![]() ![]() After several years, the rosarie garden has re-opened to the public and has been planted with a wide variety of plants. One of the largest has been the rosarie, located behind the nursery and wooden barn. The horticulturists have also been busy with new planting projects. The gardeners have been busy planting annual flowers to continue the cheerful floral display until frost and have integrated containers of plantings into the gardens for extra color. A new bench has been placed in the cottage garden and cozy nooks await to hide out from the sun. Now that the warmer weather is here to stay for the next few months, the riot of spring blossoms have faded and the gardens are lush with green foliage. Today marks the official beginning of summer, the Summer Solstice. The sunshine was like powdered gold over the grassy hillside.” “It was June, and the world smelled of roses. For up-to-date information on park closures and events, please visit the website. With the growing season coming to a close, please be mindful that the annual wildlife management program will be in effect with several closures in December and January for firearm hunts. We hope that you enjoyed visiting the Willowwood Arboretum this year and will come back to visit again! Seasonal fruits are also appearing in the garden such as Ilex verticillata ‘Winter Gold’. A staff favorite, Tricyrtis formosana ‘Amythestina’ is also in bloom around the large wooden barn closest to the main house. There are also Anemone throughout the garden such as Anemone ‘Honorine Jobert’ in Pan’s Garden. These include asters such as Aster tataricus ‘Jindai’ and Aster oblongifolius ‘October Skies’ which are both in bloom in the cottage garden. However, several late-season bloomers haven’t been discouraged by the cold weather. Overnight frosts have already hit the gardens this month and sent the gardeners for their pruners and shovels to remove spent plants from the gardens. As always, nature’s timing is on mother nature’s schedule. Meanwhile, a pear tree near the lilac collection in highland park turned a bold orange this week just in time for Halloween. The Katsura have already dropped their sweet, yellow leaves but the Ginkgo has recently turned colors to a summery yellow. The native maples changed colors early and have lost most of their leaves while the Japanese maples only began to change colors this week. Fall foliage can be tricky to time at Willowwood since different types of trees have different timing. Some favorites are the bright yellow Acer ‘Waterfall’ near the small waterfall in the Cypress pool, the Acer palmatum ‘Ornatum’ which was planted by Robert Tubbs in 1910, and the intensely red Acer palmatum ‘Osakazuki’ across from the Metasequoia. This weekend will be a great time to enjoy fall color since the Japanese maples are finally reaching their peak. We were worried that the drought this summer would cause the plants to turn brown rather than showcase their usual bright colors but the significant rain in the last two months has helped revive the plants for a brilliant display. While no festive events are scheduled at the arboretum this weekend, visitors are encouraged to come visit to enjoy the orange leaves, natural spider webs, and enjoy the trails while covered in early morning fog for some spooky fun! The only animal we've notice that is attracted to it is Homo sapiens, so you'll want to protect your plant from pesky neighbors with shovels.With Halloween just around the corner this Monday, this weekend kicks off the festivities for families throughout the state. Light shade is ideal, but autumn fern also can tolerate a couple of hours of early morning sun when the temperatures are cool.Īutumn fern is quite deer resistant, so is a great choice in areas with high deer pressure. Dryopteris erythrosora typically only produces one growth flush per year, so never remove the foliage during the growing season, or there is a good chance your plant will die.ĭryopteris erythrosora prefers rich, evenly moist soil, but also has reasonably good drought tolerance. Do not remove the foliage any earlier, since it helps keep the ground cool and the new growth from sprouting too early. Usually the evergreen foliage gets tattered overwinter, and the ornamental potential of the plant is diminished when the old foliage isn't removed. The only maintenance we recommend for Brilliance Autumn fern is to cut the old foliage to the ground in spring just prior to the emergence of the new leaves. Autumn fern is a very easy-to-grow, deer-resistant fern making a 2' wide clump that is tolerant of a wide range of garden conditions, including extreme drought once established. ![]() Frankly, all autumn ferns have great color when the new fronds emerge from the evergreen clump, so this is really something special. Dryopteris erythrosora 'Brilliance' is a selected form of autumn fern that has brighter red new growth than what is typically seen with spore-grown plants. ![]()
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