Historic London Town & Gardens

Plants propagated by seed by the lath house. In recent years, the horticulture department at Historic London Town and Gardens has worked...

Summer is for color. Summer gardens are filled with vivacious annuals and perennial flower colors. But summer in a woodland/sun garden is...

Dawn redwood, Metasequoia glyptostroboides is one of the most marvelous species growing at London Town. Thriving in full sun in...

Be it a Monarch on a Blazing star, a Swallow tail on a Tiger Lily Or be it a Bee on N. Lime green A loaded pollinator pantry is keen for...

Flower color patterns, textures, fragrance are key guides for pollinators, with incentive being nectar in most cases and pollen in some....

Pollinators such as bees, birds and insects are nothing but vectors 'agents' that aid in transferring the pollen from one place to...

Summer gardens in the Mid-Atlantic are full of opportunities with ample choices from foliage to flowers to seed pods. Here are some...

Genus Lavandula is well known for its essential oils and gorgeous color contrast. It is one herb that can enhance a sun garden,...

One of the 'Best Management Practices' (BMP's) for a sustainable landscape, whether it is fragile like a woodland garden or a steady rock...

Happy summer! Come June end, here in the Mid-Atlantic, most seasonal gardens will see sprouts of summer color with Gladioli, Rudbeckias,...

Boosting plant vigor is easy to do with many organic ingredients like eggs shells, coffee grounds and various other commercial plant...

Chamomile, Paeonia and Hypericum are all perennials that aren't used together as often in an ornamental garden, but what a lovely...

Gardens are healing, for the mind, body, and the soul. Aroma, taste or none of it at all, and a rose is still a rose! Even one single...

Calycanthaceae blossoms are stunningly pretty, some are modern hybrid marvels and they all smell like a Riesling in a bottle! One whiff...

Wildflowers of woodland gardens are the most therapeutic to observe and even more so to plant. Plant habit, root structure, moisture...

Woodland gardens key features includes, shade, shade and more shade! Deep shade, dappled shade, light sun windows, all of it offer ample...

A diary full of color, tints and tones of "rose trees" from a place where words aren't needed to describe years worth of care for a...

The aura of the Azalea hills and ravines of London Town are inexpressible. One has to experience in person the depth of color, form and...

Nestled between large Tulip Poplars, Red Oaks, Black gum, Dogwoods and Viburnums, are precious wildflowers found in the woodland gardens...

Plant common names are at times fun for children and those young at heart, especially when you have names like Snakes head and red riding...