by Rowan Payne-Meyer | Nov 14, 2020 | Plant of the Week
Fall blooming camellias add liveliness to the garden at a time of the year when many plants are turning drab and gardeners are hungry for floral pop. Offering smaller, yet no less exciting blooms than the later winter blooming C. japonica varieties, these...
by Rowan Payne-Meyer | Oct 31, 2020 | Plant of the Week
Acer mandshuricum, the Manchurian maple, is a small rare maple native to China, Korea, and Russia. A trifoliate maple, A. mandshuricum has foliage similar in appearance to Acer griseum and Acer triflorum, though lacking their exfoliating bark. The bark of A....
by Rowan Payne-Meyer | Oct 29, 2020 | Plant of the Month
Where eccentricity meets grace, behold the sourwood. Oxydendrum arboreum, known commonly as sourwood or sorrel tree is a wonderful, yet criminally underplanted medium-sized ornamental tree. The sole species of the Oxydendrum species, O. arboreum certainly does not...
by Rowan Payne-Meyer | Oct 16, 2020 | Plant of the Week
When passing by the Cunningham House or enjoying the Scott Entrance Garden, one will almost surely be struck by an extraordinarily sweet aroma. What is the source of this distinctly tropical smell? Surely it must be one of the many tropical plants in the display of...
by Rowan Payne-Meyer | Sep 26, 2020 | Plant of the Month
For me, the arrival of fall brings a bittersweet feeling. Gone are the long, sunny days, replaced by shorter days and brisk nights, signaling to plants that winter is coming. Despite the sad emotions associated with this shift, a bevy of autumnal delights arise in the...
