Historic London Town & Gardens

Biodiversity refers to the variety of plant and animal species living on Earth. According to The International Union for Conservation of...

London Town's Fall Plant Sale is coming soon! The member and volunteer preview is Friday September 24th, 12 - 4pm, while Saturday,...

In celebration of London Town’s 50th anniversary, we wanted to share 5 of our favorite Botanist’s Lens posts, penned by Director of...

London Town Gardens is a host to a diverse variety of plants. The best of best are surely the delicate naturalizing ephemerals. As much...

Plants propagated by seed by the lath house. In recent years, the horticulture department at Historic London Town and Gardens has worked...

Summer is for color. Summer gardens are filled with vivacious annuals and perennial flower colors. But summer in a woodland/sun garden is...

Dawn redwood, Metasequoia glyptostroboides is one of the most marvelous species growing at London Town. Thriving in full sun in...

Professor Steve Lenik shows visitors a shovel test pit during a recent tour at Gresham Estate. In 2017, London Town began working with...

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...

Flower color patterns, textures, fragrance are key guides for pollinators, with incentive being nectar in most cases and pollen in some....

In celebration of 50 years at Historic London Town & Gardens, we wanted to share photos from our school field trip programs over the...

Pollinators such as bees, birds and insects are nothing but vectors 'agents' that aid in transferring the pollen from one place to...

Summer gardens in the Mid-Atlantic are full of opportunities with ample choices from foliage to flowers to seed pods. Here are some...

Genus Lavandula is well known for its essential oils and gorgeous color contrast. It is one herb that can enhance a sun garden,...

One of the 'Best Management Practices' (BMP's) for a sustainable landscape, whether it is fragile like a woodland garden or a steady rock...

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...

Happy summer! Come June end, here in the Mid-Atlantic, most seasonal gardens will see sprouts of summer color with Gladioli, Rudbeckias,...

Boosting plant vigor is easy to do with many organic ingredients like eggs shells, coffee grounds and various other commercial plant...

Chamomile, Paeonia and Hypericum are all perennials that aren't used together as often in an ornamental garden, but what a lovely...

Gardens are healing, for the mind, body, and the soul. Aroma, taste or none of it at all, and a rose is still a rose! Even one single...