Archive for September 2009
Monday, September 21st, 2009
During the last few weeks, the canopy of the seven-son flower has been buzzing with activity. While there has been a lull among other flowering trees and shrubs, the small tree, in the Entrance Garden at the Scott Arboretum, has been bursting with delicate white flowers. The inflorescences have been attracting attention, namely from the local bee community.
Bees working on the flowers of Heptacodium miconioides. photo credit: S. Keitch
The buds of the seven-son flower actually appear earlier in the summer, yet they do not open until late summer and last through September. The plant’s name originates from the six orderly…
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Thursday, September 10th, 2009
Throughout the year, the Scott Arboretum answers questions like “What can grow in dry shade”; “What plants are deer resistant”; “What is a good native shrub”, etc. For all those questions, we have plenty of plant choices at the 2009 Scott Associates’ Plant Sale. It is a fantastic venue for one-stop-shopping. For the last 18 months we have been refining our list of offerings, lining up vendors from all across the eastern seaboard, and working with our suppliers to deliver an assortment of plants which includes 125 different perennials and 150 woodies (trees, shrubs and woody vines). The following are…
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Tuesday, September 8th, 2009
As I write, plants are already starting to arrive for the 2009 Scott Associates’ Plant Sale. This sale is a wonderful venue to shop for a myriad of trees, shrubs, vines, perennials, and houseplants for beginning gardeners and avid plant collectors. Every sale we try to have a nice offering of plants that are relatively unknown to the home gardener and would even be considered rare and unusual in a botanic garden or arboretum.
Cinnamomum chekiangensis photo credit: A. Bunting
This year we are excited to offer Cinnamomum chekiangensis, the hardy cinnamon tree. I was first attracted to this tree when I…
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