It seems like a few weeks later than usual, but my fall mums in the front courtyard are in full bloom this week. Bringing a smile to my face when I see their brilliant color, since there’s little else blooming now. The maple and other trees in the neighborhood have dropped all their colorful leaves,… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Fall Mums in Bloom
In the in-between time of late summer and fall in Nichols Arboretum, when summer flowers are done blooming and tree leaves haven’t changed to their brilliant reds, golds and yellows, you might not think to walk through Magnolia Glade. The more than two dozen southern Appalachian trees and cultivars from around the world are long… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Sweetbay Magnolia
When I planted a packet of native wildflower seeds last year, I was pleasantly surprised by the range of flowers that bloomed throughout the summer and into the fall: blue and pink Bachelor’s Button, yellow-fringed orange-centered Gailliarda, and the white flowers of Sweet Allysum.
But one of my favorites is the long-flowering Plains Coreopsis.
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