This past Sunday was a trip to Longwood Gardens. Set up by my rose group, we had a wonderful time with a master gardener of the roses of this establishment. However, many of the questions we were asking and discussing with him were not just of roses. There were other plants that interested us as well.
We were also interested in the volunteer work there. It was a wonderful tour of the gardens through the eyes of the master gardeners that work there.
Even as we moved around the garden with our tour guide, there was a lilium exhibit there the same day. As we went into the conservatory, your nose headed you in the right direction. The display was incredible! Thousands of lilies, many of which were the fragrant orientals and hundreds of varieties.
Even as we moved around the garden with our tour guide, there was a lilium exhibit there the same day. As we went into the conservatory, your nose headed you in the right direction. The display was incredible! Thousands of lilies, many of which were the fragrant orientals and hundreds of varieties.
After going through the exhibit (or in my case, before), we headed down to the tent where Longwood had quite the collection of rare and exotic varieties of lilies for sale! Oh, what fun!!!!!
The group following our guide into the outside rose garden. We all had a great time!
Inside the tent, Bob and I had the opportunity to chat with the main curator and the lily gardener. He helped us to pick out four lovely varieties that would do well with my Casa Blanca lilies that I keep right near the deck where we eat when we eat outside. The varieties I got are:
Alessia - a lovely oriental of which with yellow striping and red stamens. No spots.
Bell Song - two-toned pink oriental
Eudoxia - a bright orange/yellow oriental with red stamens (a very unusual and new variety) I'm curious to see what this one does.
Roi - a double (the only double I have) oriental with red stamens and some spotting.
Mountain Laurel - Candy Cane.
Mountain Laurel - Candy Cane.
After all that walking, we stopped at the Terrace restaurant for a lunch of mushroom soup (the best in the country), a Philadelphia cheese steak sandwich, and a chocolate cupcake that was large enough to share.
On the way home, we stopped by my sister's house to visit for an hour or so. We had a lot of planning for family get-togethers and other things so it was a rewarding stop. We also planned on the plant exchange that I'd been arranging with my sisters for quite some time.
It was a very good day all the way around.
No comments:
Post a Comment