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Tuesdays - Saturdays
10:00am - 4:00pm
NOTICE – SITE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC DUE TO UNSAFE CONDITIONS
We plan to reopen February 10th.
Historic London Town & Gardens
Visit a "lost" colonial town and garden sanctuary on the South River
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Botanist's Lens: Purple Defense
Calla lilies come in a variety of colors. Callas are true ornamental flowers that exude elegance, style and beauty from all angles and in...
Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
Jul 8, 20192 min read


Botanist's Lens: Solanum Happy
Could Solanum vegetables make you happy? Can eating right vegetables and fruit enhance your health as well as your mood? Well, Eggplants...
Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
Jun 28, 20192 min read


Botanist's Lens: You See Yellow, They See UV!
In the spirit of 'National Pollinator Week' and a wonderful 'Pollination Exploration' workshop being held at London Town tomorrow (Sat....
Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
Jun 21, 20192 min read


Botanist's Lens: Stalwart Stewartia
If I had to pick the best of all small trees, I would most definitely pick 'Stewartia pseudocamilla' to be the winner. It belongs to the...
Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
Jun 14, 20192 min read


Botanist's Lens: Spot a Sport
Have you ever spotted any sports in your yard or other gardens? Nope, I am not talking about sports as in basketball, football or...
Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
Jun 10, 20192 min read


Botanist's Lens: Senescence in Flowers
Senesce or senescence is the biological process of aging, abscission and eventually death. Flowers usually have the shortest period of...
Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
Jun 3, 20192 min read


Botanist's Lens: Save the best for the last!
Now that most spring blooming flowers have wrapped their show, the highlights of early summer flowers have just started blooming at...
Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
May 24, 20192 min read


Botanist's Lens: Habitat Connections
Today, let's have a look at a couple of habitat connections you can find at Historic London Town and Gardens. If you stroll through the...
Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
May 17, 20192 min read


Botanist's Lens: Biological Mutualism
Peonies (Paeonias sps.) certainly steal the show in May in the ornamental gardens at Historic London Town and Gardens. Very aptly,...
Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
May 10, 20192 min read


Botanist's Lens: Summer Colors
Most nurseries are loaded with early to late summer blooming perennial and annual flowers. Today, I am going to talk about some examples...

London Town
May 2, 20192 min read
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