3IPAXBN8M31ZGM8EDCU0/2018-0211-165+Hamamelis+x+intermedia+Feuerzauber-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Witch Hazels at The Scott Arboretum Another good red is ‘Feuerzauber’. It tends to grow more vigorously than ‘Diane’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1612495533892-A9TG6Q1CS4HBCOT94ZPR/2018-0211-174+Hamamelis+x+intermedia+Primavera-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Witch Hazels at The Scott Arboretum I love seeing the curls in Hamamelis petals like you see here on ‘Primavera’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1612495589098-3QEPKVLF3VH8ASPKP7YB/2018-0211-182+Hamamelis+vernalis+Red+Imp-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Witch Hazels at The Scott Arboretum ‘Red Imp’, a fun named selection of Hamamelis vernalis, held onto its leaves. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/winter-sowings monthly 0.5 2021-01-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1611889915968-HWPDAMOJJWTN4TPW6OBS/2020-0216-059+Eryngium+yuccifolium-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Winter Sowings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1611889898644-BA25X3XAKHGK8T5J737C/2020-0216-075+Echinacea+sanguinea-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Winter Sowings The staggered germination of Echinacea sanguinea. Note that there are a few larger ones with two or three true leaves that evidently didn’t need any chilling to enhance germination, but many seeds did and have only their pair of cotyledons. Don’t mind the wavy-leaf Streptanthus on the bottom or the couple of Penstemon tenuis that creeped into this block. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1611889945186-YF0IFA4Y76BG6BEX22NY/2020-0202-028+seeds+germinating+cold+frame-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Winter Sowings The cold frame last winter. Old, used labels that were headed to the trash became block edges for different species. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1611889907842-TWN4AU62DENSZY0YNLM7/2020-0216-078+Penstemon+digitalis-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Winter Sowings Penstemon digitalis takes longer to germinate than Penstemon tenuis (not pictured). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1611889950936-MJWR7CYPFQSTVZKDHOVZ/2020-0202-030+Ipomopsis+rubra-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Winter Sowings Ipomopsis rubra was another fast germinating species. I transplanted them out shortly after this photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1611889873881-81BEMBWGKDRWKBL2G4IH/2020-0216-079+Amsonia+hubrichtii-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Winter Sowings Amsonia hubrichtii emerge from their cigar-shaped seed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1611889924938-0ZVVPTLPKB9Q3BARTEO2/2020-0216-063+Lilium+formosanum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Winter Sowings The thread-like cotyledons of Lilium formosanum https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/a-snow-day-at-the-jc-raulston-arboretum monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1611285591361-79URVY35Y1KU2H0DWXES/2009-0120-166+perennial+border-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Snow Day at the JC Raulston Arboretum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1611285396543-2QW26IPHAIYF49QGADRU/2009-0120-038+scree+garden-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Snow Day at the JC Raulston Arboretum I loved seeing the screen garden with where the leaves on Agave and Yucca became needles emerging from white pincushions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1611282471525-67YA0S2POJ4HYLFV5EC3/2009-0120-031+Agave+parryi+ssp.+parryi+var.+truncata+J.C.+Raulston-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Snow Day at the JC Raulston Arboretum You can really appreciate how well the Agave captured snow on this Agave parryi ssp. parryi var. truncata J.C. Raulston’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1611282681038-FWS2OGQJCYUNRY3O88F6/2009-0120-023+Yucca+aloifolia-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Snow Day at the JC Raulston Arboretum I loved seeing how each blade of these Yucca aloifolia were laden with the snow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1611321845347-MS4XZMWCCLTZGBDPKCRA/2009-0120-145+Firmiana+simplex-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Snow Day at the JC Raulston Arboretum The snow highlighted structure of trees. One that was particularly striking was Firmiana simplex. The dull viridian trunk resembled a dinosaur leg. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1611285472476-SEEXKWUZ129BSSPH3DIA/2009-0120-146+Stewartia+sinensis+var.+sinensis-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Snow Day at the JC Raulston Arboretum And, how can you not love this cinnamon-colored bark on Stewartia sinensis var. sinensis? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1611285405129-NC45OR9OMS9VLNEDJ5DI/2009-0120-053+Picea+pungens+Hoopsii+Salix+Flame+and+Xanthocyparis+nootkatensis+Jubilee-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Snow Day at the JC Raulston Arboretum One plant that I fell in love with the first winter was Salix ‘Flame’, and it is still at the top of my list of favorite plants. I find myself gravitating to colorful stems for winter color, and this orange-twig willow had such a rich, warm hue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1611285392507-F16LVHYLAY98BCIJLE3C/2009-0120-035+Acer+negundo+Winter+Lightning-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Snow Day at the JC Raulston Arboretum Going through these photographs I realized I had forgotten about Acer negundo ‘White Lightning’! Most consider boxelders trash trees, but wowzer, these stems shine against the white and brown of winter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1611285597478-U1QGHC6AG9U3T1NP169M/2009-0120-179+Cornus+sanguinea+Midwinter+Fire-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Snow Day at the JC Raulston Arboretum And, one cannot forget about the finicky red-twig dogwoods. Here the thin twigs of Cornus sanguinea ‘Midwinter Fire’ glow bright. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1611285438242-SMHWWHHR2ZPKLDZCPK53/2009-0120-119+Phyllostachys+nigra-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Snow Day at the JC Raulston Arboretum In the Japanese garden the black lines of Phyllostachys nigra pop against the white. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1611285427643-8115DYYBQA313EWR7O9Q/2009-0120-115+Tsuga+canadensis+Curley-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Snow Day at the JC Raulston Arboretum The snow adds another dimension to this Tsuga canadensis ‘Curley’. The laden branches look die cut. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1611285604063-8PXSM8VQ3TX4UN2PBRRE/2009-0120-185+Pinus+virginiana+Wates+Golden-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Snow Day at the JC Raulston Arboretum The needles of Pinus virginiana ‘Wates Golden’ glow with the afternoon sun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1611285450763-6BYZNV886GN2SHZX39J5/2009-0120-126+Osmanthus+heterophyllus+Goshiki-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Snow Day at the JC Raulston Arboretum Osmanthus heterophyllus ‘Goshiki’ was one of my favorite broadleaf evergreens in the garden. The sun-splashed foliage was particularly effective in the winter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1611282608103-JRO0LJA8EGA62RDHPRYY/2009-0120-076+Edgeworthia+chrysantha+Winter+Gold-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Snow Day at the JC Raulston Arboretum And, then of course were the flowering plants on my snowy visit. Another winter favorite I learned about at the JC Raulston Arboretum was Edgeworthia chrysantha ‘Winter Gold’. At the time paperbushes were fairly unknown, but I would say that their popularity has really grown in the past 10 to 15 years. You can see some flowers opening yellow in this image. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1611282610428-RHFMD2WRRD2NQCQP472Z/2009-0120-111+xSycoparrotia+semidecidua-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Snow Day at the JC Raulston Arboretum Many members of the witchhazel family flower in winter. Here the buds on the interesting hybrid ×Sycoparrotia semidecidua begin to pop. They are small, but they somewhat resemble exploding figs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1611282745488-W0OY58R0FFDH54Z0JV6G/2009-0120-132+Hamamelis+vernalis-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Snow Day at the JC Raulston Arboretum Hamamelis vernalis was also in full bloom on this snowy day and their sweet smell—though some say sickly sweet—perfumed the air. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1611282679517-5H11NGMCMGB16FOQ7EY5/2009-0120-135+Chimonanthus+praecox+Luteus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Snow Day at the JC Raulston Arboretum Looking back I realize just how many of my winter favorites I learned from this garden. Here is Chimonanthus praecox ‘Luteus’. It, too, has an incredible sweet fragrance that can travel far in the garden. Often I smell this shrub before I see it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1611285623691-9DN8QI3AEMS8FYSWJUA3/2009-0120-195+Ilex+sp-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Snow Day at the JC Raulston Arboretum Growing up, I always admired the deciduous hollies on the fencerows back in Tennessee. I think they look best with some snowy adornments. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1611282614449-W62DRWU3EKHH8SEA1VFU/2009-0120-086+Symphoricarpos+x+doorenbosii+Magic+Berry-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Snow Day at the JC Raulston Arboretum I was tickled pink seeing just how colorful these Symphoricarpos × doorenbosii Magic Berry were. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1611285653632-B4I9U5IZLIIIF4SV6IKX/2009-0120-207+Rudbeckia+fulgida+Viettes+Little+Suzi-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Snow Day at the JC Raulston Arboretum It is always fun to see how seedheads interact with snow. Here Rudbeckia fulgida ‘Viettes Little Suzi’ appears to be wearing white toboggans. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1611282559195-ST9F30ZVZ8FNEFRUXM4N/2009-0120-070+Liquidambar+styraciflua+Frosty-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Snow Day at the JC Raulston Arboretum Serendipity. The syncarps on Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Frosty’ look a little… well… frosty. In case you’re curious about the cultivar name, this selection has variegated leaves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1611285443862-44O1F0X5ACYR4O9VNT03/2009-0120-124+Schizophragma+hydrangeoides+Moonlight-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Snow Day at the JC Raulston Arboretum Even the fading flowers of Schizophragma hydrangeoides ‘Moonlight’ were effective snowcatchers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1611285476900-QHMMNFXA6SK7H2R3QPI2/2009-0120-165+white+garden-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Snow Day at the JC Raulston Arboretum Yes, it was a truly memorable day walking through the JC Raulston Arboretum after a good snow. One last photo of the White Garden covered in white. Little did I know at the time that Karen and I would get married here in seven years. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/an-east-texas-snow monthly 0.5 2021-01-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1610683259351-5B8MUAN5C2OJAPL287BV/2021-0110-004-2-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An East Texas Snow At the beginning of the snowstorm, I took the drone up to get some photographs of the accumulation. However, I soon realized that the drone was getting too wet, so I paused flying it and picked up my DSLR. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1610686421005-HC7B1ZSVQ0ZXV2OYFQNS/2021-0110-012-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An East Texas Snow Focusing back on subjects on the ground, the birds were going crazy at our feeders. Northern Cardinals, Purple Finches, American Goldfinches, and more species flocked and fought over seed. I kept throwing more out to try to keep up with the increasing precipitation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1610683283113-DG1VSSBERC9Y7RI1LL09/2021-0110-042-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An East Texas Snow Once the snow really began to accumulate, our new gate stood out. Note the perennial seedheads in the foreground as you will see what this area looks like tomorrow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1610683289919-CYSPJJSM4CTA23C55NTA/2021-0110-089-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An East Texas Snow Another photograph of the gate with our garden chairs behind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1610683298094-EXUVUFF2IAOBH4GT39V8/2021-0110-219-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An East Texas Snow I decided to leave our Christmas lights up a little past Epiphany so that just in case it did snow I could get some shots. Soon after this photograph, the lights blinked a few times, and I rushed in to start dinner. Fifteen minutes later, our power went out for good. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1610683326703-XVUVZXXQI71JGZ06754N/2021-0111-020-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An East Texas Snow The snow fell until 11 PM Sunday night. We woke the next morning to find everything covered in white. The few areas that are still dark green are where branches broke during the night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1610683304291-N51L5QA6JF0ZS43SOD0P/2021-0111-009-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An East Texas Snow Using the drone, I was able to get some photographs of the landscape around us. Here it captured the sun shining through the breaking clouds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1610683313205-PG9JR0JX99FFZTZF1FCT/2021-0111-014-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An East Texas Snow A nearby pond surrounded by snow was a nice juxtaposition of the solid and liquid phases of water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1610683321139-FDKQTNI3WQWEMP8XKPXM/2021-0111-019-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An East Texas Snow A shot of the pine forest that backs up against our house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1610683342281-5T102M3RCB4FFO8P7RKH/2021-0111-033-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An East Texas Snow The pines seemed to be coated in gobs of sugar icing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1610683350316-YM6QI825RWL7GFFS9PZP/2021-0111-034-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An East Texas Snow The dingy blacktop provided a beautiful contrast against the pure white snow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1610683390124-8CGEE3XJP72W98D3OC6M/2021-0111-052-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An East Texas Snow Looking over the fencerow toward our patch that houses our vegetable, cut flower, and propagation beds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1610683362935-IY3HO47HVOYYY3FZ4PX0/2021-0111-037-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An East Texas Snow Here’s a more direct view down. You can also see the diagonal swale that runs through the middle of it as well as our double fence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1610683440897-NVK24GLTFGXYDE1K5KF7/2021-0111-424-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An East Texas Snow A photograph towards our patch with the perennial beds in the foreground. (But, Jared, you think, I don’t see any perennials. Yea, because they were all flattened! I was amazed to see a couple days later that even Pycnanthemum and Andropogon would bounce back up.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1610683425677-VZKW2HSCMCOAS1OWABW3/2021-0111-362-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An East Texas Snow This shot in our patch looks back on the vegetable beds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1610683428345-BM6XZIMA027ZKFJGNRZF/2021-0111-364-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An East Texas Snow I’ve long thought I would never need to worry about snow loads on my floating row cover and hoops. I was wrong! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1610683435269-H970TTR60T060MOX3T5G/2021-0111-379-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An East Texas Snow In the patch one of the few plants that wasn’t flattened by the snow was my Salix chaenomeloides 'Mt. Asama'. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1610683411454-W0R1VFIOZJWX19MRP88L/2021-0111-336-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An East Texas Snow The snow decided to have a seat in our garden chairs in the patch. The height of the snow really gives you perspective on the depth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1610683471070-CJNK4L8HCV6NF78YS5PV/2021-0111-453-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An East Texas Snow In a way, we got a second snow the next day when the accumulated snow in the tree branches would fall and send the white stuff flying again. I love how the cold snow and warm marcescent foliage of this Acer floridanum contrast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1610683458174-COM052DLGO3NZJC720P4/2021-0111-432-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An East Texas Snow Our evergreens took the snow hard. We lost all three of our Prunus caroliniana (pictured here), which to me was a good thing since one was half dead at the base and they seed around prolifically. I was also surprised to see so much damage on our live oaks. During the snow, at times I could hear trees all around us popping every 30 seconds or so as they succumbed to the snow loads. Even in the house Sunday night, some cracks were loud enough to hear through the walls and the hissing fireplace. It was like a monster was roaming around outside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1610683534079-DCQMTYR0ZRCHVVDD8FLA/2021-0112-060-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An East Texas Snow By Tuesday morning, I had put photography out of my mind because we had no power, no hot water, and no idea of when these niceties of life would be restored. But, freezing fog was forecasted. I took my camera to town with us, and I’m so glad I did. Right down the road, we found the fencerows covered in hoarfrost, a phenomenon I’ve rarely seen save for in the Appalachian mountains. Here a still standing Tridens flavus is coated in white. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1610683538643-T08UYW25CX87OTXCCF6U/2021-0112-093-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An East Texas Snow Barbs on barbs… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1610686463695-D0K7ZSDOQLM5TCOJOQCR/2021-0112-248-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An East Texas Snow …and needles on needles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1610683560943-MS5KCU6EQF8XWOBGR0V6/2021-0112-261-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An East Texas Snow Even small trees like Juniperus virginiana were coated in hoarfrost. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1610683593289-8WBFCU1JS5HT5PMOSW5Y/2021-0112-271-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - An East Texas Snow That Tuesday evening, with our power back on and a chance to finally take a breather, I built a gardening snowman. The snow was a little dry the day before, but now it was the perfect packable consistency. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/reflections-on-season-extension monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1610078144534-JI95BSWP9CG8202AEPRQ/IMGP0246.JPG plant•ed blog - Reflections on Season Extension One of my first cold frames. You may be wondering about the hog wire. That was used to keep the dogs out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1610080511764-SLI0I70EMVU7CWXJ6D66/2004-1111-002-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Reflections on Season Extension My first two low tunnels in my garden in 2004. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1610080501898-3OZIK6RWVC1E4NOVP8ET/2004-1224-003-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Reflections on Season Extension A rare eight-inch snow event showed me just how sturdy these structures were. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1610080627276-7CWH3ZT88QTVII2CRF9J/2006-0211-007-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Reflections on Season Extension My A-frame in 2006 after another snowfall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1610080687594-8YEXWZMO9MAB10U0WBEJ/2006-0227-009-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Reflections on Season Extension Inside, mizuna, beets, and spinach are happily growing in the cold. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1610080793976-2PVV7JB6KY5NMYZW4YSL/2008-0308-011-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Reflections on Season Extension Yay! My first greenhouse!!! This snow event was a rare sight in March. You can see the Narcissus foliage on the side poking through the white. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1610081041722-TSCFXUGJPRE0TP0WVX3N/2008-0101-010-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Reflections on Season Extension Inside the hoop house, spinach, cabbage, beets, carrots, and more are visible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1610081064961-YY7GD1Y624RCZKIS2Z2G/2008-0308-012-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Reflections on Season Extension Spinach, onions, kale (left, front to back), corn salad, and mache (right, front to back) all survived multiple nights of below freezing temperatures during the 2007-2008 winter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1610082051065-B1KYDXG4B5C26GBQHCGC/Screen+Shot+2021-01-07+at+11.00.05+PM.png plant•ed blog - Reflections on Season Extension The outdoor, hoop house, and cold frame low give a sense of just how cold these plants can tolerate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1610116623793-IDUNAJSBS8J9YIBL7IKP/2020-0207-119+floating+row+cover-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Reflections on Season Extension My latest iteration on season extension uses bent electrical conduit and floating row cover. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/a-new-gate-for-a-new-year monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1609536446529-9FWXZ9OAGIVHLTG8KWIP/2021-0101-023+gate-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A New Gate for a New Year https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/napa-cabbage-and-kohlrabi-salad monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1609128369749-F54QIEOIN879QY14K2SI/2020-1222-023+salad-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Napa Cabbage and Kohlrabi Salad https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1609173957803-9AX51I22030BTDTD3CKK/2020-1228-015+Napa+cabbage+Red+Dragon-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Napa Cabbage and Kohlrabi Salad ‘Red Dragon’ Napa cabbage after a few weeks in the fridge still holds up well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1609173966384-VOAPI10TX73OAB8DB16T/2020-1228-008+kohlrabi-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Napa Cabbage and Kohlrabi Salad The corm of kohlrabi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1609128316117-6J3EDV9W03B5THWO0IQZ/2020-1222-013+kohlrabi+and+Napa+cabbage-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Napa Cabbage and Kohlrabi Salad Kohlrabi and Napa cabbage being prepped for the salad. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1609128358298-WZN9I09L1WV6P5EX4BPB/2020-1222-018+salad-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Napa Cabbage and Kohlrabi Salad Delicious Napa cabbage and kohlrabi salad with toppings and vinaigrette. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2020/christmas-2020 monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1608566967704-UHUEK33JUO95RR4K6V2B/2020-1206-023-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Christmas 2020 The pot we decorated by our door houses winter greenery during the Christmas season. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1608566989945-EM2VT4I5X4YLPPA4X7KB/2020-1206-035-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Christmas 2020 These dried oranges make such lovely ornaments on the branches of winged elm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1608566910136-7GS01U52KFD3UZRLC4FN/2020-1121-009-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Christmas 2020 Karen’s natural table arrangements made our dining room brighter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1608567028731-CBKG9IZMDV6KERF3OLNK/2020-1201-242-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Christmas 2020 Electric lights and the full frost moon brighten our garden earlier this month. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/christmas-cheer-at-williamsburg monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1607918202225-7FAFRIEFFQIZQ97U5JE0/2010-1212-046-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Christmas Cheer at Williamsburg As you’ll see in these photos, fruits played center stage in many winter arrangements. Here, pomegranates, lemons, and apples are set with dried artichokes and coniferous cones. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1607917924608-QM0VOVIQP4QZZACV3KZP/2010-1212-025-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Christmas Cheer at Williamsburg The acid green osage orange plays well here with pineapples and apples. Sumac seedheads, wax myrtle fruit, and catalpa pods are up top. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1607917918231-6KGYSXF6T3RYFU8XBNF9/2010-1212-038-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Christmas Cheer at Williamsburg Here the halls are decked with apples and deciduous holly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1607918028248-U28YYXYRLH5S1G8I9UTP/2010-1212-191-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Christmas Cheer at Williamsburg Some of the wreaths and designs were a bit less traditional. I loved this banner above the door. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1607917983033-ADD6YP34LQ1L8NX4S1D8/2010-1212-101-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Christmas Cheer at Williamsburg Magnolia leaves were used in many wreaths for their evergreen nature, and I loved how they incorporated clam shells and dried yarrow heads to create a faux magnolia flower in this wreath. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1607917931185-TSB6DGPE8P0FRLBCJVCY/2010-1212-043-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Christmas Cheer at Williamsburg Many decorations were primarily made from dried goods like the chaste tree branches and sunflowers here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1607917947032-IJLFDU7RUC8TWZF8QZP5/2010-1212-078-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Christmas Cheer at Williamsburg A bundle of wheat makes a striking door accessory. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1607918034941-KP5LZFGSLR6NB7GN2CUQ/2010-1212-175-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Christmas Cheer at Williamsburg Here dried plant parts make up the red, white, and blue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1607917958035-2OLCU41PPEJ1I46J2W2W/2010-1212-085-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Christmas Cheer at Williamsburg The peels of dried oranges were used to add some zest to this arrangement. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1607918004285-6THCYNGCZ6TKV4MZQ74T/2010-1212-134-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Christmas Cheer at Williamsburg And, here we see slightly dried oranges used as pendulous ornaments with pomegranates and acorns. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1607918585755-PY71FD58F43MA5HHSCMI/2010-1212-153-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Christmas Cheer at Williamsburg Even dried oak leaves were incorporated into some wreaths. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1607917990244-J7M0MRPHZJCZWDLIJKHN/2010-1212-119-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Christmas Cheer at Williamsburg This wreath was my favorite of the day. Not only did I love the use of cotton to simulate smoke, but the color echo of door and wreath and the asymmetry of the cotton with the variegated holly was spot on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1607918308474-92XX7XKKN46XN8AA7MMR/2010-1212-092-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Christmas Cheer at Williamsburg In the south I worry about fruit having holes punctured in them for wreaths. This design solved that problem by wrapping the fruit with colorful fabric. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1607917997970-G18UDBW0ZFAPWQO6LQIR/2010-1212-122-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Christmas Cheer at Williamsburg Occasionally, I saw doors with blue ribbons that were awarded for the most creative designs. To make the designs in the spirit of the place, there were rules like one could only use materials that colonists would have available to them back in the day. So, here you see a fish made out of gingerbread. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1607918460986-TCXFGK0SPKXQGZ0QEUVE/2010-1212-226-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Christmas Cheer at Williamsburg This design was another blue ribbon winner. A gingerbread queen bee watched over her hive and honey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1607918024040-0TAOE6FE4HD7IXEMM6FT/2010-1212-173-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Christmas Cheer at Williamsburg And, I was delighted to see a Star of David with adorning dreidels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1607918930778-Y0UNOP88MO3TUNU5B6O7/2010-1212-206-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Christmas Cheer at Williamsburg And, I can’t leave showing you photos of horticulture in Williamsburg without a picture of the vegetable garden and the clever techniques displayed for how early gardeners could have extended the harvest! Here you see cut branches, cloches, mulches, and paper frames used to protect early crops. The paper frames were the most interesting to me. From the gardener Wesley Greene, I learned that day they were made from cotton and coated in linseed oil. These designs date back to the 1770’s. So, if colonists can extend the season, so can we. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/andropogon-ternarius-feather-bluestem monthly 0.5 2020-12-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1607351194018-5L3GMOLLFIPWGMKIX8CW/2020-1101-398+Andropogon+ternarius-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Feather Bluestem against a Golden Sunset Before metamorphosing into the feathery seed heads, the flowers of Andropogon ternarius look like silvery paintbrush bristles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1606795305954-QYJMI3X9QNWIQ5WFQLHQ/2020-1111-656+Andropogon+ternarius-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Feather Bluestem against a Golden Sunset Andropogon ternarius en masse. I wonder if the purpletop grass behind it to the right is a bit jealous just how good the feather bluestem looks? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1606828225861-PQWI8MW0TUC4A4IOEPGQ/2020-1111-631+Andropogon+ternarius-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Feather Bluestem against a Golden Sunset The cinnabar-colored culms warm the heart on a cool evening while photographing Andropogon ternarius https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1606828248161-201LF3TEPJN9DG256WVD/2020-1111-659+Andropogon+ternarius-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Feather Bluestem against a Golden Sunset The light orbits the sun in the seedheads of Andropogon ternarius https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1606795428100-NR6Y7MMJUWMIWDNHZQ06/2020-1111-647+Andropogon+ternarius-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Feather Bluestem against a Golden Sunset The bird of a feather bluestem. I wonder what this Carolina Wren thinks of Andropogon ternarius? https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2020/fall-foliage-in-east-texas monthly 0.5 2020-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1606513669755-PV4O4I4D4F2GL83OWFOE/2019-1109-019+Rhus+glabra-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall Foliage in East Texas Our native Rhus or sumac species are wonderful plants for fall color. I’ve learned from having Rhus glabra seedings pop up here at the house color is variable; some have barely any color at all. There is a clump of Rhus glabra just up the road in Nat that that always has this nice wine color in the fall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1606705657057-9QOU3MRGUMUG624UP90X/2020-1128-008+Rhus+glabra-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall Foliage in East Texas Most Rhus glabra will turn a more vibrant red at the end of the season. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1606515172443-XEA6YTD162XSF7AIJHVU/2020-1111-560+Rhus+copallinum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall Foliage in East Texas Another sumac that has spectacular fall color is Rhus copallinum or winged sumac, named for the foliage projections on either side of the leaf’s rachis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1606705634855-XEC65C04YR131IPD8HVL/2020-1128-007+Rhus+aromatica-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall Foliage in East Texas And, these newly planted Rhus aromatica plants at my house are putting on their coat of many colors. This species makes a wonderful low groundcover, though other selections of the species can get taller. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1606513956287-25TV5H6TD69WRVXYJB8N/2020-1108-485+Acer+rubrum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall Foliage in East Texas Maples are another genus where one can find a diversity of species offering fall color. Wild Acer rubrum can be hit or miss. This fencerow find glowed bright enough to warrant a stop for some photographs. Don’t you just love those licorice red petioles? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1606513971538-BIM20S9IAK0LD0P2EEJF/2020-1108-481-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall Foliage in East Texas Karen is starry-eyed over this beautiful red maple! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1606705730769-D1KVCKP9X7SXUGT1P0YU/2020-1128-062+Acer+leucoderme-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall Foliage in East Texas A maple that I’ve learned about since moving to Texas is Acer leucoderme, the chalk maple. It is praised for having some of the best fall color of a maple in the east Texas region. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1606705756797-83UX65KQXRRXAUOYOJ4O/2020-1128-078+Acer+leucoderme-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall Foliage in East Texas A close up of the leaves of Acer leucoderme. They tend to be a bit smaller than the typical red maple and sugar maple leaves, but they still have incredible fall foliage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1606514314236-WF12OYHZ4A1TQIN85TKR/2020-1124-091+Acer+floridanum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall Foliage in East Texas I have fallen in love with the brilliant yellows of Acer floridanum, our southern sugar maple. We have a forest right across the road where the understory is peppered with these trees that glow in the darkened shade of pines and oaks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1606514298500-JUP61RP2YLWCBJNH5W1B/2020-1124-076+Acer+floridanum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall Foliage in East Texas I see many Acer floridanum hugging the forest edge of roadsides. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1606514306249-NS5KLF2QT1UCNZMHUM8H/2020-1124-083+Acer+floridanum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall Foliage in East Texas A decent Acer floridanum leaf on blacktop for some relief. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1606513776561-ZQDLK8TAV6P2CPDU1DTE/2019-1124-052+Vaccinium+Gulf+Coast-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall Foliage in East Texas I’ve long thought that one of the under appreciated traits of Vaccinium is the fall foliage. Even here in Texas, blueberry cultivars like ‘Gulf Coast’ can turn a brilliant red. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1606513819522-53KZJ9TX72MV7SVG8XCB/2019-1124-069+Taxodium+distichum+and+Carex+glaucodea-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall Foliage in East Texas Taxodium distichum turn a beautiful bronzy orange at the end of the season. We have one at our house, and I was pleasantly surprised to see the fallen leaves contrasting with these Carex glaucodea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1606514066148-4YQDG3ED2P8G0LK5YRQQ/2020-1114-014+Magnolia+ashei-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall Foliage in East Texas I have enjoyed seeing our Magnolia macrophylla var. ashei glow in the mornings against the rising sun. Even from a distance outside our bedroom window, you can’t miss its giant leaves changing color. But, the best part is… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1606514090452-FM002B61R2SSH9BDCM3W/2020-1114-022+Magnolia+ashei-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall Foliage in East Texas … the silvery undersides of the leaves! Such a spectacular silver, it’s almost ghostly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1606515253247-0KMTDHZUMJLUGOTGOJ7D/2020-1111-581++Parrotia+persica-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall Foliage in East Texas Parrotia persica also beams in the fall. I delight each autumn that these behind the agriculture building at SFA color up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1606515234898-R9J2LO240Q5VI7NB61XA/2020-1111-572+Parrotia+persica-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall Foliage in East Texas Interestingly, this stand tends to be more yellow as I’ve seen other Parrotia that have more reds and purples in the leaves. Could be genetics or the environment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1606515328882-H5F3YIS3D1A907PFV6QI/2020-1120-131+Hibiscus+hamabo-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall Foliage in East Texas Another woody that has good fall color is Hibiscus hamabo. It’s buttery yellow flowers in the summer are followed by golden yellow leaves in mid-autumn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1606514406700-6NFZT3FT4FOMGOFJ3T5Y/2018-1130-006+Asparagus+fall+color-Symphyotrichum+Raydons+Favorite-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall Foliage in East Texas And, you would never guess Asparagus officinalis could color up such a brilliant yellow. Here we see it in the Sprout garden mixed in with other perennials. