Horticulture

Magnolia grandiflora ‘D.D. Blanchard’ Southern Magnolia The magnolia trees are beginning to bloom throughout the Gardens. You can find many trees in the historic Olmsted Gardens, at Pinewood Estate and

Sarracenia leucophylla White-Top Pitcher Plant Part of the Wild Garden, white-top pitcher plants can be found along the Boardwalk in the Bog area. Upon reopening, pitcher plants and other carnivorous

Penstemon multiflorus Many-flower beardtongue Found blooming now on the Oval, this pretty little wildflower has an unusual name! This prolific late-spring and summer bloomer is native to the coastal plains

Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis Common Elderberry, Black Elder, Mexican Elderberry Now Blooming in the Pollinator Garden Native to Eastern North America, the common elderberry is a well-known sight, due in

With their big trumpet-shaped blooms, Morning Glory is a garden stunner for full sun conditions. The plant’s tendrils wrap around an arch, framework, or even a pergola. In the Gardens,

Nun’s Orchid Phaius tankervilliae The handsome, palm-like foliage of this terrestrial orchid gives rise to multiple spikes, reaching up to four feet tall, of white flowers that can be up

Prescribed burns have been an agricultural tool since the dawn of human civilization. In fact, agricultural scientists, Sydney Johnson and Philip Hale provide “controlled burning has deep historical roots in