Hallson Gardens

That's a bush or a tree all right. Good guess!

As to genus species, I'm stumped. It doesn't register right away as something too special. It didn't bloom this spring? (my first thought—probably wrong wrong wrong—was a baby lilac)

David

Well, in some other post I owned up to being an "ess" man, so guess my choice?

Bengal,

I'm sure Alexa got that plant from RareFind Nursery, which is not too far up the road from you in NJ (which exit is Great Adventure?). I'm planning a road trip to look at their woodies (rhodo/azalea specialists).

There was an infected So Sweet and Striptease in one of the convention gardens... I explained the disease to the garden docents (friends of the owner), but didn't have the nerve to tell the owner on the day of the tours!

I expect they'll be the same, but our clumps are (for now) smaller and not positioned in a way where they'll flow so naturally.

Eve Thyrum, on the convention tour, has tons of this planted around her big pond. Just spectacular.

Forgot to mention: we also have the all-green version (species), an all-gold one, and the one that is more white-striped. I'll have to get a good pic (the one I have is way washed out, as the St. Elmo's Fire behind them is burning the image too much). Edit: don't have the all-green one after all. :o...

Is there anyone who doesn't have this fabulous plant in their garden? Yeah, it's absurdly expensive for a "companion plant," but give it time. The arching effect is incredible. This clump may stay as big as it is, but I think we're going to send most of the one behind it to mom. And I already have a...

Must be arisaema triphyllum (3-leaved), our common Jack-in-the-pulpit. There are two races that co-exist: green-"flowered" and brown-"flowered."

Here's a link at a great wildflower site showing both: http://www.ct-botanical-society.org/gal ... atrip.html

It's a nice plant, and it really does stay compact. I love mountain laurels, but so do the deer. So I have only this one, right up next to the house.

The species sarracenia purpurea is hardy to zone 2, but most of these hybrids come from southern blood, and are probably not hardy to zone 5. with global warming, you'll probably only need to wait a few years, though. Plant Delights sells a lot of them, if you want to check hardiness info. My Dixie ...

Here's a quotation from the the HostaLibrary info: "If they want to get plants tested, they must be sure to ask specifically if the lab has the ELISA kit to test for HVX." ELISA = enzyme-linked immumosorbent assay I not sure about the specific sample preparation technique, though. Presumably a porti...

Saw infected Stiletto, Royal Standard, and badly infected Golden Tiara at a local nursery yesterday. They must have been recent deliveries, because when I took the worst of the Golden Tiaras to the manager, he said his neighbor Warren Pollack (!) had been in recently and checked things over. I guess...

Thompson & Morgan sell seed for such variegation. It's a genetic trait.
http://seeds.thompson-morgan.com/us/en/product/2721/1

They're just so short-lived for us here. I am trying the native ones again, though.

Is this cultivar of particular interest to you? I'd axe it and replace it with something known to do well in your area. And if your soil has the least bit of drainage problem, I was told to dig the hole as if you were going to plant it. Fill it back in and set the new plant on top, then pile mulch u...

What a great color. Does it smell as heavenly as the other p. divaricatas? I tried growing some of these a few years back, after we moved to our woods/meadow home, but the $%^& rabbits loved the stuff! Now that they've finally decided to leave the phlox subulata (the usual creeping stuff) alone, may...

Definitely cammassia. I'll demur on the choice of species (escuelenta vs. leichtlinii or other). Try this page from Brent & Becky (that's who I bought ours from). http://www.brentandbeckysbulbs.com/spring/search/listgenus.php?id=9 Always nice to have bulbs that tolerate or even relish damp heavy soi...

I think this one lives up to its name: Stoplight. Hands down, the most dramtic leaf in the garden. I don't remember which ajuga is planted behind it. It's taken YEARS to start to fill in this bed, right next to the driveway.

That's the strange hosta 'Praying Hands' emerging in the upper right.

Here's the toothwort. This is a great site for wildflowers.
http://www.ct-botanical-society.org/gal ... econc.html

Rubrum is a stunning one. Like a swarm of pink bees when it blooms.

Dan Probst was at the Winterthur/Horticulture expo last year, and we picked up a few more for the collection. Waiting for them to bloom, which should be soon!

Pinkest in our yard is one called Pink Pride. Is it pink? Course not. But it is pretty. Brent and Becky don't sell this one.