Bed 507 – Cold Frame
The cold frame bed is used for storage.
Bed 505 – Conservatory Entrance Beds
The Conservatory Entrance Beds 505 contains: Trees Malus ‘Sugarthyme’ (‘Tina’ Crabapple) Shrubs & Subshrubs Buxus sempervirens ‘Suffruticosa’ Lavandula ‘Goodwin Creek’ (‘Goodwin Creek’ Lavender) Lavandula augustifolia ‘Opal Rain’ Lavandula x intermedia ‘Riverina Alan’ Salvia officinalis ‘Purpurascens’ (Purple Sage) Salvia officinalis ‘Icterina’ (Golden sage) PERENNIALS & VINES Clematis flammula Salvia officinalis (Pink-blooming Common Sage) Nicotiana sylvestris (Flowering…
Bed 504 – North Conservatory Foundation Bed
Bed 504-the North Conservatory Bed C-contains: Trees Crataegus azarolus ‘Angelo Rosso’ (Hawthorn sp.) Shrubs & Subshrubs Daphne genkwa ‘Hackenberry Group’ (Lilac Daphne) Camellia sasanqua ‘Setsugekka’ (‘Setsugekka’ Fall Camellia) Fatsia japonica (Japanese Fatsia) Daphne x transatlantica ‘Summer Ice’ (‘Summer Ice’ Daphne) Skimma japonica (Female) (Japanese Skimmia) Rhododendron sp. (Evergreen azalea selection) Lavandula augustifolia ‘Blue Mountain White’…
Bed 503 – North Conservatory Bed C
Landscape Bed 503-the North Conservatory Bed C-contains: Trees Malus domestica (Domestic Apple) Shrubs & Subshrubs Lonicera nitida ‘Baggesen’s Gold’ (‘Baggesen’s Gold’ Honeysuckle) Calluna vulgaris ‘Kinlochruel’ (‘Kinlochruel’ Scotch Heather) Daboecia cantabrica ‘Cinderella’ (‘Cinderella’ Irish Heath) Cornus sericea ‘Hedgerow’s Gold’ (‘Hedgerow’s Gold’ Red-osier Dogwood) Hydrangea serrata ‘Tiny Tuff Stuff’ (dwarf serrata hydrangea) Hypericum x Inodorum ‘Summer Gold’…
Bed 502 – North Conservatory Bed B
The North Conservatory Bed B bed includes: Trees None Shrubs & Subshrubs Clerodendrum bungei (Rose Glorybower) Hydrangea serrata ‘Blue Billow’ (‘Blue Billow’ Mountain Hydrangea) Hydrangea serrata “Miyama-yae-Murasaki“ Hydrangea serrata cv. (Mountain Hydrangea cultivar) Erica x veitchii ‘Exeter’ (Exeter’ Heather) Erica arborea ‘Estrella Gold’ (‘Estrella Gold’ Tree Heather) Vaccinium sp. (Blueberry) Rhododendron sp. (Evergreen azalea) Rhododendron…
Bed 501 – North Conservatory Bed A
Bed 501-The North Conservatory Landscape Bed- contains: Trees Quercus palustris (Pin Oak) Franklinia alatamaha (Franklin Tree) Acer palmatum (Japanese maple) Acer japonicum ‘Vitifolium’ (‘Full Moon’ Japanese Maple Acer palmatum cv. (Japanese Maple selection) Shrubs & Subshrubs Corylopsis pauciflora (Buttercup Winter Hazel) Viburnum ‘Summer Snowflake’ Punica granatum (Pomegranate) Rhododendron ‘Unique’ Enkianthus campanulatus (Redvein Enkianthus) Rhododendron (Evergreen…
35th Annual Spring Plant Sale
The sale includes a wide selection of choice plants, including organically grown vegetable starts and unusual perennials. Coffee and pastries available, too! Salem’s Riverfront Pavilion and North Meadow Friday, April 20 10:am – 7:pm Saturday, April 21 10:am – 3:pm Sponsors: Salem Printing and Blueprint Elwood’s Tree Service Egan Gardens All proceeds benefit Bush’s Pasture…
Time to trim the Epimediums!
Late winter is the time when the bugle call goes out to our Tuesday Gardeners to trim away last year’s weathered foliage to make way for the slender young shoots that emerge from the base of the plant. If one waits too long, it’s a tricky and tedious process to avoid clipping off the new…
Cornelian Cherry Dogwood
Cornelian Cherry Dogwood (Cornus mas), a small deciduous tree native to Europe and Asia, is one of the first to bloom in January with bright yellow pom-pom flowers lasting into late February. Its clusters of olive-shaped bright red berries which appear in mid-summer are edible but bitter, and if not left for the birds, can…