From the monthly archives: April 2010
Fothergilla gardenii Random fun facts: – This is one of my all time favorite shrubs. (See now, wasn’t that fact FUN? :P) – Don’t make the mistake that many gardeners do. Treat this shrub differently than you would treat its close relative, Fothergilla major. They need different conditions to be happy! – The Genus Fotherfilla [...]
Continue Reading →Trillium luteum Random fun fact: – The word trillium is derived from the latin ‘three’, which is of course in reference to all the parts of the plant being in three’s. (luteum literally means yellow) The Specs: Family: Trilliaceae Genus: Trillium Species: luteum Common Name: Yellow Trillium Region of Origin/Nativity: North America. Typically found in [...]
Continue Reading →(04-05-10) (A knot garden designed to be viewed from above) The Private Garden of Eve and Per Thyrum This week some of us students from Longwood Gardens were given the unique opportunity to visit the private garden of Eve and Per Thyrum. Although their names may not be familiar to you, you may still appreciate [...]
Continue Reading →Elaeagnus pungens (note: all the photos on this page are specifically the cultivar ‘Maculata’) Random fun facts: – This is a commonly used highway plant in area’s where other plants will not grow – specifically in area’s with pollution and dry and sandy soils. – E. pungens is a great selection for coastal homes or [...]
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