| OK, I admit it--"Here and There" is my euphemism for "Odds and Ends." But even though I could not do a whole page on just the Knot Garden, the Cliff Garden, the Alpines, or the Greenhouses, they all had gems--and even as unrelated as they are--I could not leave them out! |
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The Knot Garden hidden behind the northwest corner of the main house. Buxus microphylla, Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Snowkist', Spiraea japonica 'Alpina' and Berberis thunbergii 'Atropurpurea Nana.'
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| The view across the Knot Garden, over the field and on to the hills beyond. | ||||
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Across the base of the Cliff Garden with a weeping Cercidiphyllum japonicum f. pendulum in the center.
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| The view north from the Pavilion across the Lake at the foot of the rock ledge with the weeping Cercidiphyllum on the right. | ||||
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In this Alpine Garden, even the water plants are Alpine sized--this one is known as the Water Snowflake. Look at the frog for a size comparison.
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| A bee visiting a dwarf purple flowering Thymus sp. | ||||
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A violet Scabiosa happily at home near the foot of the Cliff Garden.
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| Imagine my surprise when I looked up Sedum and found that the common name for the genus is STONECROP! One of over 300 species, the genus gets its Latin name from the word "sedo" meaning to sit in reference to the way the plants attach themselves to rocks. | ||||
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The peak of the Alpines may be the early spring, but it seems like it is always worth a trip to the Alpine House.
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| This Campanula was another reward in the Alpine House. | ||||
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A rather diminutive and delicate Foxglove. The Latin name Digitalis is from the word "digitus" meaning finger in reference to the shape of the flowers.
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| Another tender perennial. | ||||
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This very blue Mexican native was quite happy in the main Conservatory
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| The Greenhouse behind the potting shed is also always worth a look. |
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