I wouldn’t have noticed this tree unless I saw the sign right in front of it. Most signs aren’t very interesting but when they’re in front of plants I stop and read them. This one stated that when in flower, Azara smells like milk chocolate. What?! A chocolate plant? Yum….I immediately stepped into the under story of this suddenly fascinating plant and was surrounded by the … Continue reading Azara
This is what people think about Washington—It rains all the time, the skies are always gray, everything is gray, we all wear gray polar fleece and disappear into the fog, hibernating most of the winter. Don’t let out our little secret, but this is what it’s really like in Washington in January. There are flowers, bright and beautiful, teasing us out of winter. I just … Continue reading Washington’s Best Kept Secret
A new year’s walk through the Washington Park Arboretum was a good start to 2014. It revealed bright colors of shiny red fruits and flame colored dogwood. It beckoned us with exhilarating scents, the sweetest of the season. I love the wake up of witchhazel, the tempting smiles of winter honeysuckle and the surprise of Daphne in bloom which always produces loud exclamations of delight. … Continue reading Winter Arboretum
Another month and another walk full of surprises at the Washington Park Arboretum. The leaves are so lush right now I wanted to wrap myself up in their soft green blanket. The highlight of this trip was stumbling into the grove of tulip trees (Liriodendron tulipifera) so tall and tree-ish. Hidden among their branches were the almost camouflaged flowers in muted colors of yellow and … Continue reading June at the Arboretum
