And we’re off with the start of our 2014 Spring Open Nursery and Garden. For those who can’t make it today, here’s a shot from the alpine berms.
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I wish everyone could see the amazing ladyslipper orchids flowering in the garden now…here is Cypripedium ‘Siggi‘ today. These are so easy to grow if you take time to prepare the soil with lots of compost. Another reason to attend our open nursery and garden starting Friday!
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One of my favorite wild gingers is the dwarf evergreen Asarum takaoi ‘Roundabout’. This is one of the few evergreen asarum that’s hardy into Zone 4. Asarums looks especially fine as their new foliage emerges in spring, as you can see in the photo from here at Juniper Level Botanic Garden.
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Hosta ‘Spartacus‘ has to be one of my all-time favorite hostas, both for appearance and for great vigor in the garden. Here’s a shot from the nursery of the giant plants we ship…or you can pick them up at open house starting Friday. Instant clumps!
Another real winner from our coral bells trial is Heuchera ‘Georgia Peach’…just don’t plant it in shade. We’ve got this growing in sun for over half a day, while the plants we planted in shade just sulked.
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The coral bells just look fabulous in spring, and here’s a current shot of one of the stars for us, Heuchera ‘Delta Dawn’. While most of the coral bells we trial die shortly after planting in our hot, humid climate, Heuchera ‘Delta Dawn’ has been a long-lived star. The foliage is gold in summer, but
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With apologies to the narcissus and tulip lovers, one of my favorite spring-flowering bulbs has to be the Aztec lily, Sprekelia formosissima. After a spring flowering periof, aztec lily often re-flowers in summer and again in fall. The key to success with these is to plant them in hot sites in baking sun. Here’s how
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Here’s our first Luna moth of the year, just hours after it emerged. Isn’t spring just grand!
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I just snapped this photo of the lovely Salvia ‘Madeline‘…a very cool bicolor-flowered salvia. Salvia ‘Madeline’ is very easy to grow in a sunny, well-drained site.
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Yucca torreyi is flowering in the garden now…so spectacular. This is one of those plants that we just couldn’t get people to purchase when we offered it, so we discarded the remainder of our crop last year…what a shame. We could always be convinced to propagate more if folks show it some love!