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1606514241041-X2GZREKMG27YMGZSSWQH/2020-1124-057+Liquidambar+styraciflua+black+leaf-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall Foliage in East Texas And, I saved one of my favorites for last. The other day right down the road from my house, I discovered a black-leaved Liquidambar styraciflua. I know that sweet gums get a bad rap for their troublesome fruit, but check out these amazing leaves that follow! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1606514216554-4HWVAKM3QMO87Q3GY53P/2020-1124-022+Liquidambar+styraciflua+black+leaf-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall Foliage in East Texas WHOA! I’ve seen dark-colored leaf forms before, but to have a jet black Liquidambar styraciflua so close warrants propagation attempts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1606514260770-WJFNJ82FD8EZQ5BE1PGJ/2020-1124-039+Liquidambar+styraciflua+black+leaf-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall Foliage in East Texas Wow, wow, wow! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1606514270919-MQVS54G0TK5FBLTXRKOL/2020-1124-064+Liquidambar+styraciflua+black+leaf-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall Foliage in East Texas And, since you’ve made it this far, I’ll share a little fall foliage knowledge with you. Notice how the one tip is still green. Anthocyanins, which give trees their red and purple colors in autumn, form new in the fall as the leaves prepare to senesce and fall off the tree. These compounds act as sunscreen, help stabilize the metabolic processes, and also discourage herbivory from insects. This one tip was hidden under the leaf until I pulled it to the top. It’s a good illustration that some leaves have to experience sunlight to cause that color shift. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2020/11/23/thanksgiving-snowdrops monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1606148771861-YKJJHCE5LJMXH4IUSF8R/2010-1127-015+Galanthus+elwesii+var.+monostictus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Thanksgiving Snowdrops Closeup of autumn snowdrops. I love how the petals of the inner perianth have the green upside down heart on them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1606147365701-79L3N0VRPN3Q4NTVCVFL/2013-1201-001+Nancy+Goodwin+tour-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Thanksgiving Snowdrops Nancy stops our group briefly at Montrose to give us a teaser of the tour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1606147383628-SPHLLRHH6CMM7UT6RBH9/2013-1201-004+Galanthus+elwesii+var.+monostictus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Thanksgiving Snowdrops GASP! It almost looks like a dusting of snow in places, doesn’t it? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1606147966200-WI3V7RZB3SVFH89EQFIY/2013-1201-008+Kim+Shearer-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Thanksgiving Snowdrops While Galanthus can be appreciated while standing, the diminutive size of snowdrops beckons gardeners to humble themselves upon the earth to appreciate their beauty, much like we see Kim doing here with her camera. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1606147406877-RKEVNBZVP3SNQH0LQK1Z/2013-1201-012+Galanthus+elwesii+var.+monostictus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Thanksgiving Snowdrops The long drift pulls you into the woods to see just how far it goes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1606147977674-S1MYSYQ1CMFQQ4WPB6QI/2013-1201-010+Cyclamen+coum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Thanksgiving Snowdrops Some of the diversity in Cyclamen foliage along the path through the woods. The leaves look like little shields scattered upon the forest floor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1606147430238-IMC46LSGP9Q08HLR1GTH/2013-1201-005+Galanthus+elwesii+var.+monostictus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Thanksgiving Snowdrops Galanthus flowers hang like lanterns on hooks. While they produce no foot candles, they certainly brighten winter. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2020/notes-from-the-patch-november-2020 monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1605498030874-140J7HME144UZ5OH8BK9/2020-1111-532-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Notes from the Patch, November 2020 The front of the vegetable garden in the patch. To the right is the swale, a three-foot wide depression I had to dig to help direct water through the property. It hasn’t really been landscaped much yet beyond the few perennials I’ve stuck there for holding. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1605498344133-DI5T855PYLY9BBGSM5PX/2020-1111-501-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Notes from the Patch, November 2020 A photo from the other side looking toward the neighbors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1605498327133-SNBFDCR64ZGZXPU2ZL94/2020-1111-541-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Notes from the Patch, November 2020 I had a challenging time getting peas going. They just collapsed from a fungal disease early on. A later sowing of' ‘Sugar Snap’ didn’t die and now are blooming. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1605497940312-1QGZPPENXP8LQOKNBELX/2020-1111-491-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Notes from the Patch, November 2020 Early issues with peas forced me to buy some additional varieties. Here you see the disease resistant ‘PLS 595’ at the front and ‘PLS 141’ at the back. The broccoli also looks good with a mulch of leaf mold. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1605497966354-4DDET3U2231BT5RAZ8YZ/2020-1111-493-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Notes from the Patch, November 2020 A close up of ‘PLS 595’. Even the tendrils are edible! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1605498319623-2LF7SDJ6KGI1J5J99LWB/2020-1111-497-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Notes from the Patch, November 2020 A much better crop of peas from ‘PLS 595’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1605497976528-D9NFNYX5XB6OAPGGE13X/2020-1111-496-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Notes from the Patch, November 2020 Watching videos of Conor Crickmore of Neversink Farm inspired me to try this new approach to trellising peas. PVC T-joints help to support electrical conduit holding nylon twine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1605498024607-33VBKYJ0OSSQL2E517LI/2020-1111-526-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Notes from the Patch, November 2020 One of Karen’s favorites is Swiss chard (and mine, too!). She enjoys it even better than lettuce in salads! Here the rainbow colors from the ‘Bright Lights’ mix glows warm in the morning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1605497989315-ZXD69LAZSPF5WQRLKLUN/2020-1111-507-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Notes from the Patch, November 2020 The always beautiful ‘Ruby King’ cabbage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1605497999475-8F8CARLDEMFUXQ76OSGF/2020-1111-515-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Notes from the Patch, November 2020 Carrots, spinach, and kohlrabi are coming right along. I will continue sowing spinach and carrots into January. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1605498009154-MRBBUVMJ4XRT6UHQH0QJ/2020-1111-517-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Notes from the Patch, November 2020 And, collards have been fun to pick. I love sautéing them with bacon grease, a little brown sugar, and garlic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1605498039799-ADW7YFWU3K9R2LSO0RT3/2020-1111-542-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Notes from the Patch, November 2020 One of my favorite kales! Every time I see ‘Dazzling Blue’ I want to throw up jazz hands. *Jazz hands* https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1605498336953-G6PC0KR18WVA8UWRUMF1/2020-1111-525-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Notes from the Patch, November 2020 And, there are other plants in the patch like this Cuphea micropetala. The warm-colored petals and blues in the broccoli foliage behind are a nice contrast. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/plants-before-breakfast monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1604323609229-0DA9I3N3RML47SL9T87W/2016-1103-194-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Plants Before Breakfast https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/autumn-at-montrose monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1603715221909-99A0ZXYMQPJ912EYF90R/2013-1005-082+Celosia+spicata+and+Abelmoschus+manihot-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn at Montrose Celosia rises from a hodgepodge of perennials in this border near the May garden. The garden is set around numerous historical buildings. The law office can be seen in the distance and dates back to the 1800s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1603715252694-PK3FPQWU8QG8HFLFKVZR/2013-1005-005+Verbascum+chaixii+Album-LR.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn at Montrose Verbascum chaixii ‘Album’ liked to grow near the gravel pathways. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1603715274878-OHL51EWLFFPTT03UG04E/2013-1005-030+Cuphea+micropetala-LR.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn at Montrose One of my first encounters with a fall favorite—Cuphea micropetala or candy corn cuphea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1603715295691-MV6O6GI5KEO6DH8TAKX5/2013-1005-080+Cuphea+cyanea-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn at Montrose Another cute cuphea I saw was Cuphea cyanea. The flowers are small but there are plenty of them for effect. If you look closely, you might see the bat face in the flowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1603715390650-Q8PRG15QC6NMEAP6MFFS/2013-1005-015+Colchicum+Waterlily-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn at Montrose Nancy tries to time her open house weekends during the peak of autumn splendor. I hit it just right this visit to see Colchicum ‘Waterlily’ in flower. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1603715456261-9UW37115D68HH2IV3E9U/2013-1005-018+Sternbergia+lutea-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn at Montrose A nice massing of Sternbergia lutea brightened this shady spot. It is such a quaint autumn geophyte. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1603715618052-GS0S3FEXJZEZ7FC7JTUM/2013-1005-034+centratherum+punctatum-LR.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn at Montrose My first encounter with Centratherum punctatum was at Montrose. Since moving to Texas I have discovered what a wonderful heat-tolerant self sower this plant is. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1603715662282-YEMJ0JZ10WPVMDPXNAYH/2013-1005-036+Dahlia+coccinea-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn at Montrose Dahlia coccinea erupts with vermillion flowers come October at Montrose. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1603715865329-ZB1IFQPCRCDCTCAYADE7/2013-1005-038+Dahlia+coccinea-LR.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn at Montrose A close up of Dahlia coccinea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1603715882210-I1NQG344DZK44ZAMRIGF/2013-1005-041+Cosmos+sulphureus%2C+Colocasia%2C+Hibiscus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn at Montrose Cosmos sulphureus forms a wall of foliage and flowers that other plants can pop against. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1603716041796-EUP97N9W7HOOBP3AUPKF/2013-1005-054+Helianthus+angustifolius-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn at Montrose I love to use this image and the next to teach students about how a person’s orientation to the plants and sun can affect color and intensity. Here, Helianthus angustifolius glows bright with the sun to my back. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1603716174446-4L1AJ1U5IXNUK3UW2S47/2013-1005-045+Helianthus+angustifolius-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn at Montrose But, from this angle where I face both sun and plants, we now see more shadows, which creates more of a shade of yellow in the flowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1603716201891-6AA1PZ5037K8RPY0L8UJ/2013-1005-052+Montrose-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn at Montrose Stepping into the tropical garden, you can see that color is not the only driver here. Texture also creates a richness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1603716410746-OAYPR1HIPE3UUAF1B39N/2013-1005-056+Orostachys-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn at Montrose One of my favorite sights from Montrose was this old sugar kettle planted with hardy Orostachys. In their bloom they looked like flames licking out of a cauldron. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1603716439745-TC3G1NU6NZSV25SST45Y/2013-1005-070+Symphyotrichum+and+Tradescantia+pallida+Purpurea+combo-LR.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn at Montrose Nancy had a knack for creating simple yet effective plant combinations. I loved seeing this Tradescantia pallida ‘Purple Heart’ planted with this Symphyotrichum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1603716457337-TUB3UY39S943GVOV9VYH/2013-1005-014+white+Colchicum+and+Ophiopogon+planiscapus+Nigrescens-LR.jpg plant•ed blog - Autumn at Montrose Another great color combination was this pairing of white Colchicum with this matrix of Ophiopogon planiscapus ‘Nigrescens’. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2020/muhly-by-morning monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1603076124709-7OGIH6RT5E80P6QMWWRE/2016-1015-008-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Muhly by Morning, Muhly by Day Wow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1603072896876-RR7NKMRPTW5QRA415B35/2016-1015-010+Muhlenbergia+and+Eryngium-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Muhly by Morning, Muhly by Day This photograph I took that morning is one of my favorites of all time. It is three main characters with a few supporting cast, and it shows how such simple textures can create a spectacular view in a garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1603073346726-ZD6AMEE9A8FEK3CKCGUD/2016-1015-042+Muhlenbergia+and+Eryngium-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Muhly by Morning, Muhly by Day The same shot but only a few hours later. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1603072602288-O65HS5UWVBGZNHVO55WA/2016-1015-003+teacup+fountain-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Muhly by Morning, Muhly by Day The teacup garden in its autumn exuberance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1603072631580-02FXR4JJTBV5R323TWCT/2016-1015-002+Euphorbia+cotinifolia-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Muhly by Morning, Muhly by Day Dew glistens on the ovate leaves of Euphorbia cotinifolia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1603072710195-M8O1DG57V4CFG3N3K2LD/2016-1015-005+asters+Plectranthus+Stachys-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Muhly by Morning, Muhly by Day Such a great cool color theme woven with Symphyotrichum, Plectranthus, Stachys, and Nicotiana. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1603072861015-0FHNNPYH3KZL9K0UR8WD/2016-1015-007+Chanticleer+house+planting-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Muhly by Morning, Muhly by Day Another part of the garden was warmed by the rising sun basking on red foliage and flowers. What a wonderful effect to echo the colors of summer Ensete in the fall foliage of an Acer palmatum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1603073298192-2DT0U9OO9R9W02MX6KUB/2016-1015-041+flowery+lawn-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Muhly by Morning, Muhly by Day The flowery lawn was at its height of color for the year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1603072773856-A2RKLF4KQK8MSN3X9VGN/2016-1015-006+flowery+lawn-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Muhly by Morning, Muhly by Day Light shimmers through the emergent Verbena bonariensis in the flowery lawn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1603072815822-TG1ZPXY06H5SSVFOS3GF/2016-1015-009+Kniphofia+Wet+Dream-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Muhly by Morning, Muhly by Day Muhly grass acts a foil for Kniphofia ‘Wet Dream’… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1603073003274-FRLBLGI5Q5Q0LGF7HV1Q/2016-1015-018.+Asclepias+seed+in+MuhlenbergiaJPG-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Muhly by Morning, Muhly by Day …and as a web for the occasional Ascelpias seed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1603072919309-IEE0YYDFVQ59XW6UBV3X/2016-1015-014+seedheads+and+Agave-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Muhly by Morning, Muhly by Day Echinacea seedheads punctuate the gravel garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1603072975026-869EYC588NA2YZZP02L9/2016-1015-015+Liatris+elegans-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Muhly by Morning, Muhly by Day Liatris elegans erupts out of the gravel garden at Chanticleer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1603073031442-50EOGLB2E1GJXXDNQFBL/2016-1015-020+Muhlenbergia+capillaris-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Muhly by Morning, Muhly by Day Another view of muhly, this time on the rock ledge down from the gravel garden. Joe Henderson said he used more here to connect this planting with the elevated walkway and make the garden feel more cohesive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1603073124828-LXDL3QXF9WA74ZG6UBPW/2016-1015-025+Colchicum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Muhly by Morning, Muhly by Day Even in their fade, the Colchicum in the bulb meadow look good. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1603073062104-NIP3SJ19LZUX4L7TMBF3/2016-1015-022+Colchicum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Muhly by Morning, Muhly by Day Another shot of the fallen Colchicum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1603073161380-VD9BZOQ08SOQHRL61PAB/2016-1015-030+Sporobolus+heterolepis-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Muhly by Morning, Muhly by Day The Sporobolus meadow in its fall color https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1603073212839-DAJMKITEPKH5EHTNCFO0/2016-1015-036+cut+flower+garden-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Muhly by Morning, Muhly by Day The old iteration of the cut flower garden looked spectacular during my visit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1603073252381-3EJYZDTQEHIIOR6DQBUD/2016-1015-038-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Muhly by Morning, Muhly by Day Aster tataricus glows against the autumn sun. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/fall-color-at-graveyard-fields monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1602278139152-WFBOUMGE329ZBPH5YB4K/2013-1014-005+Graveyard+Fields-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall Color at Graveyard Fields https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1602278132087-JG3H0EISW1PFRDMIJSCO/2013-1014-008+Graveyard+Fields-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall Color at Graveyard Fields COLOR!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1602278145020-34DDQGVRDKJ6IBYIU31W/2013-1014-011+Graveyard+Fields-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall Color at Graveyard Fields Ah, heaven. After I parked, the clouds came in. It's as if their hands of vapor were reaching down to give the performing flora high fives. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1602278150965-VU59VX9ZJR6AU7M1IBCA/2013-1014-018+Graveyard+Fields+fence-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall Color at Graveyard Fields Color at every layer in the landscape on this bend in the trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1602278158226-DM131XJ9EMBG7AV3VJX1/2013-1014-020+Graveyard+Fields+fence-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall Color at Graveyard Fields The trail through Graveyard Fields. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1602278171373-VBUT6YOTOS98NJREWIEK/2013-1014-030+Graveyard+Fields+fence-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall Color at Graveyard Fields Another perspective of the trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1602278183308-KRJYXM4E4690A1X4IAPJ/2013-1014-033+Graveyard+Fields-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall Color at Graveyard Fields Here you see some taller Viburnum growing out of the scrub. Note the darker purple foliage and the bluish fruit in the bottom right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1602278222655-DMUS1SQVODBDJLYI7MZD/2013-1014-046+Viburnum+nudum+var.+cassinoides-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall Color at Graveyard Fields Condensation droops on the blue drupes of Viburnum nudum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1602278164932-NGHZ7TVGKOA0AB7L1HLI/2013-1014-024+Vaccinium+constablaeii-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall Color at Graveyard Fields If you’re curious about the red, here is a closeup of the ember-colored foliage of Vaccinium constablaei. Thanks to renown blueberry expert Dr. Jim Ballington for the id. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1602278189119-9JN1WMOKMQZAPEU76RO8/2013-1014-035+Graveyard+Fields-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall Color at Graveyard Fields Each blueberry plant was like a pixel of color in the sheet of red in the larger image I took from the parking lot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1602278206662-O7642B4VQI7TT7GUWZM9/2013-1014-043+Cratageus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall Color at Graveyard Fields I think this trip was the first time I really recognized that Vaccinium could have such good fall color. You can also see a faded Solidago piercing through the red. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1602278194579-4KB9JQ59YV3JFJ6UV1IW/2013-1014-042+Cratageus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall Color at Graveyard Fields Scattered about were also a few Cratageus with their fruit colored in their autumn regalia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1602278200629-X0FCVE7A43UO9J0J4EJ8/2013-1014-037+Graveyard+Fields+path-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall Color at Graveyard Fields The trail continued, but this point is where I stopped. The sun was setting, and I had miles to go. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1602278231091-V5PNRWYL5N7IHBBGCWN4/2013-1014-049+Graveyard+Fields-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Fall Color at Graveyard Fields One last look at Graveyard Fields. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2020/10/04/cajun-prairie monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1574370605609-FD8XYKT6HL9DOUP2VMB6/2019-1016-063-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Cajun Prairie https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1574370633239-ZZKZK8K333XFRD3PXU86/2019-1016-130+pathway-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Cajun Prairie Saccharum flower heads bend in the breeze https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1574370623136-JILGUIC1F68S0YGN8GR9/2019-1016-108+concrete+bench-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Cajun Prairie A spot to sit and enjoy the cajun prairie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1574370626888-JJLY9YH5IV3R5NO47SHK/2019-1016-122+prairie-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Cajun Prairie An incredible mix of forbs in the cajun prairie https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1574370613806-MI25QC80WYT2HIY187A2/2019-1016-092+Hyptis+alata-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Cajun Prairie What a view those houses have in the distance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1574370608122-NCI4CFLST7ZRREND574V/2019-1016-073+prairie-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Cajun Prairie Kneeling down, you immerse yourself in the prairie and see a different perspective. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1574370566260-OEJ9TQPL5NNLM3207D4F/2019-1016-018+prairie-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Cajun Prairie What a color echo between the grass and the roof. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1574370569296-E00M2K6TQKJUXC57D2G6/2019-1016-020+Hibiscus+moscheutos-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Cajun Prairie The petals on Hibiscus moscheutos shines bright white against the prairie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1574370598059-2D66KOOKC39I4EJQ2L9A/2019-1016-037+Arnoglossum+ovatum-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Cajun Prairie A late Arnoglossum ovatum stands above the prairie https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1574370573354-AB2AIE1UJCCH56DFNFEM/2019-1016-031+Arnoglossum+ovatum-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Cajun Prairie I always love getting in close and seeing the intricate detail of Arnoglossum flowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1574370610895-21PUO6YEJHOR35R9BN9E/2019-1016-074+Hyptis+alata-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Cajun Prairie Hyptis alata tended to be grouped together in the prairie, likely because it sows itself nearby. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1574370616003-M67Q73WJ6S88DHE1JGSA/2019-1016-094+Hyptis+alata-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Cajun Prairie Another photograph of Hyptis paired with Schizachyrium, Helianthus, Solidago, and more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1574370602907-PGM5QAUIOT6PRQKAW7Y0/2019-1016-061+Carex+glaucodea-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Cajun Prairie Carex flaccosperma (or glaucodea) hiding on the ground plain under the taller perennials. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1574370556825-CZMQMEH80P4VM11XZGSU/2019-1016-014+Chromolaena+ivifolia-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Cajun Prairie Such a beautiful blue flower on Chromolaena ivifolia that also contrasted well with the yellows from Helianthus and Solidago. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1574370553190-5KV23R6R8YFI43TOU147/2019-1016-010+Chromolaena+ivifolia-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Cajun Prairie Even the spent flowers of Chromolaena ivifolia were ornamental when they turned dark brown. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1574370629469-O7XRV2R0OWS56BS1V01Z/2019-1016-124+prairie-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Cajun Prairie One last look at the cajun prairie in Eunice, Louisiana. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2020/9/18/rayless-sunflower monthly 0.5 2020-09-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1600460336196-AX9YYX7MEQJ1S00PBAV4/2019-0907-064+Helianthus+radula-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Rayless Sunflower The flowers of Helianthus radula emerge in autumn and are a wonderful companion to the ghostly colored Liatris elegans. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1600460346302-NPBMYGJE4G0CSWHMXT20/2019-0907-069+Helianthus+radula-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Rayless Sunflower A closeup of Helianthus radula flowers https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2020/09/13/late-summer-in-the-green-swamp monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1599760367664-FPQNDPB8WK9GQ0QA5P2W/2012-0825-072+savanna-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Late Summer in the Green Swamp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1599760282709-7VTTUG274FOREVZ8OO5B/2012-0825-010+Green+Swamp+savanna-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Late Summer in the Green Swamp The beautiful longleaf pine savanna. Notice the dark black burn scars on the trees from previous years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1599760361593-48PYEVOCUXKSHZKO3FQ9/2012-0825-062+Dionaea+muscipula-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Late Summer in the Green Swamp My first encounter with Venus fly trap (Dionaea muscipula) in the wild! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1599760329754-3RDMC8SMXNNJ25FAK1LL/2012-0825-037+Sarracenia+flava-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Late Summer in the Green Swamp A few new pitchers on Sarracenia flava are popping up out of the grass. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1599760391070-ZH2YQ4Y1UDWW2J75CFCA/2012-0825-089+Sarracenia+flava-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Late Summer in the Green Swamp Even the tattered foliage and flowers of yellow pitcher plants (Sarracenia flava) looked admirably rustic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1599760317481-EJSJME52MZGGLI1PVHWG/2012-0825-031+Platanthera+ciliaris-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Late Summer in the Green Swamp Platanthera ciliaris (orange-fringed orchid) dotted the landscape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1599760323852-2TQER6ZH28D8B914BPIQ/2012-0825-036+Platanthera+ciliaris-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Late Summer in the Green Swamp A close up of the delicate Platanthera ciliaris flowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1599760276905-R4L3I2KWPPK2GYPA5M5S/2012-0825-003+Platanthera+cristata-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Late Summer in the Green Swamp Platanthera cristata had a little less fringe but was still lovely to see. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1599760348333-D5BW25CMI3WACA85XC19/2012-0825-060+Platanthera+integra-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Late Summer in the Green Swamp As the name suggests, the yellow fringeless orchid, Platanthera integra, has no frills on the lower petal. The epithet integra means entire or undivided. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1599760289157-D9F2CAYD9HW6WPO0N9WX/2012-0825-015+Osmundastrum+cinnamomeum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Late Summer in the Green Swamp I had never seen cinnamon fern have such good late summer color. Of course, it gets better. Check out Alan Cressler’s photo of it in November. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1599760354802-4T8HAQ3VDHBMU4HCOTOJ/2012-0825-061+Lilium+catesbaei-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Late Summer in the Green Swamp An opening pine lily’s (Lilium catesbaei) red petals lick like flames against wiregrass. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1599760307826-JOUANAJO6TAJBYFYM0WW/2012-0825-023+Lilium+catesbaei-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Late Summer in the Green Swamp Here’s a Lilium catesbaei that’s a bit further along. You can see the pollen dehiscing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1599760377726-FDYS317D04Z5TPVZT4T7/2012-0825-077+Liatris+pilosa-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Late Summer in the Green Swamp Just look at how the purple fades into the upper right of this image. These Liatris pilosa went on and on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1599760382653-HSW5YB2B007F6G6310R2/2012-0825-085+Liatris+pilosa-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Late Summer in the Green Swamp Grassleaf blazing star (Liatris pilosa) made this a purple milky way. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1599760445638-E3HGDF1ZM3PJ27TTRV54/2012-0825-101+Marshallia+gramnifolia-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Late Summer in the Green Swamp Grassleaf Barbara’s buttons (Marshallia graminifolia) was one of my goals to see for the trip, and I was happy to see it in abundance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1599760450695-BQ4BBJX7PH1DBQRKFHD9/2012-0825-105+Marshallia+gramnifolia-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Late Summer in the Green Swamp I believe these Marshallia have garden merit. I just love their pinwheel galaxy appearance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1599760440574-VTINP679HG8WTHC9WHB1/2012-0825-099+Pleea+tenuifolia-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Late Summer in the Green Swamp As the Liatris became more sparse, the rush featherling (Pleea tenuifolia)—and don’t you just love the common name—became more prevalent. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1599760401942-1JYB40YSZZYGY4JPXYS6/2012-0825-098+Pleea+tenuifolia-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Late Summer in the Green Swamp A close up of Pleea tenuifolia in flower https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1599760461782-AKV2D6TSC3IP8O4CUDOX/2012-0825-116+Zigadenus+glaberrimus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Late Summer in the Green Swamp Another species I added to my wishlist to grow one day was Zigadenus glaberrimus or the sandbog death camas. They had these beautiful and persistant tepals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1599760342847-72S8MLW25PHDTRRL8G6F/2012-0825-050+Platanthera+ciliaris+praying+mantis-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Late Summer in the Green Swamp Seems I'm not the only one admiring this yellow fringed orchid (Platanthera ciliaris). A praying mantis hangs on the fringe, undoubtedly waiting for some flying prey to come along. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1599760336467-78BV4YB9K51HX5Q0T7WP/2012-0825-049+Platanthera+ciliaris+praying+mantis-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Late Summer in the Green Swamp Don’t mind me. I’m just waiting for dinner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1599760455763-ZI6DSMSFJZUVHD21TYEC/2012-0825-107+Marshallia+gramnifolia-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Late Summer in the Green Swamp Grassleaf Barbara’s buttons makes a great stakeout spot for Carolina anole (Anolis carolinensis). https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2020/9/06/a-lovely-aster monthly 0.5 2020-09-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1568497492499-RWKLVHDJFIRCEYJ3MZJ2/2019-0902-010+Symphyotrichum+lateriflorum+White+Lovely-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Lovely Aster https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1568497558923-MCFN1EBT14A76JF7NHI7/2019-0828-002-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - A Lovely Aster Other plants in my trial bed are showing wear and tear from the summer, but ‘White Lovely’ Symphyotrichum lateriflorum erupts with gossamer blooms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1568497499101-KUEVN69XJRCFL1TO25YR/2019-0902-048+Symphyotrichum+lateriflorum+White+Lovely-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Lovely Aster Symphyotrichum lateriflorum ‘White Lovely’ highlighted with the morning dew and the first rays of sunrise. Here you can see how the plant blooms laterally or one one side, hence the lateriflorum epithet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1568497523036-KJ58HT2XJDQIF1Y7U234/2019-0907-074+Symphyotrichum+lateriflorum+White+Lovely-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Lovely Aster I particularly like this happenstance pairing of Symphyotrichum lateriflorum ‘White Lovely’ with the fading Pycnanthemum tenuifolium. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2020/8/30/building-a-bog monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1598842056109-805E25NF3ZHCW8J9ZSR5/2020-0830-059-bog-garden-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Building a Bog https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1598840724805-IHW6DO9NIAL3HRFKIZK8/2020-0815-001+bog+box-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Building a Bog The bog box is built! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1598840716619-8GZT4XW2O6FEYCVJ4VDC/2020-0815-002+bog+tarp-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Building a Bog Here you can see the 1 × 1 ft grid in the liner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1598840718997-HAUF5C9NF7V31C27L4WR/2020-0815-003+bog+tarp+fitted-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Building a Bog The liner is now fitted to the box. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1598840775510-R4C34SQA8W2SHWC5YJLW/2020-0815-004+carnivorous+substrate+mixing-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Building a Bog I mixed the sand and peat moss in the back of my truck. You can see them separate here… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1598840780987-LI8XSB9BTTCE9R9LHOHV/2020-0815-006+peat+and+sand+blend-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Building a Bog …and blended together here. I tried to break up the clumps of peat as I went along. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1598840810401-XK5DJXVE5J6K1QXIVVQO/2020-0815-007+filling+the+bog-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Building a Bog Filling the bog with substrate and watering it in https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1598840819212-8ODXGPRB8IJQ10F451Y1/2020-0815-009+Sarracenia+in+place-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Building a Bog The pots are placed! If you look closely, you might see a few other species like Lilium iridollae mixed in with the carnivorous plants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1598840934389-LS0ORQKZ30GFM8RES0ME/2020-0830-053+bog+garden-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Building a Bog The bog finished and thriving! I’m so pleased with how it turned out! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1598840876696-7XWOZCKDV3B3AP6RLXBK/2020-0817-011+flower+bouquet-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Building a Bog Should Sarracenia ever blow over, they make great cut flowers for bouquets! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1598840930687-OE1FUYKRIQQB2XDAJSPS/2020-0830-067+Sarracenia+Dixie+Lace-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Building a Bog A close up of Sarracenia × ‘Dixie Lace’ showing the incredible venation possible on pitcher plants. Notice the new shoots near the base, which indicates it likes its new bog home. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2020/08/23/rain-lilies-and-hawk-moths monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1568498115979-HYQNY16EYNIAWAICZ522/2019-0902-044+Cooperia+drummondii-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Rain Lilies and Hawkmoths Cooperia drummondii flowering approximately five days after a rain. If you look at the bottom of the photo and follow the scape up, you’ll see the ovary where the green fades to brown. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1568498306094-MKGR4LYNROGMOVEFLLJK/2019-0907-075+Cooperia+drumondii-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Rain Lilies and Hawkmoths A few weeks later, the seed heads rupture. I collect seed and scatter it to make more plants. If you look closely at the immature ovaries, you can see the wilting tube attached at the top through which the hawkmoth’s proboscis would have descended. