Instagram Gallery – Heronswood

Instagram Gallery

Our Instagram gallery is new, a great way to share photos of what is going on in the garden on a daily basis. This gallery will be curated by Ross Bayton, Heronswood’s Assistant Garden Director.

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All change in the Heronswood perennial borders, as

All change in the Heronswood perennial borders, as the old perimeter hedge comes out, to be replaced with a new yew hedge #hedges #outwiththeoldinwiththenew

Douglasia nivalis in WA’s Wenatchee Mountains, o

Douglasia nivalis in WA’s Wenatchee Mountains, one of many rare natives Dan observed whilst collecting this year. Join him this Wednesday (18th) at Noon for his Lunchbreak Lecture: Collecting during COVID. Visit www.heronswoodgarden.org/lunchbreak-lectures/ to sign up #plantcollectors

A garden is the sum of all of its inhabitants and

A garden is the sum of all of its inhabitants and interconnections. A healthy garden nurtures biodiversity. This week we happened upon one of the common but infrequently seen inhabitants, a large and beautiful Long-toed Salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum). This is a type of mole salamander-so named because they live most of their life underground. Deep mulch of shaded flower beds make ideal homes for them. These large salamanders return to seasonal ponds where they were born to breed. Here they are often found under logs in large numbers in late winter and early spring. When disturbed they have the habit of raising their tail which secretes a sticky and toxic substance that prevents predators from including them on the menu.

This Solomon’s seal (Polygonatum stewartianum) s

This Solomon’s seal (Polygonatum stewartianum) seems to think it’s spring #polygonatum #springinfall

This Vietnamese Impatiens is still flowering in No

This Vietnamese Impatiens is still flowering in November. Alas, we don’t have a name yet #mysteryplant #impatiens

Pseudowintera colorata - known as Horopito or Pepp

Pseudowintera colorata - known as Horopito or Pepperwood, is from an ancient lineage of flowering plants (Winteraceae) and native to New Zealand. The leaves are spicy like strong black pepper. This evergreen shrub has fabulous, elegant leaf coloration! One of many new plants I’ve seen for the first time this week at Heronswood. It is used as a culinary spice and a few leaves were wonderful in our curry. What an incredible garden for a plant nerd like me! Patrick McMillan, director. #ediblelandscape #winteraceae #gondwanaflora

This border has the most pleasing foliage contrast

This border has the most pleasing foliage contrast, if you can ignore the utility pole! Join me for my zoom webinar ‘Summer Borders on a Shoestring’ this Saturday. Sign up at heronswoodgarden.org/lunchbreak-lectures/ #foliage

An idyllic autumnal scene with color courtesy of A

An idyllic autumnal scene with color courtesy of Acer cissifolium (rear) and Mahonia oiwakensis ssp. lomariifolia f. tenuifoliola (I know, it’s long) #fallcolors #leafpeeping #mahonia #acercissifolium

Heronswood is without its traditional Halloween ce

Heronswood is without its traditional Halloween celebration this year and we miss it! In lieu of pumpkins, here’s a Paris hubeiensis seed pod vomiting pumpkin-colored seeds #halloweengarden

In order to celebrate the arrival of our new Direc

In order to celebrate the arrival of our new Director, Patrick McMillan, fresh from the South Carolina Botanical Garden, here’s SC native Shortia galacifolia #welcome #shortiagalacifolia

Brrr! Winter is definitely on its way, and the win

Brrr! Winter is definitely on its way, and the winter box are beginning to flower. This is Sarcococca wallichii, not widely grown, but delightfully fragrant #sarcococca

That’s it! My last Show & Tell of 2020. Many tha

That’s it! My last Show & Tell of 2020. Many thanks to all our Heronswood visitors who stopped to listen to me - you were great!

It’s Heronswood’s last open weekend this year!

It’s Heronswood’s last open weekend this year! Come visit Fri-Sun 10-3 and perhaps you’ll meet our resident coyote #coyote

The fragrant blooms of Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Ay

The fragrant blooms of Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Ayesha’ welcome you to Heronswood’s first Lunchbreak Lecture, a Zoom webinar starting at 12pm Pacific. Last signups at 10am Pacific, visit heronswoodgarden.org/lunchbreak-lectures

Though spent, the blooms of Hydrangea aspera conti

Though spent, the blooms of Hydrangea aspera continue to add interest to borders. Find out more about Hydrangeas by signing up to Dan Hinkley’s Zoom lecture on our website. Lecture goes out live this Wednesday (10/21/20) at 12pm, with recording sent to all attendees to watch at your convenience #hydrangea

This begonia was collected in the Indian state of

This begonia was collected in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh and its flowers have revealed it to be B. aborensis. What striking ovaries it has, no male flowers yet #begonia

Still a few hydrangeas flowering at Heronswood! Jo

Still a few hydrangeas flowering at Heronswood! Join Director Dan Hinkley at 12 PM on 10/21/20 for our first Lunchbreak Lecture. Dan will discuss all things hydrangea via Zoom. Visit our website for details #hydrangea #zoomclasses

This is xAmarcrinum, an intergeneric hybrid. It’

This is xAmarcrinum, an intergeneric hybrid. It’s parents are Amaryllis and Crinum. There are many others with similar portmanteau names - think xHeucherella, xMukgenia and xAmarine #bulb #amaryllidaceae

A collation of curious cyclamen. The leaves of Cyc

A collation of curious cyclamen. The leaves of Cyclamen hederifolium are hugely diverse so here’s 10 to enjoy (including a few imposters) #cyclamen

There’s a fungus among us! This orange-peel fung

There’s a fungus among us! This orange-peel fungus (Aleuria aurantia) has a preference for bare soil #fungusamongus #aleuriaaurantia

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