Historic London Town & Gardens

Botanist Lens: Canary yellow petals of hope Hope of spring, hope of warmth, the frail little petals of yellow winter sweet and winter...

Black Swallowtail relishing Phlox blossoms in the cottage garden Prairies are filled with forbs of all heights and colors. Grasses,...

Bulbs might seem mysterious given their aboveground and belowground growing phases. Have you seen the flowers of Lycoris/Magic lilies?...

Monotropa uniflora (Ghost plant, Ghost pipe, Indian Pipe) Wildflowers might seem to resonate with bright summers, open meadows, beautiful...

Mid-Atlantic summer perennials come in plenty colors and shades. But one perennial that surpasses all the others in terms of habit, color...

From top right to left: Vitex, Hydrangea, Hosta, Cactus, Lilies, Gladiolus Summer colors gardens in all shades of a rainbow. VIBGYOR...

Woodland gardens with dappled shade and canopies that allow small sun windows are prefect for Lacecap Hydrangeas (Hydrangea macrophylla)...

Photos: A mix of simple and compound flowers Flowers come in diverse shapes, sizes and colors. Simple or compound, each one has the same...

Echinaceae purpurea, commonly called coneflowers, are one of the best all star perennials. The generic names is derived from the Greek...

Summer twilights are an array of rainbow colors that get deeper as the sun goes down. But Alba (Latin for white color) might not come to...

From left to right: Dogwoods (photos 1 and 2) and Stewartia London Town woodlands filled with dappled shade and calm layers of deep...

Top 2 on left: Star Anise (Illicium) and the rest are Magnolia June brings in late spring/summer blossoms of some unique and special...

David Austin damask hybrid roses on the gazebo Rosea refers to pink in Latin, it is a specific epithet for many genera. Genus Rosa refers...

Walking down the moist London Town woodlands along the South River, with endless Azalea and Rhododendron mature blossoms, is truly a...

'Wild Azalea Hills' is the name of one of the garden beds that was designed 50 years ago when the gardens were established. Several...

From left to right: Rododendrons and Azalea hills overlooking the South River and Bald cypress; R. 'scintillation'; R. 'County of York'...

Dogwood with Tenement and Tobacco Barn in the Background (Cornus florida ’rubra') London Town is a level II arboretum, a mature woodland...

Top row (left to right): Hyacinths, Camellia 'Firefalls', Camellia Bottom row (left to right): Camellia 'Betty Sette,' Camellia,...

Many Magnolias at London Town! Magnolia Madness begins! Many mature Magnolias of London Town will be nearing their peak bloom in the...

Bald Cypress "Knees" with Snake's Head Fritillaria Spring at London Town seems to be a symphony of ephemerals. Each bulb slowly coming...