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A Photographer's Paradise: Stonecrop Gardens

Description: Calling all photographers! Stonecrop Gardens provides the perfect backdrop for capturing the beauty of nature. Whether you're an amateur or a pro, our gardens offer endless opportunities for stunning shots. Grab your camera and come explore the scenic wonders of Stonecrop Gardens.

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Detail from the front garden.

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Tuesday 12 September 2023

This garden dry stone wall hosts a number of Sedum species including the grey foliaged Sedum spathulifolium 'Cape Blanco' (spoon-leaved stonecrop). The fleshy rosettes are silver-grey in winter becoming blue-grey in summer, overlaid with a white bloom which intensifies with drought.

Jill Raggett

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Update on the native wildflower shade garden . . .

Since my last post about the sharp-lobed hepatica several weeks ago, the wildflowers in the shade garden have made a significant push. All of the live plants I put in the ground last fall have made it through the winter, and many of the seeds I planted have germinated and sprouted. Quick survey:

Top: the spreading Jacob's ladder (Polemonium reptans) is mounding beautifully and positively dripping with violet-blue, bell-shaped flowers. The plant lures many pollinators, including bees, flies, butterflies, moths, and beetles. And that foliage is so lush and green . . .

Next one: woodland stonecrop (Sedum ternatum) has established itself in the nooks and crannies of one of my rock features and is getting ready to bloom.

Next two: although the sharp-lobed hepatica (Hepatica acutiloba) has nearly finished blooming, the real joy starts for me when the leathery, thrice-lobed leaves with their often deeply-variegated patterns begin to unfold. This is flat-out one of the most unique and gorgeous wildflowers of North America.

Next one: creeping woodland phlox (Phlox stolonifera) makes for an enchanting ground cover and will spread quite rapidly in the right conditions. I have strong feelings for all the native phlox species, but this one has stolen my heart. It's native to a narrow strip of the Appalachian Mountains from Georgia to Pennsylvania. In the spring around here, it absolutely lights up streambanks with its dainty pink to rose-colored flowers.

Next one: dwarf-crested iris (Iris cristata) is another lovely groundcover but beware - it spreads like wildfire. The lavender and yellow to orange-crested flowers are a treasure to behold from late April to early May. And its arrow-like foliage provides much-needed contrast in the garden.

Next: among the seeds I planted, the yellow pimpernel (Taenidia integerrima) is making the strongest push. The plant produces yellow-flowered umbels similar to golden Alexanders and is a high-value nectar source for many pollinators. It's also the host plant for the black swallowtail and Ozark swallowtail butterflies.

Next two: anyone who visits this Tumblr regularly needs no introduction to heartleaf foamflower (Tiarella cordifolia), my unofficial poster child for Appalachian spring. I simply would not have a native wildflower garden without it. One of my foamflowers is a hybrid (sugar and spice) cultivated for its deeply dissected leaves and intense variegation.

Last (but not least): my eastern red columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) pretty much takes cares of itself - it's one of the best starter wildflowers for beginner gardeners, hardy and undemanding. But man, does it produce loads of beautiful red and yellow, bell-shaped flowers.

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Sedum x 'Little Miss Sunshine' / 'Little Miss Sunshine' Stonecrop at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens at Duke University in Durham, NC

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Went to the Stonecrop plant sale yesterday and picked up some cool plants. The woods were magical. Love this place.

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Sunlit Stonecrop

Sunlight catching the bright yellow flowers of a stonecrop plant.

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Succulents Part 4--Sempervivum, Echeveria, and Sedum

Succulents are a wide variety of plants, spanning multiple orders. Some have succulent leaves while others have succulent stems. Cactuses are succulents, but not all succulents are cactuses. Defining what exactly makes a succulent is a little tricky. For example, cabbage leaves are considered by some to be succulent, but tulip and onion leaves apparently aren't.

All photos mine. Unedited except for the middle bottom one. It was one of the first photos I took after my Olympus handheld camera broke. The lighting was this gorgeous rose, which my phone completely blew out. So I tried to bring that back. Still doesn't quite do it the justice a proper camera would have but it works well enough.

I don't know why I don't have more photos of these. Guess they're just not as readily accessible (tend to be in private rather than public gardens) where I am. Anyway these tend to be the ones people think of when you say "succulent" and it's easy to see why: those thick leaves are indeed quite succulent-looking.

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Garden 2024 Pt. 1 (Early May)

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Some pics from my garden this year.

Herb garden up on the deck.

Front row (Left->right)- Oregano (Lion tub), Thyme (round pot), Globe Basil (round pot)

Middle Row- Sweet Basil (black tub), Mediterranian Basil (black tub)

Back row- Green Sage (both terra cotta pots), Parsley (black tub), Winter Savoury (black tub)

Rosemary on the upper deck with all the sun

Tomatoes! Roma in the buckets on the wall, and Cherry next to the stairs

Peppers! Left two are Serrano (dark green), right three are Banana (light green)

Echinacea (pink), Day Lilies (orange), and Roses (red) in the actual bed

Tower of Cucumber Power!!

I got a fire-bowl, but city ordinance says- "No! You'll burn your widdle fingies!" so I have filled it with succulents!

Middle big 'un is Mongolian Stonecrop (Hylotelephium ewersii), left spiky bois are Blue Spruce (sedum reflectum), middle-front rosettes are Hens'n'chicks (Sempervivum tectorum), right is Purple Emperor (Sedum telephium)

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Stonecrops in the sun

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The garden is blooming. ❤️

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Sunday 21 May 2023

This stone container complimented the planting of the grey succulent Sedum spathulifolium 'Cape Blanco' (spoon-leaved stonecrop). This plant has fleshy rosettes which have a white bloom which intensifies with drought and in summer there are yellow flowers.

Jill Raggett

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Iceplant｜Nature II　@ Abbey Wood―Greenwich and Bexley, Greater London, UK.　Apple iPad 4th Gen.　October 2013.

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Sedum sarmentosum / Gold Moss Stonecrop at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens at Duke University in Durham, NC