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1568498226895-QJ6VHIQYDXNLOPPANLV8/2019-0902-029+Cooperia+drummondii+fly-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Rain Lilies and Hawkmoths Seems hawkmoths aren’t the only insect that likes to pause at rain lilies. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2020/8/16/presto-its-pesto monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1597621285262-H2I0G8HWFZIUB5F717SZ/2020-0807-188+pinched+basil-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Presto, It's Pesto! Basil, wet from the morning dew. Cutting it frequently for pesto results in plants that are more bushy. Even if it gets out of hand and flowers, don’t be afraid to cut it back hard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1597460216807-RYWVHV8P8XKWRGHRGUMU/2020-0810-210+basil-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Presto, It's Pesto! Basil cut and brought in from the garden. I try to get it before flowering, but even if the plant has bloomed, leaves can still be used. I prefer to process it soon after cutting. I’ve placed it in the fridge before, but it developed black spots on the leaves from the cold temperature. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1597460191041-PMG50L2TDTT6J649QDTL/2020-0810-211+basil-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Presto, It's Pesto! I rip the leaves off the cut stems. Usually, lower leaves have some blemishes and yellowing on them, so I don’t use those. Also, in the process of riping leaves off the stems, some will be bruised and turn a little dark. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1597460226526-SDGV670RIOEP93R76UNK/2020-0810-217+pesto-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Presto, It's Pesto! The final product after running everything through the food processor and spreading it out on a cookie sheet with parchment paper. This batch is from six cups of basil or triple the above recipe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1597460294819-5HPJZQEA29MMN4AXKKA6/2020-0811-222+frozen+pesto-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Presto, It's Pesto! Voilà! Pesto brownies! Now, we can easily choose how much of a portion to make. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2020/8/03/meeting-my-hero-eliot-coleman monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1596421736340-BBA0EKG2K0IRR8L1C4SZ/2012-0709-005+Jared+and+Eliot+Coleman-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Meeting my Hero, Eliot Coleman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1596482993961-C7S4H3OOS8AY4SPOE2UM/2012-0709-001-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Meeting my Hero, Eliot Coleman Giddy giddy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1596395235507-OXWLOS8ZGCXK1KLMHC8X/2012-0709-001+farm+stand-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Meeting my Hero, Eliot Coleman Wouldn’t you want to stop at such a lovely place and purchase your produce? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1596395416413-5C89974KDR8D1H67BLGV/2012-0709-058+farm+stand-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Meeting my Hero, Eliot Coleman Inside the Four Season Farm stand is beautiful produce and clear labelling that welcomes customers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1596395205428-X8VBON4JPPT294BWB5MX/2012-0709-003+fennel+movable+greenhouse-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Meeting my Hero, Eliot Coleman A shot of the production fields at Four Season Farm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1596395351922-VC3K2EPKF5OT7VMJV2QN/2012-0709-023+Nabechan+onion-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Meeting my Hero, Eliot Coleman Note the tidy spacing between these onion transplants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1596395290276-C91K21KFA0DZETWGRD0D/2012-0709-010.+cut+flower+zinniasJPG-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Meeting my Hero, Eliot Coleman They even had some cut flowers like Zinnia off to the side https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1596395386150-1FMBMY6H71IO1IDT2XAA/2012-0709-026+succession+sowing-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Meeting my Hero, Eliot Coleman One of Eliot Coleman’s practices is succession sowing. You can see in this image the even progression of crop age from recently sowed on the right to older plants on the left. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1596395400010-QRHTGOLYO7ULXZVAQQN9/2012-0709-027+movable+greenhouse+piping-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Meeting my Hero, Eliot Coleman One amazing thing I learned from reading Eliot’s books was that greenhouses could be on wheels! The greenhouse in the distance can be moved down the length of this bed on the pipes. So, one greenhouse can now cover more space. Anchors hold the structure down. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1596395260396-3SOJUQM0A1D9ZB2G4PYH/2012-0709-007+trellising+cucumbers-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Meeting my Hero, Eliot Coleman Where this house currently sits are crops that like warmer weather like cucumbers. After these crops peter out, this greenhouse on wheels can be moved further down the field to cover late season crops that need additional protection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1596395408053-PAX7EKM3DJB2IQ8A825Z/2012-0709-030+leeks-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Meeting my Hero, Eliot Coleman A beautiful planting of leeks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1596395412532-YEM5J2GLIICN6JU1AUX4/2012-0709-040+produce+boxes-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Meeting my Hero, Eliot Coleman In The New Organic Grower, Eliot details how to effectively market your produce. These seasonal salad boxes are recognized by his customers in local stores. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1596395420070-M0FT4TC7YC3RMA5JVBOI/2012-0709-034+lettuce-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Meeting my Hero, Eliot Coleman Young lettuce transplants spaced out in the beds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1596395416979-OHTSUGJ3W53VHQNOZEJS/2012-0709-046+cucumber+and+tomatoes+greenhouse-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Meeting my Hero, Eliot Coleman This greenhouse was one of the permanent structures on the site. The tomatoes and cucumbers look lovely. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1596395401761-FBX82WKE38GSPEVVOMX0/2012-0709-052+tomatoes+farm+stand-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Meeting my Hero, Eliot Coleman I can say from experience that these tomatoes were delicious! https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2020/07/20/guest-gardening-at-chanticleer-day-two-ksn8r monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1595024394819-VXWJGC2U8JX6AQTEE13Q/2016-0622-007-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day Three Joe Henderson, a man outstanding in his planting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1595024418437-ZMIDD71H9I8JOXPDY68V/2016-0620-280-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day Three Looking down on the rock ledge at Chanticleer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1595024389383-5QVMUV0XHV3TE6JKNH4D/2016-0622-009-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day Three At the base of the rock ledge one looks out onto the ponds at Chanticleer. Only one is visible from this angle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1595024382750-KEF5TAEHC0BQIB6QKM3C/2016-0622-010-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day Three Daucus carota and other plants catch the morning light on the rock ledge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1595024325098-YMC9OPJD81TO6WSK9Y9G/2016-0623-053-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day Three A gravel path winds down the rock ledge so that visitors can immerse themselves in the planting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1595024538524-J5J7PZO920C0GI52V4U6/2016-0619-069-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day Three Joe Henderson’s approach to gardening employs the management style over maintenance. He is not interested in preserving a planting as it is. No, he embraces change and steers it as needed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1595024424582-U1FU98IKSDRHMUPP0AXH/2016-0620-278-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day Three Notice how this planting of pink Papaver and the golden Pleioblastus near the ponds echoes the pink Tamarix and yellow Verbascum olympicum up on the rock ledge. Attention to such details with color create harmony and repetition in a planting, even though the plants are different. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1595024430724-U1BJCQVVE6LP9BA761P3/2016-0620-239-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day Three Note how the salmon-colored Echinacea in the background helps combine the orange Asclepias tuberosa and the pink Echinacea tennesseensis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1595024400762-8WYBJE6CNHI7TWDGCS2B/2016-0622-004-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day Three Verbascum olympicum occur singly or in very small groups in nature. If we crammed hundreds in here, it wouldn’t look right. (By the way, I use this image in my classes to help teach this concept of looking to nature for inspiration.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1595024436162-DCO9KJXOTSYSH7MS8HD5/2016-0620-229-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day Three Echinacea planted on the rock ledge. In nature, Echinacea tend to occur in larger groups of ten-to-twenty individuals. That’s why you need to plant more Echinacea in your garden! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1595024413351-S48162I0L0XU2HB09SRW/2016-0621-094-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day Three I put two of these photos into this post showing the vista from the picnic table. One so you can appreciate the distance… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1595024407429-NPI9DFD1QZKSMOLQG0JW/2016-0621-095-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day Three … and the other so that you can see the detail more clearly on the rock ledge and gravel garden. Having such views makes the garden feel larger and yet more intimate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1595024523512-B6LWCHQ5K7GPRUEOYYTB/2016-0619-081-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day Three And, I couldn’t wrap up this discussion on Joe’s part of the garden without showing this lovely sitting area down near the ponds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1595024528435-R03WPF6CIB9KWMU3EM3Z/2016-0619-080-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day Three Just look at how simple these bamboo strips demarcate the path. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1595024376648-1UKNT902BEBHFDQ5439W/2016-0622-035-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day Three Jeff Lynch discusses the O2 composting system at Chanticleer. In the background is Nate Pinelli who oversees the composting at Chanticleer. Nate gives a rough scale of the size of their huge compost bins. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1595024363316-5VDBHDZGDMRTP9IW4PZT/2016-0622-040-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day Three Fresh material goes into the compost piles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1595024369242-6EOSYV4E6W6UUKYQPNP2/2016-0622-033-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day Three Here you see a box housing the greenhouse fan and piping that leads to the bins. Note that some of the pipes in this photograph have been pulled out because those bins are not currently active. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1595024516545-WC31Q2RHK55IJ1T6GCLW/2016-0620-202-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day Three The elevated walkway with porous pavement winds through this diverse perennial planting at Chanticleer. The rusted steel is such a good neutral, earthy color to go with this planting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1595024330510-QJQBISOLCXTRJO1QFDDL/2016-0623-030-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day Three Another dazzling display near one of the landings on the elevated walkway at Chanticleer where visitors can pause and rest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1595024350651-YQ2VXBH47U7DSRI0YD0V/2016-0623-018+elevated+walkway-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day Three Here’s the view looking down from the upper landing onto the hillside. Notice how your eye flows through the planting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1595024339010-PYGD4YQ1A36ALBMX2B3K/2016-0623-019+Echinacea+and+Salvia+sclarea-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day Three The rosy-colored Echinacea species and Salvia sclarea create a good color combination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1595024511049-J5GV1TT5RH27QOQ5IHH3/2016-0620-206-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day Three Here we begin to approach the woodland. I love how massive those Silphium terebinthinaceum leaves are. Note the color echo between the fading Allium seed heads and the Nassella tenuissima. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1595024345712-JBOEFCHAC7B9I1TDYVDH/2016-0622-084-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day Three I enjoyed these fading Allium schubertii infructescences along the elevated walkway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1595024442674-K1HJ86WGGZGVRF931WH1/2016-0620-217-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day Three I love how full and layered this photograph shows this elevated walkway planting to be. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1595024505355-PP4N08QLTOWX74GM7PDA/2016-0620-207-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day Three The floor under these Populus tremuloides is lit with Silene virginica. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1595024545543-OVCS6T44DFY312EVX9OE/2016-0618-086-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day Three I hope that you enjoyed my reflections from my three days guest gardening at Chanticleer. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2020/07/12/guest-gardening-at-chanticleer-day-two monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1594598173813-GCIIAVZLGN5P3MN1DTI0/2016-0621-012-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day Two The entrance to the teacup garden at Chanticleer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1594598215977-KTVMPLJ21G042NM86PE7/2016-0621-016+Fagus+sylvatica+Purpurea+Tricolor-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day Two A close up of the Fagus sylvatica ‘Purpurea Tricolor’ that frame the entryway https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1594598265725-1YD7DRJJ63GXUBEX2T0N/2016-0621-031-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day Two Looking down on the teacup garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1594598297608-K1ZJ1W0B6NKWKRF76179/2016-0621-051-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day Two This photograph is a wonderful study in texture and colorful foliage. Very few plants are in flower, and yet the scene is so pleasing to the eye. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1594603948701-CXI95HPOWLPQBBQNHYNA/2016-0619-012-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day Two Emergents like Gaura and Verbena erupt out of the flowery lawn behind the Chanticleer house https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1594602324082-4Q0C81LX8WZFNL4EH9S4/2016-0621-065-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day Two An excellent example of color echo between the Crambe, Agave, and pool house roof. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1594602351459-4BX519U0LPN3KP5UKILY/2016-0621-075-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day Two Eric saved this accession note (aka a stem or perhaps a scape) that a gardener brought to him. He said anything that contained plant information was helpful! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1594604814326-RVEV5VOC6SNLGW06Y7BG/2016-0620-072-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day Two I love the perennial plantings in the gravel garden. Here, Orlaya grandiflora dances around Centaurea macrocephala and Asclepias tuberosa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1594605581235-E9JWKCSHHICDM5AKQD38/2016-0619-060-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day Two Another shot of the gravel garden closer to the ruin. Another common plant that was woven through the plantings was the ever airy Nassella tenuissima. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1594605740914-QF5KXP2G8CEIFZKX6KPO/2016-0619-043-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day Two Such dynamism here between the lines of Consolida ajacis and the curves of Nassella tenuissima. Note their fade as you approach the path on either side, which creates a sense of layering. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1594604711637-RTCW7XTL4OZI41UZ158C/2016-0620-171-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day Two Here’s a photo of the bed that Chris and I worked in to remove the Orlaya grandiflora. Notice there are still blooms to see, but much of it has gone to seed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1594602385790-0QK6SAM7YCV4AH236XAI/2016-0621-079-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day Two I pause from helping Chris Freimuth remove the Orlaya to snap a photo of the process. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1594604648836-IT0SVG5AFVXKHJLAKK52/2016-0623-077+Asclepias+tuberosa-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day Two Here is the after. With the Orlaya gone, you can more clearly see the other perennials that comprise the planting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1594602434772-EO51Q1P5A8VPNES7TYCQ/2016-0621-130-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day Two And, I love photographing minutiae like the edge here between the grass and gravel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1594602490377-9IQ8VTSWCPP3HIUSMWM4/2016-0621-074-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day Two The entrance to Bell’s Woodland is a bridge that is designed to resemble a fallen tree. Note the plant list box on the left that resembles a hornet nest! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1594604746254-8YLEDC48C207D240DCG7/2016-0619-125-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day Two Along the bridge are planters with sedum and mosses to soften the edges of the hardscape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1594602575966-QGVE52U17IO97YSG3AF9/2016-0621-073-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day Two This native insect hotel was one of Przemek’s creations. Such an easy project for kids to teach them about the importance of pollinators. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1594436617187-BZ999980NPXVQYSPZD6V/2016-0623-110+Spigelia+marilandica-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day Two Many have the concept that native plant gardens are all green and ho-hum, but this mass of Spigelia marilandica is certainly something to behold in Bell’s Woodland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1594603419032-5M36XLW0AT78OEQ4UFVT/2016-0621-161-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day Two Vegetation hugs the edges of Bell’s Run. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1594604864432-3H6TW9RX47CKSCIL6ZPE/2016-0623-108+Bell+s+Woodland-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day Two An opening in Bell’s Woodland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1594604885828-KR4TLLB9KTKOBZ73HZAS/2016-0623-109+hugelkultur-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day Two A hugelkulture bed in Bell’s Woodland freshly planted with perennials https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1594602604870-B2V0H1FWWG4P3483Z1DQ/2016-0621-159-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day Two Manicured lawn sinuously flows into wild plantings along Bell’s Runs. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2020/6/28/in-praise-of-ipomopsis monthly 0.5 2020-06-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1593397442929-JWKL587FPY9I7IEP8MY0/2020-0628-017+Ipomopsis+rubra-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - In Praise of Ipomopsis Ipomopsis blooming along the fence that surrounds our patch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1593380393997-061LL57E4VCNGRDLZQR2/2017-0601-002+Ipomopsis+rubra-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - In Praise of Ipomopsis Ipomopsis rubra foliage resembles Taxodium leaves. Perhaps that’s the origin of the common name standing cypress? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1593370779056-OXHRHZO6LB76GJZFMCGB/2017-0726-008+Ipomopsis+rubra-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - In Praise of Ipomopsis Ipomopsis rubra thrives in a gravel garden in Denver. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1593370285449-P5DRBO39T77YRUP7T37O/2016-0810-046+Ipomopsis+rubra-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - In Praise of Ipomopsis Ipomopsis rubra growing amongst cacti, palms, and yuccas at The John Fairey Garden (formerly Peckerwood). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1593370804340-4XBU1F7GL7IM57QCJY8W/2017-0726-010+Ipomopsis+rubra-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - In Praise of Ipomopsis Here’s to enjoying Ipomopsis for many years to come! https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2020/6/20/guest-gardening-at-chanticleer-day-one monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1592622772310-D8BA7QJH02VHOL1WKQDD/2016-0620-005-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day One I had never noticed the wavy line of Calamagrostis × acutiflora ‘Karl Foerster’ through the tennis court garden. Here you can see that yellows were a unifying color in the garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1592622791423-VY1JWBWOGV01PU0GRWP3/2016-0620-011-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day One Calamagrostis × acutiflora ‘Karl Foerster’ was used as a good foil for other plants to pop against. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1592622807527-XX5T70BRVKX5X8SABRZ6/2016-0620-016-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day One Those are some giant carrot skeletons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1592622817995-4PRD7W2KUKJAFVUZI2R7/2016-0620-018-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day One I loved this pathway in the vegetable garden. Not a weed to be seen! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1592622827289-UPOX36TNX0B9RA3NVLXM/2016-0620-026-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day One We’ve all thrown out the dormant plant (or two). I noted in the cold frames how smart it was to label barren trays so that gardeners still know there’s goods in them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1592622865400-ZHRISOA05T42B308JI34/2016-0620-032-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day One Their mass planting of Asparagus officinalis ‘Jersey Knight’ never the vegetable garden is sprinkled with flowering poppies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1592622914038-51A33G6J0R77CLFCJ9U1/2016-0620-039-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day One The combination of sensitive fern (Onoclea sensibilis) growing through prairie dropseed (Sporobolus heterolepis) was one of those simple yet brilliant combinations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1592622827737-6QGLHSOBSNZJ3WXYVNT3/2016-0620-078-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day One The meeting of the minds that steward Chanticleer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1592622848479-EE7P1IDEXFD4DME32LEF/2016-0620-082-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day One These Ventrac tractors were new to me. I very much liked the idea of a multi-tool. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1592622829267-FCNRGKKFKJBCVGH4O7JJ/2016-0620-087-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day One Kalwall glass helps reduce the need for lighting in buildings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1592622855720-IHHFM5Z60DN77LPNGNZ4/2016-0620-093-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day One A clever way to hide your potting mix is to make faux cabinets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1592622943374-HKVE1S4D4H6WZTGJBI3G/2016-0620-101-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day One The greenhouse was built tall to allow overwintering of large tropicals. Dan Benarcik provides scale for the door. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1592622919391-YWKEA4Q5SCPFVP2NCSJF/2016-0620-107-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day One I don’t even see the fishing line supporting these Passiflora vines. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1592622938524-UMH1U65NNR3BHBLUJHNB/2016-0620-112-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day One Ipe benches must be moved every so often to allow the grass to get adequate sunshine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1592622965045-0IFT3U5RFQX2M2LX4LTK/2016-0620-122-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day One Another one of Dan Benarcik’s incredible pieces. This one features a metal frame with wood panels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1592622987827-27Q3KB86UNHZ2U982PW8/2016-0620-125-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day One Tim Snyder is treating the soil with a blend of organics. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1592622946462-2GNVBJEYFMVOQAEMXC0N/2016-0620-145-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day One Dan Benarcik holds a birdhouse built for the garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1592622983028-IUG247VSM4LLL232UFT0/2016-0620-148-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day One This flora fence was crafted by the gardeners at Chanticleer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1592774880661-1PODM07H4Q9CWCYB5T52/2016-0621-001-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day One A collection of containers greets visitors to Chanticleer. Note the wooden pot supports that aid with drainage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1592774891542-O5CUYGYEUHK2067HV6E2/2016-0621-002-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day One A great example of Dan Benarcik’s approach to make the magic happen—cut pieces of Yucca arborea stuck in the ground give the effect of height early in the growing season. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1592623544156-ZI5TZM0ZE5MYEFOXZ7AR/2016-0620-153-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day One Here’s a great idea on how to hide a hose. Put it in an empty container. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1592775370826-D98C5AC0WNEAXFDXW9IQ/2016-0620-055-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day One Bell’s Run is a creek that runs through the north side of Chanticleer. In the distance Astilbe 'Deutschland’ brightens the dark corner and draws the eye. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1592624563288-23BBGU1L4V8SPYR88OGF/2016-0620-161-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day One A close up of Astilbe 'Deutschland’ en masse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1592624577747-YW3KC54PIIS8BN0WV2UQ/2016-0620-163-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day One Eric Hsu (left) leads a plant id walk for Chanticleer interns. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1592624600247-YN1RO45CHX3DRIT9XUZV/2016-0620-248-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day One The graceful and airy Stipa barbata on the rock ledge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1592624602220-UC436H4NVOBJD6RHD13U/2016-0620-252-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day One A close up of the panicles on Stipa barbata https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1592624629342-9OCI1I1YBE8AUJ6RSR36/2016-0620-281-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Guest Gardening at Chanticleer, Day One The end of my first day guest gardening and one last look at the gravel garden at Chanticleer and the distant white-flowering Yucca rostrata that bloomed for the first time in 2016 https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2020/6/12/grayson-highlands-state-park monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1591998845915-4N77RQPVY2RLHXNT8B0A/2014-0614-006+Grayson+Highlands-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - #rhodiesandwildponies at Grayson Highlands State Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1591999045275-7K0Z5AMQ520XF0Z0BTDJ/2014-0614-090+Grayson+Highlands-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - #rhodiesandwildponies at Grayson Highlands State Park The view north from an elevated spot on Wilburn Ridge in Grayson Highlands State Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1591998848349-2N351GQ2DXXWLC7XVLJF/2014-0614-032+wild+ponies-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - #rhodiesandwildponies at Grayson Highlands State Park Isn’t this the life? Laying about on a mountain top, nibbling some leaves, and galloping through a field. Content sigh. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1591998836148-SCP5CACBIAOYMMH23R97/2014-0614-025+wild+ponies-2-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - #rhodiesandwildponies at Grayson Highlands State Park While visitors are encouraged to not touch or interact with the ponies (SO HARD!), we could see from a distance they came up to about waist-height on us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1591999044597-L2KGJZ4RPS4C1JJOXO7J/2014-0614-098+Rhododendron+catawbiense-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - #rhodiesandwildponies at Grayson Highlands State Park The lavender-pink flowers of Rhododendron catawbiense https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1591999139898-59IBZ5JWH9AHD9F0PTIF/2014-0614-111+Rhododendron+catawbiense-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - #rhodiesandwildponies at Grayson Highlands State Park Here you see Rhododendron catawbiense growing amongst other shrubs on this crag. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1591999054020-YBJQFVIZNDNN5NCBDU8L/2014-0614-099+Rhododendron+catawbiense-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - #rhodiesandwildponies at Grayson Highlands State Park Rhododendron catawbiense can form thickets that are hard to traverse unless there is a path. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1591999054902-QUWR2GQV5M65EIQTGQ88/2014-0614-110+Micranthes+petiolaris-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - #rhodiesandwildponies at Grayson Highlands State Park Micranthes petiolaris grows in a shallow depression on a rock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1591999058694-GN4KJU8NJUNZNTM2STG5/2014-0614-109+Micranthes+petiolaris-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - #rhodiesandwildponies at Grayson Highlands State Park Such lovely flowers on Micranthes petiolaris. Note the three yellow dots on the petals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1591999117951-X059G2RXWC8UO0EKTZFJ/2014-0614-132+Kalmia+latifolia-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - #rhodiesandwildponies at Grayson Highlands State Park Kalmia latifolia in full bloom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1591999126292-ZMTPY85K1I4R6MOYFXKM/2014-0614-133+Kalmia+latifolia-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - #rhodiesandwildponies at Grayson Highlands State Park Note the stamens lodged in the corolla. A pollinator will free them and result in pollen being deposited on the insect. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1591999134189-8CS17XEC435DYHDJ5HTZ/2014-0614-137+Rhododendron+calendulaceum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - #rhodiesandwildponies at Grayson Highlands State Park A bit of floral diversity in Rhododendron calendulaceum seen near our campsite. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1591999126839-3I12SQ0CLL4KHLAPM1BW/2014-0614-138+Rhododendron+calendulaceum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - #rhodiesandwildponies at Grayson Highlands State Park A close up of the sunny yellow form of Rhododendron calendulaceum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1592000763355-0VMLTO66ICAET1BSI4BH/2014-0615-141+Rhododendron+calendulaceum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - #rhodiesandwildponies at Grayson Highlands State Park I loved this complementary color scheme. The yellow/orange of the Rhododendron calendulaceum contrasts brilliantly with the periwinkle-colored wood shed. It is almost like they chose that paint just for that effect! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1592000896633-JODQI339RZP0YLC67VDJ/2014-0615-200+Rhododendron+calendulaceum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - #rhodiesandwildponies at Grayson Highlands State Park A close up of the ruffles and fiber optic floral parts of Rhododendron calendulaceum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1592000869856-WT49OSGALELGL8GML0ER/2014-0615-187+Osmundastrum+cinnamomeum+circle-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - #rhodiesandwildponies at Grayson Highlands State Park Osmundastrum cinnamomeum marking where a UFO landed or where fairies dance in the moonlight? Nah, it is just a matter of resource depletion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1592000892861-L3QPXRWQDXL6SIFTVY69/2014-0615-196+Osmunda+claytoniana-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - #rhodiesandwildponies at Grayson Highlands State Park Interrupted fern interrupting our hike! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1592000895524-JWWD6IFNQAO8P62C9ECX/2014-0615-197+Osmunda+claytoniana-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - #rhodiesandwildponies at Grayson Highlands State Park A close up of the spent fertile leaf on Osmunda claytoniana https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1592000794440-Z9P8CH8BJ5SZK0NCY22R/2014-0615-146+Cabin+Creek+Trail-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - #rhodiesandwildponies at Grayson Highlands State Park Enough ferns! Let’s get on with hiking Cabin Creek Trail! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1592000831778-RLJK5WBCLVV0912Z9GVL/2014-0615-179+fernery-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - #rhodiesandwildponies at Grayson Highlands State Park Oh wait… a fernery!?! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1592000866942-SS9Z66SIT875YAGE5RJG/2014-0615-185+Platanthera+grandiflora-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - #rhodiesandwildponies at Grayson Highlands State Park Is it just me or do you see hat-wearing dancers with way too much flare on their sleeves and their bell-bottoms? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1592000828205-2P1GROBHWXJFH3YDLYH8/2014-0615-173+Deanna+Jared+Stacey+Sarah-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - #rhodiesandwildponies at Grayson Highlands State Park My friends Deanna, Stacy, and Sarah and I stand for a pic in front of a waterfall on Cabin Creek Trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1591998854311-I1KUEQYOXS5N9DPYBHLE/2014-0614-049+Grayson+Highlands-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - #rhodiesandwildponies at Grayson Highlands State Park One final look southward in Grayson Highlands State Park https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2020/6/5/detour-to-echinacea-pallida monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1591506568404-EOQRQGVU1L5NQTDZWFK4/2019-0530-595+Echinacea+pallida-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Detour to Echinacea pallida https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1591506674049-5MZMYIL7SBR6M0FIP7NV/2019-0530-546+Echinacea+pallida-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Detour to Echinacea pallida Wowzers. Have you ever seen so many Echinacea pallida? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1591506762562-O0CQ0EB624Y5T5YJPAFA/2019-0530-583+Echinacea+pallida-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Detour to Echinacea pallida A close up of a solitary flower on pale coneflower. Note the absence of yellow-colored pollen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1591506809584-TE65JBI3747BK75B9EEE/2019-0530-586+Echinacea+pallida-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Detour to Echinacea pallida A shot of Echinacea pallida backlit gives a different perspective of the flower with the blackening of the cones. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1591506909073-7P91V6ER66AYO5EX9P6Y/2019-0530-622+Echinacea+pallida-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Detour to Echinacea pallida Grace is one word that comes to mind when I see Echinacea pallida. So lovely and elegant. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2020/5/29/inspiration-from-potager-du-roi monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1590807614896-L8LW0T0DDJDQH1ZFEALA/2016-0526-081+mulched+vegetables-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Inspiration from Potager du Roi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1590807604248-Y7GDPK98VVWPVPK5B05B/2016-0526-066+Potager+du+Roi+fountain-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Inspiration from Potager du Roi A fountain sits at the center of Potager du Roi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1590807598805-NVNQ3VIXGISF1I4FHYS7/2016-0526-063+La+Quintinie-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Inspiration from Potager du Roi Don’t all horticulturists aspire to have a statue of themselves holding a grafting knife erected somewhere? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1590807177287-SAIYUB9VOW9GSRLU2B0O/2016-0526-037+bee+hives-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Inspiration from Potager du Roi Bee hives nestled under fruit trees in Potager du Roi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1590807865754-T81ZTTMKVBBL0LBYVCUP/2016-0526-206++espalier+and+Rheum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Inspiration from Potager du Roi Espaliered fruit trees were used extensively throughout Potager du Roi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1590807631861-HFVXUD70X8IOFEQGXKKC/2016-0526-102+student+garden-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Inspiration from Potager du Roi Here you see part of the student garden. Such a pastoral feel within the city. