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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Over the years, various hardy Dactylorhiza orchids

Over the years, various hardy Dactylorhiza orchids have interbred and seeded round the garden, generating many excellent robust clones #hardyorchids #dactylorhiza

The green ‘lips’ of Beschorneria yuccoides flo

The green ‘lips’ of Beschorneria yuccoides flowers are pleasing, but it’s the red inflorescence stem that really makes a statement #beschorneria

Colorful foliage in summer or fall can sell a tree

Colorful foliage in summer or fall can sell a tree, but what about spring foliage? These two Buddhist pines have a vivid spring flush. The yellow is ‘Lemon Sparkler’ and the red ‘Emerald Flame’. Both are green in summer #podocarpus

This unnamed Deutzia was collected in the Chinese

This unnamed Deutzia was collected in the Chinese province of Hubei in 2014. The flowers are glorious and perhaps they’ll allow us to identify this sassy species #deutzia

Most Paris have green flowers and are lovely, but

Most Paris have green flowers and are lovely, but sultry Paris delavayi has something of the night about it #melanthiaceae

Red and green should never be seen, or should they

Red and green should never be seen, or should they? This fiery azalea is wild-collected Rhododendron simsii and the ferns make the perfect foil #rhododendrons

Always choose a Rhododendron with attractive folia

Always choose a Rhododendron with attractive foliage, as that’s what you see year round. This hairy humdinger is R. polytrichum #rhododendrons

Two different legumes firing on all cylinders. Yel

Two different legumes firing on all cylinders. Yellow Genista pilosa ‘Vancouver Gold’ clashing with two different Wisteria #fabaceae

The mayflies are dancing over our pond, revelling

The mayflies are dancing over our pond, revelling in the sunshine. The previous residents of the pond (goldfish, bullfrogs) were removed by herons and otters, perhaps assisting the mayflies return? #mayfly #gardenpond

Ok, so it’s not the prettiest plant at Heronswoo

Ok, so it’s not the prettiest plant at Heronswood, but Neviusia alabamensis is one of the rarest #neviusiaalabamensis

Peony season is almost at an end at Heronswood. Th

Peony season is almost at an end at Heronswood. This Paeonia mascula selection aims to entice insects into its blooms where the yellow stamens provide abundant pollen. The central structures are carpels, which ultimately develop into fruits #peony

This hazel collected in China has a pleasing patte

This hazel collected in China has a pleasing pattern on its leaves. Will it be retained into adulthood? I hope so #corylus

Zing! This Rhododendron keysii has waxy, tubular f

Zing! This Rhododendron keysii has waxy, tubular flowers in an unworldly shade of orange #rhododendron

Check out this climbing Cyclamen! Somehow the flow

Check out this climbing Cyclamen! Somehow the flower bud squeezed its way up under this cedar’s bark #cyclamen

Our mass of Taiwan slipper orchid (Cypripedium for

Our mass of Taiwan slipper orchid (Cypripedium formosanum) is at its peak. This Heronswood favourite has been taking over this border inch by inch #cypripediumformosanum #cypripedium #orchid

The weeds are growing fast, but thankfully I got t

The weeds are growing fast, but thankfully I got this one out before it set seed. Alas, it’s also one we introduced to the garden, Arum italicum #arumitalicum

Check out this aberrant Trillium ovatum, pretendin

Check out this aberrant Trillium ovatum, pretending to be an orchid #trillium

If you love green flowers like me, then you’ll l

If you love green flowers like me, then you’ll love this. Thalictrum (Anemonella) thalictroides ‘Big Green Picture’ is stunning, easy and compact, perfect for a woodland garden #anemonellathalictroides

This Rhododendron, collected one Taiwan has both b

This Rhododendron, collected one Taiwan has both beautiful flowers and foliage. We have it as R. ellipticum, but that’s another story #rhododendrons

We’ve had a visitor in the night #beaver

We’ve had a visitor in the night #beaver

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