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Cycads are a fascinating group of plants. Despite appearances, they are not palms, but akin to conifers. This one, Microcycas calocoma, only occurs on Cuba, an island rich in exceptional plants. Join Dr. Scott Zona as he explores the plants of Cuba and the Caribbean in Heronswood’s next Traveler’s Garden webinar this Friday. Get tickets at heronswood.odoo.com/event #floraofthecaribbean #cubaplants #cycads
Ready for a taste of the tropics? Join Heronswood this Friday for our latest Traveler’s Garden webinar, where we’ll be touring Cuba and the Caribbean. Get ready for exotic palms, sandy beaches and cultural highlights. Tickets on our website at heronswood.odoo.com/event #tropicalpalms #floraofthecaribbean #cubaplants
Turns out Senecio niveoaureus is not a top choice for Pacific tree frog camouflage #pacifictreefrog #pugetsoundpublicgardens
Flowers with patterns are always intriguing. In many cases, the pattern guides a pollinating insect towards the reward. Here’s a few patterned pretties currently blooming at Heronswood #patternedflowers
Heronswood is pretty in pink! The gardens are afire with flowers in many colors, but pink, that combination of warm and cool, steals the show. We’re open Wednesday to Sunday, 10am to 3pm #pinkflowers
Our opium poppies (Papaver somniferum) have had their day in the garden. Their seed heads will have a second life in winter wreathes, once dried out. We leave a few plants in the borders to ensure next year’s poppy crop #poppies #papaversomniferum
Hydrangeas and Heronswood go together like a horse and carriage, and they’re all coming in to bloom. Visit the garden now, open 10am to 3pm Wednesday to Sunday #hydrangeaseason #publicgardens
It’s Lunchbreak Lecture time and this Wednesday, our Director Dr. Patrick McMillan will be singing the praises of native plants from eastern North America. This is bowman’s root, Gillenia trifoliata, a delicate eastern beauty that performs well here at Heronswood. Get tickets for this online webinar here: heronswood.odoo.com/event/ #nativeplantsofnorthamerica #gilleniatrifoliata
The weekend is here and that means it’s time to visit Heronswood! Join us this Saturday (July 10th) as we host a fundraising event to support the Lytton First Nation after a devastating wildfire destroyed their town. From 11am to 2pm, we’ll have staff positioned throughout the garden forming a multi-station garden tour. For $20 (including garden entry), you’ll be able to follow the trail and hear our staff, including Director Patrick McMillan and his predecessor Dan Hinkley, tell tall tales about our plants and answer all your questions. If you work up an appetite on the tour, then Indian tacos will be on sale in the parking lot. All proceeds go to the Lytton First Nation, so join us this Saturday! #weekendgardenvisiting #publicgardens #helpingothers
Hydrangea season has begun and that means it’s time to visit Heronswood! Join us this Saturday as we host a fundraising event to support the Lytton First Nation after a devastating wildfire destroyed their town. From 11am to 2pm, we’ll have staff positioned throughout the garden forming a multi-station garden tour. For $20 (including garden entry), you’ll be able to follow the trail and hear our staff, including Director Patrick McMillan and his predecessor Dan Hinkley, tell tall tales about our plants and answer all your questions. If you work up an appetite on the tour, then Indian tacos will be on sale in the parking lot. All proceeds go to the Lytton First Nation, so join us this Saturday! #hydrangeas #helpingothers
