Dig It! Garden Blog

The deep purple flowers of blazing star (Liatris spp.) are blooming across the Gardens! Compare the large flowers of Rocky Mountain blazing star (Liatris ligulistylis) and rough blazing star (Liatris aspera) in the Butterfly House…

Beautiful and fragrant sweetshrub (Clethra alnifolia) flowers are blooming across the gardens! Look the pink blooms of Ruby Spice sweetshrub (Clethra alnifolia ‘Ruby Spice’) in the Lerner Garden of the Five Senses and the fragrant…

Highlights: This week some plants at the peak of their blooms include rose-of-Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus), garden phlox (Phlox paniculata), coneflowers (Rudbeckia spp.), hydrangeas (Hydrangea spp.) and a few late-blooming anemone (Anemone spp.). The Bibby and…

Highlights: This week, visitors entering through the Emory Welcome Gardens might be wowed by the the massive scarlet blooms of the Midnight Marvel hibiscus (Hibiscus ‘Midnight Marvel’). Hydrangeas (Hydrangea) of many species and cultivars continue…

Entomologist Zac Smith-Hess discusses easy ways to increase biodiversity in residential yards. Originally published by the Free Press. This article was originally written by Freyja Grey for The Free Press Online, and republished with permission….

Highlights: As summer stretches on, rose-of-Sharon (Hibiscus), panicled hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata), clethra (Clethera spp.), and lilies (Lilium spp.) are coming into bloom across the gardens. There are a number of especially dazzling examples of these…

Highlights: This week, coneflowers (Echinacea sp.), Lilies (Lilium sp.), and Hydrangeas (Hydrangea sp.) are among the most prominent genera on view at the gardens this week. All three have an incredible variety in form and…

Highlights: This week, hydrangeas (Hydrangea spp.), coneflowers (Echinacea spp.), and daylilies (Hemerocallis spp.) continue to be some of the most prominent blooms across the gardens, displaying a wide array of species and cultivars. While passing…