September Gardens

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Fireman's  CAP flower , BIDWELL'S CORAL BEAN TREE (ERYTHRINA BIDWILLI)        

tnla dEMONSTRATION gARDEN, HUMMINGBIRD AND A RABBIT  IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY

CROTON AND COLEUS 'TRAILING WEDDING TRAIN' 

This was my favorite foliage display in the entire garden. The bed had a tidy and tiered quality. The colors were so appealing as the dappled light danced through the trees heralding the autumn equinox in a subtle ballet. Each variety enhancing the other while allowing the plants to exhibit their own strength of form.

SHAKESPEARE, BRONZE SCULPTURE BY GARY LEE PRICE I don't recall seeing this wonderful sculpture. A brass plate identifies it as a gift to the garden. Are they going to have a Shakespeare themed garden like that at Northwestern University in the Chicago area? What I liked about this display is the bronze against the mottled latte and stone crape myrtle tree trunks and the pink rose accent. 

VERBENA BONARIENSIS FINESSE AND GOLDSTURM BLACK-EYED SUSAN RUDBECKIA FULGIDA SULLIVANTII 'GOLDSTURM

Datura is one of those plants that has a form that looks best with a strong backdrop and frontal support.  Every time I visit the garden I find new ideas and solutions. 

BLACK SWALLOWTAIL ON PINK PENTA

SALVIA MANNEQUIN BLUE MOUNTAIN AND FAN FLOWER SCAEVOLA AEMULA SURDIVAVA FASHION PINK.

FAN FLOWER SCAEVOLA AEMULA SURDIVAVA FASHION PINK.

Arboretum Visit | Artistry

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Color and Contrast 

Artistry can get messy, croton 'sloppy painter'

I love the charming shades of green and yellow in tropical leaves.

Marigold mirrors shades of gold.

Pumpkin Houses with mesmerizing minis

What does an architect make with pumpkins? Pie π  !

Storybook Creativity

Cinderella's Carriage Awaits

Texture and Light

Celosia Intenz

Sculpture in the garden, Monet, by Gary Lee Price

All material © 2007-2019 by Jeanette Hyden for Grassroots Horticulture

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Dallas Arboretum | Spring 2016

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Cardoon (Cynara cardunculus) is used to provide beautiful texture, form, and color throughout the garden. Here, a shy tulip hides underneath the foliage. Half a million bulbs are planted each spring.

This year we decided to ride the trolley through the garden and listen to the very interesting and knowledgeable docent tell of the treasures located throughout the Arboretum. He shared the history of the Pecan groves, the very old and historic bois d’ arc tree and its importance in making practical wooden items because of its hard wood, the magnolias, ginkgo trees, teddy hollies, Japanese maples and crape myrtles. The arboretum and botanical garden tests seeds for several companies to see whether the varieties can thrive in the Dallas climate and soils. 

The Arboretum has become part of the Dallas culture from the seasonal displays, elegant designs, educational programs and displays, musical performances, and backdrop to weddings and quinceañera passages. Each room of the garden opens your eyes to the sensual experiences of fragrance, artistic elements of line, form, texture and color, sounds of waterfalls and wildlife and the cool mists in the fern dell with misters created by engineers from NASA to provide the fern life with ambient humidity and temperature. 

Misty Azaleas in the Fern Dell

Japanese Maple and Azaleas in the Fern Dell

This year I took ample time to read and make notes about the demonstration garden for water saving techniques and planting ideas. I have several of the plants already in my yard but I found a curious little ground cover called cobweb spiderwort that I would like to explore more.  

Monsella tulip is canary-yellow, feathered blood-red, while the inside is sulphur-yellow with blood-red flames. 

Snapdragon 'Arrow Yellow, Tulip 'World's Favorite

Tulips in heliotrope shades

Additional varieties of the spring bulbs on display at the Arboretum and Botanical Gardens are Tulip 'Monte Carlo, 'World's Favorite, 'El Nino, 'Madeleine, 'Curly Sue, 'Elegant Lady, and 'Big Smile; Hyacinth 'Blue Star, 'Sky Jacket, and Narcissus 'Carlton. Just a few of the treasures to see this spring.

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