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The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s current installation of Big Bambu created by Doug + Mike Starn is an exhilerating experience to climb on the Met’s sculpture garden rooftop. The 4,000 pieces of bamboo frame the structure that lifts you above the tree tops of Central Park, Manhattan. The work is still in progress by the […]
Co-presented with The Poetry Society of America Friday, April 30–Sunday, June 13, 2010 Discover the gardener who became the poet. Experience the life and works of one of America’s most treasured poets as never before at the New York Botanical Garden. Her Garden: Tour her Victorian Homestead re-created in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory with […]
Breezeway Iris Garden is a family business started by George Bacon and his mother Doris Bacon. The garden is located just outside of Madison, Wisconsin at the family home on 80 rolling acres we have owned since 1960. Our current house was built in the spring and summer of 2003 and the first Iris were […]
Keith Keppel writes, “I began selling irises when I was in high school — during the 1950’s — and shortly after that began the mail-order bit. (This was in California…moved to Oregon in 1993 after retirement from the post office.) My “specialty” would be tall bearded irises. I’m particularly interested in the plicata and luminata […]
The American Iris Society’s (AIS) beginnings can be found on their website, www.irises.org/history.htm. “The Founding of the AIS: A New York Story” includes this excerpt: John C. Wister, a young landscape architect who played an important role in planning the AIS and became its first president, often said that America’s rebirth of interest in garden […]
The Portland Japanese Garden’s yearly Plant Sale gives garden enthusiasts an ideal opportunity to browse a wide selection of plants native to Asia as well as plants found in Asian gardens. Stephanie Moss Portland-area nurseries sell an outstanding selection of conifers, peonies, orchids, camellias, hydrangea, bamboo, bonsai, Japanese maples, azaleas, rhododendrons, and more. These native […]
The Essex County Presby Memorial Iris Gardens was established in 1927 to honor Frank H. Presby of Montclair, a leading horticulturalist and a founder of The American Iris Society. This living museum, listed on the State and National Registers of Historic Sites, offers a spectacular display of thousands of iris varieties to visitors from all over the […]
The Oshawa Valley Botanical Gardens, Canada’s newest botanical gardens is now in development. Located just 50 km east of downtown Toronto, Oshawa is home to approximately 1,100 acres of parkland, 10 km of bicycle and walking trails and has a reputation for outstanding success in gardening. The Oshawa Valley Botanical Gardens Peony Garden was established during […]
The Legend of the Dove Tree Martie Young Adams County Master Gardener Perhaps Hanover is the last place one might think to find rare, exotic trees growing, but in the case of one—the Dove tree—there has been one growing and flourishing there for almost 100 years. Found only in the mountains of western China, the […]
PASSION FOR PEONIES & MOMS AT LAN SU GARDEN China is the ancestral home of Paeonia lactiflora the most extensively cultivated peony species in the world. Herbaceous peonies originally called Shoyao translate to both charming & beautiful and wealthy & honorable. Tree peonies are known by many names, including Hwa Wang ‐‐ the king of flowers. Bring your charming & beautiful Mom to the most authentic Chinese Garden in North America to experience the king of all flowers. You will be rewarded with wealth & honor! May 8 & 9 – Indulgence for Mom & Activities for the Whole Family Make Mom a stenciled peony work of art (11am to 2pm). Treat her to peony tea in the Teahouse (all day). Enjoy traditional Chinese music performed by the Children’s Ensemble (Sunday only‐11am to 1pm). Meet the expert on Chinese tree peonies (1pm to 3pm). Buy her a cut peony to remind her of you. Every Tuesday at 3pm in May – Peony Walk with Lan Su Horticultural Staff Every Tuesday & Sunday 11am to 2pm in May‐ Peony & Botanical Stenciling May 8‐19 – Chinese Tree Peony Showcase Courtesy of Brothers Herbs & Peonies Discover the history and the cultural significance of tree peonies; plus how to grow and tend them. Tree peonies, not often found at local nurseries, will be available for sale; a proceed going to support the Garden. Meet the expert on May 8 & 9 May 20‐31 – Herbaceous Peony Showcase Courtesy of Adelman Peony Garden This is all about the much‐loved herbaceous peony and a chance to add a new variety to your garden from the grower recognized by the American Peony Society as “Best of Show”. Meet the expert on May 22 & 23 May 27‐ Bring 3 Get in Free! Bring 3 peonies from your garden to be displayed in Lan Su Garden and receive a complimentary admission ticket to Lan Su. May 28‐31 ‐ Northwest Peony Society’s Finest Peony Flowers on Display All events free with admission. More information, schedule & admission is available at www.lansugarden.org Lan Su Chinese Garden is one of Portland’s greatest treasures—a powerfully inspiring experience that takes you through time, offering a […]
Tree Peony Festival of Flowers at Linwood Gardens May 22 and 23; May 29, 30, and 31; and June 5 and 6 The warm weather this year is accelerating flower bud development. Updates on blooming and dates for viewing the flowers will be posted at the following website:LinwoodGardens.org Open to the public 9 am to […]
One of the earliest accounts of tree peonies was written by Ou-yang Hisu (1007-1072) and is titled “Record of the Tree Peonies of Loyang.” In this account Hisu says “as for the tree peony, this has no name but is merely referred to as ‘flower,’ meaning that in the empire the tree peony is the […]
