What's in Bloom

Evening Island: Persian onion (Allium aflatunense) -in bud, star of Persia (Allium christophii) -in bud, giant onion (Allium giganteum) -in bud, serviceberry (Amelanchier x grandiflora 'Autumn Brilliance'), black chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa), bugloss (Brunnera macrophylla), Siberian Pearls dogwood (Cornus alba 'Siberian Pearls') -in bud, marsh spurge (Euphorbia palustris), GOLD TIDE® forsythia (Forsythia 'Courtasol'), star magnolia (Magnolia stellata 'Royal Star'), crabapples (Malus x zumi  'Calocarpa', 'Donald Wyman' & 'Prairifire'), bluebells (Mertensia virginica), grape hyacinth (Muscari 'Valerie Finnis'), large-cupped narcissus (Narcissus 'Carlton' & 'Ice Follies'), collar daffodil (Narcissus 'Cassata'), split-corona narcissus (Narcissus 'Mary Gay Lirette'), Siberian squill (Scilla siberica), mountain ash (Sorbus alnifolia), Thunberg spirea (Spiraea thunbergii), blackhaw viburnum (Viburnum prunifolium).

Fruit & Vegetable Garden: Entrance terraces and gardens are planted with cool weather vegetables. Entrance Garden:  Saskatoon serviceberry bushes (Amelanchier alnifolia 'Pembina', 'Regent'), pansy (Viola x wittrockiana 'Panola Pink Shades').  Walkways and Buildings: Wild ginger (Asarum canadense), pawpaw (Asimina triloba), garden strawberry (Fragaria 'Lipstick'), crabapple (Malus 'Henry Kohankie'), mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum), Jacob's ladder (Polemonium reptans), White Imperial currant (Ribes sativum 'White Imperial'), bush cherry (Prunus jacquemontii x japonica), Danube™ tart cherry (Prunus cerasus 'Erdi Botermo'), sour cherry (Prunus cerasus 'Montgomery'), highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum 'Northblue').  Espalier Orchard:  Apple (Malus 'Delicious', 'Geneva Early', 'Lodi', 'Redchief', 'Starkspur Compact Mac', 'Starkspur Supreme Red'), plum (Prunus 'Compass'), sweet cherry (Prunus avium 'Cavalier'),  Reliance peach (Prunus persica 'Reliance'), pear (Pyrus communis 'Beurre d'Anjou', 'Cascade', 'Comice', 'Kieffer', 'Luscious', 'Max Red Bartlett').  Pear Orchard:  Pear (Pyrus communis 'Harvest Queen', 'Maxine', 'Seckel', 'Taynton Squash', 'Thorn').  South Orchard: crabapple (Malus 'Centennial', 'Chestnut'),  apples (Malus 'Cortland', 'Empire', 'Idared', 'McIntosh', 'Red Delicious').  Apple and Fruit Orchard:  Apple (Malus 'Geneva Early', 'Golden Delicious', 'Holiday', 'Idared', 'Liberty', 'Paulared', 'Redcort'. 'Spartan', 'State Fair').  Pear Hedge:  Asian pears (Pyrus pyrifolia 'Chojura', 'Hosui', 'Kikisui', 'Shinseiki', 'Thorn', 'Tsu Li', 'Twentieth Century', 'Ya Li', 'Yakumo').  Backyard Garden: Cool season vegetables and edible flowering plants have been set out including various lettuces, broccoli, beets, kale, leeks, onions, peas, spinach, carrots, Brussels sprouts, parsley and salad greens. Look for young asparagus shoots. Planted in these vegetable beds are pot marigold (Calendula officinalis 'Pacific Yellow Beauty'), sweet alyssum (Lobularia maritima 'Clear Crystal White', 'Easter Bonnet Peach'), flowering tobacco (Nicotiana alata 'Hummingbird III'), pansy (Viola x wittrockiana 'Panola Pink Shades', 'Sorbet Lilac Ice'), viola (Viola 'Peach Frost', 'Tricolor').  Containers and Baskets: Nestled among young vegetable plants are:  Snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus 'Luminaire Yellow', 'Solstice Orange Tricolor'), daisy (Bellis perennis 'Bellissima White'),  morning glory (Ipomoea batatas 'Marguerite'), tulip (Tulipa 'Honky Tonk'), pansy (Viola x wittrockiana 'Matrix Lemon', 'Pandora's Box', 'Penny Peach', 'Sorbet Lilac Ice', 'True Blue').  Cane Fruits:  Daffodil (Narcissus 'Beersheba').  Pink Arbor Beds:  Fringed bleeding heart (Dicentra spectabilis  'Luxuriant', 'Zestful'), spotted deadnettle (Lamium maculatum 'Pink Pewter', 'Shell Pink'), tulip (Tulipa 'Acropolis', 'Blushing Lady', 'Silverado'), pansy (Viola x wittrockiana 'Imperial Pink Shades').

Japanese Garden (Sansho-En): Black chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa), paperbark maple (Acer griseum ), fernleaf maple (Acer japonicum 'Aconitifolium'), purplebloom maple (Acer pseudosieboldianum), Eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis), Japanese flowering quince (Chaenomeles x superba 'Cameo'), Carol Mackie daphne (Daphne x burkwoodii 'Carol Mackie'), Betty magnolia (Magnolia 'Betty'), redbud crabapple (Malus x zumi), Adams crabapple (Malus 'Adams'), May's Delight® crabapple (Malus 'Beeson'), WHITE CASCADE® Crabapple (Malus 'Cascole'), Lollipop™ crabapple (Malus 'Lollizam'), Louisa crabapple (Malus 'Louisa'), Red Jade crabapple (Malus 'Red Jade'), Red Jewel crabapple (Malus 'Red Jewel'), Tina crabapple (Malus 'Tina'), Weeping Candied Apple® crab (Malus 'Weepcanzam'), Japanese spurge (Pachysandra terminalis), autumn Higan cherry (Prunus subhirtella 'Autumnalis'), flowering almond (Prunus triloba),  Russian olive (Prunus tenella 'Fire Hill'), rhododendrons (Rhododendron 'Aglo', 'Pioneer', 'P.J.M.', 'Weston's Pink Diamond'), Korean rhododendron (Rhododendron mucronulatum), compact Korean azalea (Rhododendron yedoense var. poukhanense 'Compacta'), jetbead (Rhodotypos scandens), Grefsheim spirea (Spiraea x cinerea 'Grefsheim').