Last Friday I stopped to visit Springfield’s Lincoln Memorial Garden on my way out of town. It is one of the few gardens designed by Jens Jensen (a hero of mine) that still retains the essential elements of his plan, which included only plants native to Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky. There was not much in …
Category: Great Gardens, Native Plants and Wildflowers Tags: Dutchman's Breeches, False Rue Anemone, Great Merrybells, Illinois Gardens, Jens Jensen, Lincoln Memorial Garden, Mayapple, Prairie Trillium, Red Buckeye, Redbud, Springfield Gardens, Sugar Maples, Sumac, Vinca, Virginia Bluebells
Beyond the Trilliums and Trout Lilies, Mt. Cuba Center was bursting with a multitude of spring blooms, mostly ephemerals. Below you’ll find just some of the many species we found (some of the IDs are shakier than others, corrections are always appreciated).
Category: Native Plants and Wildflowers, Shade Gardening Tags: Allegheny Spurge, Azalea, Barren Strawberry, Bloodroot, Bluets, Celandine Poppy, Dutchman's Breeches, Dwarf Larkspur, Fothergilla, Great Merrybells, Jacob's Ladder, Mt. Cuba Center, Native Woodland Wildflowrs, Oconee Bells, Redbud, Rue Anemone, Sessile Bellwort, Spring Beauty, Spring Wildflowers, Twinleaf, Virginia Bluebells, Wild Bleeding Heart
