Tuesday, May 7, 2019

MAY BLOOMS - SPRING FRAGRANCE

There is no better time than now to come out and stroll around the Arboretum.  The weather has been great, the flowering plants are blooming, and gardening fever is in full swing!  Here are a few things you will see that may inspire you.  A number of these plants will be available at our May 18th Plant Sale.



FROM CPP Area (Trees & Shrubs Area)
1.  Itea virginica (Virgina Sweetspire)
2.  Nandina domestica (Heavenly Bamboo)
3.  Cornus kousa (Kousa Dogwood)
5.  Ligustrum japonicum (Waxleaf Privet)
FROM Butterfly Garden
4.  Viburnum x burkwoodii (Burkwood viburnum)


From Children's Garden
6.  Lonicera sempervirens (Native Trumpet Honeysuckle)
From Rose Garden
7.  Rosa 'AVS pishus' Janet (Shrub Rose)
From Perennial Garden
8.  Nepeta x faassenii 'Six Hills Giant' (Catmint)
9.  Salvia microphylla 'Hot Lips' (Little Leaf Sage)
10. Indigofera kirilowii (Chinese Indigo)

Photos by J. Kollar