Get Away Mavens Highlighted Us!
In March of 2023, Get Away Mavens, a website that publishes romantic get-away itineraries highlighted Historic London Town & Gardens as...
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Historic London Town & Gardens
Visit a "lost" colonial town and garden sanctuary on the South River
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Feb 6, 20232 min
Bright Yellow Blossoms Give Hope for Spring
Botanist Lens: Canary yellow petals of hope Hope of spring, hope of warmth, the frail little petals of yellow winter sweet and winter...
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Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
Aug 19, 20222 min
Prairie Wildflowers for Twilights, Butterflies, & More!
Black Swallowtail relishing Phlox blossoms in the cottage garden Prairies are filled with forbs of all heights and colors. Grasses,...
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Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
Aug 12, 20222 min
"Sleeping Beauty" of the Summer Gardens Awakens!
Bulbs might seem mysterious given their aboveground and belowground growing phases. Have you seen the flowers of Lycoris/Magic lilies?...
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Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
Jul 29, 20223 min
"Myco" Thieves Spotted at London Town!
Monotropa uniflora (Ghost plant, Ghost pipe, Indian Pipe) Wildflowers might seem to resonate with bright summers, open meadows, beautiful...
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Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
Jul 22, 20222 min
Doting on Dainty Canary Yellow Rudbeckias
Mid-Atlantic summer perennials come in plenty colors and shades. But one perennial that surpasses all the others in terms of habit, color...
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Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
Jul 15, 20221 min
VIBGYOR Gardens
From top right to left: Vitex, Hydrangea, Hosta, Cactus, Lilies, Gladiolus Summer colors gardens in all shades of a rainbow. VIBGYOR...
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Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
Jul 8, 20222 min
Lacecaps & Lily Tales
Woodland gardens with dappled shade and canopies that allow small sun windows are prefect for Lacecap Hydrangeas (Hydrangea macrophylla)...
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Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
Jul 1, 20221 min
Pollinator Magnets
Photos: A mix of simple and compound flowers Flowers come in diverse shapes, sizes and colors. Simple or compound, each one has the same...
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Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
Jun 24, 20221 min
Coneflower Summers
Echinaceae purpurea, commonly called coneflowers, are one of the best all star perennials. The generic names is derived from the Greek...
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Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
Jun 17, 20222 min
Twilight Gardens
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...
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Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
Jun 10, 20222 min
Silky Camellias & Kousa Dogwoods
From left to right: Dogwoods (photos 1 and 2) and Stewartia London Town woodlands filled with dappled shade and calm layers of deep...
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Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
Jun 3, 20222 min
June Jewels
Top 2 on left: Star Anise (Illicium) and the rest are Magnolia June brings in late spring/summer blossoms of some unique and special...
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Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
May 27, 20222 min
Flowers of Eden
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...
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Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
May 20, 20221 min
Rhododendron & Azalea Accolades
Walking down the moist London Town woodlands along the South River, with endless Azalea and Rhododendron mature blossoms, is truly a...
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