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Historic London Town & Gardens
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Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
Jul 8, 20192 min read
Botanist's Lens: Purple Defense
Calla lilies come in a variety of colors. Callas are true ornamental flowers that exude elegance, style and beauty from all angles and in...
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Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
Jun 28, 20192 min read
Botanist's Lens: Solanum Happy
Could Solanum vegetables make you happy? Can eating right vegetables and fruit enhance your health as well as your mood? Well, Eggplants...
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Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
Jun 21, 20192 min read
Botanist's Lens: You See Yellow, They See UV!
In the spirit of 'National Pollinator Week' and a wonderful 'Pollination Exploration' workshop being held at London Town tomorrow (Sat....
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Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
Jun 14, 20192 min read
Botanist's Lens: Stalwart Stewartia
If I had to pick the best of all small trees, I would most definitely pick 'Stewartia pseudocamilla' to be the winner. It belongs to the...
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Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
Jun 10, 20192 min read
Botanist's Lens: Spot a Sport
Have you ever spotted any sports in your yard or other gardens? Nope, I am not talking about sports as in basketball, football or...
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Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
Jun 3, 20192 min read
Botanist's Lens: Senescence in Flowers
Senesce or senescence is the biological process of aging, abscission and eventually death. Flowers usually have the shortest period of...
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Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
May 24, 20192 min read
Botanist's Lens: Save the best for the last!
Now that most spring blooming flowers have wrapped their show, the highlights of early summer flowers have just started blooming at...
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Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
May 17, 20192 min read
Botanist's Lens: Habitat Connections
Today, let's have a look at a couple of habitat connections you can find at Historic London Town and Gardens. If you stroll through the...
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Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
May 10, 20192 min read
Botanist's Lens: Biological Mutualism
Peonies (Paeonias sps.) certainly steal the show in May in the ornamental gardens at Historic London Town and Gardens. Very aptly,...
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May 2, 20192 min read
Botanist's Lens: Summer Colors
Most nurseries are loaded with early to late summer blooming perennial and annual flowers. Today, I am going to talk about some examples...
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