End of the season deals
Thursday, December 1st, 2011Even though the calendar says December 1st, don’t give up on flowers in your garden. You’ll see bulbs, perennials and shrubs that are still blooming on campus as we take in the last of these season ending beauties, before long the snow will be flying.
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- This fall blooming crocus, Crocus laevigatus var. Fontenay can be found in the Bookstore stairs garden.
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- Aster ‘Raydon’s Favorite’ stands 3 ft tall and has been blooming since late October.
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- Heather aster, Aster ericoides ‘Snow Flurry’ is only 6 inches tall with a spread of 3 ft. The bees love the tiny flowers in the Bookstore garden.
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- Chrysanthemum pacificum is quite dramatic with the golden blossoms and silver edged foliage, see it in the Bookstore garden.
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- Very intricate arrangement of flower parts on this perennial. Tricyrtis formosana can be seen in the Asian Garden and the inner Hilles garden.
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- Azure monks hood lives up to its name, standing 3 ft tall Aconitum carmichaelii is located in the inner Hilles garden.
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- A small shrub is growing along the west end of the field house.
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- When this evergreen shrub is bloom people stop in their tracks. The fragrance of Osmanthus heterophyllus is produced from tiny white flowers. Smell for it At the INSC or Facilities.
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- Our native witchhazel shrub is located at the corner of the GIAC, slightly spicey aroma.
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- This is a cultivar of the native mentioned above. Hamamelis virginiana ‘Mohonk Red’ is standing right next to its parent.
