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    Hello, Harbinger Hellebore!
    Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
    • Feb 22
    • 2 min

    Hello, Harbinger Hellebore!

    A beautiful Helleborus in London Town's gardens Helleborus, belonging to the buttercup family- Ranunculaceae, bring pure joy in the woodl...
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    #BotanistLens: Tranquil seeming exterior, but chilling chaos on the inside?
    Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
    • Feb 10
    • 1 min

    #BotanistLens: Tranquil seeming exterior, but chilling chaos on the inside?

    Recent freeze sure made for some serene moments to capture. All seemed quiet and tranquil outside, but is it the same inside? In some pla...
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    #BotanistLens: Buds and Berries, shielding the fragile
    Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
    • Jan 29
    • 2 min

    #BotanistLens: Buds and Berries, shielding the fragile

    Cold days or gusty winds don't seem to bother most buds and berries. Brightening up the dormant woodland gardens currently, are the silve...
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    Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
    • Jan 15
    • 1 min

    #BotanistLens: Winter Encore by the American Robin (Turdus migratorius)

    The past few weeks at London Town Gardens have been rather musical with many song birds visiting their favorite berries and chirping away...
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    Botanist's Lens: Endemic, Rare Living Collections
    Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
    • Dec 18, 2020
    • 2 min

    Botanist's Lens: Endemic, Rare Living Collections

    The Dell with a Dawn Redwood tree (Metasequoia gylptostroboides) and the South River London Town's garden is a sanctuary of its own. The ...
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    Botanist's Lens: Moon Gardens
    Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
    • Dec 11, 2020
    • 2 min

    Botanist's Lens: Moon Gardens

    Adding alba, blanca and leuc blossoms for respite after a mundane day. Magnolia White flowers are spectacular choices to enjoy during the...
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    Botanist's Lens: Landscape Canvases
    Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
    • Dec 4, 2020
    • 3 min

    Botanist's Lens: Landscape Canvases

    Rudbeckias' yellows in the pollinator section of the Lilian S. Hall Memorial Garden take center stage in late summer as the cottage garde...
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    Botanist's Lens: Nature's Tapestry
    Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
    • Nov 20, 2020
    • 2 min

    Botanist's Lens: Nature's Tapestry

    Nature's fall tapestry: Yellow Amsonia, Salvia purples, Sedum bronze and Yucca yellow-greens. True beauty lies within. Very true when it ...
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    Botanist's Lens: Tea, Taxa, and Technique
    Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
    • Nov 13, 2020
    • 2 min

    Botanist's Lens: Tea, Taxa, and Technique

    Tea Camellia, Camellia sinensis Two’s company and three’s a crowd? Not even when - oddly enough - tea, taxa, and technique are squished t...
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    Botanist's Lens: Life Sans Senescence
    Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
    • Nov 6, 2020
    • 2 min

    Botanist's Lens: Life Sans Senescence

    Maidenhair tree (Ginkgo biloba) Senescence is the last stage of plant development. Leaf buds grow into a leaf, mature and during senescen...
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    Botanist's Lens: Winter's Rose or Knock Out Rose - What's in a Name?
    Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
    • Oct 30, 2020
    • 2 min

    Botanist's Lens: Winter's Rose or Knock Out Rose - What's in a Name?

    Is it a rose? This is Camellia 'Winter's Star' (Ackerman hybrid) "What's in a name? That which we call a rose. By any other name would sm...
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    Botanist's Lens: Hearts-a-Bustin', Beautyberry, and Lantana
    Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
    • Oct 20, 2020
    • 2 min

    Botanist's Lens: Hearts-a-Bustin', Beautyberry, and Lantana

    The Berryliciousness of Fall Begins! Hearts-a bustin' (Euonymus americanus) Fall berries are a crucial food source for birds. Currently b...
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    Botanist's Lens: Wind Flowers, Toad Lilies, and Silver Grass
    Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
    • Oct 9, 2020
    • 3 min

    Botanist's Lens: Wind Flowers, Toad Lilies, and Silver Grass

    Fall flowers of whimsy, elegance and simplicity. Toad Lily, Tricyrtis hirta 'Miyazaki' hybrid Anemones 'wind flowers', Tricyrtis sp. 'Toa...
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    Botanist's Lens: Fall Flavor, Mums, and More!
    Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
    • Oct 2, 2020
    • 2 min

    Botanist's Lens: Fall Flavor, Mums, and More!

    Mums and Ornamental Peppers Shorter days and longer nights call for Mums (Chrysanthemum sps.) to go in bloom craziness instantly. But are...
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    Botanist's Lens: Passion for All Things that Photosynthesize
    Historic London Town
    • Sep 25, 2020
    • 2 min

    Botanist's Lens: Passion for All Things that Photosynthesize

    Sharing garden treasures, one seed at a time, one vision and immense passion for all things that photosynthesize! Passion is innate. Pass...
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    Botanist's Lens: Designing the Layers of a Woodland Garden
    Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
    • Sep 18, 2020
    • 1 min

    Botanist's Lens: Designing the Layers of a Woodland Garden

    A mosaic of canopy covers, understory and herb layers "The Eastern deciduous forest biome that stretches from Canada to Georgia is the wo...
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    Botanist's Lens: Preserving Plants in Peril - The Public Garden Way
    Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
    • Sep 11, 2020
    • 2 min

    Botanist's Lens: Preserving Plants in Peril - The Public Garden Way

    London Town's woodland gardens: Rhododendron 'Dexter', with Ostrich Fern and wild ginger Our goal for the Plant Sale is to bring you clos...
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    Botanist's Lens: Late Summer Nectar Pots for Pollinators
    Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
    • Sep 6, 2020
    • 2 min

    Botanist's Lens: Late Summer Nectar Pots for Pollinators

    Cooler nights and early sunsets are a gentle reminder of the fall weather approaching soon. The grass blades are certainly enjoying the c...
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    Botanist's Lens: Planting Bulbs in the Fall for the Spring
    Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
    • Aug 31, 2020
    • 2 min

    Botanist's Lens: Planting Bulbs in the Fall for the Spring

    Sleeping beauties, ephemeral warmth for a cold winter garden. Plan in the fall, and reap in the spring. Spring bulb treasures begin with ...
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    Botanist's Lens: Japanese Forest Grass, Sensitive Fern, and Painted Japanese Fern
    Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
    • Aug 24, 2020
    • 3 min

    Botanist's Lens: Japanese Forest Grass, Sensitive Fern, and Painted Japanese Fern

    Fluttering, airy-light and painted foliage of the woodland gardens Colorful flowers liven up a deep green garden like a bright full moon ...
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