Another hardy cactus in flower
We’ve enjoyed a late flowering hardy cactus in the gardens this week…Ferocactus wislizeni. Normally not winter hardy here, this high elevation seedling has been fine in the garden for the last four...
View ArticleManettia (firecracker vine) in full flower
The amazing Manettia cordifolia has been in full flower for several weeks, and will continue for quite a while. As you can imagine, this is hummingbird central. Anita and I spent a good bit of time...
View ArticleCrinum lilies in the garden
This has been an amazing summer for crinum lilies at Juniper Level. These mostly African species and their hybrids are wonderfully fragrant, hard-to-kill bulbs for the sunny garden. Above is Crinum...
View ArticleButterfly bush – Buddleia ‘Blue Heaven’
Looking especially great in the garden today is Buddleia ‘Blue Heaven’. This amazing butterfly bush was hybridized to have a perfectly rounded, compact shape throughout the growing season without any...
View ArticleBlue plumbago/leadwort in flower
It’s hard to beat the cobalt blue flowers of blue plumbago/leadwort in the summer garden. Here is our patch of the durable groundcover, Ceratostigma plumbaginoides in flower today…either full sun or...
View ArticleColocasia ‘White Lava’– stunning accent in the garden
Here’s a photo we just took in the garden of the amazing Colocasia ‘White Lava’. We love this hybrid from the amazing breeding program of Hawaii’s John Cho. Hardiness outdoors is Zone 7b south.
View ArticleFun with clematis
We love species clematis for their interesting seed heads…in addition to the flowers. Here is one of our experiments using a dasylrion as the support structure for the clematis. We just took this...
View ArticleHosta ‘Sugar and Spice’
We’ve been enjoying the late-flowering hostas over the last few weeks, with many just beginning. One of our favorites is Hosta ‘Sugar and Spice’…a stunning sport of Hosta ‘Invincible’ with fragrant...
View ArticleFall Open Nursery and Garden time is here!
It’s time for our final Open Nursery and Garden for 2015. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, Sept 11-13 and Sept 18-20; 8-5 on Fri, Sat., and 1-5 on Sunday. We hope you’ll join us with plant lovers from...
View ArticleCyclamen season at JLG
Cyclamen season is in full swing here at Juniper Level. We had great flowering this summer on Cyclamen graecum, even after a very cold winter…here’s a recent photo from the garden. Cyclamen are...
View ArticleRuellia ‘Black Beauty’
Here’s a recent photo of the amazing Ruellia ‘Black Beauty’ in the gardens here at Juniper Level…true black foliage…something rarely seen in hardy perennials.
View ArticleNew Camera day
I’ve been using a Cannon EOS for probably two decades, so when my current one died recently (they all seem to develop shutter problems after a couple of years), Anita encouraged me to try her...
View ArticleWho is Balduinia atropurpurea?
We just snapped this photo of our little-known Southeast native, Balduinia atropurpurea, which is in full flower today…not bad for early October. It’s grown so rarely, that we don’t know how much...
View ArticleBoehmeria in flower
Boehmeria ‘Glow Light’ in our woodland garden this week..one of the few rays of brightness we’ve seen in the garden after 11 straight days and over 6″ of rain. Here’s a closeup of Boehmeria ‘Kogane...
View ArticleMy favorite flower – Anita Jane
I just snapped this photo of my favorite flower in the garden…my lovely bride, Anita Jane. Anita will be conducting her first class (a Mindfullness class &walk) here at Juniper Level Botanic Garden...
View ArticleSalvia splendor
Salvia ‘Phyllis Fancy’ is simply stunning in the garden now. This giant can reach 6′ tall x 10′ wide in one season…a great way to impress the neighbors. This wonderful salvia thrives despite moist...
View ArticleSarracenia ‘Bug Bat’
Fall is a great season for many of the pitcher plants, which produce beautiful new pitchers now. Here’s a photo from yesterday, showing the lovely Sarracenia ‘Bug Bat’. Pitcher plants are easy to...
View ArticleCamellia Forest Nursery news
It is with sadness, that I share the passing of Camellia Forest Nursery founder, Kai Mei Parks, who just passed away from pancreatic cancer, diagnosed only last week. I’ll always treasure my early...
View ArticleMuhlenbergia ‘White Cloud’ flowering now
I just snapped this photo of the amazing North American native Muhlenbergia capillaris ‘White Cloud’ in flower here at JLBG. It doesn’t get any better than this.
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