Posted in Horticulture, Knockout Blooms on Mar 16th, 2013
Text & photos by Brian Vick, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden When these fuzzy puppies pop it really is the beginning of a roller coaster ride into spring. These magnolia x soulangiana blooms are also called saucer magnolias or tulip magnolias. Stay tuned for photos of them in full bloom later this week.
Posted in Collections, Horticulture, Knockout Blooms on Mar 11th, 2013
by Lynn Kirk, Public Relations Writer, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, reprinted with permission from the Richmond Times-Dispatch If you think winter’s garden can’t sprout flowers, think again. In our Zone 7, several cold-hardy ornamentals perk up cold-weather landscapes with bursts of floral color. Winter jasmine and witch hazel are two striking examples, but perhaps the south’s most well-known, [...]
Posted in Flagler Perennial Garden, Knockout Blooms on Jan 17th, 2013
by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden I’m tired of all this rain! To be honest, I can’t remember if it has been 3- or 5-days straight now. But, you know, the plants don’t seem to mind it too much. During a break in showers yesterday I snuck out of my [...]
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