UGA Trial Gardens and GA Botanical Gardens Field Trip – May 2011 As a new Intern, I decided to make the UGA Trial Gardens and Georgia Botanical Gardens my very first garden tour. Although I did not know what to expect, other than perhaps learning about some interesting plants, I eagerly anticipated the day. The group met at the Extension Office at 8:15am. I volunteered to drive, but when George Nash tried to fit his lanky frame into the back seat, we knew we had to resort to plan B. George offered to drive, so Jeannine Nash, Terry Russell and I navigated. Terry talked about her farm and menagerie, including rescued roosters. Jeannine and George explained how the Hydrangea festival started over 15 years ago when folks wanted to come see their hydrangeas. George and Jeannine decided to make it an official event and hence the birth of the Nash…
2011 Garden Tour – Sue Shaw
One of the gardens on the May 21, 2011 Garden Tour Sue Shaw’s front yard consists of a rose garden and azalea lined driveway leading to a front courtyard with hellebores, ferns, heuchera, macrophyla hydrangeas and callas. The greenhouse shade garden is home to Annabelle and lacecap hydrangeas as well as trillium, ferns and other shade plants. The backyard and pool area is a tropical Shangri-La with 25′ windmill palm and separate Japanese garden and sitting area. Related Images:
2011 Garden Tour – Linda Edwards
One of the gardens on the May 21, 2011 Garden Tour Linda and Steve Edwards’ lovely Peachtree Corners garden is a welcome retreat. This certified National Wildlife Habitat is designed to have something blooming each season. Visitors enter the garden through an arbor draped with a living curtain of evergreen ‘Armandii’ Clematis. A flagstone path leads to a lawn surrounded by a lush perennial and shrub border. A stunning glazed ceramic fountain creates a beautiful focal point while soothing visitors with the sound of gurgling water. Beyond the lawn, a woodland garden awaits. Through plant rescues and many years of collecting, Linda has created a charming shady corner in her garden. A circular path leads past edgeworthia, bottlebrush buckeye, camellias, fothergilla, pieris, rhododendron, native azaleas and viburnum. Shade perennials such as epimedium, Japanese roof iris, native ginger, woodland poppies, native geranium and several varieties of hosta and fern provide a…