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Historic London Town & Gardens
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nancy6869
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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nancy6869
Feb 3, 20232 min read
Meet DeAndre Spriggs
#StaffofLondonTown #Interviews DeAndre Spriggs Maintenance Supervisor Age: 25 Lives near Chesapeake Beach How did you come to work here?...
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London Town
Jan 12, 20232 min read
Announcing Mickey Love as the New Executive Director for Historic London Town and Gardens
The Board of the London Town Foundation is pleased to announce that Mickey Love will become the new Executive Director of Historic London...
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nancy6869
Dec 6, 20221 min read
Magnificent Magnolias
Thanks to donor support, this year we were able to uncover many Magnolias from invasive plants. We have 40+ Magnolias and they are one of...
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London Town
Dec 5, 20222 min read
End of Year Request for Support
Dear Friend, Thank you to everyone who raised a “symbolic beer” to toast Rod Cofield, our former Executive Director, who departed after...
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London Town
Nov 11, 20225 min read
Piscataway Exhibit
We want to thank Mario Harley, Wild Turkey Clan, Piscataway Indian Tribe for his powerful description below used in our newest exhibit at...
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London Town
Oct 3, 20222 min read
Saying Goodbye to Rachel
Written by Diana Klein, Director of Public Programs After more than six years, London Town is saying goodbye to one of its great team...
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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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London Town
Aug 15, 20222 min read
A Nearly 6 Year Old Reviews London Town
Hi everyone! I'm Nate, and I'm almost 6 years old. Nate on the steps in front the c.1760 William Brown House. Back in 2019, I reviewed...
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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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London Town
Jul 21, 20222 min read
Saying Farewell to Executive Director Rod Cofield
Executive Director Rod Cofield pours a drink at the recently recreated bar in the William Brown House tavern. It is bittersweet that I...
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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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