September 13, 2018
What’s in Bloom – September 13, 2018
Hibiscus are amazing and putting on quite a show! Lovers of black-eyed-Susan will not be disappointed this week. And be sure to check out the incredible blue flowers on the various types of gentains. And…
August 23, 2018
What’s in Bloom – August 23, 2018
Lobelia cardinalis, cardinal flower is spectacular! Be sure to check out the cool orb-like flowers of Cephalanthus occidentalis (buttonbush). The flowers of Clethra alnifolia (summersweet) are filling the gardens with their lovely fragrance. Phlox are…
July 31, 2018
What’s in Bloom – July 31, 2018
The echinacea are looking great. Be sure to search out the Monarda (beebalm) and watch for hummingbirds at the bright colored flowers. Lilium selections look and smell amazing! The bottlebrush buckeye, a butterfly magnet, is…
June 20, 2018
What’s in Bloom – June 20, 2018
Entrance Walk: Aesculus x carnea ‘Ft. McNair’ – red horse chestnut Benthamidia japonica var. chinensis ‘Samzam’ – Japanese dogwood Calycanthus ‘Aphrodite’ – sweetshrub Calycanthus x raulstonii ‘Hartlage Wine’ – sweetshrub Chionanthus virginicus – fringetree Hydrangea…
June 7, 2018
What’s in Bloom – June 7, 2018
Entrance Walk: Aesculus x carnea ‘Ft. McNair’ – red horse chestnut Amsonia ciliata ‘Spring Sky’ – blue star Calycanthus x raulstonii ‘Hartlage Wine’ – sweetshrub Syringa x prestoniae ‘Donald Wyman’ – lilac Viburnum plicatum forma…
August 25, 2017
What’s in Bloom – August 24, 2017
Hydrangea paniculata ‘Limelight’ is spectacular! These are at the Norweb Entrance Garden. – Sharmon, director of horticulture Pennisteum ‘Fireworks’ certainly is putting on a show this time of year! This annual grass makes a great…
August 14, 2017
What’s in Bloom – August 14, 2017
I love this ‘American Dawn’ Dahlia! Find it on the steps leading up to and scattered around the Cleaver Event Lawn. – Anna, horticulturist Sagittarius latifolia (Common Arrowhead) is beautiful in the Slater Forest Pond….
July 31, 2017
What’s in Bloom – July 31, 2017
A reliable perennial I would recommend to any gardener with sun and space is Thalictrum rochebruneanum, also called Meadow Rue. This statuesque plant gets to be over 7 feet tall and it topped with a…