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1590807627149-KUAF812CY9QTUNSS1Y49/2016-0526-098+student+garden-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Inspiration from Potager du Roi More of the student garden plots. Note the plots are marked with sunken logs. Also, simple yet effective trellises have been employed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1590807162091-K0YCS7KZS1CJEL68OZSQ/2016-0526-029+espalier-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Inspiration from Potager du Roi A candelabra cordon. For future reference, a cordon is the name of a training system in orchards and vineyards where a permanent branch or branches support offshoots. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1590807157003-40LRRS4JS3070VCJ9HIO/2016-0526-035+espalier+fence-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Inspiration from Potager du Roi I loved seeing these fence-type cordons. It gave me the idea to one day try it back home with figs or other southern fruits. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1590807148343-F835G1I8LN5LJ29DTF5O/2016-0526-026+Angelica-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Inspiration from Potager du Roi Angelica planted between rows of espaliered apples. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1590807870677-QJH7UTQIZLY3SO68U7Y7/2016-0526-207+espalier-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Inspiration from Potager du Roi Here we see shoots coming off an oblique cordon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1590807853029-AYPTZPCK563991RAE9CL/2016-0526-200+circle++espalier-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Inspiration from Potager du Roi There were circles!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1590807195925-1OFC6QDRTN66QHN3G0PU/2016-0526-039+curved++espalier-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Inspiration from Potager du Roi There were waves!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1590810121832-EZHZGCY92MCRE9ANR0KH/2016-0526-141+pyramidal+espalier-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Inspiration from Potager du Roi There were pyramids!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1590807639393-80ET03NY603TMBO81LWZ/2016-0526-190+vase+shaped++espalier-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Inspiration from Potager du Roi AND, THERE WAS THIS AMAZING VASE-SHAPED ESPALIER!!! I MEAN LOOK AT IT!?!?! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1590807137843-6MXK1H0MA60CNJICVFB9/2016-0526-020+espalier-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Inspiration from Potager du Roi Frames for guiding the eventual espaliers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1590807847841-03ENB6N9B4B26PTJJPIA/2016-0526-183+topworking-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Inspiration from Potager du Roi A successful topworked graft! You read about these techniques in books, and then actually seeing them is so impressive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1590807474135-TRY6VIR8P604O8AL1LPC/2016-0526-045+fava+beans-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Inspiration from Potager du Roi Here chives, fava beans, and English peas grow together in a bed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1590807487735-PXH8LB4KRSEN0JI6A3YD/2016-0526-047+peas-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Inspiration from Potager du Roi The wall provides support for trellising English peas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1590807609081-APNOU5BZLQNGP4149F7F/2016-0526-077+mulched+vegetables-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Inspiration from Potager du Roi Here we see more intercropping. Chives once again flanks the planting of an Allium, what appears to be celery, lettuce, and fava beans. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1590807621611-ZMXBC50LCB9E9QBOLPD1/2016-0526-084+bug+hotel+and+tansy-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Inspiration from Potager du Roi An herb garden against the wall at Potager du Roi is the perfect place to site an insect hotel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1590807489848-3BM0RJ840HG42UHEYH2V/2016-0526-053+chamomile+and+borage-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Inspiration from Potager du Roi A few straggler weeds grow amongst chamomile and borage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1590807474807-0ZY5MYPRMHZPNSLWYYXP/2016-0526-052+Borago+officinalis+and+bee-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Inspiration from Potager du Roi I can’t resist photographing the star-shaped flowers of borage, and this bee can’t resist enjoying them either! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1590807858651-KMYNJ4DIDNPODWE3T5IZ/2016-0526-205++espalier-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Inspiration from Potager du Roi One last look at Potager du Roi with the Versailles Cathedral in the background. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2020/5/25/carex-cherokeensis-cherokee-sedge monthly 0.5 2020-05-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1590444210174-7LE1OZRZMUZBKJ42XMSE/2016-0502-008+Carex+cherokeensis-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Carex cherokeensis, Cherokee sedge A snapshot of Carex cherokeensis in our modest grass and Carex trial at the Plantery at Stephen F. Austin State University. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1590444218199-PBFVJTI47Y0PVP7ITHSO/2016-0502-009++Carex+cherokeensis-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Carex cherokeensis, Cherokee sedge While the inflorescences are not very showy, closer inspection reveals there is a beauty to the dainty seedheads of Carex cherokeensis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1590444242919-QEPD2GHY4BP1Y8B0DS5B/2016-0615-099+Carex+cherokeensis-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Carex cherokeensis, Cherokee sedge A mass of Carex cherokeensis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1590444188078-HG7B95V6KC5HXMMOOLMD/2020-0503-007+Carex+cherokeensis+seedlings-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Carex cherokeensis, Cherokee sedge Grading Carex cherokeensis seedlings at my house. These were large enough to pot on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1590444178225-LQ37HLHEYLEC30K0O1N8/2020-0503-011+Carex+cherokeensis+seedlings-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Carex cherokeensis, Cherokee sedge The rest were allowed to remain in the tray to bulk up. Again, notice how some are barely up while others have some size to them. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2020/5/16/i-spy-with-my-little-eye-spigelia monthly 0.5 2020-05-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1589651338433-TB0N126NIYQWR29NPUWX/2018-0422-068+Spigelia+marilandica-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - I spy with my little eye, Spigelia I spy with my little eye something red. Note the abnormal flower on the right with six yellow lobes. Most have five. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1589660127989-U7CH6IT78G1WM1VKGG1G/2007-0602-001-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - I spy with my little eye, Spigelia Spigelia marilandica in the foreground here provides color in Jimmy William’s red border in Paris, TN between the spring and summer flowering gap. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1589665800842-ZYY7CXGBA276YGB7WAX0/2020-0504-022+Spigelia+marilandica-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - I spy with my little eye, Spigelia Spigelia marilandica flowering just behind our house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1589661284037-ISUWXVG83NZYPCQ5ZYPY/2016-0623-110+Spigelia+marilandica-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - I spy with my little eye, Spigelia How spectacular is this mass of Indian pink in Bell’s Woodland at Chanticleer in Wayne, Pennsylvania? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1589653178270-G64TV6Z54RQBAXFZI8D9/2015-0510-002+Spigelia+marilandica-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - I spy with my little eye, Spigelia The variation in color in Spigelia marilandica is apparent in this seedling-derived population in a dry creek bed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1589665554226-9RTSI18ZJ46O14L35GHK/2020-0430-033++Spigelia+marilandica+pink+form-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - I spy with my little eye, Spigelia While most Spigelia marilandica vary in their color of red, this pink Indian pink in my garden is a testament to their color variation. Note this individual’s lack of red in the developing flowers on this cyme. I’m monitoring it because along with the lack of color there seems to be something off about the way the flowers open. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1589665683467-6FAVK9HRBZEASVZ0VOH3/2020-0507-031+Spigelia+marilandica-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - I spy with my little eye, Spigelia I’m happy that this population of Spigelia marilandica is safe from roadside spraying. This snapshot is only a few of the hundreds of plants growing on the hillside. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2020/4/30/keep-calm-and-garden-on monthly 0.5 2020-05-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1588425777468-4P6ZNO30ZT6YN0K3MWL9/2294251_0.jpg plant•ed blog - Keep Calm and Garden On https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2020/4/29/milkweed-assassin-bug-feeding-on-nectar monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1588425667306-H33YPAHFIAX3Q4HCR75Z/2020-0426-046+Zelus+longipes+Achillea+millefolium-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Even Assassin Bugs Need Something Sweet I guess when the milkweed assassin bug isn’t digesting its prey it needs something else to feed on. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2020/4/27/clear-cut-meadow-garlic monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1588252944741-ZRT10KF4ZD7P6WOG1GOI/2020-0422-268+Allium+canadense+var+mobilense-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Clearcut Meadow Garlic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1588252805663-8Z6D10ST3SH2K6KF8URD/2020-0422-255+Allium+canadense+var+mobilense-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Clearcut Meadow Garlic Such darling flowers on Allium canadense var. mobilense https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1588252814539-N8FUPXQP5FTU5TNHN6GZ/2020-0422-264+Allium+canadense+var+mobilense-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Clearcut Meadow Garlic The flowers were so robust and large on some specimens of meadow garlic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1588252821762-Q7PY4HK3H72N22AHH1E6/2020-0422-250+Allium+canadense+var+mobilense-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Clearcut Meadow Garlic Allium canadense var. mobilense was tolerant of wet conditions. Most Alliums in the trade would struggle with so much moisture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1588252841414-HOW4DWHGAO3HE9EG5RC6/2020-0424-009+Allium+canadense+var+mobilense-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Clearcut Meadow Garlic A sampling of the plants I wild collected. Notice the diversity in colors and forms. The one on the far right excites me the most. The plants were larger and flower heads more robust. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1588252848848-A7W4I96HJ2XAR5J3DVPU/2020-0424-014+Allium+canadense+var+mobilense-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Clearcut Meadow Garlic Another perspective so you can see the corolla color better. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2020/4/23/seeing-stewartia-for-earth-day monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1587698176857-FIEYTUJW0ZKNWVIPNHUF/2020-0422-051+Stewartia+malacodendron-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Celebrating Earth Day with Stewartia malacodendron https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1587698445933-5HE92POQ71XEQQJ0COQ7/2020-0422-094-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Celebrating Earth Day with Stewartia malacodendron Higher up the slopes on this petrified-wood bearing creek one finds Stewartia malacodendron. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1587698438262-7VHSI35344R710EQ0HH7/2020-0422-060+Stewartia+malacodendron-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Celebrating Earth Day with Stewartia malacodendron The white flowers, a little larger than a golf ball, pop in the dark understory or against the forest edge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1587698441901-K8XS76SW8K4GOB1Y5PS9/2020-0422-066+Stewartia+malacodendron-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Celebrating Earth Day with Stewartia malacodendron A close up of the flowers and stamens of silky camellia. Just beautiful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1587698461394-2VV1012PIOGIZ934BD7E/2020-0422-220+Stewartia+malacodendron-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Celebrating Earth Day with Stewartia malacodendron Here Stewartia malacodendron spreads itself out in the understory. If you look in the background, you can see even more silky camellia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1587698458966-KQ1N9C14LM9DJ84RU8N7/2020-0422-223+Stewartia+malacodendron-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Celebrating Earth Day with Stewartia malacodendron I noticed that many plants seemed to have this horizontal growth habit. This architecture is likely for maximizing light capture in the understory. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2020/4/17/rp4pqt9pulge0tqt8hhqf5z8gmvrz8 monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1587350633509-U3CIOMXU1KZG4HMELBXP/2009-0717-001-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Clematis from Texas Who needs a mailbox? The boughs of a Cedrus are the perfect trellis for Clematis texensis! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1587350685558-Y1CERDDAAY233N8GYE7Y/2009-0718-001-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Clematis from Texas Can you see the hot air balloon? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1587351318422-NYFG66RG8J6CBFU1OZEH/2020-0411-035+Clematis+texensis-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Clematis from Texas Clematis texensis climbs up the fence surrounding our vegetable patch. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2020/4/16/the-pastoral-spirit-of-lady-bird-johnson-wildflower-center monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1587052470698-13DBMX7CG5OS11OEQI9Q/2020-0314-165+Lupinus+texensis-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Pastoral Spirit of Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1587052357778-TF0TXLRWTK8AQVIDOCP9/2020-0314-036+Aquilegia+canadensis-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Pastoral Spirit of Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Aquilegia canadensis greets visitors in a courtyard at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1587052414568-B7VODI1BL2MAPDBPEUKX/2020-0314-056+Rudbeckia+maxima+Ranunculus+macranthus+Lupinus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Pastoral Spirit of Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center In the silo garden, Lupinus texensis and Ranunculus macranthus provide early spring color. Grasses and Rudbeckia maxima provide good texture early in the year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1587052245557-PEYPLOZ499SI1SWCMH7W/2020-0314-003+stone+aqueduct-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Pastoral Spirit of Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Visitors walk past a stone aqueduct as they enter the garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1587052353966-W3R5AWVEXTH9OOXP50DO/2020-0314-019+Aquilegia+chrysantha+var.+hinkleyana-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Pastoral Spirit of Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Aquilegia chrysantha var. hinckleyana flowers in a courtyard at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1587052309992-S6WBC9VSWE9ZRULCJ4GK/2020-0314-029+Tradescantia+gigantea-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Pastoral Spirit of Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Tradescantia gigantea blooms in a range of cool colors seen here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1587052401992-TO8KR6L0FM3EHQ263PHX/2020-0314-044+silo-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Pastoral Spirit of Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center The silo courtyard looks like it belongs on a farm. I love the galvanized effect. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1587052399336-8ZQ8TRQWZLF23Q7O9ASV/2020-0314-048+Cercis+canadensis+var.+texensis+espalier-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Pastoral Spirit of Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Who has ever seen a Cercis canadensis var. texensis espaliered? Such a funky way to treat a native! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1587052421641-ZFNA6BCSY36EDV8IL1U3/2020-0314-065+Chasmanthium+latifolium-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Pastoral Spirit of Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Logs edge the beds in the woodland garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1587052378688-7AUQGTFX6JNEO7XKC8Z0/2020-0314-068+Phacelia+congesta-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Pastoral Spirit of Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Many species within the borage family feature scorpioid flowers where the blooms on the cymes zigzag. You can see this incredible arrangement on this Phacelia congesta. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1587052459734-JZXNM2JNKXIEJPVVZR5I/2020-0314-092+arbor+Gelsemium+sp-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Pastoral Spirit of Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center This arbor features native vines like Gelsemium and Lonicera sempervirens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1587052463503-WPC7XK0IZCKD7EF1OJU8/2020-0314-098+Lonicera+sempervirens-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Pastoral Spirit of Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center What an incredible flora display from this Lonicera sempervirens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1587052416830-H5847VF8N6S5QZPU6MJL/2020-0314-087+water+trough+planters-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Pastoral Spirit of Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Seeing these stock tanks gave me inspiration about using them at my own house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1587052454437-0ASPL4AQRJZOXP2R8KAF/2020-0314-127+curved+wall+wood+family+garden-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Pastoral Spirit of Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center A bit of whimsy with curvilinear mosaic walls and tree crowns turned upside down in the family garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1587052440323-K7GXHIUVC6B67P1V5J0W/2020-0314-125+Nemophila+phacelioides-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Pastoral Spirit of Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Nemophila phacelioides dots itself in beds in the family garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1587052467950-M2QEX1I4G6CMHJ6RKAQ1/2020-0314-147+Lupinus+texensis++Packera+obovata-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Pastoral Spirit of Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center I enjoyed seeing this blue Lupinus texensis and yellow Packera obovata dyad color pair in the family garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1587052477090-6IAVWZEKV7ETGQJZ13F5/2020-0314-148+Lupinus+texensis+damaged+from+sitting-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Pastoral Spirit of Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Here you see a problem that plagues Lupinus texnesis, the butt hole disease. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1587052485710-BRYE34TRNDHUMCCM9S3Y/2020-0314-156+Prunus+mexicana+Packera+obovata-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Pastoral Spirit of Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Packera obovata electrifies the ground layer under Prunus mexicana with its yellow flowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1587052480210-VHOHUTHXJYL6KVU1IXJJ/2020-0314-171-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Pastoral Spirit of Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Salvia lyrata that occurs sporadically along roadsides and in lawns can be massed as a groudcover. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1587052484305-3DX7M9YPNSM1F6Y814CL/2020-0314-178+observation+tower-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Pastoral Spirit of Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center The observation tower at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1587052484977-U69SXQXY38Q4AT4VPJV0/2020-0314-180+Cercis+silo-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Pastoral Spirit of Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center One final look at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center from the observation tower. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2020/4/12/celebrating-easter-in-joyce-kilmer-memorial-forest monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1586733182298-56Q8H21X7IONRK40389I/2011-0424-004+sunrise-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Celebrating Easter in Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest Sunrise at the Hooper Bald overlook on the Cherohala Skyway https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1586733188837-J8CXC8HID10L6J17O3ES/2011-0424-013+stream-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Celebrating Easter in Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest Vibrant foliage of Rhododendron flank a stream in Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1586733232564-KTQ07YDNK9NTY0PKEUOO/2011-0424-092+Tiarella+cordifolia+and+Phlox-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Celebrating Easter in Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest Tiarella, Phlox, and a host of other perennials blanket the understory in Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1586733291632-LUI30RTDHKXTRJTZ02I1/2011-0424-040+ferns-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Celebrating Easter in Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest Fronds as far as the eye can see. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1586733281338-BYFV69635IDD7OR2Y61V/2011-0424-028+Liriodendron+tulipifera-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Celebrating Easter in Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest Hard to have scale for how massive this tree is… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1586733274949-QG7V2P92AF600OVLEZAG/2011-0424-033+Liriodendron+tulipifera-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Celebrating Easter in Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest …until I stand at the base. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1586733267661-QOFTQKUJGSSM7U38KWO7/2011-0424-035+Viola+canadensis-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Celebrating Easter in Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest Look at this little cutie. Viola canadensis or Canada viola. One is lovely… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1586743114887-VKNHME9SPSKISQ59OXUN/2011-0424-058+Viola+canadensis-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Celebrating Easter in Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest …and thousands are even lovelier. Look at all those white flowers! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1586733578447-6WXHYQSG6KXZYA15018K/2011-0424-053-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Celebrating Easter in Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest In Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest I met Carex plantaginea for the first time. Most know it by its seersuckered foliage, but I was enchanted by the inflorescences. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1586733301266-L7RX95I1FDSA2IFOHV7O/2011-0424-067+Adiantum+pedatum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Celebrating Easter in Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest Adiantum and Uvularia, zig and zag. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1586733321073-C0NON9L2S0FMFMKCKNVQ/2011-0424-109+Gaylussacia+ursina-2-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Celebrating Easter in Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest My first encountered with the urn-shaped flowers of Gaylussacia ursina. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1586733334677-8ATXP1UYDQSWQNH9BGFY/2011-0424-114+Trillium+vaseyi-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Celebrating Easter in Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest One of my favorite Trillium is Trillium vaseyi. I love it for its large (about the size of a camera lens cap) crimson flowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1586733332873-EBECUYLS51F4WV8V7GH6/2011-0424-115+Trillium+vaseyi-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Celebrating Easter in Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest A close up of Trillium vaseyi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1586733303402-I896SPSN1QG3CFUS6STW/2011-0424-044+Tiarella+cordifolia-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Celebrating Easter in Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest My jaw dropped at seeing plants growing on logs for the first time. The white-flowering Tiarella cordifolia looks quite happy. These habitats must be moist to support plant growth on fallen timber. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1586733308148-1PKKPMVQHB5LX1HUNZV5/2011-0424-075+nurse+log-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Celebrating Easter in Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest And, here the ghost of a log can be seen. I wonder how long ago it faded into the forest floor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1586733273121-B3A505DALB9V6CZF3WJH/2011-0424-024+Tsuga+canadensis+fallen-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Celebrating Easter in Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest Dynamite-exploded trunks of Tsuga canadensis, eastern hemlock. A few dead trees still stand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1586733622730-L4YMQL4MAPD11527UPFM/2011-0424-017+dynamite+tree-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Celebrating Easter in Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest Here’s a close up so you can see how gnarled they were. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1586733307643-1TWCFNFJ8BHU1J01V0B7/2011-0424-099+tree+rings-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Celebrating Easter in Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest I count 225 rings on the cross section of this fallen Tsuga canadensis. A few small sections were too faded to count, and I didn’t include them. With that error it means that this tree likely was a seedling at the founding of our country. So sad to see that we led to its demise with the introduction of the woolly adelgid. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2020/4/8/hey-sarracenia-i-like-your-style monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1586529240159-OU7SUXSOFMEZ6H2LQR3W/2020-0407-114+Sarracenia+alata+pollination-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Hey, Sarracenia, I like your style The appendage I’m grasping is part of the style on this Sarracenia alata. The white spot near my thumb is the stigma where I’ve just placed some pollen from Sarracenia × areolata. There are five stigmas, and I applied pollen to all five in hopes of getting seed set. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2020/4/7/recipe-german-red-cabbage monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1586264280737-ZVVTHEJ1R5K2LVKN2XCC/2020-0326-082-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Recipe: German Red Cabbage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1586264289537-VOFJTFR5L7M4OVA8APXI/2020-0326-089-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Recipe: German Red Cabbage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1586528931097-QTRLMRS8T4QS43I1YW8I/2020-0408-135+German+red+cabbage-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Recipe: German Red Cabbage German red cabbage, a delicious side dish for spring meals. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2020/4/6/hymenopappus-artemisiifolius monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1586227941402-KE4NG1U8EISJHWJ9AZ6K/2018-0421-041+-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Say Hi to Hymenopappus artemisiifolius https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1586227949033-T3W9NUKBBLZC37VLLCM5/2018-0421-042-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Say Hi to Hymenopappus artemisiifolius https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1586227956071-FBBKL5BUKCXBBU0Q3MPM/2018-0421-043-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Say Hi to Hymenopappus artemisiifolius Such lovely Astrantia like flowers. Note the white phyllaries, or modified showy bracts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1586174532930-QNMRKJNXIYINX6YKZTG5/2018-0421-044-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Say Hi to Hymenopappus artemisiifolius Here’s a photo of the basal rosette of Hymenopappus artemisiifolius. One can barely see the discolor between the green tops and the silvery leaf bottoms. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2020/4/2/slipping-upon-cypripedium-kentuckiense monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1585974171448-7MDT5S4C5FGX7RTONGYJ/2020-0401-171+Cypripedium+kentuckiense-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Slipping Upon Cypripedium kentuckiense https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1585974342600-O3FCIHY1NZIEPKRNTP0T/2020-0401-195+Cypripedium+kentuckiense-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Slipping Upon Cypripedium kentuckiense HOOARY, Cypripedium kentuckiense!!! Life list plant, check! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1585974077238-EWMIP63BVZRB3OVUAZFR/2020-0401-166+Cypripedium+kentuckiense-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Slipping Upon Cypripedium kentuckiense A bit of lady’s slipper anatomy. Four greenish-yellow with maroon striped leaf-like appendages appear at the base of the slipper. The larger two at the 12 and 6 o’clock positions are part of the sepals, the protective and sometimes showy floral whorl that occurs below the petals. The two twisted ones at the 3 and 9 o’clock position are actually petals and with the slipper petal make up the corolla. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1585974471729-Y2B3MD0LLANCBRYH9EVU/2020-0401-296+Cypripedium+kentuckiense-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Slipping Upon Cypripedium kentuckiense At a different location, we found a much more yellow form of Cypripedium kentuckiense. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1585974012252-9IG2CGCWHN22NA3X4XAH/2020-0401-150+Cypripedium+kentuckiense+pollinium+stigma-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Slipping Upon Cypripedium kentuckiense One flower we found on the ground, damaged within the past day or two from a cut worm or some other dastardly insect. We used the fallen to better understand the flowers. The structure in the middle of the image that looks like an ear is where the sticky pollen is housed, the pollinium. Each flower has two pollinia. The white structure to its right is the stigma. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1585975172899-GZD6OJ7PCS9CM83TA9JC/2020-0401-373+Cypripedium+kentuckiense+pollination-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Slipping Upon Cypripedium kentuckiense We placed pollinia (right above the tweezers) from the broken flower onto stigmas of viable flowers. Why let them go to waste? You can see another pollinium outlined in maroon in the upper left. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2020/3/31/the-foggy-flowers-of-white-fringe-tree monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1585708501780-41M2PI8KNZP3KJGKVZTS/2020-0325-056+Chionanthus+virginicus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Foggy Flowers of White Fringe Tree https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1585708536062-BDQYA8983JOJVVCWZ244/2020-0325-064+Chionanthus+virginicus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Foggy Flowers of White Fringe Tree https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1585708523165-WSBORBOIU8SJEDE05NUJ/2020-0325-058+Chionanthus+virginicus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Foggy Flowers of White Fringe Tree https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2020/3/30/primrose-peerless-is-blooming monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1585625350274-D0UPNWLUXLZFAPSXL03O/2020-0328-035+Narcissus+x+medioluteus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Primrose Peerless is Blooming https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1585625339661-062VB21TJ6E9CHF9H1CN/2020-0328-037+Narcissus+x+medioluteus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Primrose Peerless is Blooming https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2020/3/23/dividing-leucojum-before-a-rain monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1585018720994-0XHI32XNZCRFPSNTADOC/2020-0321-009+Leucojum+aestivum+Gravetye+Giant-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Dividing Leucojum before a Rain One plant… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1585018743929-Q2F0P673AD9X754EO4HA/2020-0321-010+Leucojum+aestivum+Gravetye+Giant-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Dividing Leucojum before a Rain …becomes two. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1585018842489-OQTKMYBHCF6U7CTA0Z3J/2020-0321-024++Leucojum+aestivum+Gravetye+Giant-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Dividing Leucojum before a Rain A Leucojum planted back into the soil after division. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1585018793853-2WBYI8LDUTD5RA45Y2RS/2020-0321-025++Leucojum+aestivum+Gravetye+Giant-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Dividing Leucojum before a Rain A firm press on the soil closes the gap. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1585018806071-YSD6E924Y5MLF35EXWE0/2020-0321-027++Leucojum+aestivum+Gravetye+Giant-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Dividing Leucojum before a Rain It’s like the Leucojum was always there. And, that’s not a weedy grass. That’s Carex glaucodea on it’s left. I’m bulking it up in this area as well. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2020/3/20/sandyland-bluebonnets-blooming monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1584753223667-75FAX171RM32VXQAHOER/2020-0319-227-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Sandyland Bluebonnets Blooming Lupinus subcarnosus flowering at our house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1584751033739-1K9MYQ1X3ZJDDQ10D2XU/2019-0330-006+Lupinus+subcarnosus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Sandyland Bluebonnets Blooming https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1584753164947-AJJ9Z9WRULD9BQWM76AU/2020-0313-879-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Sandyland Bluebonnets Blooming A swath of Lupinus texensis blooms alongside a Texas Hill County highway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1584753937110-9K4AB1K130I8JWGL9UC9/3d0e35d47172dfffd75c63c764fae8cc043ea68e_00.jpg plant•ed blog - Sandyland Bluebonnets Blooming Blue Yoshi! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1584751556039-QSF2B1KYOMR3SIWIAL69/2019-0330-003+Lupinus+subcarnosus-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Sandyland Bluebonnets Blooming Now you can’t unsee blue Yoshi, can you? Note the banner spot color change on the lower flowers. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2020/3/19/texas-toadflax monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1584675146810-V84JTQYW1G1EZVEV9SON/2019-0324-001-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Texas toadflax https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2020/3/18/rooting-out-bloodroot monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1584590260485-KFLGW415NOVT8OGZ0AKK/2020-0310-175-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Rooting Out Bloodroot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1584590272707-FV2K3KWY96L3I33SNRQ1/2020-0310-201-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Rooting Out Bloodroot The mayapple colony was the first thing that caught my eye on this hillside. What other plants does this woods hold? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1584590303293-PEDJ7A8KEHEQFTPKVBH9/2020-0310-175-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Rooting Out Bloodroot A close up of a Sanguinaria flower. Out of focus are seed pods on this member of the poppy family https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1584590293018-MWPCCL3UV2RXOISZDP93/2020-0310-188-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Rooting Out Bloodroot Wow, what a colony! The road is barely visible in the upper right corner. Here it was hiding from me all this time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1584590366105-XVX7KQ10ZHHV95LEHL7X/2020-0310-146-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Rooting Out Bloodroot Karen went back with me the next day for better lighting for pictures, and she provides a nice scale for the size of this colony. Again, the road is in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1584590381043-7F5XZ5HWO60L6KGZCJQT/2020-0310-143-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Rooting Out Bloodroot And, here is the view of the colony behind me. Almost all those green leaves are bloodroot. I wondered what made them so successful here as other spots only had a few or even none. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1584590389134-PFI0N95KH28F04YRYYJB/2020-0310-144-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Rooting Out Bloodroot I looked for diversity in the population, and the best I found was this larger leaf form. I suspect that the size is due to early emergence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1584590222638-9KKTHIM4K574Q6VIASUF/2020-0310-161-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Rooting Out Bloodroot A solitary leaf surrounds a bloodroot flower. Most individuals have eight petals, but some selections have been made in the trade that have more. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2020/3/17/how-to-pot-up-sarracenia monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1584503065690-1Z0RRIIGX91QHSG8TH7T/2020-0317-024+Sarracenia+collection-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Potting Up Sarracenia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1584503216490-65H4QQUSGX11A2E44ZFB/2020-0317-001+Sarracenia+sand+and+peat+moss-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Potting Up Sarracenia Sand and peat moss ready for mixing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1584503221502-14R26DTGLX321UWD6WZW/2020-0317-014+Sarracenia+sand+and+peat+moss-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Potting Up Sarracenia A gallon pot filled with the sand and peat moss blend. