Historic London Town & Gardens

Check out some of the amazing flowers and plants blooming at London Town right now and be inspired to create your own May Basket

Today’s post might leave you torn between the petals of fancy and those of the woods, asking which one is more breathtaking?

Pollinator gardens are an oasis to the winged wonders, who often share a mutualistic relationship with the plants they rely on for their...

'Snake's head', Fritillaria meleagris Spring is full of blossoms that have their best foot forward after a long dormant year. For some,...

Lamprocapnos spectabilis 'Bleeding hearts' flower Forest beds that are moist, damp and cool, by now are filled with dangling hearts, in...

Magnolia stellata Magnolia blossoms have now completely filled up the upper canopy layers at London Town. The age of the Magnolia trees...

Camellia 'Firefall' Tree canopies, ground covers, vistas, shrubs, planters, are all filing up with color and splendor at London Town, as...

Petals make spring delightful and full of awe! One glance at any peaking flower bud, slowly revealing the petals, is a sure way to know...

Crocus Finding a blue or purple flower in nature is a treasure for most botanist. For it is claimed that there is no true blue color in...

Tree Peony leaf buds Buds in botanical terms are embryonic tissues that are made up of new and actively growing cells. Simply put, buds...

Scilla bifolia 'rosea' - entire plant Scilla bifolia 'Rosea' is one of the earliest perennial bulbs that fills up the ornamental garden...

Crocus sps. Habit of a plant, number of plant parts, texture, preferred ecosystems and many other specifics are shared characteristics...

Flowers of Galanthus sps. 'Snowdrops', 'Fair Maid of February' As early as February, there are subtle signs of spring in a much dormant...

Leaves, petals, stems, bark, buds, roots are all what one expects to see when you mention any plant form. But what if there weren't any...

'And into the forest I go to lose my mind and find my soul" ~ John Muir Conservation and preservation are crucial for all landscapes....

Gardens and goats? Well, that doesn’t go quite together, but invasive plants are always on demand on the menu for goats! In the Pacific...

"The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn" - Ralph Waldo Emerson New year, new beginnings, maybe small beginnings. Every...

Franklinia alatamaha 'Franklin tree' Saving and learning about extant, endangered and threatened species should be a resolution for every...

Guess what? Kinship exists in humans, animals, as well as in plants! Kin recognition in plants is a recent study and even though the...

Today, instead of the usual winter blues that one can get as the grey clouds cover and the colder crisper air crawls in, we will be...