tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post6644172559050837764..comments2024-01-02T02:31:37.780-05:00Comments on sweetbay: Still more NCBG Good Stuff (with a little plant envy thrown in)sweetbayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248743114944736346noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-14065179870825376222011-03-27T16:26:09.637-04:002011-03-27T16:26:09.637-04:00Beautiful.
I'm so looking forward to ferns sl...Beautiful.<br /><br />I'm so looking forward to ferns slowly unfurling their croziers. Not long now.<br /><br />How 'Pill Hill' came to be named made me smile!Rob (ourfrenchgarden)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05087218232138304239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-86778195465133154422011-03-26T01:35:12.263-04:002011-03-26T01:35:12.263-04:00Ah, I know what the plant with the white flowers i...Ah, I know what the plant with the white flowers is ~ Sweet Cicely !(<em>Osmorhiza claytonii</em>)sweetbayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248743114944736346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-53910538413117441822011-03-25T10:44:34.856-04:002011-03-25T10:44:34.856-04:00Thank you everyone for your comments.
Carol I wr...Thank you everyone for your comments. <br /><br />Carol I wrote to the Garden to ask what the white flower is. I don't think Bishops weed is as much of a problem here as it is further north, but I'm drawing a blank as to the identity of the white flower. I hope it's not Bishops weed as that will be more work for the staff and volunteers! Chapel Hill is rampant with Wisteria, Periwinkle, and Japanese Honeysuckle. The Garden made a huge effort to get rid of exotic invasives a few years ago and no doubt it's a continuing battle. Some of the invasives came from the beautiful neighborhood above the Garden known as "Pill Hill" because many doctors and faculty from the university and hospital live there.sweetbayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248743114944736346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-220100524748869232011-03-24T12:25:31.698-04:002011-03-24T12:25:31.698-04:00Wonderful photos of the Cinnamon Fern and those ti...Wonderful photos of the Cinnamon Fern and those tiny white flowers with the leaves in the third and fourth photos looks so much like Bishops weed. I hope not! Your first photograph is so lovely! What a beauty that Azalea is. I cannot believe the difference in our landscapes.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01067132532095325169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-89536677411539758942011-03-22T12:48:39.985-04:002011-03-22T12:48:39.985-04:00Sweetbay all of your pictures looked like painting...Sweetbay all of your pictures looked like paintings to me. Just beautiful.RainGardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14071017261791897927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-13609414886205685272011-03-22T08:10:54.853-04:002011-03-22T08:10:54.853-04:00The woodland setting of this part of the garden is...The woodland setting of this part of the garden is beautiful. Visiting places like this always gives me plant envy, too:)Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-85528555061308408522011-03-22T02:13:22.166-04:002011-03-22T02:13:22.166-04:00Tina yes the Sweet Betsy is Calycanthus florida. S...Tina yes the Sweet Betsy is Calycanthus florida. Sunlight Gardens in Andersonville TN is an excellent mail order nursery. I've been very happy with the azaleas that I've ordered from them. Lazy S in VA has a really good reputation too.<br /><br />Laurrie, yes, it is wonderful to be outside cleaning up. Especially on these lovely warm days. <br /><br />Janie those pictures are from last year. I just now bolded my note on top, as it wasn't very noticeable. It'll be about another month before everything's in full swing. Gives us more time to savor spring's beauty!sweetbayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248743114944736346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-6698488377521249092011-03-21T15:36:29.164-04:002011-03-21T15:36:29.164-04:00The flowers are looking beautiful. I love the old...The flowers are looking beautiful. I love the old stone building with all the greenery nearby, and the big old azalea plants are wonderful. Nice to see full blown spring is happening there already.Janiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06509431336916594990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-3502006285329278842011-03-21T08:07:47.821-04:002011-03-21T08:07:47.821-04:00Lovely woodland plants! I would love to put in fe...Lovely woodland plants! I would love to put in ferns, but have no shade that would suit them, so I admire the ones I see on blogs. Isn't it great to be out cleaning up?Laurriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13657951570419825095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-1768290307287168622011-03-20T21:06:45.645-04:002011-03-20T21:06:45.645-04:00The weather has indeed been great to clean up. Tho...The weather has indeed been great to clean up. Those Piedmont azaleas are incredible. I'd love to find a local source for them. What is it you are calling Sweet Betsy? Is it calycanthus?tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-3730366191442616612011-03-20T16:22:13.226-04:002011-03-20T16:22:13.226-04:00We have had some beautiful weather this week, have...We have had some beautiful weather this week, haven't we? We have been busy doing some clean up in our gardens as well. I seem to be a little behind in my yard work though. Have a great week! CarlaSouthern Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13732279575596442033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-54506847551508235682011-03-20T15:46:43.555-04:002011-03-20T15:46:43.555-04:00The Native Plant Society here in SC is having a pl...The Native Plant Society here in SC is having a plant sale in a couple weeks and they have some Pinxter azaleas...hope there are some left when I get there!! Native azaleas are super. <br />The Golden Club foliage looks like the foliage of the Cattleya orchid. <br />I planted three Cinnamon Ferns, one ias disappeared.Janet, The Queen of Seafordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876204203323750245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-69834562300742975972011-03-20T15:20:55.549-04:002011-03-20T15:20:55.549-04:00Oh! Lucky you to be able to get out and work in yo...Oh! Lucky you to be able to get out and work in your garden in beautiful weather!!!<br /> I can't wait for the lilacs to bloom again but as my Dad would say 'don't wish your life away' so I try to be patient!Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06365004847174534068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-5577133842675033802011-03-20T15:18:31.183-04:002011-03-20T15:18:31.183-04:00Such lovely pictures (sigh...). I like the woodlan...Such lovely pictures (sigh...). I like the woodland setting (which I don't have here in the arid desert), and those beautiful ferns. I enjoyed looking at rat's tails, very entertaining:).Mashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15996950576326655813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-34070240696214690852011-03-20T13:42:07.209-04:002011-03-20T13:42:07.209-04:00I love those Cinnamon Ferns. It looks like you had...I love those Cinnamon Ferns. It looks like you had a lovely tour and I would have a serious case of plant envy going too after that.<br /><br />It sounds like you are busy in your gardens and I look forward to seeing them in all their glory soon.<br /><br />Happy Gardening and Happy Spring,<br /><br />FlowerLady<br /><br />P.S. Thanks for the bday wishes.FlowerLady Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17678852154334714784noreply@blogger.com