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This Week in the Gardens: September 16th

September Aster

September is a terrific time to visit the Gardens: perfect weather, lots of color, and endless interesting seeds and grasses. Enjoy!

Inside and Out
September—one day 75 and sunny, the next day it’s pouring. On those days,
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The Weekly Bloom: Week of September 25th

Colchicum and Plumbago

Those of us who work here are surrounded by beauty every day, and sometimes we forget to stop and look at it. The other day, it was drizzling in the Gardens, and I wasn’t really in the mood to walk around and report on what you should go look at, so I decided just to take a walk without my “eyes” on. But of course my attention was caught by this, and by that, and before I knew it, I couldn’t wait to tell you all about it! So this week: Bits and Pieces.
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Topsy turvy Crocuses…

Crocus speciosus

Autumn is imbued with intimations of mortality: dying leaves, dormancy, doom, gloom, Hallowe’en colors and ghosts and spooks: Boo! Gardeners know  
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