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A peach of a tree…albeit a little hairy
Few trees can hold the title of the earliest to flower and the latest to flower…except Prunus x subhirtella ‘Autumnalis Rosea’. This amazing tree is in full flower now at JLBG after gracing us with a...
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Immaculate Maculata
Even with all of the amazing new Hydrangea macrophylla introductions, it’s hard to beat the old Japanese cultivar, Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Maculata’. Hope you enjoy this shot from JLBG this week. The...
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Holiday Gift for your plant lover
In the “in case you missed it”, this clever gag gift for the plant lover in your life has appeared on-line just in time for the holidays. Not sure what else we can say, other than watch for fire ants...
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Rocking and Rolling in the Winter Garden
If you’ve visited JLBG, you know how much we love working with rocks, so we continue to find new areas to plant more. We’ve recently tackled two long overdue projects near the Mt. Michelle waterfall....
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Ouch…my head hurts
I arrived home Friday afternoon to find the power out. The big bang we’d heard minutes earlier was a likely distracted driver in a black pickup truck, directly in front of our home, taking out its...
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The State of Travel – Journey like the Jetsons
On a recent trip from RDU airport (Raleigh-Durham), I had my first encounter with a Jetson-like restaurant, where you have no interaction with humans. I’ve visited plenty of fast food restaurants with...
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The Christmas Rose Bowl
Coming in second place to the Helleborus niger we posted earlier is Helleborus x ballardiae ‘Mahogany Snow’. This is a cross of the Christmas rose, Helleborus niger and Helleborus lividus. The flowers...
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Juniper Level Botanic Garden Quarterly Newsletter – Winter 2024
Founder’s Message Upcoming Events From the Garden Manager’s Desk From the Garden Curator’s Desk From the Taxonomy/Plant Records Desk What’s Buggin’ Bill JLBG Staff/Volunteer News Patrick’s Plant...
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A Crack full of Kitty Crack
Looking great in mid-January in our crevice garden, is the shrubby Mediterranean native, Teucrium marum, known more widely as kitty crack. The incredibly fragrant foliage is enough to drive your cats...
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