Scott Aboretum & Gardens

 

 

Plant of the Week – August 2

Cornus kousa ‘Gold Star’ photo credit: J. Coceano Vitex agnus-castus ‘Mississippi Blues’ photo credit: J. Coceano Ophiopogon japonicus ‘Nanus’ photo credit: J. Coceano Lagerstroemia ‘Cherry Dazzle’ ® (dwarf) photo credit: J....

Plant of the Week – July 26

Zelkova serrata ‘Goshiki’ photo credit: J. Coceano Hibiscus moscheutos ‘Lord Baltimore’ photo credit: J. Coceano Cunninghamia lanceolata ‘Glauca’ photo credit: J. Coceano Adina rubella photo credit: J. Coceano

Firmiana simplex

The John W. Nason Garden is filled with dramatic textures and forms.  The fine texture of Nasella and Amsonia juxtapose beautifully with large-foliaged plants like Catalpa, Paulownia and Silphium.  Firmiana simplex, the Chinese parasol tree, is another dramatic...

Plant of the Week – July 19

Xanthosoma aurea ‘Lime Zinger’ in Scott Entrance Garden. photo credit: J. Coceano Nasella tenuissima in John W. Nason Garden. photo credit: J. Coceano Jasminum officinale ‘Fiona Sunrise’ photo credit: J. Coceano Poliothyrsis sinensis photo credit: J....