Blog entries RSS FEED PAGE TITLE TAGGED http://www.historiclondontown.org Fri, 10 Sep 2010 03:38:51 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 /index.php/about-us/blog/what-s-the-buzz---the-bees-at-london-town.html <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><img src="http://www.historiclondontown.org/images/stories//Kai01-web.JPG" alt="Kai the Beekeeper" width="250" align="left" />Ahhh, May is here and that means its time to check on the bees.&nbsp; On Saturday, May 1, Kai Richardson came to London Town to see how his hives (in our Woodland Garden) were doing.&nbsp; It was quite an experience for me to see the hives disassembled and then put back together.&nbsp; Below are some pictures of Kai workingRead More... rodcofield@historiclondontown.org Sat, 01 May 2010 21:31:12 +0100 Gardens Bees /index.php/about-us/blog/yellow-magnolias-and-more.html <p>Every fall we make a trip to a NJ specialty nursery in search of new magnolia cultivars&nbsp; to offer at our fall plant sale.&nbsp; This year we brought home fifteen varieties&nbsp; including the native cultivars, M. virginiana 'Plena' and M. acuminata&nbsp;'Skyland's Best', as well as a number of yellow-flowered hybrid forms. 'Elizabeth', 'Sunsation', 'Butterbowl' and 'Hattie Carthan' are some of the lovely cultivars that get their yellow "genes" from a Magnolia acuminata parent.&nbsp; MagnRead More... gardens@historiclondontown.org Fri, 11 Sep 2009 23:42:20 +0100 Magnolias