Zinnia 'Profusion'
I’ve always been a gardener who has looked down my nose a bit at annuals—those flowers that need replanting every single year. Aren’t they a bit pedestrian, invented for those folks who don’t have the good sense to buy a perennial and watch it come back year after year?
Except that they are gorgeous.
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Phlox paniculata
Evenings are a wonderful time to be here in the Gardens: cool, relaxing, and low key. You have about six more weeks in which to pack up your picnic and head on over, so don’t miss out. You know that, come winter, you’ll be longing for those endless warm evenings…
Buttonbush
Here are a few plants you might be curious about this week:
Peony Pod
A number of interesting plants caught my eye this week:
• Honey to the Bees: A pair of enormously fragrant plants are at their peak this week.
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Hibiscus moscheutos
A recent New York Times article has generated some discussion on our Facebook site. The article discusses the trend of major botanical gardens to expand into ever new territory—highlighting food, entertainment, sustainability—in short going beyond their traditional realm of pretty flowers aimed at elderly ladies!
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Balloon Flowers
Random bits and pieces from the Gardens…
• Spheres: Several round objects caught my eye this week.
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St John's Wort
Who better than our own Horticulture staff would know what merits your attention in their gardens? I asked a couple of them for their recommendations on what to look for this week.
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A lot of visitors come here to investigate plants to grow in their own gardens. They often have specific needs: plants that will grow in shade, plants that will bloom in late summer, plants that can tolerate hot sun. This week, take a look at a few examples of plants that creep and plants that climb.
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