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13 years ago

More pics of my visit April 27, 2011. My other thread is called Misc. Botanical Garden. I neglected to state it was the Spfd one.

Part of the shade garden.

Another shot of the shade garden path. I'm obviously infatuated with the shade garden.

Scilla (thank you for the ID, Christie) and Solomon's Seal in shade garden.

Robin's Plantain, sun. Native.

Red Veined Dock, shade.

Garden phlox, intro to shade garden.

Pheasant Eye daf. That's Hubby's hairy hand, lol, not mine. He was brought along for photographic assistant duties.

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gldno1
13 years ago
I am wondering it that isn't hesperis matronalis instead of phlox paniculata...my phlox won't bloom for some time but the hesperis, white and purple, is in blooming now.

I need to go visit. I don't think we went one time last year.
teeandcee
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13 years ago
I think you're right. It looks just like the hesperis matronalis in pics.

It looked so much like phlox yet I thought it seemed awful early but figured maybe some bloomed early. I don't know a lot about them and a lot of stuff doesn't have an ID tag. Too bad I can't edit posts, but I'll put it down correctly on my blog. Thanks!

Have you been to that small public garden out by the art museum? I drove by today and it's looking fantastic. There's a big patch of what I think are orange poppies making a spectacle of themselves. I'm going to stop by this week and take some pics.
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Violet_Z6
13 years ago
teeandcee,

The garden you refer to just south of the Springfield Art Museum is at the corner of S National and E Linwood. It's the Xeriscap Master Gardener Demonstration Garden which is a satellite garden also maintained by the Master Gardeners of Greene County.

Plants you purchased from the plant sale that you purchased may have come from either garden or from member's gardens. If you do take more pics, let me know if you'd be interested in your own photo album at the Friends of the Garden website.
helenh
13 years ago
So Violet, were the poppies you mentioned at this satellite garden or did I miss them at the Close Garden? I know I missed the conifers.
Violet_Z6
13 years ago
Hi Helenh,

The poppies are at the Xeriscape Garden at S National Ave & E Linwood, just south of the Springfield Art Museum on the west side of National. There are lots of things in bloom there. Ornamental alliums should be coming on around now too there.

The Botanical Center & Gardens has now tied the two parks together to form one park called Nathanael Greene:Close Memorial Park which is inclusive of the total 114 acres. The Conifer Garden is tucked away so the maps below will help.

You can view this interactive map to find the gardens and read descriptions of each.

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You can also download this map of the park and print it out.
teeandcee
Original Author
13 years ago
Ooo, thank you, Violet! What great maps! I'm looking forward to exploring the many other gardens I've missed.

On the next nice day I'm going to the Xeriscape garden and take more pics so, yes, I'd love my own pic album at the Friends of the Garden website. I always wondered who was responsible for that garden. I've been several times and really enjoy it.
Violet_Z6
13 years ago
You're welcome teeandcee. I'll need your email. I clicked your username and did not discover any way to message you. You can post your email in this thread or click on my username to message it to me.
gldno1
13 years ago
Is this the poppies like you saw at the Xeriscape Garden?

I have tons if you want any....

They are tricky to transplant but I have done it before.
helenh
13 years ago
Are they Oriental poppies Glenda? They are doing very well. My opium poppies are few and far between this year again. What grows in that area after the poppies die back?
gldno1
13 years ago
Yes, oriental. They are perennial.....nothing grows over them. They die completely down and then in late summer/ early fall send up top growth again that doesn't get very tall. I will have to pay attention this year and see what it looks like.

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