Dig It! Garden Blog

Lobelia cardinalis, cardinal flower is spectacular! Be sure to check out the cool orb-like flowers of Cephalanthus occidentalis (buttonbush). The flowers of Clethra alnifolia (summersweet) are filling the gardens with their lovely fragrance. Phlox are…

The echinacea are looking great. Be sure to search out the Monarda (beebalm) and watch for hummingbirds at the bright colored flowers. Lilium selections look and smell amazing! The bottlebrush buckeye, a butterfly magnet, is…

Entrance Walk: Aesculus x carnea ‘Ft. McNair’ – red horse chestnut Benthamidia japonica var. chinensis ‘Samzam’ – Japanese dogwood Calycanthus ‘Aphrodite’ – sweetshrub Calycanthus x raulstonii ‘Hartlage Wine’ – sweetshrub Chionanthus virginicus – fringetree Hydrangea…

Entrance Walk: Aesculus x carnea ‘Ft. McNair’ – red horse chestnut Amsonia ciliata ‘Spring Sky’ – blue star Calycanthus x raulstonii ‘Hartlage Wine’ – sweetshrub Syringa x prestoniae ‘Donald Wyman’ – lilac Viburnum plicatum forma…

Hydrangea paniculata ‘Limelight’ is spectacular! These are at the Norweb Entrance Garden. – Sharmon, director of horticulture Pennisteum ‘Fireworks’ certainly is putting on a show this time of year! This annual grass makes a great…

I love this ‘American Dawn’ Dahlia! Find it on the steps leading up to and scattered around the Cleaver Event Lawn. – Anna, horticulturist Sagittarius latifolia (Common Arrowhead) is beautiful in the Slater Forest Pond….

A reliable perennial I would recommend to any gardener with sun and space is Thalictrum rochebruneanum, also called Meadow Rue. This statuesque plant gets to be over 7 feet tall and it topped with a…

Origanum ‘Kent Beauty’ ornamental oregano…the sweetly nodding pink bracts look great in the container leading up the steps to the Cleaver Event Lawn. – Anna, Horticulturist Shout Out! To this perfect perennial! Crocosmia ‘George Davidson’…