Bed 522-the Lady Jane bed-contains: Trees Magnolia soulangeana (Saucer Magnolia) Malus cv. (Crabapple Selection) Shrubs & Subshrubs Sorbaria sorbifolia (Ural False Spirea) Rhododendron sp. (Exbury Deciduous Azalea) Bulbs, Rhizomes, Tubers & Corms Tulipa clusiana ‘Lady Jane‘ (Lady Jane Candlestick Tulip)
This small bed is located in The Orchard and it was likely installed between 1939 and 1972. The presence of a Deutzia cultivar hints at the involvement of Lord & Schryver. The bed contains: Punica grantaum (Pomegranate) Deutzia cultivar Philadelphus cultivar A sword fern (Polystichum munitum) has self-seeded into the bed. The small boulder is…
(Vaccinium ovatum, snowberry, Halesia, Rhododendron ponticum?)
This bed contains: Trees Acer palmatum var. dissectum ‘Crimson Queen’ (‘Crimson Queen’ Japanese Maple) Arbutus unedo (Strawberry Tree) Shrubs Buxus sempervirens Buxus sempervirens ‘Aureovariegata’ (Variegated Boxwood) Aucuba japonica Acuba japonica ‘Rozannie’ Camellia sasanqua (Winter Camellia) Camellia sasanqua – October Magic ‘White Shi Shi’ Camellia japonica cv. Camellia japonica “Nuccio’s Pearl’ Choisya ternata (Mexican Mock Orange) Daphne genkwa ‘Hackenberry’ Daphne x…
The porte-cochere landscape bed was installed after the Bush House and property became a City park. Roughly one-third of the bed consists of annual plantings, often tulips in the spring followed by a second planting of later annuals, while the remaining two-thirds consists of trees and shrubs, including: Trees Betula pendula (Silver Birch) Cornus sp. (Dogwood) Shrubs…
Landscape bed 517A contains: Trees Cladrastrus kentuckea Annuals 2021: Tulipa ‘Jaap Groot,’ Tulipa ‘Orange Queen’ and Tulipa ‘World’s Favorite’
Bed 516-the Mahonia Bed-is a central feature of the Bush House grounds and contains: Trees Betula pendula ‘Lacianata’ (European Cutleaf Birch) Betula pendula ‘Trost’s Dwarf’ (Croft’s Dwarf Cutleaf Birch) Shrubs Mahonia aquifolium (Oregon Grape) Mahonia aquifolium ‘Compacta’ (Compact Oregon Grape) Berberis thunbergii ‘Crimson Pygmy’ (Crimson Pygmy Japanese Barberry) Abelia x grandiflora (Shiny Abelia) Abelia x…
The Styrax bed runs north to south and separates the Bush Hose Museum grounds from the Orchard. The Styrax bed contains: Trees Styrax japonica (Japanese Snowbell) Quercus robur ‘Fastigiata’ (Columnar English Oak) Prunus x yedoensis ‘Yoshino‘ (Yoshino Cherry” Shrubs Rhododendron sp. (Exbury Azalea) Geophytes Narcissus ‘February Gold’
Bed 514 contains: Perennials & Vines Wisteria sinensis Geophytes Narcissus ‘Silver Chimes’
Bed 513-the Dogwood Bed-on the grounds of the Bush House Museum includes: Trees Cornus kousa (Kousa Dogwood) Cornus mas ‘Golden Glory’ (‘Golden Glory’ Cornelian Cherry) Corylus avellana cv. (Hazelnut) Heptacodium micenoides (Seven Sons’ Tree) Shrubs & Subshrubs Duetzia x ‘Cherry Blossom’ Hydrangea macrophylla cv. (Mophead Hydrangea selection) Hydrangea serrata ‘Preziosa’ Lagerstroemia x ‘Enduring Summer Fuchsia’…