In the Gardens: Lilium superbum
“A garden is a grand teacher. It teaches patience and careful watchfulness. It teaches industry and thrift – above all, it teaches entire trust.” Gertrude Jekyll This plant has taught …
Plants
In the Woodland Garden: Monarda fistulosa
Monarda fistulosa L. Common Names: Wild Bergamot, Beebalm, Horsemint, Golden Melissa, Indian Nettle, Sweet Leaf Family: Mint, Lamiaceae Taste: Hot, aromatic Energetics: Warming, drying “Flowers always make people …
Lady’s Slipper, Moccasin Flower – from the Gardens
C. pubescens x C. fasciolatum Common Name: slipper orchid, lady’s slipper, moccasin flower, camel’s foot, squirrel foot, steeple cap, Venus’ shoes, whippoorwill shoes, nerve root, American valerian Scientific Name: Cypripedium …
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Budding Rhododendron
Rhododendron viscosum: Swamp azalea, clammy azalea, honeysuckle azalea “You must stand still; and then you will see open lips and furtive glances, tender fingers, and raised arms, the fragility of …
Mother’s Day in the Garden
“The sweetest sounds to mortals given Are heard in Mother, Home, and Heaven.” William Goldsmith Brown An early blooming of Motherwort – the lion-hearted mother’s herb Botanical name: Leonurus cardiaca …