Much to our surprise, winter decided to make one last surprise visit to Juniper Level, so our garden and research staff are scrambling to cover plants who thought it was safe to come out of the ground. Current local forecasts are calling for 32F, so that means hostas, calanthe and bletilla orchids, and podophyllums get
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It’s a regular swarm of activity in the gardens at Juniper Level Botanic Garden today on so many levels. First, this gaggle of honeybees decided to vacate their dwelling is search of better digs. Right now, they’re gathered on an alder, waiting on a community organizer to arrive and direct them further.
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Flowering in the garden now is one of our new 2015 introductions that will be available for the first time next year…finally! The flowers on this wild ginger are truly huge, as reflected in the name.
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Another great spring perennial is this variegated form of the native woodland Jacob’s Ladder, Polemonium ‘Touch of Class’. Average to moist woodland soils are perfect for this easy-to-grow shade perennial.
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I just snapped this photo of Helleborus ‘Penny’s Pink’ showing its incredible foliage in the garden…who needs flowers when the leaves look this good. By the way, it’s also completely sterile. Check out our incredible selection of lenten roses!
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Here’s Paeonia japonica in flower in the garden yesterday. Unlike most peonies, Paeonia japonica will not tolerate full sun, instead preferring to grow in the woodland garden with hostas.
Outside of plant collector circles, few gardeners know of twinleaf…especially the rarer Asian cousin of a plant named after Thomas Jefferson, Jeffersonia dubia. When we wanted to try it years ago, we were told emphatically that it would not grow in the hot, humid south. Well…another gardening myth busted since here is our several year
In flower now at JLBG is the amazing Lychnis ‘Rolly’s Favorite’. We’ve grown this in the garden for years and it’s proven very easy and reliable in both sun and part shade, brightening up the garden every year in late winter and early spring. We strongly recommend this if you have a pink-themed garden section.
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From the gardens here at Juniper Level is Iris unguicularis ‘Dazzling Eyes‘…a Rick Tasco selection of the wonderful winter-blooming iris. These are simply glorious right now. We recommend either full or part sun for best performance.
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Just snapped this photo of the wonderful native groundcover, Erigeron pulchellus ‘Lynnhaven Carpet;. In either light shade or part sun, this is a real gem, especially now when it flowers, but it’s even attractive without flowers. We really like this!
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