Historic London Town & Gardens

Ilex is a genus belonging to the Aquifoliaceae family with over 450 species. From being used for decorating a wreath or being used as a...

How about little more of Pumpkin, but just as food for thought: 'Pepon', 'Pompon', 'Pumpion' and then finally how did it get to...

Lianas (woody creeping plants) can easily add an artistic touch to any landscape, unless one of them is an aggressive invasive. Most...

Camellia sasanqua 'Hana Jiman' (picture courtesy: Dinny White) Crossing plants is certainly a fine craft and more so when it comes to...

Oak stump cross section. Towering the tallest canopy layers in the woodland gardens at London Town, you will mostly find the grand Willow...

It is turning out to be a slow-paced beautiful fall so far this year. The warm fall leaf colors of the Black Gum, Maple and Gingko trees...

Around the time that the sugar Maples starts showing off the fall leaf colors with an array of yellow, orange and red mixed together,...

Slowly but surely, many leaves have started to show off their fall colors. The pigments in the leaves that are responsible for the...

Mums, asters and pansies have filled up nurseries to the brim, and many are already blooming in garden beds as fall prep. Around this...

Groundcovers and understory shrub layers are an essential core of a woodland garden. The canopy layers in a woodland forest are a mixed...

Woodland gardens have room for many plants that can tolerate deep shade, yet create interest and have a lasting impact even within the...

Nicotiana alata is a nightshade family marvel that is an easy summer backdrop plant for garden beds as well as containers. It can fill up...

Barks have many tales to tell: age, stress, genus, disease, and predators. Barks can also be an excellent tool for plant identification...

Seed germination is one of the most critical points in the life cycle of a plant. Seeds vary in size, structure, texture and a whole lot...

One of the newest volunteer groups in the horticulture department is the 'plant propagation' group that meets every Friday to experiment...

If I had to pick one flower that has the most delicate shade of pink, and lasted throughout summer, I would definitely pick the Japanese...

London Town’s gardens have an excellent collection of specimen trees and shrubs, some happen to be exquisitely fragrant. I will be...

Enjoy watching the pollinator garden transformation, including the first Monarch butterfly of the season! The restoration process for...

Plants/organisms that live together share different types of relationships that either benefit both or benefit at least one partner or...

Not just the swallow tail in the video below seems stuck on the gorgeous Lily, but I am too! Oriental lilies are considered be one of the...