Monday, June 9th, 2008
I take the train to work, and every morning I get off the train and begin walking to the Scott offices from the very bottom of Magill Walk. Every day I am amazed at the beauty of this allée and am humbled by the age and size of some of the oaks. Magill Walk was planted in 1879 and dedicated in 1881 with an allée of Quercus bicolor, swamp white oak. Several of the original trees have succumbed to storms and disease, but younger replacement trees have been planted to continue the tradition of the allée. When many students arrive…
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Thursday, June 5th, 2008
Over the past two years, the Arboretum has added over 25 new clematis to our collection. These queens of climbers can most often be seen growing up mailboxes and lamp posts. Some of the more fascinating additions to the Arboretum collections are of the small-flowered species and cultivars instead of the large-flowered cultivars often seen in residential gardens.
A charming clematis blooming right now at the Arboretum is Clematis chiisanensis ‘Lemon Bells’, a selection from Botanical Garden at the University of British Columbia. This small-flowered cultivar has a unique attractive lemon-colored bloom. As compared to the large-flowered forms, these small flowers…
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