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1584503227240-CQCKQGXR0ITSPUQ51W4G/2020-0317-015+Sarracenia+rhizome-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Potting Up Sarracenia A Sarracenia rhizome ready to be planted. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1584503235584-QKPHEWOUKJWM1270C79J/2020-0317-020+Sarracenia+planted-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Potting Up Sarracenia Voila! Sarracenia ‘Hurricane Creek’ planted and ready to grow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1584503534388-ZNMQ3IU9WU5RHYY9QUZL/2020-0317-024+Sarracenia+collection-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Potting Up Sarracenia My Sarracenia collection sits in tubs so that they will hold water and keep the roots consistently wet. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2020/3/16/finding-featherbells monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1584418264013-IF1NFLYOHMQ0APG30AJY/2020-0215-055+Stenanthium+gramineum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Finding Featherbells Feather bells (Stenanthium gramineum) emerge from the leaf litter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1584418287848-EAZ2GH8OY41A9VJFJ64W/2020-0215-088+Stenanthium+gramineum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Finding Featherbells The Stenanthium gramineum my colleague gifted me excavated so that you can see the lovely magenta sheaths at the base. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2020/3/07/my-planting-for-a-monarch monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1583553930050-SMISIQ37QKB8UD47IK3M/2019-0729-1-014+Echinacea+purpurea+Monarch-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - My Planting for a Monarch A Monarch butterfly sits atop Echinacea in the Lurie Garden. Could the way we plant in our gardens influence these wonderful creature’s survival? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1583594728148-7KK2CXX0SUYKU9U0OAYR/Screen+Shot+2020-03-07+at+9.24.03+AM.png plant•ed blog - My Planting for a Monarch This figure from from Baker and Potter’s (2019) paper shows that gardens that had structured (aka blocked) Ascelpias had more Monarchs than non-structured (aka mixed) plantings! Additionally, gardens that featured Asclepias that could be viewed on a north-south trajectory had more Monarchs as well. Note: ramet is a fancy word used to describe the number of shoots from a clonal colony. So, if an Asclepias plant has 10 shoots, those are 10 ramets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1583594507594-5SHDGSKZ35X33E7T6JO7/planting-configurations-for-monarchs.jpg plant•ed blog - My Planting for a Monarch Here’s a figure I pulled from Baker and Potter’s (2019) work that helps to illustrate their planting configurations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1583595113645-4B7C63X66UW7U9CBWXHN/Screen+Shot+2020-03-07+at+9.31.36+AM.png plant•ed blog - My Planting for a Monarch And, here’s Baker and Potter’s (2019) data of Monarch eggs and larvae counts from those planting configurations. Absolutely amazing. Asclepias that were on the perimeter had double to quadruple the number of Monarch youngsters. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2020/2/17/a-swell-swale monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1581999090984-7I01YC0I6VDWIWZEVRX3/2020-0211-012+swale-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - A Swell Swale https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2020/1/13/hunting-witchhazel-and-gentian monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1578717165894-DMET76VG5MXFDGZURM93/2020-0109-054+Hamamelis+ovalis-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Winter Botanizing in East Texas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1578717109784-XNBA6BS18PFKBQ265K4H/2020-0109-011+Gentiana+habitat-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Winter Botanizing in East Texas Gentiana saponaria habitat in east Texas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1578717101938-PCHHY4KK1LWNPS3IB6C3/2020-0109-008+Gentiana+saponaria-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Winter Botanizing in East Texas A hint of color left on this Gentiana saponaria https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1578717177834-JLWXO3P8PM4QJMG4O1AX/2020-0109-004+Gentiana+saponaria+seed-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Winter Botanizing in East Texas Once pollinated, the pedicel elongates to disperse the next generation. If you look closely at the base of the V, you can see the dusty, white seed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1578717102976-GT67YUBQ6K0ZBOZK9SC7/2020-0109-007+Gentiana+saponaria+seed-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Winter Botanizing in East Texas Here’s a close up of a damaged seed pod. Notice how fine the seed are. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1578716994244-FYR01TNR0S3Q85P9XN7G/2020-0109-003+Peter+Loos-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Winter Botanizing in East Texas Peter Loos checks a Gentiana saponaria for seeds. Many grew on the sides of the creek. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1578717116498-OSVS4OL3VA6GNGI1RB18/2020-0109-023+Hamamelis+ovalis-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Winter Botanizing in East Texas Hamamelis ovalis begins flowering in the wilds of east Texas. Their strap-like (aka ligulate) petals unfurling reminds me of octopus tentacles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1578717131746-H6XRM0PXOWQBCTUPXH3I/2020-0109-028+Hamamelis+ovalis-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Winter Botanizing in East Texas A Texas leaf cutter ant mound. Notice the abandoned shreds of Ilex vomitoria. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1578717121935-M834F0O4TXK8UCKWHGKQ/2020-0109-022+leaf+cutter+ant++Hamamelis+ovalis-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Winter Botanizing in East Texas A Texas leaf cutter ant carries a witchhazel petal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1578717137350-HG2OVP0JTHFP8I1K30DS/2020-0109-034+Trillium+gracile-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Winter Botanizing in East Texas Early Trillium foliage rises from the leaf litter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1578717163573-AXHD55JQYV8G9E751UKI/2020-0109-049+Hamamelis+ovalis-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Winter Botanizing in East Texas One of the taller big-leaf witchhazels. You can see the blooms against the darker colored tree trunks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1578717141259-K7UHGTFBXOVZ001TS6M6/2020-0109-038+Hamamelis+ovalis-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Winter Botanizing in East Texas This clone faded from red to orange to yellow in the petal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1578717151795-M0Z057D6TUQMYI1MXNX4/2020-0109-044+Hamamelis+ovalis-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Winter Botanizing in East Texas A more orange colored form. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1578717146981-5TUR9PQ8G5LD7JKPJNVQ/2020-0109-040+Hamamelis+ovalis-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Winter Botanizing in East Texas We even found a yellow flowering big-leaf witchhazel! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1578717172228-WHGWP7XYERZ327HBAP80/2020-0109-057+Hamamelis+ovalis+leaf-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Winter Botanizing in East Texas At this second location, I also saw Hamamelis ovalis exhibiting a common characteristic to witchhazels, marcescent foliage. It varied from clump to clump as far as how many leaves were retained, but in general most of them were deciduous. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1578717163302-H9V2YL7WHZ3THXF4G6H6/2020-0109-050+Hamamelis+ovalis-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Winter Botanizing in East Texas One final glimpse of big-leaf witchhazel in flower. What rich color for a gray day! https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2020/1/4/no-you-shouldnt-plant-trees-in-square-holes-and-its-26-more-work-for-you-nbsp monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1578163336314-VNOSHJ8LD4NAB8TKI9DZ/Hooker+Meme.jpg plant•ed blog - No, you shouldn’t plant trees in square holes, AND it is 26% more work for you. &nbsp; Poor Sir Joseph Hooker, never gets any respect. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1578162813672-ZOPFAVTM8I2671FY1NXT/2018-0801-044+circling+roots-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - No, you shouldn’t plant trees in square holes, AND it is 26% more work for you. &nbsp; Classic example of a girdling root. This tree has survived, but many don’t. This tree will likely become stressed over time due to the roots so close to the trunk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1578163218353-IJKCUE78WU37VFADIRW1/IMG_2611.jpeg plant•ed blog - No, you shouldn’t plant trees in square holes, AND it is 26% more work for you. &nbsp; Math doesn’t lie. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2019/11/16/frost-flowers monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1573915850362-UE9S8C1RJEBR2KDF8B7K/2019-1113-043+Verbesina+virginica+frost+flower-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Frost Flowers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1573915953587-IK4WKSWSI2BPBVJ0KCVM/2019-1113-061+Verbesina+virginica+frost+flower-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Frost Flowers Frost flowers are one of the most interesting exhibits in nature’s art gallery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1573916016344-TOOG1L669NFZAZE8Q5V7/2019-1113-080+Verbesina+virginica+frost+flower-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Frost Flowers The artist Frost helps autumn meet winter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1573916008474-SXMZW27VHFB2MCGTUXEA/2019-1113-064+Verbesina+virginica+frost+flower-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Frost Flowers Frost flowers can’t be curated for long in the physical world, only in photographs and the mind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1573916029177-1JCTV6AJQBD63HONGK12/2019-1113-120+Verbesina+virginica+frost+flower-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Frost Flowers I just adore seeing the ribbons and waves. They are delicate to the touch and will shatter at the slightest disturbance. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2019/11/8/are-shrubs-dead monthly 0.5 2019-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1573308552622-RTGIGYYSJ6BMFMOMHRS3/2019-1015-563-Quercus-virginiana-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Are Shrubs Dead? https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2019/11/1/barrens-bogs-and-stokesia-in-texas monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1572659169919-LLFG03FZFCU67GLVEPBP/2019-1025-267+Sarracenia+alata-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Barrens, Bogs, and Stokesia in Texas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1572659176852-A4S20UG7RY0S1829ZVD3/2019-1025-052+barrens-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Barrens, Bogs, and Stokesia in Texas A barren in east Texas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1572659188695-CYOL0OFMLYGKSD46L8AD/2019-1025-079+barrens-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Barrens, Bogs, and Stokesia in Texas Here we actually see plants and lichens growing on bare sandstone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1572659195437-CZMZ1DLMO4EKM4OLV89T/2019-1025-074+Liatris+mucronata-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Barrens, Bogs, and Stokesia in Texas We found most of the prickly Liatris punctata var. mucronata on shallow soils. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1572659195132-PPF0P9OUMUFB69VGQSND/2019-1025-067-Bigelowia+nuttallii-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Barrens, Bogs, and Stokesia in Texas A rayless goldenrod, likely Bigelowia nuttallii. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1572659197011-FBMZOMXUJYNG3GWNZMAL/2019-1025-047+Ionactis+linariifolia-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Barrens, Bogs, and Stokesia in Texas Ionactis linariifolia was another plant we encountered with needle-like foliage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1572659197717-A7ZS1EFQH5TIACKCAH7W/2019-1025-011+Green+Lynx+spider-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Barrens, Bogs, and Stokesia in Texas Beautiful Green Lynx with her babies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1572659207545-FBMAW2D6ADSZONUUHW55/2019-1025-263+Sarracenia+alata-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Barrens, Bogs, and Stokesia in Texas Look at them all. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1572659223300-0OQF12CE9TOFEXE3EDF0/2019-1025-366+Sarracenia+alata-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Barrens, Bogs, and Stokesia in Texas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1572659251003-954GGS3VFNM83GA1TC6G/2019-1025-183+Viburnum+cassinoides-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Barrens, Bogs, and Stokesia in Texas The beautiful blue fruit of Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1572659246298-88ZHUHW1B9MI8FMSRG0E/2019-1025-188+Carolina+praying+mantis-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Barrens, Bogs, and Stokesia in Texas Carolina mantis hoping to grab an insect before it’s trapped by the pitcher. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1572659230117-58VNZC4GQJ5KM6GTPNWK/2019-1025-288+Sarracenia+alata+Green+Lynx+spider-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Barrens, Bogs, and Stokesia in Texas Love the color echo between the Green Lynx spider and the pitchers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1572659248840-HBJOZD3Y9KM4URBKDG1C/2019-1025-273+Sarracenia+spiders-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Barrens, Bogs, and Stokesia in Texas Another spider egg mass hatching. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1572659253502-WRGFY5RF5VQ92FIKEC4Q/2019-1025-126+Sarracenia+seed-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Barrens, Bogs, and Stokesia in Texas About as young as Sarracenia get. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1572659290810-S1OZOA1J5MG35ZF5D6IG/2019-1025-314+Pinus+palustris+seedling-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Barrens, Bogs, and Stokesia in Texas At the base of the bog we found this lovely stream. The grassy-looking species on the other side is actually a juvenile long-leaf pine (Pinus palustris). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1572659303251-JJJFFFWYP9KYI0UX2ZFK/2019-1025-372+Sabal+minor+Pteridium+aquilinum-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Barrens, Bogs, and Stokesia in Texas Leaving the bog I paused to capture this understory of bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum) dotted with a single Sabal minor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1572659280766-OSZRFBHY4SFYNUIGS45H/2019-1025-374+Callicarpa+americana-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Barrens, Bogs, and Stokesia in Texas And, I had to stop the van to snap this lovely Callicarpa americana. It was over my head in height. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1572659314888-XE49P016162ZZ5LOEOQV/2019-1025-395+Stokesia+laevis-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Barrens, Bogs, and Stokesia in Texas Middle of the photo you can make out the verdant, elliptical foliage of Stokesia laevis. If you look closely, you may spy the dried inflorescence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1572659311206-CU34JGSKAAACSSSASR59/2019-1025-389+Stokesia+laevis-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Barrens, Bogs, and Stokesia in Texas Some Stokesia plants were growing in very wet conditions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1572659314722-5ZGXYJRTJXVT0WYYRSR0/2019-1025-417+Peter+Loos-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Barrens, Bogs, and Stokesia in Texas Peter Loos talks with the students about Stokesia habitat. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2019/10/05/finding-fall-in-western-michigan monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1570241043934-KQT78OI8V44UE0UNEEK8/2019-0928-114-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Finding Fall in Western Michigan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1570240485316-YPFOGP6R89DHHVRCKFKB/2019-0928-202-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Finding Fall in Western Michigan ‘Concord’ grapes hang from the vine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1570240502737-DZ1TOKWQA9IOVQVJ2IOJ/2019-0928-342-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Finding Fall in Western Michigan One of my favorite photos from the weekend. Don’t these grapes look delicious? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1570240529744-AGSMO2ASFKWXFSZ4LEDP/2019-0928-294-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Finding Fall in Western Michigan The colors of fall on a grapevine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1570240584003-HLSFC2EVC7YGRWHUT3TK/2019-0928-165-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Finding Fall in Western Michigan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1570243687232-FLINVNNQKM5TGLB4VH2K/2019-0928-144-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Finding Fall in Western Michigan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1570240585917-78OOUYKF6DUJQGVL2OBR/2019-0928-259-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Finding Fall in Western Michigan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1570240588754-RIIHT3BAB99UKLIXWQRG/2019-0928-369-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Finding Fall in Western Michigan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1570240836052-RTSBOCWGBFFM5T40QD35/2019-0928-391-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Finding Fall in Western Michigan I loved their colorful paint on this sign. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1570240841158-XEPZWU1JLT4J5U1R1MPH/2019-0928-395-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Finding Fall in Western Michigan Dinges Farms had really good signage to help visitors find them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1570240807510-XARD5I37P919TWNFX7H0/2019-0928-414-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Finding Fall in Western Michigan Zinnias in full bloom caught my eye the minute I arrived. Others were talking photos with these cut flowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1570240813529-26V07VS65BMX4QG2XNOL/2019-0928-445-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Finding Fall in Western Michigan A cucurbit sampler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1570240818626-YTV47G4RYKCT0637AVEZ/2019-0928-451-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Finding Fall in Western Michigan The pumpkin cutouts were such a clever idea for marketing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1570240925805-CSCZ89YK4Q719FMYXF4B/2019-0928-492-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Finding Fall in Western Michigan ‘Jonathan’ apples in line and ready for harvest https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1570240942161-3PNWQ0TVRQOE0J6CVWO2/2019-0928-507-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Finding Fall in Western Michigan The crooked branches of ‘Jonathan’ apples https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1570240947753-AKZT85IB3MQ5S9HPURSN/2019-0928-630-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Finding Fall in Western Michigan I fell in love with ‘McIntosh’ apples. They have a good sour taste. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1570240969764-6LTF5MMOGWSMQ3B1QDFQ/2019-0928-790-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Finding Fall in Western Michigan ‘Golden Delicious’ not totally ripe yet, but I like them a little tart. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1570240961974-CK0R2LND8MXSGK0MHLWJ/2019-0928-800-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Finding Fall in Western Michigan Karen modelling a ‘Golden Delicious’ apple. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1570241170312-8EU5NMQ9HMTGP927KC3T/2019-0928-487-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Finding Fall in Western Michigan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1570241171362-FL6EIS1CFTU1SP9YYSJ2/2019-0928-496-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Finding Fall in Western Michigan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1570241172820-14EO7OE8QFEHZY4BKR2K/2019-0928-505-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Finding Fall in Western Michigan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1570241175947-CMKUNZHNSZMWXYAQ4KDU/2019-0928-673-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Finding Fall in Western Michigan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1570241177499-5QVSW9S6O4SZAMNTFGJX/2019-0928-679-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Finding Fall in Western Michigan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1570241181286-2GYACQSHQXN5LYRIPT61/2019-0928-691-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Finding Fall in Western Michigan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1570241077413-0WQZWZMLD1LWG6IZFXKE/2019-0928-836-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Finding Fall in Western Michigan Fields of gold and fields of froth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1570241057611-Z6MQ6AOP8UNIW2FVGFQ0/2019-0928-459-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Finding Fall in Western Michigan Symphyotrichum novae-angliae hugs the fence line. Such a rich purple. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1570241064382-N9SO688Q8GA501OBCKVU/2019-0928-481-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Finding Fall in Western Michigan This darling aster looks to be Symphyotrichum lateriflorum, but I could be wrong. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1570241084491-A8ZWJSRFQXKB2PP51453/2019-0928-849-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Finding Fall in Western Michigan I believe this to be Symphyotrichum pilosum with some Daucus seedheads mixed in for good measure. Notice the bees on a few flowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1570241030223-2WVBVGWR6B7ZYEBQ49NG/2019-0928-007-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Finding Fall in Western Michigan Me lika this Phytolacca. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1570244525736-Z8H1M9HGZUHM82VOEG5K/DSC_0044-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Finding Fall in Western Michigan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1570244567667-NMMEA3CMY52D4HWOWGMB/2019-0928-032.JPG plant•ed blog - Finding Fall in Western Michigan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1570244527365-TWMUXKP6NJ9U6BN7OCFA/DSC_0048-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Finding Fall in Western Michigan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1570244615850-VXHJUP903IIO00E7OHNG/2019-0928-032-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Finding Fall in Western Michigan https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2019/9/07/the-allure-of-the-lurie-garden monthly 0.5 2025-06-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1566154707931-TDGCFQH38V0JLCFXIKUY/2019-0729-1-113+Echinacea+Liatris+aspera-save4web-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - The Allure of the Lurie Garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1566154716563-0P3SQT4EQ70DDIP4CG2G/2019-0729-1-121+Eryngium+yuccifolium+Silphium+laciniatum-save4web-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - The Allure of the Lurie Garden We learned at the Perennial Plant Association’s symposium that Chicago’s city motto is “urbs in horto” or “city in a garden.” With plantings like the Lurie Garden, it certainly lives up to that reputation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1566154705312-XVMQQT7OMDMB2NPVFRF4/2019-0729-1-112+Karen+Jared-save4web-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - The Allure of the Lurie Garden Evidence of being ecstatic. Thanks to my student Hailey for capturing this shot! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1566154710560-VOJEEX7GRFGS0DYMXDBY/2019-0729-1-116+Jared+funny-save4web-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - The Allure of the Lurie Garden More evidence if you need it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1566154435374-BKAEBXE6I11FTII7PB14/2019-0729-1-043+Eryngium+yuccifolium+Silphium+laciniatum-save4web-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - The Allure of the Lurie Garden A snapshot of the Light Plate, a full-sun exposure part of the garden where Eryngium, Silphium, and others bask in the sun. Note the Vitex in the lower left. Going through my pictures I noticed that shrub for the last time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1566154426218-AZ44666H8IS8225LSVEM/2019-0729-1-028+Echiancea+purpurea+Green+Edge-save4web-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - The Allure of the Lurie Garden The beginning of the Dark Plate where the grassland begins to give way to forest, a homage to the tug-of-war that has been fought over thousands of years between woodland edge and prairie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1566154521239-YJHUXET2RUFQU2NUVBCJ/2019-0729-1-076+Limonium+latifolium-save4web-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - The Allure of the Lurie Garden The wooden sidewalk that separates the plates. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1566154412251-G25ZJ8ONPQJEQDTPS39P/2019-0729-1-010+nesting+insect+zone+sign-save4web-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - The Allure of the Lurie Garden Great sign! Love the drawing, too!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1566154438550-CGPNZNW7ATI8NE98JWXX/2019-0729-1-044+naturalistic+planting-save4web-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - The Allure of the Lurie Garden How do you find the words to describe something so beautiful? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1566154421806-X68QVLLC6JIG8YJ46VIK/2019-0729-1-018+Salvia+river-save4web-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - The Allure of the Lurie Garden The Salvia river has dried up and these dust-colored seedheads remain. I can’t wait to return sometime earlier in the year to see this iconic part of this garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1566154467086-DHDEQ76M31DADUS575BH/2019-0729-1-064+Echinacea+naturalistic+planting-save4web-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - The Allure of the Lurie Garden Here you can see the block-style approach to planting. You see distinct groupings of Echinacea, Allium, Amsonia, Parthenium, and more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1566154458691-J9UV6NAJD0KA0DPIA8PC/2019-0729-1-061+Echinacea+purpurea+Green+Edge-save4web-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - The Allure of the Lurie Garden This section was much more intermingled, a matrix of grass into which perennials like Echinacea were plugged. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1567874840996-G5BEIZRUPNPPA65X12JV/LuriePerennialPlan.jpg plant•ed blog - The Allure of the Lurie Garden While most of the Lurie Garden has blocked perennials, the section at the bottom features a matrix with scattered perennials. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1567874860295-5PHZPFS2ZEQHWB6N3GGY/Lurie+garden+plan+south2.jpg plant•ed blog - The Allure of the Lurie Garden Here is a close up of that intermingled section. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1566154432317-HPA968AVJHBOCOKOSS27/2019-0729-1-041+Eryngium+yuccifolium-save4web-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - The Allure of the Lurie Garden Rain-catching Eryngium https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1566154620944-DZQ49FOR2IENGSNAEMZG/2019-0729-1-086+Eryngium+yuccifolium-save4web-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - The Allure of the Lurie Garden I quite liked the hedge look here of Eryngium en masse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1566154428772-BW62W58AVJKF88T8LXWN/2019-0729-1-039+Eryngium+yuccifolium+Panicum+virgatum+Shenandoah-save4web-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - The Allure of the Lurie Garden Eryngium playing with the sprays of Panicum panicles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1566154444986-EUK3JYLKUKIKZS4FQC9Z/2019-0729-1-053+Eryngium+yuccifolium+Baptisia+seed-save4web-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - The Allure of the Lurie Garden Rattlesnake master, meet rattling seeds. Plants in the Lurie Garden grow on top a parking garage, a fact I learned from a Roy Diblik talk a few years ago. The imagery he shared of a Baptisia outliving the building was something that has stuck with me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1566154448123-ZKIRNJNFMGL0OU6I4YVF/2019-0729-1-055+Eryngium+yuccifolium+Asclepias+syriaca-save4web-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - The Allure of the Lurie Garden Eryngium look a bit like antennae rising out of the prairie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1566154452956-ER0472CRNKXZUPJPWLXW/2019-0729-1-057+Eryngium+yuccifolium+Asclepias+syriaca-save4web-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - The Allure of the Lurie Garden I liked seeing the Asclepias syriaca mixed in with the Eryngium yuccifolium. The orbicular leaves and spherical inflorescences were a nice textural juxtaposition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1566154596127-NTXKZ019E4FMLR5PDNZ5/2019-0729-1-079+Eryngium+yuccifolium+Allium+lusitanicum+Summer+Beauty-save4web-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - The Allure of the Lurie Garden Here there was a repetition of the spheres of Allium and Eryngium, just at different heights. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1566154475151-VNIWQ7MAE16IUF8RFAQE/2019-0729-1-067+Eryngium+Veronicastrum+Echinacea-save4web-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - The Allure of the Lurie Garden Imagine the Eryngium gone. You’d lose visual interest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1566154469819-HGYGWSGUCIDIEMQ9NWB9/2019-0729-1-066+Eryngium+yuccifolium+Silphium+laciniatum+Echinacea-save4web-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - The Allure of the Lurie Garden Silphium laciniatum rises above Echinacea and Eryngium. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1566154441613-Z7ISA18DDXUN1W2FZPS4/2019-0729-1-046+Liatris+pycnostachya+Echinacea+-save4web-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - The Allure of the Lurie Garden I didn’t notice this design trick when I was there that day, but I do now. Look to the left and amongst the purple Liatris pycnostachya. I spy Liatris aspera that haven’t quite started blazing yet. When the pycnostachya finishes, the aspera can take the purple batons and continue the race of blooms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1566154488896-BZR976C69Q5T114M5XBL/2019-0729-1-074+Liatris+spicata+Alba-save4web-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - The Allure of the Lurie Garden Liatris spicata ‘Alba’ rises out of a haze of Limonium. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1566154702495-V275DNYIWLETF0TALCMF/2019-0729-1-104+Liatris+spicata+Alba-save4web-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - The Allure of the Lurie Garden The repetition of spike-like inflorescences in the planting created a sense of harmony. Liatris in the foreground and Veronicastrum further back. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1566154415303-LUEY8YBS0JSRR060OTZU/2019-0729-1-015+Veronicastrum-save4web-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - The Allure of the Lurie Garden In a blocked planting you can really appreciate Veronicastrum virginicum flowers and the texture of the whorled foliage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1566154699661-1H2Q8FBE3YFT0W020O5S/2019-0729-1-100+Parthenium+integrifolium-save4web-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - The Allure of the Lurie Garden Parthenium integrifolium is another great native perennial. A colleague of mine recently found some germplasm in Texas that I can’t wait to get my hands on. It’ll be the first time I’ve grown it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1566154600348-UEFVWNID7CMR96WKG71S/2019-0729-1-082+Allium+lusitanicum+Summer+Beauty-save4web-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - The Allure of the Lurie Garden The chive-like flowers of Allium lusitanicum ‘Summer Beauty’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1566154618053-METYF7Y7NJDSP1M6FG43/2019-0729-1-084+Eryngium+yuccifolium+Allium+Echinacea-save4web-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - The Allure of the Lurie Garden Here you see Allium lusitanicum ‘Summer Beauty’ mingled around taller perennials. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1566154643063-FIDHDWV6SEXUJ5BS3BQK/2019-0729-1-095+Allium+Millenium-save4web-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - The Allure of the Lurie Garden Other Allium were taller and tighter balls like you see here from what I believe are Allium ‘Millenium’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1566154627184-39MJ2LX0QNUHDO5HBI9I/2019-0729-1-088+Pycnanthemum+virginianum-save4web-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - The Allure of the Lurie Garden Pycnanthemum is one of my favorite genera, and I was delighted to see Pycnanthemum virginianum. I believe that every perennial planting should have at least one mountain mint. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1566154460662-4QU8AG38WKREX4PKQSMC/2019-0729-1-062+Monarda+bradburiana-save4web-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - The Allure of the Lurie Garden On the Dark Plate side, Monarda bradburiana attracts pollinators with its pink bilabiate flowers. Can you spot the bee in flight? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1566154653130-1GK14P8227GGFVTAD7Z9/2019-0729-1-096+Calamintha+nepeta+ssp+nepeta-save4web-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - The Allure of the Lurie Garden Calamintha nepeta ssp. nepeta also acted as a low groundcover in some spots in the garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1566154418684-GQ65NO3SGOOHEQ1W70WY/2019-0729-1-017+naturalistic+planting-save4web-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - The Allure of the Lurie Garden In the lower right you can spy some tussocks of Sporobolus heterolepis amongst the perennials. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1566154624177-91TUHK9B1P5Z0PJMBIYZ/2019-0729-1-087+Pycnanthemum+muticum+Amsonia+hubrichtii-save4web-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - The Allure of the Lurie Garden Wow… what a great combo! I can’t wait to do something similar in my garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1566154631114-YJ4KIYCVTRC9U6X3QMV9/2019-0729-1-090+Veronicastrum+virginicum+Diane+Pycnanthemum+muticum+Euphorbia+corollata-save4web-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - The Allure of the Lurie Garden White spikes, silver dollars, and star dust. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1566154633812-EY75XHOENMJSSUSWQM1J/2019-0729-1-092+Echinacea+Veronicastrum+virginicum+Diane++Euphorbia+corollata-save4web-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - The Allure of the Lurie Garden The Echinacea provides such a good color accent with the white Veronicastrum and Euphorbia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1566154697123-XU33R6SHD22LC56MMPXH/2019-0729-1-099+Echiancea+Panicum+virgatum+Shenandoah-save4web-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - The Allure of the Lurie Garden What a brilliant pairing, Panicum virgatum 'Shenandoah' and Echiancea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1567880585737-254LH82QUOD22CNS4QHG/2019-0731-001-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - The Allure of the Lurie Garden One last shot of the Lurie from our return Wednesday night with the PPA tour. Maybe with more people seeing this style of planting and engaging with it the focus will shift from solely industrial progress to how can we emulate nature in our cities. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2019/8/31/garden-notes-31-august-2019 monthly 0.5 2019-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1567214933712-GIGHSZW9N33AVRSF0NDC/2019-0803-010+Liatris+aspera-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Garden Notes: Late August, 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1567284644199-M8WYZI2OJ14XVAGF62YL/DSC_0438-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Garden Notes: Late August, 2019 August flowering spider lilies like this Hymenocallis galvestonensis I saw at Peckerwood Garden a few years ago are a welcome sight in summer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1567283566297-3MZS01XO2NEZOKD8COOX/2019-0827-001+Hymenocallis+seed-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Garden Notes: Late August, 2019 A platter of small, grape-like Hymenocallis seed. I left an old inflorescence—the green structures holding the seeds—in the center for you to see, and the long hairs are the residual flowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1567216046803-4XWIIRNWMVQIVXBVRDWB/2019-0828-001-Hymenocallis-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Garden Notes: Late August, 2019 Here the seed are planted in the substrate. I placed these in a bag, and now I wait! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1567214445927-O6C5DHP5882OALB0YTA9/2019-0813-001+Liatris+aspera-save4web-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Garden Notes: Late August, 2019 Liatris aspera with the bottom “buttons” about to pop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1567214729213-N2S5OGSIRM22JLAIFJV5/Echiancea-pallida-dr-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Garden Notes: Late August, 2019 Somewhere in all that Echinacea pallida are Liatris aspera slowly getting ready to flower. