William Brown House Preservation Work Update: The End and Beyond!
William Brown House, photo by Jeff Jackson Photography Preservation work began on the c.1760 William Brown House in August 2018. Now,...
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London Town
- Sep 17, 2021
- 1 min
Botanist's Lens: Biodiversity of Plants
Biodiversity refers to the variety of plant and animal species living on Earth. According to The International Union for Conservation of...
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London Town
- Sep 15, 2021
- 1 min
Botanist's Lens: Seed to Soil, Sustainable Gardening One Step at a Time!
London Town's Fall Plant Sale is coming soon! The member and volunteer preview is Friday September 24th, 12 - 4pm, while Saturday,...
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London Town
- Sep 7, 2021
- 2 min
50th Anniversary Post: Our Favorite Botanist's Lens Posts!
In celebration of London Town’s 50th anniversary, we wanted to share 5 of our favorite Botanist’s Lens posts, penned by Director of...
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London Town
- Sep 2, 2021
- 2 min
#BotanistLens: Naturalizing ephemerals of London Town, bringing everlasting joy
London Town Gardens is a host to a diverse variety of plants. The best of best are surely the delicate naturalizing ephemerals. As much...
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London Town
- Sep 2, 2021
- 2 min
Plant Propagation Update
Plants propagated by seed by the lath house. In recent years, the horticulture department at Historic London Town and Gardens has worked...
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Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
- Aug 28, 2021
- 2 min
#BotanistLens: Modular Greens
Summer is for color. Summer gardens are filled with vivacious annuals and perennial flower colors. But summer in a woodland/sun garden is...
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London Town
- Aug 20, 2021
- 2 min
#BotanistLens: Majestic marvel, Dawn redwoods
Dawn redwood, Metasequoia glyptostroboides is one of the most marvelous species growing at London Town. Thriving in full sun in...
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London Town
- Aug 15, 2021
- 3 min
Update on Archaeology at Gresham Estate
Professor Steve Lenik shows visitors a shovel test pit during a recent tour at Gresham Estate. In 2017, London Town began working with...
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London Town
- Aug 13, 2021
- 1 min
#BotanistLens: Pollinator Pantry for a happy winged team!
Be it a Monarch on a Blazing star, a Swallow tail on a Tiger Lily Or be it a Bee on N. Lime green A loaded pollinator pantry is keen for...
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London Town
- Aug 5, 2021
- 1 min
#BotanistLens: Bullseye and landing pads in a garden
Flower color patterns, textures, fragrance are key guides for pollinators, with incentive being nectar in most cases and pollen in some....
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London Town
- Aug 1, 2021
- 2 min
50th Anniversary Post: 5 Decades of School Programs
In celebration of 50 years at Historic London Town & Gardens, we wanted to share photos from our school field trip programs over the...
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London Town
- Jul 29, 2021
- 1 min
#BotanistLens: Vector magnets: Rudbeckias, Mallows, Lilies and more
Pollinators such as bees, birds and insects are nothing but vectors 'agents' that aid in transferring the pollen from one place to...
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Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
- Jul 23, 2021
- 1 min
#Botanist Lens: Summer Plants at London Town
Summer gardens in the Mid-Atlantic are full of opportunities with ample choices from foliage to flowers to seed pods. Here are some...
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London Town
- Jul 18, 2021
- 2 min
#BotanistLens: Lavandin love
Genus Lavandula is well known for its essential oils and gorgeous color contrast. It is one herb that can enhance a sun garden,...
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Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
- Jul 14, 2021
- 2 min
#BotanistLens: BMP for a sustainable landscape: cultural weed control
One of the 'Best Management Practices' (BMP's) for a sustainable landscape, whether it is fragile like a woodland garden or a steady rock...
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London Town
- Jul 14, 2021
- 1 min
Online Pop Up Shop is Back!
Through Monday, July 26 Last winter, many of you purchased long-sleeved shirts in our first ever pop up shop. Thank you! It was a great...
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Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
- Jul 1, 2021
- 2 min
#BotanistLens: Summer solstice and photoperiodism
Happy summer! Come June end, here in the Mid-Atlantic, most seasonal gardens will see sprouts of summer color with Gladioli, Rudbeckias,...
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Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
- Jun 18, 2021
- 2 min
#BotanistLens: Al paints hydrangeas!
Boosting plant vigor is easy to do with many organic ingredients like eggs shells, coffee grounds and various other commercial plant...
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Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
- Jun 15, 2021
- 2 min
#BotanistLens: Perennial 'healers' for every garden.
Chamomile, Paeonia and Hypericum are all perennials that aren't used together as often in an ornamental garden, but what a lovely...
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