We’ve recently wrapped up our Winter Open Nursery and Garden and would love thank everyone who took time out of their busy lives to attend. Despite the snow just a couple of days before we opened, we were blessed with absolutely beautiful winter weather and plenty of sun. Visitors who attended were able to see the garden with its bare bones, and hopefully take home some ideas about how the garden can still be attractive in the winter months. Whether it’s the colorful foliage of winter evergreen trees and shrubs, or the array of evergreen perennials, to the many flowers of winter, there are simply so many possibilities to have a winter garden in our region.
If you enjoyed the garden, please remember that JLBG Garden memberships are the only way we can continue to develop and maintain the garden. If you haven’t already done so, we truly hope you’ll become a supporting member this year.
Our spring Open Nursery and Garden dates are May 2-4 and 9-11. We hope you’ll put us on your schedule to return and enjoy the spring garden in all its splendor!
We hope everyone noticed the clumps of Iris reticulata that adorned the parking lot beds in winter. If you couldn’t attend, here are a few of the plants you missed.
Galanthus (snowdrops) also can be found throughout the woodland garden, like Galanthus nivalis ‘Viridapice’ (top), and the Greek, Galanthus samothracicus (bottom)
Our Lenten rose collection of Helleborus x hybridus in the garden is quite special, so below are just a few that greeted visitors.
All of the amazing Aspidistra are most visible in the winter because so many other perennials are still asleep. Plants like Aspidistra carnosa ‘Rigid Ribbons’ add the important evergreen touch to the otherwise brown color of the winter garden.
The camellias like Camellia japonica ‘Kujaku Tsubaki’ are always putting on quite show during Winter Open House.