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1567214876160-I4BHW5RI0ZTWPAOE327L/2019-0803-003+Liatris+aspera-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Garden Notes: Late August, 2019 A Liatris aspera just starting to bloom. For having such long inflorescences, Liatris are interesting in that they flower from the top down instead of the bottom up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1567214880919-23NLH0XIXBPMNODWCX08/2019-0803-004+Liatris+aspera-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Garden Notes: Late August, 2019 Even before Liatris aspera begins to flower, you have several weeks of these incredible buds to enjoy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1567215007259-K3YOVZ0HQ2FF4HR4E5RF/2019-0803-008+Liatris+aspera-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Garden Notes: Late August, 2019 A closeup of the phyllaries on the involucres. Such structures protect the flower bud and then provide support to the opened flowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1567215014408-U2D13XG4BIYIU4BHD8JR/2019-0803-012+Liatris+aspera+butterfly-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Garden Notes: Late August, 2019 What a capture! It is exhilarating when butterflies like this dark morph of the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail just float into the frame you’re already shooting! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1567215020631-Q49KA555L918LB4CJRNP/2019-0803-006+Liatris+aspera-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Garden Notes: Late August, 2019 It is always fun to find these predatory spiders on flower buds just waiting for something to come along it can grab. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1567215033518-MZ31EUCOUU3OBKB6PIQ2/2019-0803-016+Liatris+aspera-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Garden Notes: Late August, 2019 A lone butterfly in a cosmos of blazing stars. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1567214833492-F0EY9HKK5ILYAT845DI6/2019-0803-007+Liatris+aspera-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Garden Notes: Late August, 2019 Notice the Echinacea seedheads still up. This strip hasn’t been mowed yet this year, and that delayed management results in a plethora of flowers. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2019/8/12/northwind-perennial-farm monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1565147382587-8ASHFZBI4ATDEZRFUW1U/2019-0728-2-068-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - PPA 2019: North to Northwind Perennial Farm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1565147184504-YULHIK2WGRG8H444C4TV/2019-0728-2-044-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - PPA 2019: North to Northwind Perennial Farm The truth of “know maintenance” instead of the fallacy of “no maintenance”, a belief imbued in the plantings at Northwind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1565147093976-8GPGQFEBRSS405XE1ADB/2019-0728-2-001-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - PPA 2019: North to Northwind Perennial Farm Roy Diblik greets Perennial Plant Association members. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1565147098632-PHBLC4HWH13UF2F4XBMK/2019-0728-2-002-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - PPA 2019: North to Northwind Perennial Farm Roy Diblik shares some advice with Hailey Dunbar, Stephen F. Austin State University horticulture student and a Perennial Plant Association scholarship winner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1565147125993-Y9EZL4C2J1QMQQR0I4S1/2019-0728-2-023-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - PPA 2019: North to Northwind Perennial Farm A lovely shot of the plantings around the barn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1565147151315-CJ2OQWN2AXCZYPGH0V6L/2019-0728-2-031-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - PPA 2019: North to Northwind Perennial Farm Oh my! Jared Barnes has barn envy… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1565147155390-MWDGP34QKFGUSSD1HYTN/2019-0728-2-034-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - PPA 2019: North to Northwind Perennial Farm I mean look at the inside of this place. Wow, how I wish I had this barn in my backyard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1565147145223-B7PMH8CRN5Z9X2SM2OPI/2019-0728-2-029-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - PPA 2019: North to Northwind Perennial Farm This cute little sitting area was just outside the barn. Notice how the chalkboard features many events for the coming year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1565147387016-J9CRXY4ALLWTKFW14HMK/2019-0728-2-071-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - PPA 2019: North to Northwind Perennial Farm A flock of chickens being stalked by paparazzi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1565147385953-AMCWCEJEEYOBJGC1JLPA/2019-0728-2-075-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - PPA 2019: North to Northwind Perennial Farm Good signage was effectively used at Northwind Perennial Farm. Also, notice how clean and weed free the ground is. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1565147389339-PLLH1XODDY18S1NKFCWY/2019-0728-2-081-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - PPA 2019: North to Northwind Perennial Farm This bench features plants that grow well together. The signage helps customers understand how and when to plant them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1565147387514-0BZS2ATV7DO8MVA4FM5T/2019-0728-2-077-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - PPA 2019: North to Northwind Perennial Farm A close up of one of the inspiration signs at Northwind. INTIMACY IS GOOD! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1565147700737-DUTCPE512ODQUCHMNVI2/2019-0728-2-040-northwind-echinacea-liatris-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - PPA 2019: North to Northwind Perennial Farm I almost walked past this bench, but the bubbling water feature in the middle-right of this image caught my ear. I thought it such a clever idea to help engage customers’ senses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1565147114650-GMJW1H1QGMRNTIN9N2C3/2019-0728-2-015-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - PPA 2019: North to Northwind Perennial Farm You think I can get this patio on the bus? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1565147131040-F8TZ6VFEP9IOHZLLMQ3T/2019-0728-2-025-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - PPA 2019: North to Northwind Perennial Farm Now I have to start looking for stained-glass windows for my garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1565147122917-PZVRKI10E9H6FNTJDFEX/2019-0728-2-018-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - PPA 2019: North to Northwind Perennial Farm When it said Northwind Perennial FARM, I never dreamed there’d be animals here, too! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1565147161180-3PYW1AB4G9UCANDGOGUK/2019-0728-2-038-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - PPA 2019: North to Northwind Perennial Farm Whimsy scattered about Northwind Perennial Farm. I love this old wagon on the green. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1565147192293-AWFFFMUQYVRWX07Y0Q53/2019-0728-2-048-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - PPA 2019: North to Northwind Perennial Farm This boulder pyramid creates an enigmatic focal point. Where did it come from? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1565147394584-QWVBBVGVSMRN3BCTC2NS/2019-0728-2-087-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - PPA 2019: North to Northwind Perennial Farm Snags were left around Northwind Perennial Farm. I assume for the creatures that wander about. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1565147107473-HFNJ3LBA6M3BOVO3NL8K/2019-0728-2-011-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - PPA 2019: North to Northwind Perennial Farm A sea of delectable-looking Alliums hover by a bench. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1565147111138-SUL793YUV82Z8RYQ7XPJ/2019-0728-2-014-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - PPA 2019: North to Northwind Perennial Farm A nice color echo between Hypericum and what was identified as ‘El Desperado’ Hemerocallis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1565147420016-CMHOKT8FAN7S00PH9K3K/2019-0728-2-007-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - PPA 2019: North to Northwind Perennial Farm Ornamental grass en masse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1565147202382-HZ9MHLHINSJJQU4H1D66/2019-0728-2-050-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - PPA 2019: North to Northwind Perennial Farm A vivid example of Roy’s approach to planting perennials. Color erupts from the green matrix below. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1565147210844-CVUJW2MWB1J91ROZMDMS/2019-0728-2-055-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - PPA 2019: North to Northwind Perennial Farm This part of the garden featured a dry creek bed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1565147214144-X0CWI8S06K3EDB1UCM9A/2019-0728-2-056-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - PPA 2019: North to Northwind Perennial Farm Brent Heath helped me identify this geophyte as Allium flavum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1565147377577-M3ZDTROXOJR11FB226E2/2019-0728-2-058-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - PPA 2019: North to Northwind Perennial Farm Note the repetition of the Kalimeris in this planting to create a sense of harmony. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1565147380219-ZDTP9GHKE8NFXCF84IHT/2019-0728-2-063-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - PPA 2019: North to Northwind Perennial Farm A low and wild planting at Northwind Perennial Farm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1565147393147-F3NTOAW84RUTNZXZEELY/2019-0728-2-091-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - PPA 2019: North to Northwind Perennial Farm ‘Northwind’ Panicum virgatum standing rigid. It’s know for its ability to stand upright. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1565147391955-GQ1O9KZ0XJYHYZKWJVBN/2019-0728-2-085-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - PPA 2019: North to Northwind Perennial Farm Please be a litter bit thoughtful and start doing more naturalistic plantings! https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2019/7/29/intrinsic-perennials-with-brent-horvath monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1564413383264-TGQYLVYIWYWV7KCVSSS4/public.jpeg plant•ed blog - PPA 2019: Intrinsic Perennial Gardens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1564413164217-G0I2M7FGXJ3SWQW9GGP3/public.jpeg plant•ed blog - PPA 2019: Intrinsic Perennial Gardens In this older section of the nursery, Brent Horvath of Intrinsic Perennial Gardens gave us an overview of the company’s history. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1564413135828-BU4GOG8AKZY2YIJIHV3L/public.jpeg plant•ed blog - PPA 2019: Intrinsic Perennial Gardens Here Brent shows the PPA group many new plant releases he’s developing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1564413655250-BNBL56SIU8X1DE35U83J/public.jpeg plant•ed blog - PPA 2019: Intrinsic Perennial Gardens The nursery was also very clean and plant blocks well organized, which made for some nice photos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1564413679270-HAEMMEO5G9M455Y4HAHS/public.jpeg plant•ed blog - PPA 2019: Intrinsic Perennial Gardens A batch of ‘Blonde Ambition’. The horizontal seedheads always get me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1564413637789-UMTXGSQP3YKX2726SU02/public.jpeg plant•ed blog - PPA 2019: Intrinsic Perennial Gardens A green wall in its infancy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1564413283157-OP06LJC0JJYOM9CX9K8I/public.jpeg plant•ed blog - PPA 2019: Intrinsic Perennial Gardens Brent’s collection of succulents at Intrinsic Perennial Gardens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1564413302950-SIH2AX81WNRK1XWMHCJH/public.jpeg plant•ed blog - PPA 2019: Intrinsic Perennial Gardens So neat and tidy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1564413336664-N5M7VCUDWWLV9AJCG2Q6/public.jpeg plant•ed blog - PPA 2019: Intrinsic Perennial Gardens This Aeonium ‘Lily Pad’ caught my eye with vibrant green rosettes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1564413363364-Z2HDJ7D1DBISN0FF4QLV/public.jpeg plant•ed blog - PPA 2019: Intrinsic Perennial Gardens Brent showed us a small circular garden that’s 9 feet wide. It was a great model for just how small an effective naturalistic planting can be. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1564413433239-X7ASQQE135KM1ZQ9OZO6/public.jpeg plant•ed blog - PPA 2019: Intrinsic Perennial Gardens The Grass Garden, a planting where he evaluates members of the Poaceae. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1564413458976-SQ9GJEAYILMBLPNLWMWU/public.jpeg plant•ed blog - PPA 2019: Intrinsic Perennial Gardens This short Sporobolus caught my eye. John Hoffman identified it as ‘Tara’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1564413568930-RP2MV14ALG5M10YBSABV/public.jpeg plant•ed blog - PPA 2019: Intrinsic Perennial Gardens In the grass garden Brent stands with a ‘Blackhawks’ Andropogon, a nice purple form that he selected. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1564413495150-FV7WR7NR1OAWM8VUV3LJ/public.jpeg plant•ed blog - PPA 2019: Intrinsic Perennial Gardens See dem sedum? In the parking lot was a planting of various sedums and related species. Brent said he originally laid it out alphabetically, which was probably a great idea as a reference since he did write a wonderful book on Sedum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1564413519489-6LHRCFZD4R5SN74Z2VG3/public.jpeg plant•ed blog - PPA 2019: Intrinsic Perennial Gardens Dry shade garden where various species are evaluated in a habitat that causes great consternation for gardeners. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1564413543584-NL2LJS7GZZOYQFW81UE6/public.jpeg plant•ed blog - PPA 2019: Intrinsic Perennial Gardens This wild and fancy-free patch called Trudy’s Garden was tucked in between polyhouse frames. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1564413596214-0C5FA6XS5TMIQFG3B4T1/public.jpeg plant•ed blog - PPA 2019: Intrinsic Perennial Gardens Andropogon ‘Red October’ tends to elongate a bit later than ‘Blackhawks’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1564413610486-H1ZI3VAFCKMS6HP4OAP4/public.jpeg plant•ed blog - PPA 2019: Intrinsic Perennial Gardens Brent had a clever way of marking the plants where he intended to collect seed. He flagged them with blue tape. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2019/7/26/joshua-tree monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1564173680524-0NG2AHVXXPZ2RARZG7ZQ/2013+0722+Joshua+Tree+%2811%29-2.jpg plant•ed blog - Reminiscing on Joshua Tree Pretty bleak, huh? But, that's part of the magic of Joshua Tree. That in the absence of our archetypical landscapes you feel transported to another planet. It touches your soul. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1564173694965-OCIAVSVFT8IF8ALXIWAU/2013+0722+Joshua+Tree+%2819%29-2.jpg plant•ed blog - Reminiscing on Joshua Tree Fouquieria splendens (ocotillo) doing the wave in the desert https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1564173706767-0NIR5LJTWTTNOU7YXDDM/2013+0722+Joshua+Tree+%2824%29-2.jpg plant•ed blog - Reminiscing on Joshua Tree A close up of the cracked ocotillo branches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1564173720170-H6NRSPPFL0356TWE5J22/2013+0722+Joshua+Tree+%2831%29-2.jpg plant•ed blog - Reminiscing on Joshua Tree In one part of Joshua Tree National Park, there was a cholla garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1564173738595-64PYLW69N2HOJS9WXV9D/2013+0722+Joshua+Tree+%2837%29-2.jpg plant•ed blog - Reminiscing on Joshua Tree Chollas look like a plants that grow teddy bear arms and legs. You almost want to give them a squeeze. Almost. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1564173755160-TXNO5QYA9GLXKIRXAZES/2013+0722+Joshua+Tree+%2857%29-2-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Reminiscing on Joshua Tree While some Joshua trees (Yucca brevifolia) were still climbing toward the heavens... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1564173769080-NT9JXO5CMPJ4YQ7BMQYD/2013+0722+Joshua+Tree+%2868%29-2.jpg plant•ed blog - Reminiscing on Joshua Tree ...others had fallen to the earth. Throughout the park we read about how climate change was killing the trees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1564173783369-G0GTLB0O6INBV9LQFG6B/2013+0722+Joshua+Tree+%2864%29-2.jpg plant•ed blog - Reminiscing on Joshua Tree At one pull off, we found rocks that looked like weathered marshmallows, turned a perfect golden brown after slow eons of roasting. (Sorry, black crispers. Slow and brown is still the best.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1564173794918-LL8AWJI0Z7IW5YCJBMZG/2013+0722+Joshua+Tree+%2898%29-2.jpg plant•ed blog - Reminiscing on Joshua Tree Not everything was brown. We found a few Datura along side the road at twilight that hadn’t quite opened yet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1564173811989-1Y8B175X945JLMZU6YQL/2013+0722+Joshua+Tree+%2888%29-2.jpg plant•ed blog - Reminiscing on Joshua Tree With the arrival of night, we left the park with the silhouettes of the Joshua trees standing stolid against the sunset. They looked like spiked lightning bolts piercing the sky. I have never experienced such a landscape, and I look forward to when I return. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2019/7/24/pot-holders monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1563992261421-IZULM235OF4RF9UH9XCZ/2019-0713-051+pot+hangers-save4web-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - I’ve Been Hanging Pots Around Terra cotta pots hang from posts at Juniper Level Botanic Garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1564083753376-2T51V82VCQEX48HJSAL0/2019-0724-004-pot-hangers-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - I’ve Been Hanging Pots Around The finished product at our house! I’m so proud! If you install these over each other like I did, take caution watering because it will drip from the pot onto the plants below. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1564083797430-TMLNYAWKIAVXPWIFH1BS/2019-0724-007-pot-hanger-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - I’ve Been Hanging Pots Around A close up of the pot hanger latch. The pot slips in the inverted “v” and… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1564083773285-SEFKDGPTURO894OBERQP/2019-0724-006-pot-hanger-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - I’ve Been Hanging Pots Around …voilà! The pot is held against a post. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2019/7/24/crazy-for-crevices-at-juniper-level-botanic-garden monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1563939920438-NJ4RM9IWPR2I0IIFCGTK/2019-0713-007+crevice+garden+and+containers-save4web-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Crazy for Crevices at Juniper Level Botanic Garden The crevice garden at Juniper Level Botanic Garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1563970006307-W3GKS0Z4SWJHHA9ZW2J9/2019-0713-011+crevice+garden+and+containers-save4web-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Crazy for Crevices at Juniper Level Botanic Garden A long view of the crevice garden at Juniper Level Botanic Garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1563970028786-8Y7OJ3AY5NGZGV5570QJ/2019-0713-012+crevice+garden+and+containers-save4web-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Crazy for Crevices at Juniper Level Botanic Garden I love the giant gnarly stump they incorporated! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1563970039993-L9U3UBCC0HLGCWV4J9LQ/2019-0713-015+crevice+garden-save4web-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Crazy for Crevices at Juniper Level Botanic Garden A section on the north end where a few round-mounds can be seen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1563970049421-7U4GWAPI6P5F3783P5C2/2019-0713-020+crevice+garden-save4web-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Crazy for Crevices at Juniper Level Botanic Garden I was surprised by the color in the crevice garden in July. I feel like other rock gardens sometimes bake in the southeast during the height of summer. If memory serves me right, the purple is a Eustoma. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1563970056410-XNFVP7Y5SR2KN4CGWWPS/2019-0713-027+crevice+garden+and+containers-save4web-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Crazy for Crevices at Juniper Level Botanic Garden The bends and folds of the rock resemble the millions of years of geologic strain typically seen on rock strata. Here all it took was a couple of people. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1563970071456-AGPB6H3FO8FR7VDXJPPJ/2019-0713-040+crevice+garden+and+troughs-save4web-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Crazy for Crevices at Juniper Level Botanic Garden The troughs and containers complemented the crevice garden behind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1563970086643-VYNLPHBJGR3F4ALIS01A/2019-0713-004+Jevon+crevice+garden+seep+Sarracenia-save4web-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Crazy for Crevices at Juniper Level Botanic Garden Jevon is delighted to see a bog! But, Sarracenia in limestone!?! How is this possible? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1563970108982-3PO5UAU9UKLDR8VNWVQA/2019-0713-033+Hibiscus+crevice+garden-save4web-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Crazy for Crevices at Juniper Level Botanic Garden Another seep in the crevice garden at Juniper Level Botanic Garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1563970099806-C1DF524K41H29D1FE8BA/2019-0713-009+crevice+garden+seep-save4web-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Crazy for Crevices at Juniper Level Botanic Garden In this seep water comes off the flat rock and drips into the planting below. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1563970065985-N5HBBL29DS6BST20BF5L/2019-0713-039+crevice+garden+and+containers-save4web-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Crazy for Crevices at Juniper Level Botanic Garden One final look before we go peruse the plants for sale. The crevice garden is truly a remarkable creation. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2019/7/22/lately-antebellum monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1563887869805-8G1P1CARY1LD029JJMK5/2019-0723-008-save4web-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Lately 'Antebellum' ‘Antebellum’ bell pepper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1563887859510-5B7TM1KCLGWBK5BNY9X4/2019-0723-009-save4web-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Lately 'Antebellum' There’s still more ‘Antebellum’ peppers to come! https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2019/7/22/monocot-garden-at-the-jc-raulston-arboretum monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1563796254165-C2DJR5MNG72MMOGIKM5J/2019-0709-128+monocot+garden-save4web-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Monocot Garden at the JC Raulston Arboretum The monocot garden at the JC Raulston Arboretum was rich with texture and color in mid-July. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1563796302651-CYVGJ5WZT6QNSCKYM3EC/2019-0709-128+monocot+garden-save4web-bw-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Monocot Garden at the JC Raulston Arboretum As a quick texture check, I use a trick I learned in one of Tracy Disabato-Aust lectures years ago, and I now teach to my students. Make a photo black and white and see if it still looks engaging with differences between bold and soft or coarse and airy. With the color removed, you notice aspects that weren’t there a minute ago. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1563796990637-FYKOBO8IRJUCPFK1XA4J/2019-0709-104-Polianthes-x-bundrantii-save4web-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Monocot Garden at the JC Raulston Arboretum Polianthes x bundrantii. I’m such a sucker for Polianthes, and I forget there’s incredible color diversity in this genus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1563796985632-L17O3L97QYWE0SULLF5P/2019-0709-108-Canna-Thai-One-On-save4web-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Monocot Garden at the JC Raulston Arboretum Canna ‘Thai One On’ looking pretty in pink. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1563796992118-M1XJAN839QWMM675OKRR/2019-0709-098+Eragrostis+spectabilis-save4web-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Monocot Garden at the JC Raulston Arboretum I <3 Eragrostis, as you should since the name translates as love grass. I’ve waxed on about it before. This form was a bit shorter than the wild ones I’ve collected. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1563797449983-5R9NDUZXZQQOXXF4957W/2019-0709-111-Agave-ovatifolia-Frosty-Blue-save4web-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Monocot Garden at the JC Raulston Arboretum Agave ovatifolia ‘Frosty Blue’ has such bold texture for the landscape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1563796337066-NFYZ9GNMI3U3O17IMDKC/2019-0709-126+monocot+garden-save4web-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Monocot Garden at the JC Raulston Arboretum One last look on this great garden. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2019/6/18/clouds-of-pycnanthemum monthly 0.5 2019-06-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1560899576714-69FEEQA46SAKJYQ68R6O/pycnanthemum-teunuifolium-sunset-jared-barnes-061819.jpg plant•ed blog - The Clouds of Pycnanthemum Pycnanthemum tenuifolium flowering en masse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1560894478853-1NW5EDNZK8S1DOHAMUH5/pycnanthemum-teunuifolium2-jared-barnes-061819.jpg plant•ed blog - The Clouds of Pycnanthemum A haze of Pycnanthemum tenuifolium flowers over a perennial planting at my house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1560894434606-Z1IQWY3DTPXRYZHZOAAV/pycnanthemum-teunuifolium-bud-jared-barnes-061819.jpg plant•ed blog - The Clouds of Pycnanthemum X marks the spot on Pycnanthemum tenuifolium. Since the inflorescences are cymes, that character likely generates this interesting floral architecture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1560894457042-PV6SIX5KESI62U7MX4CD/pycnanthemum-teunuifolium-zebra-swallowtail-jared-barnes-061819.jpg plant•ed blog - The Clouds of Pycnanthemum A zebra swallowtail waddling through the flowers on Pycnanthemum tenuifolium. Yes, I know you can’t see motion in this still picture, but trust me. It waddled. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1560894465108-6JTIP7O9Z250VTL1KPGA/pycnanthemum-teunuifolium-giant-swallowtail-jared-barnes-061819.jpg plant•ed blog - The Clouds of Pycnanthemum A giant swallowtail probed Pycnanthemum tenuifolium flowers. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2019/6/14/delphinium-carolinianum monthly 0.5 2019-06-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1560307544150-IXGDH0I1BBLK4MQSKJYP/Delphinium+carolinianum-jared-barnes-2019-0522-002.jpg plant•ed blog - Delphinium carolinianum, Rock Candy for the Garden Delphinium carolinianum flowers are such a stark yet cheerful blue to see against the greens and golds typically seen in grasslands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1560307501991-SXBGPW8HV4YYZXIOESM2/2019-0522-004+Delphinium+carolinianum+awesome-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Delphinium carolinianum, Rock Candy for the Garden Pick your flavor. The classic vibrant blue, … https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1560567327946-4TEX6SILM8UQDM2Q5R04/2019-0610-001+Delphinium+carolinianum-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Delphinium carolinianum, Rock Candy for the Garden soft purple, … https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1560567830820-UFVV8728T1DX0KIBCKKB/2018-0517-021-save4web.jpg plant•ed blog - Delphinium carolinianum, Rock Candy for the Garden or, a light periwinkle. Or, do what I do. Collect seed and you may end up with all three. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2019/6/10/bogs-and-baygalls monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1559604703371-R0CYPXNOYNIISKAMCEWR/Sarracenia-alata-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Bogs and Baygalls Sarracenia alata growing well on either side of the path. On the right you can see where some erosion has occurred. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1559604803090-F969UXPRKXEFNYYEFUFO/Sarracenia-alata-flowers-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Bogs and Baygalls A closeup of the flowers of Sarracenia alata https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1559771188087-YOYY933490WT7MR5CB24/Sarracenia-alata-jevon-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Bogs and Baygalls Students were elated to find Sarracenia alata! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1559771198237-O0736CHBMULI7KPTRX0E/2019-0507-031-Pogonia-ophioglossoides-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Bogs and Baygalls Pogonia ophioglossoides bloomed right alongside the pitcher plants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1559771203263-1OO61SS491XPHM2DHCTW/2019-0507-030-Eriocaulon-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Bogs and Baygalls The lollypop flowers of a Eriocaulon species. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1559771217378-JVLCWLVX3PRV9O50HITT/2019-0507-026-Rhododendron-oblongifolium-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Bogs and Baygalls Rhododendron oblongifolium was in flower at the edge of the bog. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1559771232182-BKDRHGKTRXUKVZDJYVEU/2019-0507-043-Osmundastrum-cinnamomeum-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Bogs and Baygalls The habitat of a baygall. The understory looks lush from the abundance of Osmundastrum cinnamomeum or cinnamon fern. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1559771237485-0CI0KA4LWPS9A4XP6BYS/2019-0507-044-Trillium-texanum-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Bogs and Baygalls Juvenile Trillium texanum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1559771252244-XS3TKDMIJBG4RKF6P9RC/2019-0507-046-Osmundastrum-Osmunda-Woodwardia-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Bogs and Baygalls So much green in this fernery! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1559772106079-AVTSN13DJBBWQJJON19V/2019-0507-052-Rudbeckia-scabrifolia-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Bogs and Baygalls Rudbeckia scabrifolia is in the right corner of this photo. You can see last year’s inflorescence still standing. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2019/5/20/stewartia-malacodendron-little-cow-creek monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1558061028498-1SWOWDJHDJCHCUWCL21X/SFA-horticulture-students-Peter-Loos-Jared-Barnes.jpeg plant•ed blog - Stewartia malacodendron and More at Little Cow Creek Students listen to Peter Loos talk about his plant explorations at Little Cow Creek. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1557803745918-UG0N3IGNEDLX95DFEZHA/Stewartia-malacodendron-little-cow-creek-jared-barnes.jpeg plant•ed blog - Stewartia malacodendron and More at Little Cow Creek Here I’m shooting down at this hanging branch on Stewartia malacodendron. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1557803780702-63ZPSQ3TOVN526MLSTSQ/Stewartia-malacodendron-silky-stewartia-jared-barnes.jpeg plant•ed blog - Stewartia malacodendron and More at Little Cow Creek A close up of the delicate flowers of Stewartia malacodendron. Notice the maroon filaments of the stamens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1557803875944-WAVQ9WCOJ0IRVIOKAURD/Stewartia-malacodendron-east-texas-jared-barnes.jpeg plant•ed blog - Stewartia malacodendron and More at Little Cow Creek The ruffled petal edges on Stewartia malacodendron. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1557803979580-LGGV1K1BKYRAYM9X8O57/Hamamelis-vernalis-jared-barnes.jpeg plant•ed blog - Stewartia malacodendron and More at Little Cow Creek The red-colored pigments in the emerging foliage on this Hamamelis vernalis likely provide protection from sunlight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1557804037546-BA273XNU6GBYYPXAWCMH/Crataegus-marshallii-jared-barnes.jpeg plant•ed blog - Stewartia malacodendron and More at Little Cow Creek The leaves of Crataegus marshallii look like little Christmas trees! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1557804101972-0IX0ZQDC4S40035SAND1/Rhus-trilobata-jared-barnes.jpeg plant•ed blog - Stewartia malacodendron and More at Little Cow Creek Students contemplate trusting Peter and me that this is actually three-leaf sumac (Rhus trilobata) and not poison ivy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1557804146504-2I1RJCOTGSZBOK0LF2UU/2019-0507-015+Trillium+ludovicianum-LRPS.jpeg plant•ed blog - Stewartia malacodendron and More at Little Cow Creek Trillium ludovicianum a bit past prime bloom but a spectacular find! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1557804201597-DD3MM9AYYAYVHENI0HR1/2019-0507-014+Antennaria+parlinii-LRPS.jpeg plant•ed blog - Stewartia malacodendron and More at Little Cow Creek https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2019/4/30/a-cool-colored-planting monthly 0.5 2021-06-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1556680191761-R0SORU49DDQSDUTSEAR7/Jared-Barnes-Gladiolus-Penstemon-Phlox-Baptisia-2019-0424. plant•ed blog - A Cool-colored Planting This scene greets me every morning as I walk to my edible garden. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2019/4/1/a-cruel-april-fools-joke monthly 0.5 2021-06-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1554178579780-C3930HE1QL1X5EKIY3PW/jared-barnes-tomato-waterlogging.jpg plant•ed blog - A Cruel April Fools' Joke Water-soaked leaves on one of the tomatoes that didn’t fare well after the sudden temperature drop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1554178455628-ZDGZV696NJR3GK9Q1V60/jared-barnes-cold-frame.jpg plant•ed blog - A Cruel April Fools' Joke Frost protection with lights. I have to admit with this cover and light effect I’m getting decorating ideas for next Christmas… https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2019/3/29/the-landscape-olympics monthly 0.5 2021-06-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1553914866526-K9OTFGL9HC9KN9C7G7O4/IMG_6626.jpg plant•ed blog - The Landscape Olympics Hardscape installation! Our team qualified for the first time this year. In this contest, students have 1 hour and 50 minutes to install a patio. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1553914879606-HPS4KNP7QKHN53B512E4/IMG_6653.jpg plant•ed blog - The Landscape Olympics There’s also arboriculture where students can show off their climbing skills. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1553914907185-17S90LAQB678Z2D4OLCE/3D866C81-09AE-424B-8169-B5605040011D.jpg plant•ed blog - The Landscape Olympics The last contest of the event is landscape installation teams of three have two hours to install a planting to spec. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1553914890704-YBELOBHEJUOL2TR9VNK8/AEFB50E8-D9D3-45A2-8540-557967CD6A29.jpg plant•ed blog - The Landscape Olympics And, here we are on stage winning the social media contest! If you want to see more pics from the competition, check out our @sfahorticulture Instagram page. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2019/3/14/beauty-in-the-spring monthly 0.5 2021-06-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1552619404702-2B2OCDTQ0L5KQCLGGLNW/2019-0309-008+Claytonia+virginica-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Beauty in the Spring Claytonia virginica in full bloom gives the appearance of snow. I had plugged some Narcissus in this area earlier this fall, but I plan to relocate them. The yellow is too saturated for the pink tint of spring beauty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1552709807922-U82XV8KIF6EDX045J1FT/claytonia-virginica-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Beauty in the Spring If you drove by recently and saw me laying on the ground, this photograph was why. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1552619447902-WWGK756YMLNERAWSS4RC/2019-0309-020+Claytonia+virginica+transplanted-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Beauty in the Spring A single clump of Claytonia virginica nestled into its new home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1552619424697-Q3ID0RB7S2MHN4YQHDMP/2019-0309-007+Claytonia+virginica-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Beauty in the Spring Claytonia virginica can have different colored blooms in the same population. Here, you see white and pink flowers. Also, notice how pink the stamens are (the five rice-shaped structures near the center of the flower). https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2019/2/23/pin-the-plant-on-the-triangle monthly 0.5 2021-06-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1550940656099-2UN5CQAMPG3HJOPTTIEB/Screen+Shot+2019-02-23+at+10.49.58+AM.png plant•ed blog - Pin the Plant on the Triangle A figure of Grime’s triangle from Pierre et al. (2017) titled A global method for calculating plant CSR ecological strategies applied across biomes world-wide. As you can see the authors attempted to classify plants across the globe based on their tendency to be a competitor, stress-tolerator, or ruderal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1550941673195-RPG3LNOOM8HI3RVGS6AP/Grimes-triangle-Jared-Barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Pin the Plant on the Triangle Pin the plant on the triangle—a fun game to teach students about plant survival strategies. Based on your plant knowledge, how do you think they did? https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2019/2/13/chillin-peachy-keen-style monthly 0.5 2021-06-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1550115844878-1673L3Q7PQCLMK3FK454/2019-0206-007+Prunus+persica+Flordaking+bee-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Chillin' for a Peach Fillin' Present, past, and future flowers of ‘Flordaking’ peach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1550115825487-3STEGAUA2Q8JME4D855M/2019-0206-002+Prunus+persica+Flordaking+bee-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Chillin' for a Peach Fillin' A honeybee dusted with pollen. For fun, notice how the stamens (filament structures) change from orange in a new flower opening to yellow where they are shedding pollen. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2019/2/7/sowing-perennial-seeds monthly 0.5 2021-06-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1549598928500-RJBJIUX0FLJBA58QLFL2/2019-0203-001+Asclepias+tuberosa+seed-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Sowing Perennial Seeds Plump Asclepias tuberosa seeds. Seed the tinge of light yellow? The seed coat has ruptured on one near the center. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1549598947563-95VQUZZSTR5IETHPDWRL/2019-0203-002+Echinacea+sanguinea+seed-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Sowing Perennial Seeds Echinacea sanguinea seed were mixed in with parts of the flower head. I decided to stratify them together and pull the seeds out when sowing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1549599024398-ILU48HAJEKA62H0SDSRE/2019-0206-001+Baptisia+sphaerocarpa+seed.JPG plant•ed blog - Sowing Perennial Seeds A few roots began to appear on Baptisia sphaerocarpa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1549598973039-SQFTZD8CWGLCGPD2THY7/2019-0204-001+Amsonia+tabernaemontana+seed-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Sowing Perennial Seeds Amsonia tabernaemontana seedlings emerged from an intriguing cigar-shaped seed. With the embryos popping out, they look like sea tube worms. