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London Town
Mar 28, 20231 min read
Get Away Mavens Highlighted Us!
In March of 2023, Get Away Mavens, a website that publishes romantic get-away itineraries highlighted Historic London Town & Gardens as...
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Feb 6, 20232 min read
Bright Yellow Blossoms Give Hope for Spring
Botanist Lens: Canary yellow petals of hope Hope of spring, hope of warmth, the frail little petals of yellow winter sweet and winter...
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Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
Aug 19, 20222 min read
Prairie Wildflowers for Twilights, Butterflies, & More!
Black Swallowtail relishing Phlox blossoms in the cottage garden Prairies are filled with forbs of all heights and colors. Grasses,...
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Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
Aug 12, 20222 min read
"Sleeping Beauty" of the Summer Gardens Awakens!
Bulbs might seem mysterious given their aboveground and belowground growing phases. Have you seen the flowers of Lycoris/Magic lilies?...
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Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
Jul 29, 20223 min read
"Myco" Thieves Spotted at London Town!
Monotropa uniflora (Ghost plant, Ghost pipe, Indian Pipe) Wildflowers might seem to resonate with bright summers, open meadows, beautiful...
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Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
Jul 22, 20222 min read
Doting on Dainty Canary Yellow Rudbeckias
Mid-Atlantic summer perennials come in plenty colors and shades. But one perennial that surpasses all the others in terms of habit, color...
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Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
Jul 15, 20221 min read
VIBGYOR Gardens
From top right to left: Vitex, Hydrangea, Hosta, Cactus, Lilies, Gladiolus Summer colors gardens in all shades of a rainbow. VIBGYOR...
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Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
Jul 8, 20222 min read
Lacecaps & Lily Tales
Woodland gardens with dappled shade and canopies that allow small sun windows are prefect for Lacecap Hydrangeas (Hydrangea macrophylla)...
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Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
Jul 1, 20221 min read
Pollinator Magnets
Photos: A mix of simple and compound flowers Flowers come in diverse shapes, sizes and colors. Simple or compound, each one has the same...
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Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
Jun 24, 20221 min read
Coneflower Summers
Echinaceae purpurea, commonly called coneflowers, are one of the best all star perennials. The generic names is derived from the Greek...
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Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
Jun 17, 20222 min read
Twilight Gardens
Summer twilights are an array of rainbow colors that get deeper as the sun goes down. But Alba (Latin for white color) might not come to...
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Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
Jun 10, 20222 min read
Silky Camellias & Kousa Dogwoods
From left to right: Dogwoods (photos 1 and 2) and Stewartia London Town woodlands filled with dappled shade and calm layers of deep...
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Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
Jun 3, 20222 min read
June Jewels
Top 2 on left: Star Anise (Illicium) and the rest are Magnolia June brings in late spring/summer blossoms of some unique and special...
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Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
May 27, 20222 min read
Flowers of Eden
David Austin damask hybrid roses on the gazebo Rosea refers to pink in Latin, it is a specific epithet for many genera. Genus Rosa refers...
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Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
May 20, 20221 min read
Rhododendron & Azalea Accolades
Walking down the moist London Town woodlands along the South River, with endless Azalea and Rhododendron mature blossoms, is truly a...
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Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
May 20, 20222 min read
Wild Azalea Hills - Part 2
'Wild Azalea Hills' is the name of one of the garden beds that was designed 50 years ago when the gardens were established. Several...
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London Town
May 6, 20222 min read
Wild Azalea Hills
From left to right: Rododendrons and Azalea hills overlooking the South River and Bald cypress; R. 'scintillation'; R. 'County of York'...
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Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
Apr 29, 20222 min read
Dogwood Tales
Dogwood with Tenement and Tobacco Barn in the Background (Cornus florida ’rubra') London Town is a level II arboretum, a mature woodland...
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Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
Apr 8, 20221 min read
Hyacinthus, Fritillaries and Spring Camellias
Top row (left to right): Hyacinths, Camellia 'Firefalls', Camellia Bottom row (left to right): Camellia 'Betty Sette,' Camellia,...
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Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
Mar 25, 20222 min read
Magnolia Madness!
Many Magnolias at London Town! Magnolia Madness begins! Many mature Magnolias of London Town will be nearing their peak bloom in the...
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