I heard about the Walktober Meme on Eliza Waters'blog last year and decided it would be fun to participate. It's a wonderful bookend for Les's Winter Walk Off in March. Walktober is hosted by Robin at Breezes at Dawn. Click here to see more or better yet, to share your own Walktober post.
On Saturday, I visited the Rhododendron Species Foundation Garden to enjoy the first day of their fall festival that included a plant sale and was delighted to run into Riz and Camille browsing among the offerings. A day of delights: plant sale, garden, and friends!
Windcliff Plants brought some treasures including Galanthus reginae-olgae, the fall-blooming snowdrop that blooms here between October and December.
Microbiota decussata, a Siberian native, hardy to zone 3, looked very soft and almost fern-like.
On Saturday, I visited the Rhododendron Species Foundation Garden to enjoy the first day of their fall festival that included a plant sale and was delighted to run into Riz and Camille browsing among the offerings. A day of delights: plant sale, garden, and friends!
A view from the parking lot on the former Weyerhauser campus.
A path leading into the garden.
Most of the plants offered by the RSG were 50% off and the event continues through the 27th!
One of the vendors specializes in Acer palmatum which are putting on quite a show at the moment.
More sales tables.
Schefflera fengii
Windcliff Plants brought some treasures including Galanthus reginae-olgae, the fall-blooming snowdrop that blooms here between October and December.
Hostas are beautiful even in decay. I love how these huge plants melt into nothing.
One of my favorite winter plants, Meconopsis paniculata.
Dogwood fruit
The Alpine Garden
Schefflera hoi in the foreground.
Microbiota decussata, a Siberian native, hardy to zone 3, looked very soft and almost fern-like.
Everything in this area was dwarfed by this gorgeous old tree.
Who would have thought?
Hope you enjoyed today's walk. There will be a bit more from this garden in a later post.