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2019/1/25/best-purchase-of-2018-an-auger monthly 0.5 2021-06-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1548476869193-S9JV4HKU1F4XBS74ZFP7/grand-primo-narcissus-jared-barnes plant•ed blog - An Auger, The Best Purchase of 2018 Narcissus tazetta ‘Grand Primo’ is one of the few Narcissus that is very persistent in the deep south. Scapes are adorned with over half a dozen petticoat-shaped flowers. Note other attributes like bright orange pollen and the corona that fades from butter yellow to off-white over time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1548477176456-15NBGAYW4VQS8CAYC6TP/narcissus-grand-primo-auger-jared-barnes plant•ed blog - An Auger, The Best Purchase of 2018 I know many advise dividing Narcissus once dormant, but I’ve had success moving them in the green. In this image you can see the circular holes made by the auger and my attempts to get the bulbs to the same depth. After sticking them in the hole, I use a hoe to replace the soil back. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2019/1/19/flaming-broomsedge-seed monthly 0.5 2021-06-15 https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2019/1/15/constructing-a-cold-frame monthly 0.5 2021-06-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1547604824339-58MYT904CE1B9V5XA6FV/IMG_5214-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Constructing a Cold Frame First step before building the box was to build the wooden frame to the piece of plexiglass to create a light, the name of the pane of glass on a cold frame. You want to make sure that the light fits the box snug. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1547604850966-FTSJHKH6O8SCLGJJGVZK/IMG_5215-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Constructing a Cold Frame Here’s the light constructed with the plexiglass attached to the wooden frame. I used braces on the joints to make sure it stays sturdy. I used a PVC-rated drill bit and drilled slowly into the plexiglass. The guy at the hardware store told me to leave the protective coating of plastic on the glass to help drill through it. If the protective layers are absent, he said a piece of tape would help to protect the glass from shattering when drilled. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1547604856450-K7JKM8FYBBUBR1ILBDCB/IMG_5216-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Constructing a Cold Frame A bolt and washer hold the plexiglass on the wooden frame, and to the right is a handle for the light. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1547604870745-P0MWJDF3N6N85VUAJ8T5/IMG_5220-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Constructing a Cold Frame I constructed the box out of two ten-foot long 2 × 12’s cut into two pieces—6 ft long for the front and back and 3 ft long for the sides. To create a slope on the top of the box to maximize sun exposure, I cut 4 in off one of the 6 ft boards to make it 8 in tall, and for the side boards, I cut a slant (1.3 in drop per 1 ft board length). Once constructed on the ground, the cold frame is turned over so that the front and back boards have a slight slant in one direction and so that the top is flush with the light. Notches made in the middle front and back allow the installation of a support beam. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1547604875255-YWFIFNC8YDZTT11HNVPC/IMG_5221-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Constructing a Cold Frame With the ground cleared, a nice mulch of leaves will help to keep weeds down and support the trays to keep them from sitting on the ground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1547604877815-KJIZKZ8B0XZ6YY2N6JUB/IMG_5222-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Constructing a Cold Frame Finished product! https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2019/1/11/goatweed-leafwing monthly 0.5 2021-06-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1547266321555-RZTZG2WIRO44Z331W7CD/IMG_5204-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Goatweed Leafwing Amazing, eh?! Look at how the Goatweed Leafwing looks just like the oak leaves around it. Its pinnate and reticulate venation pattern game is strong. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1547266524964-BCDFU0SD9GQUGFHMRTNQ/DSC_0088-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Goatweed Leafwing Eventually, it landed in an eastern red cedar. And, I leaned over a barbed wire fence and held the camera high to try to get some good detail of the Goatweed Leafwing. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2019/1/10/mowing-the-food-prairies monthly 0.5 2021-06-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1547174706009-Z9I3SNYSQNUB4WTTYYTP/IMG_5152+%281%29-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Mowing the Food Prairies Jevon mows! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1547174715013-UA446P6SR48YWPID3O69/IMG_5165+%281%29-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Mowing the Food Prairies Anna Claire mows! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1547174712673-34XND7SOXWBEPUC2POJT/IMG_5156+%281%29-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Mowing the Food Prairies Some plants that lay over need to be pulled up to come in contact with the mower blades. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1547174953943-JQK9D1JX37JD6ZW1TRQ4/IMG_5170+%281%29-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Mowing the Food Prairies The finished product. Notice the nice layer of chopped plant residue. It is amazing to see 3 to 4 feet of biomass reduced to a few inches. The deep green clumps are Carex cherokeensis. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2019/1/8/natural-grafts monthly 0.5 2021-06-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1547005714439-SE1Q2N1GMPG4UBSVCYKW/2019-0105-008+Quercus+muehlenbergii+pano-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Natural Grafts The winter frame of chinquapin oak https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1547006114153-TLZK2C1SJOUQXXOE2IXW/natural-graft.jpg plant•ed blog - Natural Grafts Thread this needle. On the back side of the tree is this natural graft where three branches have become one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1547006069214-KDVXJXWE6DBS8985W7FH/2019-0105-002+natural+graft-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Natural Grafts Here’s a side shot. You can see a branch behind curve up and down to merge with the other two branches. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2019/1/7/this-week-in-the-garden-broccoli-ready-for-harvest monthly 0.5 2021-06-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1546916665225-JNJNJKTX3HBHGP8CEKZC/2019-0107-004+Broccoli+Dura-Pak+16-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - This Week in the Garden: Broccoli Ready for Harvest The buds of ‘Dura-Pak 16’ are quite tight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1546916678362-ZXP80U3M8J428EGEE3R0/2019-0107-005+Broccoli+Burney-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - This Week in the Garden: Broccoli Ready for Harvest ‘Burney’ buds are getting a little large, but they’re still delicious for eating. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2018/11/13/students-showcase-an-interest-in-horticulture monthly 0.5 2021-06-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1542168310364-Q81AYMZC3YI9HNRZF572/autumn-leaves-highlands-nc.jpg plant•ed blog - Students Showcase an Interest in Horticulture https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2018/11/7/magnolia-seed-spooky-stuff monthly 0.5 2021-06-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1541650210325-LSTWQPKWBDE2OGLTDDHO/2016-1012-027+Magnolia+fruit-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Magnolia Seed, Spooky Stuff Cone-like fruit of Magnolia top dress a container at the Scott Arboretum. You have to admit that the seeds emerging in the bottom left look a bit demonish. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2018/11/5/the-old-factories monthly 0.5 2021-06-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1541470505668-8FBYK5I27IB8TDCU6A9M/2016-1012-023+fallen+leaves-LRPS1x1.jpg plant•ed blog - The Old Factories https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2018/10/16/im-digging-peanuts monthly 0.5 2021-06-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1539746551263-RZTBW9EP2U5DYARHNIOA/african-runner-peanut-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - I'm Digging Peanuts Peanuts galore. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2018/9/29/a-sweet-harvest monthly 0.5 2021-06-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1537843999203-OIJNP5TX8T34PU42BYVN/sweet-potato-production-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - A Sweet Harvest Sweet potato slips grown in a bed of sawdust. The propagules are pulled, bundled, and shipped around the country. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1537844050176-KZPBWX2N2A1MSPHI1KDA/sweet-potato-field-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - A Sweet Harvest Sweet potatoes growing in a field just outside Martin, Tennessee. These will be harvested and used for next year’s starts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1538188067164-C9VXM49XLFS27FAJVFQR/sweet-potato-slip-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - A Sweet Harvest A sweet potato slip grown by a student at SFA. Probably named so because they slip right out of the substrate with a nice jerk from above. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1537844125926-WGI0T3HH7XV8CF3PSYTX/sweet-potato-in-garden-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - A Sweet Harvest Sweet potatoes are excellent soil covers as you can see in the image above. If you can keep them clean early on, they will seal their canopy and prevent weeds from germinating. However, I left the Rhus seedling in the back right corner to be moved to our prairie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1537844167335-9ICF1A21BCA8BWVS2R6Q/sweet-potato-digging-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - A Sweet Harvest Thar she blows! You know you’ve got something under the ground when you see the soil around the stem bulged up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1537844143763-3POVZWRT1WGNXVYEXQB3/Sweet-potato-O-Henry-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - A Sweet Harvest The swollen roots of ‘O’Henry’ sweet potato. Getting them out all still attached to the plant is an art in produce transportation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1537844283715-7DXK8ZX56JWS1C23RKB4/sweet-potato-table.jpg plant•ed blog - A Sweet Harvest My table runneth over with sweet potatoes. ‘Beauregard’ on the left and ‘O’Henry’ on the right. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2018/9/21/bolting-to-boltonia monthly 0.5 2021-06-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1537070962229-R8KT4QAIPDGSQLRDQAFB/Boltonia-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Bolting to Boltonia Boltonia bokeh. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1537070988325-6H7AAGVB05MXONNG572K/Boltonia-asteroides-close-up-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Bolting to Boltonia Close up of Boltonia asteroides flowers. Once they begin to fade, the ray florets rain down and cover the ground like little white sprinkles. Or, your arm if you brush past the plant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1537070985759-ADFMUJAGM64JSKP9FAHJ/Boltonia-asteroides-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Bolting to Boltonia This Boltonia asteroides is over six feet tall in my little trial bed beside our house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1537410274277-BPR66SKQS3UTL1WUSQXN/Boltonia-diffusa-texas.jpg plant•ed blog - Bolting to Boltonia Boltonia diffusa growing in the wild. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1537071236218-YWAVJ1ED9DMVI8Y3ME8W/Boltonia-diffusa-jared-barnes.jpg plant•ed blog - Bolting to Boltonia Boltonia diffusa settles into its new home in our garden. Blooming at just over a foot tall, I see it making a great companion plant to weave through accent grasses and taller forbs. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2018/9/2/eragrostis-a-grass-i-love monthly 0.5 2021-06-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1535859380953-Z7NZGT4NW9JSOBWCYW6L/eragrostis-spectabilis-jared-barnes-1.jpg plant•ed blog - Eragrostis, a Grass I Love Even though it had a few bruises and browning after being transplanted from the roadside, this mother plant of Eragrostis has settled in just fine. You can see the speckled haze of flowers hovering above the foliage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1535859409024-7SSZD6XJ92XEMAFYVLLP/eragrostis-spectabilis-jared-barnes-2.jpg plant•ed blog - Eragrostis, a Grass I Love The typical rosy-colored flowers of Eragrostis spectabilis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1535859484411-59FLDPPXOE5D86G5VHUX/eragrostis-spectabilis-jared-barnes-3.jpg plant•ed blog - Eragrostis, a Grass I Love The clump I found and those that I've propagated have more of a light pink or tawny color in the inflorescence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1535859410488-VDYVET7ZIV319BQIO668/eragrostis-spectabilis-jared-barnes-4.jpg plant•ed blog - Eragrostis, a Grass I Love En masse this Eragrostis is spectacular, especially when covered with morning dew. Here, it is planted along the swale that runs through our edible patch. Next year, I expect more perennials to be established and piercing the floriferous fog. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2018/8/9/a-prairie-from-scratch monthly 0.5 2021-06-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1534994310615-0HMU4E2H9FOIF9PNV6RF/2018+08+prairie+paths.jpg plant•ed blog - A Prairie from Scratch Just some scribblings. So that you could better see the paths and resting areas that I mowed, I colored them in on my iPad. This view is looking north toward our fenced in edible patch, and you can see how the length beckons for shorter plants that will create a nice vista over the prairie. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2018/6/28/anyone-can-grow-plants monthly 0.5 2021-06-01 https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2018/6/22/azaleas-on-gregory-bald monthly 0.5 2021-06-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1529720167764-21VL75TEH7YJX526OW5W/2011-06-12_206-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - The Azaleas on Gregory Bald The azaleas on Gregory Bald are breathtaking to witness in full bloom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1529720195570-NH50OOS1GW8KDL1054X6/2011-06-11_160-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - The Azaleas on Gregory Bald Looking down from Chimney Tops. The Ericaceous Kalmia (mountain laurel) on the right are hints of other blooming plants to come. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1529720224482-LYWHG0AU9VKZ862X5WBH/2011-06-11_218-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - The Azaleas on Gregory Bald Crowds await travel into the park to see the synchronized fireflies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1529720255312-LJ5QCGGKK654S18ZRWH1/2011-06-11_236-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - The Azaleas on Gregory Bald Light art fascinates me. I need to do more of it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1529720262150-32PBK6I3CTV5AOVDME78/2011-06-11_241-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - The Azaleas on Gregory Bald Kevin Parris tried his hand at drawing a Rhododendron flower, and I'd say he succeeded! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1529720303343-CQQUIS9ZRBNW8GSCAY1B/2011-06-12_5-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - The Azaleas on Gregory Bald A quick pic from the car of the glorious Cades Cove at dawn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1529720335571-B1YP9P2NMDJVE8O1XEZ5/2011-06-12_649-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - The Azaleas on Gregory Bald WE MADE IT!!! AND, THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1529720356736-OM4JYZV29R3RHX7YZRUZ/2011-06-12_419-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - The Azaleas on Gregory Bald Evidently, we weren't the only ones hungry... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1529720383438-XRL33QOVK2OZ5HJNIEW0/2011-06-12_430-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - The Azaleas on Gregory Bald The light green in the valley below is Cades Cove. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1529720594540-3NFADZPL6CBM84STZHOY/2011-06-12_403-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - The Azaleas on Gregory Bald I loved seeing the loners, little islands of orange surrounded by a sea of grass. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1529720786745-06CY1VUINSQGN0W6KWWZ/2011-06-12_592-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - The Azaleas on Gregory Bald ...islands in the stream, that is what we are... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1529720541610-2134WTZLHWG4OQ1B3T25/2011-06-12_337-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - The Azaleas on Gregory Bald Here's a nice close up photo of the flowers of Rhododendron cumberlandense. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1529720453036-Q1GICQOOK14KNB00US5R/2011-06-12_166-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - The Azaleas on Gregory Bald We encountered color variants in pink,... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1529720443865-YFTL7FIZZ3YMPSTZDF8Q/2011-06-12_154-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - The Azaleas on Gregory Bald ...apricot,... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1529720505088-IUBVL4DDH24GXXJ72KXD/2011-06-12_253-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - The Azaleas on Gregory Bald ...peach,... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1529720627841-7JXOYXIFMUH3GR7MV86K/2011-06-12_440-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - The Azaleas on Gregory Bald ...lemon,... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1529720616166-224W3QV8PVVWYU90VYLA/2011-06-12_435-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - The Azaleas on Gregory Bald ...and salmon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1529720474689-MVOJSEUX8DPAD4293OCR/2011-06-12_185-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - The Azaleas on Gregory Bald Another loner. Notice how the softer orange petal color echoed the tan of the surrounding grass panicles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1529720484520-ES51NQIDF8WKVBC2HTHY/2011-06-12_243-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - The Azaleas on Gregory Bald Occasionally, we spotted some plants with galls on them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1529720743600-EY25CS0801N9DGONQYBS/2011-06-12_506-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - The Azaleas on Gregory Bald One plant I found had buds still unopened, and getting up close made me weak in the knees. They look so cool, like little flames licking the sky and waiting to burst into full-flowering conflagration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1529721033230-U5IU0UO9YU2Y1BWN10OC/2011-06-12_640-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - The Azaleas on Gregory Bald Pollinators were working these shrubs left and right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1529721007977-50LOKA391MZH3OXTVDRI/2011-06-12_220-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - The Azaleas on Gregory Bald I bet that bee on the right is saying, "WHHHHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!" I mean, who doesn't want to slide on some stamens? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1529720426377-ZUONL8RGG2V8VX05AFQ1/2011-06-12_61-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - The Azaleas on Gregory Bald A narrow path leads through the grass matrix surrounding the fiery-colored azaleas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1529720761987-69QKD7T21APTOTQC2E05/2011-06-12_567-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - The Azaleas on Gregory Bald One end of the bald had more trees and shrubs growing around the azaleas, a step towards succession. Here, blueberries dominate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1529720538919-FQ0KFVJ2C75R6MKYPVDA/2011-06-12_330-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - The Azaleas on Gregory Bald The silvery foliage of a ground-hugging Salix (or, that's what our best guess was) played as a nice foil to the orange azaleas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1529720436867-J7B3N0GR5BD3WV15OLZR/2011-06-12_109-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - The Azaleas on Gregory Bald Here's a nice example of an azalea showing intermediate characteristics. While the exact parentage is unknown, hints of pink from Rhododendron arborescens appear to mingle with the orange from Rhododendron cumberlandense. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1529720598382-EUC1L5U2Q0WOT3YH1LA8/2011-06-12_405-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - The Azaleas on Gregory Bald This scene could all be forest. But, it's not, and that enriches life. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2018/6/01/echinacea-named-tennessee monthly 0.5 2021-06-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1526698642044-05LBIHG1FAA3FQGK6PZ9/echinacea-tennesseensis-sfasu-051818 plant•ed blog - Echinacea Named Tennessee I must admit, when Echinacea tennesseensis first bloomed I was amazed at how floriferous it was! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1526698812757-XOSAD6WIOV0FIXCY08A4/DSC_0417-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Echinacea Named Tennessee Can you spy the east-facing Echinacea tennesseensis 'Rocky Top' in this incredible planting at Chanticleer's elevated walkway? Hint, it's on the right. Compare these blooms where the ray florets curve upward with the typical Echinacea at the back left of the image whose outer rays droop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1521601650161-2R4Q8T7J4HTYGIV0H1BK/echinacea-tennesseensis-1-032018 plant•ed blog - Echinacea Named Tennessee I learn so much each time I expose roots. Here, plump taproots on Echinacea tennesseensis likely help the plant survive stressful times during the year and store resources for the coming bloom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1521603348761-XIO0HK3G6R3PHQ4GN7G9/DSC_0013-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Echinacea Named Tennessee A close up of the crown of Echinacea tennesseensis. The pink tinge in the lower wrapper leaves are hints of colors yet to come. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2018/4/22/where-the-wood-thrush-sings monthly 0.5 2021-06-01 https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2018/4/21/discovering-blue-wood-sedge monthly 0.5 2021-06-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1524372030258-JRVLNVM3YBF3134T3ORD/DSC_0085-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Discovering Blue Wood Sedge Carex glaucodea/flaccosperma in a wooly part of our yard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1524372076481-2LXPYUJ2U66BXH9AFKVU/DSC_0041-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Discovering Blue Wood Sedge Saved from the mower blades, a wheelbarrow full of Carex ready for planting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1524372076389-R7F3QTRBI5WFUA4O0G2C/DSC_0043-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Discovering Blue Wood Sedge Carex is hipster Liriope. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2018/3/19/chanticleer-in-winter-1 monthly 0.5 2021-06-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1520094549891-67AXF9DW1A0IX9YBEN5W/DSC_0495-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Chanticleer in Winter The big takeaway for me from the visit was a reminder of the importance of incorporating strong lines into garden design and then maintaining them. From this overlook view, manicured lines delineate areas, and different colors of the detritus enhance the contrast next to the torpor turf. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1520094560349-ZP9GLCK2NFOY5LJQ9VBZ/DSC_0449-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Chanticleer in Winter A close up from the previous image taken from the bottom of the elevated walkway. Here you can see different materials compose different beds. Mowed ornamental grass in the foreground, and fall leaves in the ovoid beds in the back. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1520094573702-FLIHQL722O7Z6C758CSZ/DSC_0684-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Chanticleer in Winter The serpentine plays homage to the agriculture crops grown in the Pennsylvania countryside and features a different crop each year. Even from a distance you can make out the bold curves of the bed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1520094588082-O0BF9RDFC60DRPX4E0EZ/DSC_0917-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Chanticleer in Winter An upclose shot of the serpentine. Again, look at how neat that border is between the turf and the bed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1520095554683-SYWMA962IJS0240TBAVD/DSC_0598-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Chanticleer in Winter Curvilinear turf severs this sea of Sporobolus heterolepis. The contrast between tamed lawn and wild grass already creates interest, I feel it is even greater now that winter color has manifested on the prairie dropseed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1520095549390-J8MX1JPNL6ZEG2AP6WO1/DSC_0611-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Chanticleer in Winter It appeared that one part of the Sporobolus prairie had a test burn. With the foliage removed, you can really appreciate the cespitose nature of the grass. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1520095532534-HQFVL9JSTDUOZSRKP6EM/DSC_0542-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Chanticleer in Winter With the dormancy and death of plants in the cut flower garden, curved arches provide drama when little remains. I like to appreciate their importance by imagining their absence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1520094638508-V422S0BWQH2UR3EY4N2Y/DSC_0648-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Chanticleer in Winter One behind the scenes practice I witnessed was the staff's efforts to keep plants alive. Here yuccas in the gravel garden were covered with plexiglass. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1520094607858-RGZRR7MY338J1ZQQ27S4/DSC_0536-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Chanticleer in Winter And, here caged leaves insulate a tender banana near the tea cup garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1520094598994-O8O6NQF21BK1Q4ZKRBI9/DSC_0922-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Chanticleer in Winter A lone Schizachryium echoes the color of the blazing branches of Salix alba 'Britzensis' in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1520094485334-2H4PWTG66W3R9V4EBV5K/DSC_0506-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Chanticleer in Winter With the foliage gone, prickles on Rosa sericea subsp. omeiensis f. pteracantha (whew, that's a mouthful) are quite visible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1520095541992-TVX9NMZ75GCCVIO9OI9C/DSC_0676-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Chanticleer in Winter A glance towards the pond. Nary a weed to be seen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1520095570221-AQ8P4TLZWFAP53YU6L9V/DSC_0715-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Chanticleer in Winter In all my visits I've never seen this three-foot-tall, stone pear. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1520095661477-D817LAM9FHPRMCWNS5O3/DSC_0900-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Chanticleer in Winter A final shot of a prominent primary axis that runs part of the length of Chanticleer. Such primary axes help to connect separate parts of a garden. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2018/2/26/field-notes-from-philadelphia-seed-your-future monthly 0.5 2021-05-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1519649023202-0DKFTRA564XGHCQU27C1/ilovemyplantjob.jpg plant•ed blog - Field Notes from Philadelphia: Seed Your Future &amp; Longwood My wife Karen who is a graphic artist tagged along with me on the trip and made this great illustration of the Seed Your Future hashtag #ilovemyplantjob. #shesgotskills https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1519094340617-E9TZTG13DG7RNC0SX6GO/DSC_0482-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Field Notes from Philadelphia: Seed Your Future &amp; Longwood We visited during Orchid Extravaganza, and per Longwood standards, everything looked stellar including this 12-foot-tall arch covered in Phalaenopsis orchids. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1519094423854-MWPAOFUKBTBTE3UJDV1S/DSC_0214-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Field Notes from Philadelphia: Seed Your Future &amp; Longwood Much of the conservatory featured the towering, yellow flowering Roldana petasitis. Here it carpeted underneath by the coral, tubular flowers of Kalanchoe x houghtonii and the golden Euryops pectinatus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1519094427311-QHJTUO24UJZ5JQYS2BHT/DSC_0267-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Field Notes from Philadelphia: Seed Your Future &amp; Longwood It's amazing to have all this color inside when everything outside is dark green and brown. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1519094472106-BXSXTTYR2JOZL24Q1J9X/DSC_0368-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Field Notes from Philadelphia: Seed Your Future &amp; Longwood I encountered an old friend in a cooler part of the conservatory. I fell in love with the exploding flowers of Scilla peruviana years ago at the JC Raulston Arboretum. Fun fact, it is not from Peru but from Africa. Linnaeus named it so because the specimen had a note about "Peru" on it. That was the name of the ship carrying the cargo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1519094471850-M5JROQKCEG2OOWYM5YWF/DSC_0341-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Field Notes from Philadelphia: Seed Your Future &amp; Longwood I liked how Longwood espaliered fruit trees on fencing material in one of the cool houses. Such an easy option for the homeowner, too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1519094465776-0ONCQB8SQRS4KPVQDRZ5/DSC_0199-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Field Notes from Philadelphia: Seed Your Future &amp; Longwood When you go to Longwood and you have to "go", you'll find the restrooms are nestled amongst the largest green wall in North America. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2018/2/6/stalwart-asparagus monthly 0.5 2021-05-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1517890407928-MJWZM3O2WEYIWZUYXMWF/DSC_0931-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Stalwart Asparagus Asparagus also thrives in the north as seen here at Chanticleer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1517922746469-ITFGKAM4QPHSG9HIZMA7/DSC_0026.JPG plant•ed blog - Stalwart Asparagus Nestled amongst Bouteloua, Symphyotrichum, Liatris, and more, one might not immediately notice the Asparagus in our plantings. But, in the fall when the foliage fades gold, it hides no more. It will hold a light yellow/tan color for the rest of the winter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1517890386344-8XHN7A73KUG3AZ38E2M9/DSC_0947-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Stalwart Asparagus I didn't even mention the flowers. While they are no bigger than a rice grain, small pollinators like to jump from blossom to blossom. The plants are different sexes. You need a male and a female for fruit set. The red fruit are usually not preferred since they take away energy from the spears, but if you're using the plant for ornamental purposes, have at it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1517890454325-1M82JMJT93IWA2640DZB/DSC_0463-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Stalwart Asparagus A clump just after excavating https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1517890462633-XPWRKR9ACUF3PB54TX9C/DSC_0464-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Stalwart Asparagus Pulling the rhizome apart https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1517890517521-9YK1PW3RBQZLCLVFRAUM/DSC_0468-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Stalwart Asparagus See any turtle heads? Then you've found the buds! If you need a hint, one is at the base of this large out-of-focus root in the left corner of the photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1517890499052-8899I8L2U84YIOOHTM12/DSC_0474-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Stalwart Asparagus Jellyfish washed up on shore? Nah, just asparagus crowns ready for planting. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2018/1/27/field-notes-from-connecticut-january-2018 monthly 0.5 2021-05-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1517110804425-894T4LL57OVETJUAUFYL/DSC_0044-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Field Notes from Connecticut, January 2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1517110849040-DT43EBYMCHEKYCW9D48R/DSC_0011-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Field Notes from Connecticut, January 2018 Larix, Larix, let down your hair, so that I may climb thy golden stair. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1517110855051-BUZRF3W2JV45QCLSCVHQ/DSC_0020-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Field Notes from Connecticut, January 2018 Adam Wheeler is all smiles in his element. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1517110855207-4VMNC7Z4FJJSQ85JW8TU/DSC_0017-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Field Notes from Connecticut, January 2018 Nerds, anyone? The candy that is. The grape-colored buds on ×Didrangea tease a taste. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1517110881928-JBNFNZ89KBOJ9HWZ0C0D/DSC_0022-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Field Notes from Connecticut, January 2018 Snake-bark maples tempt me to make a purchase, but alas they wouldn't fair well long in Zone 8b. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1517110914330-L2QQERPZYM6RWO3KEN6A/DSC_0030-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Field Notes from Connecticut, January 2018 Photosynthesis and artificial photosynthesis powers Broken Arrow, each in it's own way. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1517111124914-2IXDSBEXJEUZWCRQWIAK/DSC_0050-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Field Notes from Connecticut, January 2018 The leaning, learning tower of pots. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1517110961467-0JG44I909VO4LJ4NC4TS/DSC_0052-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Field Notes from Connecticut, January 2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1517111060086-DDHJVETMFFL6G6MHEZE8/DSC_0065-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Field Notes from Connecticut, January 2018 Such a lovely carpet of green! Better than bare soil or mulch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1517111024881-D3XX9SOQ1PHKLACTD6RS/DSC_0094-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Field Notes from Connecticut, January 2018 Another fun tale from Washington Depot. The bookstore The Hickory Stick Bookshop had an incredible selection of gardening books. AND, IT WAS VISIBLE FROM THE FRONT DOOR! Not tucked away in some obscure corner covered with cobwebs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1517111062138-9NQ6PTGBIYFC4XO2PRI1/DSC_0170-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Field Notes from Connecticut, January 2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1517111067550-U8EKB0VP4PFDMW3K8AT2/DSC_0225-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Field Notes from Connecticut, January 2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1517111066519-XH6XQH1K91G6DQVIQLDH/DSC_0431-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Field Notes from Connecticut, January 2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1517111090561-1NCPFBHQZOHHVBHVH52W/DSC_0415-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Field Notes from Connecticut, January 2018 https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2018/1/19/happy-anti-privet-day monthly 0.5 2025-01-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1516464238996-DE8WEZNJW71X5MQBKHFJ/DSC_0290-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Happy Anti-privet Day! Sparse now, but once it leafs out in the spring, privet casts dense shade. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1516464146237-94CBIFO384IWE0MNOOMP/DSC_0289-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Happy Anti-privet Day! Before privet removal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1516464185212-IC0XE3RCM6WM11KHOAG8/DSC_0295.JPG plant•ed blog - Happy Anti-privet Day! After privet removal. Hey, there's a fence there! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1516464209237-FLYFCNI9FL8UC33M6W8G/DSC_0299-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Happy Anti-privet Day! A good afternoon's work. There's more privet rubbish that's not visible past the pile in the back. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2017/01/12/the-avoidance-zone monthly 0.5 2021-05-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1515714912191-IIIOL9UWBYRXV2C72AH2/Tension+Zone+Map.png plant•ed blog - The Avoidance Zone All credit to Biota of North America Program for generating this informative map. While a legend doesn't exist for the map, green has the highest number of plant species followed by lighter greens and yellow, followed by tans and browns for lowest diversity of native vascular plants. There is more information on the website about the terminology in the map. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1515762759287-1USHQ3103QM366Z2GUCY/image-asset.jpeg plant•ed blog - The Avoidance Zone All credit to Bradley Miller, Randall Schaetzl, and Frank Krist, Jr. for their incredible work creating this soil fertility index map. The link in the caption provides a more detailed legend, but again yellow/orange soils are least fertile, pink is in between, and purple/blue soils have the highest fertility. