I have a special place in my heart for spring ephemerals. They are early harbingers of spring. Perhaps what I love is the surprise: You weren’t expecting us, but here we are! Volunteers are always welcome (though maybe not Dandelions and Creeping Charlie…). Perhaps I identify with their shy nature, since many of them have …
Category: Garden Tour, Great Gardens, Native Plants and Wildflowers, Seasons Tags: Bloodroot, Celandine Poppy, Columnar Peach, Jack-in-the-Pulpit, Large Flowered Trillium, Mayapple, Mt. Cuba Center, Prairie Trillium, Spring Ephemerals, Trillium, Uvularia, Virginia Bluebells
We had contractors working in the house last Saturday, and so Judy and I decided to have an outing to the Garfield Park Conservatory. We hadn’t visited since five years ago, which is a shame because this is one of Chicago’s great garden features.