Echinacea ‘Salsa Red’
One final favorite…the very floriferous, but more compact Echinacea ‘Salsa Red‘ in the gardens today!
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Echinacea ‘Aloha’
Here’s another coneflower that’s been a star in our trials…the creamy yellow-flowering Echinacea ‘Aloha’. All of these I’ve shared have shown excellent vigor, good perennialization, and have sturdy stems.
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Echinacea ‘Secret Glow’
After last years’ performance, Echinacea ‘Secret Glow’ moved into our top tier of favorite coneflowers. Again, this year, it’s a star in the garden as you can see here!
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Echinacea ‘Hot Papaya’
The hybrid coneflowers are making such an amazing show in the garden now, we just had to share. Here is Echinacea ‘Hot Papaya’…part of a stunning 3′ tall, five year old clump. They key to growing echinaceas is to plant them in well-drained soil, and do so before September. It’s also very important to cut
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Mid-June at Juniper Level
I wanted to share this photo of the patio area here at Juniper Level Botanic Garden today. Even without lots of flowers, it’s the juxtaposition of textures and forms that create a wonderful tapestry.
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Drone Ground Control and Monitoring
Sorry this didn’t post correctly earlier…my bad. While Wayne directed the drone flight path over the nursery and garden, Richard directed the camera through his on-ground monitor.
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Higher than the proverbial kite
The drone soared to several hundred feet above the nursery and gardens, taking incredible video which we are now having edited. As soon as the videos are complete, we’ll post them to the website providing a virtual tour of our facilities for those who can’t visit in person. All in all, a fascinating experience. If
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Eyes over the garden
Parts of the garden and nursery were filmed with the drone at low elevations, although anything below 6′ kicks up so much dust and debris that it obscures the camera. Safety is also of utmost importance since drone collisions with people are far too common.
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And they’re off
The drone lifts off from its landing platform and flies through and over the garden. The high resolution aerial camera is hung from a self leveling device which allows it to take perfect video despite moving.
Drone day at Juniper Level
This week we welcomed the Helicam Aerial Media folks to Plant Delights/Juniper Level Botanic Garden to take aerial drone photos of the nursery and garden. Wayne, Denise, and Richard Mann of Randleman, NC are the owners and creators of these drones, which they use to film everything from television shows to truck commercials around the
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