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1514692901378-LD9ZPPJ4P4YQ1Y9X9DLR/Avoidance-Zone-gif2.gif plant•ed blog - The Avoidance Zone https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1515763423723-3ERICOUJ8A9C9JOGQD1F/Screen+Shot+2018-01-12+at+7.23.14+AM.png plant•ed blog - The Avoidance Zone Figures from Michalet, R. and B. Touzard. 2010. Biotic interactions, biodiversity, and community productivity, p. 59–78. In: Francisco Pugnaire (ed.). Positive Plant Interactions and Community Dynamics. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2018/1/5/2018-garden-plans monthly 0.5 2021-05-31 https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2017/12/15/waiting-period monthly 0.5 2021-05-31 https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2017/12/6/grasses-at-the-nc-museum-of-art monthly 0.5 2021-05-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1512652324048-6R579ZR0VBB3PXVMKF84/2016+1226+NC+Museum+of+Art+%2806%29-LR.jpg plant•ed blog - Grasses at the NC Museum of Art This photograph is a before shot from our visit in December 2016. While I'm not sure of the exact date of planting, my guess is sometime in 2016 based on the small size of the propagules. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1512566648025-YORCNQ5I0TGPTIHVJUB8/DSC_0705-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Grasses at the NC Museum of Art And, this picture is from our most recent trip. Grasses galore! You can make out the ribbonesque block plantings in this image that created a dynamic flow over the landscape. The lines of plugs have faded away after a year of growth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1512566730085-VYSMQ3L4QDNV7WMAC154/DSC_0721-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Grasses at the NC Museum of Art The juxtaposition of the wild grass with the tame was a legible contrast scattered throughout the park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1512566913349-H9LVQK401DH3L4R8R85I/DSC_0756-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Grasses at the NC Museum of Art Color echo between the wood (what appears to be some type of Carya, I didn't get close enough to look) and the forb (Amsonia hubrichtii). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1512566943752-OPVW5D6E4VIH876UF810/DSC_0762-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Grasses at the NC Museum of Art Sporobolus heterolepis skirts the Yucca and really makes it pop better than if it were surrounded with bark mulch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1512566651394-ZJPZE7RCNWEYGDF6ATYT/DSC_0711-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Grasses at the NC Museum of Art Not everything had filled in yet. This river of Amsonia needs a few more years to go from a trickle to a current. Also, the gray twigs on the left were from Pervoskia. I wonder how it looks in the growing season as usually this species performs marginally for us in the southeast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1512566716496-I89CYBIPI4XCY8PFYQTX/DSC_0713-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Grasses at the NC Museum of Art I liked the use of Eryngium in the planting, but I left feeling like Christopher Walken wanting more cowbell. I could've used a little more rattle(snake master). I gotta have more rattle!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1512566732941-TEZD7I3I5PE5FDTMH4Q1/DSC_0725-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Grasses at the NC Museum of Art Some artsy-fartsy shots. Panciles of Muhlenbergia lindheimeri against an amber sunset. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1512566740276-Z4UUSIXGDO4QXOB9JNJA/DSC_0737-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Grasses at the NC Museum of Art The curls of a fading Amsonia hubrichtii https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2017/11/29/creating-a-kitchen-garden monthly 0.5 2021-05-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1511785771230-6BRX4PKKZOPAS44J3J5T/pre-garden-11282017 plant•ed blog - Creating a Kitchen Garden Adios, Rosa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1511785797293-IPWDQYKATCEVN29TTRF9/kitchen+garden+start+112817 plant•ed blog - Creating a Kitchen Garden The planted kitchen garden. I didn't mention the Eragrostis spectabilis in the front left corner, but I found it growing nearby and moved it to the kitchen garden to have a seed source for future projects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1511785812014-Q7O5R08Q5M08HHJBXL17/kitchen+garden+progress+112817 plant•ed blog - Creating a Kitchen Garden The garden beginning to fill in https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1511785854205-WUZYNDEQQCRJO13Z8M4U/kitchen+garden+zinnia+cabbage+112817 plant•ed blog - Creating a Kitchen Garden Zinnias coming into color. The purple cultviar made a great color companion with the purple cabbage. I made a note to use them more together in the future. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1511785918292-AL95EVN4ZAJPYV39ST2O/kitchen+garden+fall+112817 plant•ed blog - Creating a Kitchen Garden The garden looking quite lush. I still haven't planted that pot! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1511785945206-CODV0RH4NIOUE5TDK9D4/kitchen+garden+zinnia+mustard+112817 plant•ed blog - Creating a Kitchen Garden I realize that cacophony is about sound, but I also think it a great word to use to describe the mish-mash of color here. You can see in spots the 'Magma' mustard growing underneath. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1511785964768-7NTVTKKSYSJQ7G8TZDUO/kitchen+garden+frost+112817 plant•ed blog - Creating a Kitchen Garden First frost, about 3 weeks early https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1511785961158-UNS8FHBW7BCODXRZR20W/frost+cabbage+112817 plant•ed blog - Creating a Kitchen Garden See the frozen guttated pearls on the center leaves? I live for little moments like these in the garden. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2017/11/13/mulch-happens monthly 0.5 2021-05-31 https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2017/10/18/titanotrichum-or-treat monthly 0.5 2021-05-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1507810416544-U1KYLQF86VPAPHEU4F0H/2011-09-17_381-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Titanotrichum Or Treat See? Candy corn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1507810485929-421WJLA0AHYEUP2VSNZG/DSC_0002-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Titanotrichum Or Treat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1507810495493-HXH594L5OTADNM6LJVWY/DSC_0038-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Titanotrichum Or Treat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1507810611178-7QYKGJKSET91Z23Q32MJ/DSC_0049-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Titanotrichum Or Treat https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2017/11/10/a-frigid-autumnal-fritillary monthly 0.5 2021-05-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1475556038534-BM1EIHU8CJ8WDDAMD65D/image-asset.jpeg plant•ed blog - A Frigid Autumnal Fritillary https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1475556105409-MNR9RRZPNQKCMYEY7FOQ/image-asset.jpeg plant•ed blog - A Frigid Autumnal Fritillary https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1475556129051-SHWC4O4EDXCIWV8MGUZJ/image-asset.jpeg plant•ed blog - A Frigid Autumnal Fritillary https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2017/10/6/tendrils-from-speaking-of-gardening monthly 0.5 2021-05-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1507296408367-BGLVP42CUF0ASBMNK8TL/NorthCarolina-IL.jpg plant•ed blog - Tendrils from Speaking of Gardening 2017 https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2017/10/02/finding-a-home monthly 0.5 2021-05-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1506601680744-FX7US6FVL1472E3BNQ2R/2011-10-22_3-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Finding a Home Diamonds are forever on Edgeworthia chrysantha. Or, at least till the dew dries off. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1506602122079-S0Z3DV7NZV1HNSMTXS33/Edgeworthia+chrysantha plant•ed blog - Finding a Home The flowers of Edgeworthia chrysantha face downward, likely an adaptation to protect the pollen from rain. If you lay on the ground (like I did for this vantage), the glorious chandelier of flowers glows in the winter sun. Don't forget to brush the leaves off your bum when you stand back up, though! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1506601630558-KR2M4W93H1VM9C9KIMKM/Edgeworthia+Winter+Gold plant•ed blog - Finding a Home Settle in for the long haul, paperbush. It's gardening time! https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2017/8/5/dyeing-to-learn monthly 0.5 2021-05-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1501948440686-IMJLK0WEDCSEME1HQWAG/Chatfield+Farms+Dye+Garden plant•ed blog - Dyeing to Learn The Chatfield Farms dye garden featured a variety of common garden plants that can be used to color-change clothes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1501948448414-AUEJ45MDYXQEIZ8LLZ3Z/Chatfield+Farms+Coreopsis plant•ed blog - Dyeing to Learn The carpeting Coreopsis matches the drapes. Simple scraps of cloth hung near each color's source offers a teachable moment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1501948464627-ING60EZQ2XADE3M0H8YL/Chatfield+Farms+dyed+wood+ball plant•ed blog - Dyeing to Learn A sphere made from dyed strips of wood demonstrates that the craft isn't just limited to cloth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1501948467521-ISIN5J83ATFQKR5J8YL5/Chatfield+Farms+dyed+wood+strips plant•ed blog - Dyeing to Learn A close-up of the colorful wood slivers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1501948474718-B0BIJYTSRQ2KF9DGO5UE/Chatfield+Farms+dyed+threads plant•ed blog - Dyeing to Learn A variety of threads dyed from a plethora of plant pigments. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1501948477410-PD105P6RYXTABUV9EUAV/Chatfield+Farms+dyed+bundled+threads plant•ed blog - Dyeing to Learn Indigo. Cerulean. Salmon. Russet. The blue- and pink- colored threads were my favorites, and I was amazed to realize that all these colors can come from nature. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2017/9/19/delightful-plants-from-denver monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1501536096635-KF5OC8FAFN70I7EPK6EQ/091917-moon-carrot-1.jpg plant•ed blog - Delightful Plants from Denver https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1501536101066-J31G3YZSCDOKSTWGY5UV/091917-moon-carrot-2.jpg plant•ed blog - Delightful Plants from Denver That's no moon! 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Homeowners... and Garden Owners https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1504412075187-L9VN31E3VBPD7T4EHXPC/DSC_0249-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Homeowners... and Garden Owners https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1504412096319-BV7RF4XDENPV3MOW7B58/DSC_0259-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Homeowners... and Garden Owners https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1504412102283-GA34H965RENL2YPCF8P5/DSC_0256-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Homeowners... and Garden Owners https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1504412108995-X7MDN8FHWKE0685CUQXH/DSC_0267-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Homeowners... and Garden Owners https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2017/6/19/i-like-showy-evening-primrose monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1498437876712-7B995DC2INUL8JGG9LKT/image-asset.jpeg plant•ed blog - I Like Showy Evening Primrose Such a scary thing, huh? https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2017/6/10/planting-the-food-prairies monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1496511024240-QTBP5EOVPIPHPYW5KHWH/2017-0418-002+East+Food+Prairie-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Planting the Food Prairies The blank slate of the food prairies! How exciting! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1496587937740-WJNJWM4KRYPOMUE5YU48/image-asset.jpeg plant•ed blog - Planting the Food Prairies The food prairie design for the structural layer (plants listed above the design) and seasonal filler layer (plants listed below the design) is a kaleidoscope of color. Here the four quadrants separated by thick black lines are shown together instead of as their separate beds for ease. Circles approximate—and let me stress approximate as some species will spread—the final plant size. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1496512459245-KNUM7EJKAQL8FD9YVLPA/Food-prairie-grid-060317.jpg plant•ed blog - Planting the Food Prairies The food prairie grid and food prairie design for Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'Raydon's Favorite' (aromatic aster). The red, purple, green, blue, and orange circled plants on the left correspond with the circled plants in the design on the right. As you can see from the plant placement on the left, students were very adept at finding each propagule's final spot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1496513981806-9YO1KBK4Q7G13G99WXEU/food-prairie-planting-060317 plant•ed blog - Planting the Food Prairies Plants goin' in the ground! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1496510553884-ZAZ6C8FNKHLP34ORDAOG/2017-0418-009+Students+food+prairie+stepping+stones-LR.jpg plant•ed blog - Planting the Food Prairies These plastic stepping stones helped us prevent excess soil compaction. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1496512609498-D46M3BC10UMNRMKF0LDI/chaos-of-creation-060317 plant•ed blog - Planting the Food Prairies The chaos of creation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1496512845989-CNRG1ANIL9AW4YT61ZEJ/image-asset.jpeg plant•ed blog - Planting the Food Prairies Teamwork makes the dream work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1496512927543-ADNNZN5Q7OQFXN02A8ID/food-prairie-aerial-0418-060317 plant•ed blog - Planting the Food Prairies Photo from the end of day 1. From this overhead shot of two food prairies in the midst of our cut flower and vegetable beds you can appreciate how the grid system helps students visualize where plants go. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1496516050072-QAIK9NG2XCPA273Y4UG6/food-prairie-aerial-0420-060317 plant•ed blog - Planting the Food Prairies Hehe, they didn't even know I was on the rooftop for a while. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1496516174863-9U0JF3PH22S0K8MDQXCQ/Jared-teaching-food-prairies-060317 plant•ed blog - Planting the Food Prairies A rare photograph of me teaching as Donna McCollum films a piece on the food prairie plantings. Photo by Hunter Walker. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1496519403176-88BADP1IX8EJ0TZTPWOR/hunter-walker-donna-mccollum-060317 plant•ed blog - Planting the Food Prairies Donna McCollum of KTRE interviews SFA Horticulture student and Team Sprout member Hunter about the food prairies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1496590764181-VH3P28QB77LSSL70D8LY/food-prairie-plugs-060417 plant•ed blog - Planting the Food Prairies Bouteloua curtipendula plugs lay scattered in vacant areas in the food prairies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1496590975691-BFSZ2ZDHDR3673WE6TK6/2017-0425-008+Cierra+food+prairie-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Planting the Food Prairies Even a broken leg doesn't stop students like Cierra from helping plant! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1496590980632-MNSSDSOBQW7XW1Z26STT/2017-0425-029+Food+prairie+students-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Planting the Food Prairies Reagan smooths soil around Sisyrinchium angustifolium. The sun came out long enough for the plants to open their beautiful blue flowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1496590893306-LNOYLBPKWN6644H3S6T1/image-asset.jpeg plant•ed blog - Planting the Food Prairies Wa-hoo! The food prairies are planted! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1496590960844-XUTMS4RQTPAJ7DTKSHKB/2017-0425-038+food+prairie+grid-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Planting the Food Prairies Watering in the students work. We removed the grid overlay after the install was finished. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1496590995664-W4TLN6K0DVVPP7F09BDD/2017-0425-033+Herbaceous+plants+class-LRPS.jpg plant•ed blog - Planting the Food Prairies SFA students happy to be finished and happy to have a positive impact on the world. The food prairies will add beauty to the garden and provide habitat for a number of beneficial insects. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2017/5/15/designing-the-food-prairies monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1495053197358-57DK7Q3R26WSBIF4RRA6/leuvehoofd-park-051617.jpg plant•ed blog - Designing the Food Prairies I made a special point to visit this park in Leuvehoofd in Rotterdam at a conference in the Netherlands a few years ago. It was the first Oudolf installation I ever saw, and it was enlightening seeing plants intermingled. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1495832284563-1B6K7VMNLIFFMJGLWF8B/food-prairie-plant-list-052617 plant•ed blog - Designing the Food Prairies The list of species for the food prairie that I would eventually share with my students. L = leaf, F = flowering, and S = seed or senescence. Overall, colors *roughly* match the species, but white was coded as gray so that it would be visible on a white background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1495053267681-XE8CE1KNLEHOGWWLW34G/sfa-horticulture-survey-051617 plant•ed blog - Designing the Food Prairies SFA students in Herbaceous Plants learning how plants grow in nature. Exciting times!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1495053343025-JBF8AP9R3JAFS3UU1R1C/sfa-horticulture-food-prairie-blocks-051617 plant•ed blog - Designing the Food Prairies Students in Herbaceous Plants plan and arrange the structural (left) and seasonal theme (right) layers for the food prairies. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2017/4/2/we-are-the-roadside-flowers monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1492001584536-HZANY1KCQBYCH9K3KXH9/DSC_0231-2.jpg plant•ed blog - The Roadside Flowers Ember-colored Gaillardia (firewheel) smolder on the highway shoulders in west Texas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1492001608113-XAJOC6W0735519KVDRRO/DSC_0832-2.jpg plant•ed blog - The Roadside Flowers Roadside decor. Oenothera speciosa (showy primrose) and a fire hydrant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1492874019486-T9I05D8XS5YHCQNAH50C/Phacelia-bipinnatifida-042117.jpg plant•ed blog - The Roadside Flowers Phacelia bipinnatifida (purple phacelia) form a river of lilac on the roadsides in the Smokies. If you pull over and squat amongst the flowers, you'll sniff hints of celery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1492001679075-P3ENK09F0NSQFKDKCNJJ/DSC_0832-2.jpg plant•ed blog - The Roadside Flowers Salvia lyrata (lyre-leaf sage) is a common acquaintance to right-of-ways, especially in suburban lawns. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1492001656638-5D772WYK2M4K0BIE0P7U/DSC_0056-2.jpg plant•ed blog - The Roadside Flowers The lemon yellow flowers of Baptisia sphaerocarpa (yellow wild indigo) are very visible at 70 mph and often warrant a u-turn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1491829495778-GW2Z1BA24N2Q6EVA7OGB/2017-0313-003+Lupinus+texensis-2.jpg plant•ed blog - The Roadside Flowers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1491829516225-W0JT1SUJ1GOJ5M2RKUVP/2017-0313-004+Lupinus+texensis+and+Opuntia-2.jpg plant•ed blog - The Roadside Flowers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1491829532676-3C32E7KOC3JDGL7M2XCX/2017-0313-028+Lupinus+texensis-2.jpg plant•ed blog - The Roadside Flowers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1491829545545-SWDOU9GFYBWHJIYCTEC4/2017-0313-037+Lupinus+texensis+guttation-2.jpg plant•ed blog - The Roadside Flowers Bluebonnet leaves wear a necklace of guttated diamonds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1491829553220-7Y5PT4T15AT8NBEE2GM0/2017-0313-044+Lupinus+texensis+Castilleja+indivisa+cars-2.jpg plant•ed blog - The Roadside Flowers The blur of haste juxaposed with the focus of wildflowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1491829586591-DSL1QE1V19I0KI8RFHOU/2017-0313-038+Lupinus+texensis+Karen-2.jpg plant•ed blog - The Roadside Flowers Karen photographing bluebonnets for later drawings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1491829603757-G1U4A2WD2UECHA2RQJZU/2017-0313-057+Lupinus+texensis+Castilleja+indivisa-2.jpg plant•ed blog - The Roadside Flowers *Content sigh* https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1491829635820-1LFO6ZYTFZWVFRPWOPHF/2017-0313-066+Castilleja+indivisa-2.jpg plant•ed blog - The Roadside Flowers The flowers on Castilleja indivisia were so saturated with color! Besides the crop, I haven't touched this one with Photoshop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1491829649292-B06MMDDRI7X8KOEJL1RE/image-asset.jpeg plant•ed blog - The Roadside Flowers Here you see a family portriat of sorts as some flowers are still young while others are showing their age with faded petals. No matter how old, they are still beautiful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1491829660746-W3B1O9VRKYTVI0IGST8I/Castilleja-indivisia-pink-form.jpg plant•ed blog - The Roadside Flowers A single peach colored variant in a sea of coral. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1492002663581-5XNU9IM88IKAZ4DZ0KI2/image-asset.jpeg plant•ed blog - The Roadside Flowers Nature and city life intersect at this designed plant community at the crossroads of Elizabeth Street and South First Street in Austin, TX. Note the scattered Lupinus texensis filling in around tussock-type grasses. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2017/3/4/phacelia-fimbriata monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1488643396842-IG1AURUFWI4H96AQ4RBY/greenbriar-030417 plant•ed blog - A Pioneer in the Smokies The Little Pigeon River gurgles through Greenbrier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1488643519358-LUUZ6H5ZGDN6ZQ4TYHLN/porters-creek-trail-030417.jpg plant•ed blog - A Pioneer in the Smokies The narrow bridge along Porter's Creek trail. Hikers provide a sense of scale. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1488643518473-KL54X2FGE0RDHXO9O0N1/phacelia-fimbriata-path-030417.jpg plant•ed blog - A Pioneer in the Smokies Where's the lamppost?! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1488643508669-YDFDX0WI0TLI89INFEWT/phacelia-fimbriata-woods-030417.jpg plant•ed blog - A Pioneer in the Smokies Phacelia fimbriata o'er hill and dale https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1488643371322-55DDYJYDVZGDRA87J8AM/phacelia-fimbriata-log-030417.jpg plant•ed blog - A Pioneer in the Smokies A moss-covered log rests in a blanket of Phacelia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1488643408410-87BPTOTQ3O4J9I5D5NO2/phacelia-fimbriata-rock-030417.jpg plant•ed blog - A Pioneer in the Smokies Fringed phacelia thrive on a boulder, no doubt supported by a layer of detritus and abundant rainfall during the winter and early spring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1488643401956-KC0EKCITZKQGLSIH0POO/phacelia-fimbriata-030417.jpg plant•ed blog - A Pioneer in the Smokies A close up of Phacelia fimbriata. The flowers were about the size of a dime. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1488643515089-5SEWU7T2SR0XGU7KWSGC/phacelia-fimbriata-carpet-030417.jpg plant•ed blog - A Pioneer in the Smokies Much like footsteps on fresh fallen snow, a trodden path manifests through the Phacelia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1490014838792-DT4WGODRB0V99NSTKG6B/image-asset.png plant•ed blog - A Pioneer in the Smokies This figure from Pierce et al. (2013) illustrates how one can classify plants as competitors, stress-tolerant, or pioneers/ruderals. The placement of the symbol equates to what percentage of each strategy each plant exhibits. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1488643541506-F81H3LWF3JXT7V1QGHGK/dicentra-cucullaria-030417.jpg plant•ed blog - A Pioneer in the Smokies Dicentra cucullaria (Dutchman's breeches). See the hole? Looks like someone forgot to patch their pantalones before hanging them out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1488643417074-N2QJ55O6CCBITF3FHWD0/trillium-grandiflorum-030417.jpg plant•ed blog - A Pioneer in the Smokies Trillium grandiflorum in all its grandeur. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1488643536103-ZUHIPIR5HVE93BQ5OWIW/erythronium-030417.jpg plant•ed blog - A Pioneer in the Smokies The freckled petals and coffee-colored stamens of Erythronium umbilicatum (dimpled trout lily) are a delight in spring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1488643538871-FMURJI0B9F0S06W4QDSL/thalictrum-thalictroides-030417.jpg plant•ed blog - A Pioneer in the Smokies Anemonella thalictroides (rue anenome) occasionally dotted the forest floor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1488643557295-P7W4XM7ZRN3ZXZA6KJUR/sanguinaria-canadensis-030417.jpg plant•ed blog - A Pioneer in the Smokies I assumed before we went that we would see Sanguinaria canadensis (bloodroot) everywhere, but I only saw one in flower. It was actually right as we were coming back to the parking lot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1488643560986-XDXHHH90W4A6I73IF83H/DSC_0031-2.jpg plant•ed blog - A Pioneer in the Smokies https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2017/2/27/plants-of-a-feather monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1486317885865-BESRE6W88WNR1VQ1JRZY/le-jardin-plume-entrance2-020517 plant•ed blog - Plants of a Feather Entering Le Jardin Plume for the first time! Giddy, giddy, giddy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1488040055205-V5XS43JWI8NHZP2J40RM/patrick-quibel-022417 plant•ed blog - Plants of a Feather Patrick Quibel chatted with us about Le Jardin Plume's origins and design. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1486317726525-I6Z9C7GRGINBPXZOXWRL/le-jardin-plume-orchard-perennials-020517 plant•ed blog - Plants of a Feather A view of the orchard and the meadow patches. A perennial bed featuring Aquilegia (columbine) is in the foreground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1486317863249-3E8ADHZEUQRSTFP2BQ3Y/le-jardin-plume-boxwood-wave-020517 plant•ed blog - Plants of a Feather Patrick's description of the hedge pruning as fantasy was spot on. The shape resembles the back of a dragon from a fairy tale. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1486317658130-X4FNBL4G37M133GI77HC/le-jardin-plume-table-wave-020517 plant•ed blog - Plants of a Feather Just like at the beach, I could sit here and look at those choppy waves all day long. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1486317791724-8R5LP2HIZ69WK223S1M2/le-jardin-plume-feather-garden-020517 plant•ed blog - Plants of a Feather A view of the Feather garden. The boxwood hedges really frame the planting and segregate it from blending into the the wild beyond. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1486317809662-JZRIXSXGVS9XCPTIZQGV/le-jardin-plume-feather-garden-wave-020517 plant•ed blog - Plants of a Feather A close up of the plants in the feather garden. I spy Thalictrum (meadow rue) and Aquilegia in flower. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1486317089533-W8MMP2SQ5K4NEH01UKF9/le-jardin-plume-boxwood-perennials-020517 plant•ed blog - Plants of a Feather Close to the house, topiaried box provide a framework for rambunctuous perennials. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1486319064457-QDWATHV5UVC07BVG1OP8/le-jardin-plume-boxwood-lines-020517 plant•ed blog - Plants of a Feather Those perfect lines that lead the eye to the horizon! How is this even humanly possible?! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1486318308859-EV9T44FA5199YOX8MY72/le-jardin-plume-water-squares-020517 plant•ed blog - Plants of a Feather An apple tree is reflected in one of the small square ponds at Le Jardin Plume. White Camassia (camas) flowers in the forefront. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1486317830517-W7AJLVI1RSZ6GZSAU7YA/le-jardin-plume-house-020517 plant•ed blog - Plants of a Feather Square-shaped meadows, and just beyond one can see the small reflecting pool. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1486317615678-FRXSNVDOMVCCD7MNCZYL/le-jardin-plume-orchard-squares-020517 plant•ed blog - Plants of a Feather What catches your eye first? The topiaried boxwood wave in the background or the square-shaped edging around the apple tree? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1486317583386-RGBG9TDVB7OV0QKV9RKE/le-jardin-plume-miscanthus-clositer-020517 plant•ed blog - Plants of a Feather In spring it is easy to see that the Miscanthus cloister pond mimics the shape of the just emerging grass rectangles in the background, but by summer this view will vanish once the grasses rise. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1486316899033-TDIAEPUQRQAJ8BLBDGM3/le-jardin-plume-boxwood-squares-020517 plant•ed blog - Plants of a Feather X marks the spot, forming an illusion of a square. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1486317066309-FBVY4PI1QAT7ZUXSVYHW/le-jardin-plume-round-boxwood-020517 plant•ed blog - Plants of a Feather Bounce, bounce, bounce on round-mounds of box in the spring garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1486316856252-QOG8BD6I5MLOORIPBUCM/le-jardin-plume-squares-020517 plant•ed blog - Plants of a Feather The meadow squares utlized the matrix planting style where lower growing grasses and forbs provide a backdrop for other wildflowers and seasonal interest plants to pop out against. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1486317766919-KJJWUU2VA2IW49JXF1F1/le-jardin-plume-entrance-020517 plant•ed blog - Plants of a Feather The mixed planting style was employed not just in the orchard but also in other parts of Le Jardin Plume. Here one sees more seasonal interest items near the nursery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1486317633011-C6XZ01XC2R7W1PSBCOVY/le-jardin-plume-camassia-vista-020517 plant•ed blog - Plants of a Feather Glancing toward the house, one sees the haze of white Camassia bloom throughout the meadow patches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1486317710626-0MIB8IEMIRTLF5ABWYLQ/le-jardin-plume-camassia-020517 plant•ed blog - Plants of a Feather Another shot of white Camassia erupting from the grass matrix. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1486317678691-O95U42KF1V9G8ROOL1Z4/le-jardin-plume-wildflowers-020517 plant•ed blog - Plants of a Feather Here, white Camassia combine with pink Persicaria bistorta (possibly the cultivar 'Superba'?) in the meadow squares. Notice that as you look further into the distance, you see less and less wildflowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1486317347306-8Q6V5Q6BW34WBZ841TJR/le-jardin-plume-ruin-020517 plant•ed blog - Plants of a Feather A ruin serves as a backdrop for herbaceous plants like Angelica (angelica) and Allium schoenoprasum (chives). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1486318372293-AONIWW3Z6ARA9G1SMV4H/le-jardin-plume-entrance3-020517 plant•ed blog - Plants of a Feather Near the nursery, a lovely rustic nursery shed greets you. Sidenote, Patrick shared with the students that he occasionally spends about two hours pulling weeds out of the gravel path that you see on the left. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1486317043733-HD2ZY99YOV22BS7D5C82/le-jardin-plume-chair-020517 plant•ed blog - Plants of a Feather A lone chair sitting by the house beckons visitors. But, no time to sit. We must see more of the garden! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1486317163442-DFBP8SJGFMADL7X81W79/le-jardin-plume-nectaroscordum-020517 plant•ed blog - Plants of a Feather As Sia sings, seeing Allium siculum in a garden makes me want to swing from a chandelier. Chan-de-li-er!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1486318329271-6NOZEP6LRNTPIODPSKWR/le-jardin-plume-briza-020517 plant•ed blog - Plants of a Feather https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1486317120880-MV8BHZ992WEL3545YXC6/le-jardin-plume-well-020517 plant•ed blog - Plants of a Feather Double Aquilegia have self sown in abundance in the autumn garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1486317495567-27GKJ3IENEYV4KTAQHK5/le-jardin-plume-aquilegia-020517 plant•ed blog - Plants of a Feather Some of the double Aquilegia I found in the garden looked like Ikea Knappa light fixtures! From discussions on Facebook, Caleb Melchior and Jason Chen suggested this might be 'Christa Barlow' or perhaps a seedling of the series. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1486317749257-Z3G7MH79RP0UTTB1EATO/le-jardin-plume-nursery-020517 plant•ed blog - Plants of a Feather The nursery at Le Jardin Plume. How many suitcases did I bring?! https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2017/2/18/reckoning-with-foliage monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1485871728359-VGBDIS5NEL45BN8A92U5/chanticleer-gravel-garden-013117 plant•ed blog - Reckoning with Foliage Tulipa ‘Orange Emperor’ (tulip) and Muscari armeniacum ‘Valerie Finnis’ (grape hyacinth) jump out of their beds in the gravel garden at Chanticleer in Wayne, PA while other perennials keep pushing snooze. This photo was taken in late April 2014. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1486913800420-OE1NOUI8OLYDA71GHWDG/greg-grant-bulb-prairie-021217 plant•ed blog - Reckoning with Foliage Early Narcissus mix and mingle in one of Greg Grant's bulb prairies in Arcadia, TX. Note that this photo of bulbs blooming in the south was taken on 12 February 2017, a full two months earlier in the year than the photo above. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1485872144967-EFRYSS87NIHNZGEPEFQX/Narcissus-papyraceus-013117 plant•ed blog - Reckoning with Foliage A bee rests on the parchment-like petals of Narcissus papyraceus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1487081737376-N0C8I7MFXFCMFG5MV4P4/narcissus-panicum-021417 plant•ed blog - Reckoning with Foliage Narcissus tazetta 'Grand Primo' (Chinese sacred lily) flowers and fades amongst blades of Panicum (switchgrass) foliage. It's brown vs green. How do we in the deep south enjoy the architectural show of our winter grasses while integrating bulbs into mixed plantings? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1486913883438-DL5MT5H1P4ZDMPFUO35Q/southern-bulb-hybrids-021217 plant•ed blog - Reckoning with Foliage A family photo of Narcissus that shows the wonderment of hybridization, all thanks to the handy work of Greg Grant. He arranged; I photographed. From left to right: Narcissus tazetta 'Grand Primo', Narcissus × intermedius, Narcissus jonquilla, Narcissus × odorus, and Narcissus pseudonarcissus. Those noted with a hybrid '×' in their name exhibit intermediate characteristics between the two species on either side. (Note: Straight tazetta is the supposed parent for Narcissus × intermedius.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1485872687193-7XESVETDHRCW0DTMDEE1/Narcissus-italicus-013117 plant•ed blog - Reckoning with Foliage The buttery yellow coronas of Narcissus × italicus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1485872846022-PW3SRHSRHDWNE02318K2/Narcissus-odorus-013117 plant•ed blog - Reckoning with Foliage Narcissus × odorus, a vigorous hybrid for the southeast originating from crosses of Narcissus pseudonarcissus and Narcissus jonquilla. Occasionally, these geophytes will throw up flowers that have less than six petals. Do you spy any in the photograph above? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1485872647766-ZV1729783TCYU444B41V/narcissus-erlicheer-013117 plant•ed blog - Reckoning with Foliage 'Erlicheer' is one of the last Narcissus to flower in the deep south. Overall, double forms of Narcissus are usually later than their single counterparts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1485872909697-NDLRNZDLBUK8HWQZUGWR/Leucojum+aestivum plant•ed blog - Reckoning with Foliage Summer snowflakes are winter snowflakes in zone 8. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1486826310758-25WP2GIX6TP189XCZJQY/Tulipa-clusiana-Cynthia-021117 plant•ed blog - Reckoning with Foliage The blushed-red and buttery petals of Tulipa clusiana 'Cynthia' look almost candy-like. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1486828006364-HMRXXA13VM4ECS46MMRK/carex-cherokeensis-021117 plant•ed blog - Reckoning with Foliage In the middle of winter, Carex cherokeensis keeps it's green. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2017/2/06/food-prairies monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1485619379849-AVLIJLK28ER4Y92RBB2N/tennessee-grassland-012817 plant•ed blog - Food Prairies While the prairie at my grand-parents house is long gone, seeing grasslands like this one basking in the glow of sunset brings back memories of my childhood prairie rambles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1485619662872-F1O066OC9UD6OZMGIJ21/piet-oudolf-garden-012817 plant•ed blog - Food Prairies Piet Oudolf's Hummelo, a central nexus for the mixed planting movement. Here, grasses and forbs seamlessly intermingle together and appear as if planted by nature. From my reading of Hummelo, I learned this planting where the nursery used to be is mainly derived from a seed mix. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1485619724062-0JDCEC41VPV8M5IJJXNW/high-line-012817 plant•ed blog - Food Prairies Flowering Echinacea (purple coneflower) and verdant Amsonia hubrichtii (threadleaf bluestar) on the High Line provide a foil to the metallic cityscape of New York City. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1485619758420-YN1LSYDYR2L6C0FQ67P1/le-jardin-plume-012817 plant•ed blog - Food Prairies The rectangular meadow patches at Le Jardin Plume in France are anything but square. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1485619827241-R1BUCQL4FBGEAQQWX203/chanticleer-elevated-walkway-012817 plant•ed blog - Food Prairies Eryngium yuccifolium (rattlesnake master) and Kniphofia 'Wet Dream' (red hot poker) erupt from the haze of muhly (Muhlenbergia capillaris) at Chanticleer's elevated walkway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1485704147978-2JTS9IZR4CEEUJ361LJQ/image-asset.jpeg plant•ed blog - Food Prairies Of course, to know what will grow well in mixed plantings in the southeast, we must evaluate plants. Thanks to trial material from Hoffman Nursery, Intrinsic Perennial Design, and Jelitto we've been able to assess many different species in unofficial trials like you see here. https://meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2016/8/12/cut-flowers-are-not-sustainable monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cff403e4b0e9aecb86be5b/1471055181795-JJVWYVIEZR95511Z9RRB/image-asset.jpeg plant•ed blog - Cut flowers are not sustainable? Maybe my students at SFA shouldn't create any more flower bouquets, you know, since they're not sustainable and will be thrown away. 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