Thursday, April 27, 2017

WHAT'S IN BLOOM

The rain this week did it's job of perking up the Arboretum's plants.  Here is a sample of what you can see in our gardens.



HERB GARDEN     1) Rosemary officininalis
                                  7) Lavandula stroechas (Spanish Lavender)
                                  8) Lavandula angustifolia (Lavender)
PERENNIAL BORDER   2) Baptisia alba (White Wild Indigo)
                                           9) Nepeta x faassenii 'Six Hills Giant' (Catmint)
WILDFLOWER GARDEN     3) Zizia aurea (Golden Alexander)
BUTTERFLY GARDEN    4) Philadelphus x virginalis 'Natchez' (Mock Orange)
                                             5) Verbena bonariensis (Brazilian verbena)
                                             6) Feniculum vulgare 'Prupureum' (Bronze Fennel)
                                           10) Achillea 'Moonshine' (Yarrow)
Photos by M. Endres