Erythrone gardens

[Erythrone]

Magnolia x loebneri Leonard Messel

Anemone Pallida. Another favorite!!!

Helleborus Kingston Cardinal. First bloom. From tissue culture

Helleborus Golden Sunrise

Jeffersonnia dubia Dark Blue. Not a lot of bloom this year and not as blue as usual. I think I should divide it.

Some pictures of native trees (identification purpose)

Pinus resinosa (Red Pine)

Thuya occientalis (white cedar)

Picea glauca (White Spruce)

Picea rubens (Red spruce)

Tsuga canadensis (Eastern Hemlock)

Abies balsamea (Balsam Fir)

 

[Ross]

WOW! Lots of great pictures! It looks like you've got a great collection of Helleborus.

 

[Ruth]

Your pictures and flowers are beautiful!!! Doesn't it get quite cold in the winter where you are? How do you keep them from freezing? I am in zone 6b and would like to put helleborus. Do you protect them in anyway?

 

[Erythrone]

Thank you paphreek and Ruth!

Yes, there are many Helleborus in the garden. They are easy here...

Yes, winter is very cold here. It is a USDA zone 3 here!!!! (4a for Canada zone).

The secret is snow, I think. And we are surronded by woodland, so we don't have strong winds. And I don't really clean the beds. There are exceptions (like peonies and some biennial that bear a lot of seeds) but most of the leaves and twigs stay on the plant and on the flower bed. I only remove the coarser twigs in Spring. It helps to protect the plants from freezing and thawing.

I must say that I usually protect some plants like helleborus the first year after planting (with fir branch). This genus can take a lot of sun here since the summer is rather cool. I think they will need far mor shade in zone 6b.

 

[likespaphs]

your gardens are fantastic and the Hellebores....wow!!!
crazy about them!
do you have any problems up there with woolly adelgid on hemlocks?

 

[raymond]

wow tres joli
very nice

 

[Ruth]

Thank you Erythrone. I have a nice shady spot that I will put them in.Ruth

 

[SlipperFan]

Lovely photos. What a great garden!

 

[Erythrone]

your gardens are fantastic and the Hellebores....wow!!!
crazy about them!
do you have any problems up there with woolly adelgid on hemlocks?

No, fortunatly that pest is not here..... not yet....

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

Pretty pics. I don't think I've ever seen such an intimate view of the conifers of NE North America before. It was almost embarrassing :rollhappy:

I really like that multipetaled A. nemorosa especially. I grow a deep blue form here in this nearly subtropical climate (USDA zone 9) - pretty cool that this species is so tolerant.

 

[Erythrone]

Thank you Kyushu Calanthe

Do you have a pic of your A. nemorosa?

 

[Erythrone]

Anemone nemorosa Wyatt's Pink

Primula elatior

Rhododendron April Mist

Primula juliana Jay Jay

Chaenomeles japonica

Paeonia Smouthi

Clematis occientalis var. occidentalis (Syn. Atragene americana). N. A. Native

Corydalis nobilis

Narcissus cv

Anemone nemorosa

Hacquetia epipactis, H. e. Thor

Magnolia Goldstar

Rhododendron Midgnight Ruby

 

[Erythrone]

Hacquetia epipactis, H. e. Thor

Hosta First Frost

Podophyllum hexandrum

Gentiana Rannoch

Cardamine pratensis Flore Pleno

Gentiana Rannoch

Forthegilla major Mount Airy

Mahonia repens x aquifolium

Rubus arcticus

Primula cv

Primula Butterscotch

 

[Erythrone]

Heucherella Brass Lantern

Paris quadrifolia

Primula Paris

Anemone nemorosa Rosea

Helleborus nigercors Northern Beauty

Glaucidium palmatum

 

[JeanLux]

Wow !!!! Great pictures, beautiful flowers and plants !!!! Thanks Lise !!!! Jean

 

[Yoyo_Jo]

Terrific photos! I love seeing your garden, it is wonderful. Beyond wonderful!

 

[Dido]

I would love to see your garden one time, it has to be hughe

 

[newbud]

Erythrone any chance of some panoramic shots of the garden. Thanks

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

Thank you Kyushu Calanthe

Do you have a pic of your A. nemorosa?

Sure, here it is in flower 2 months ago!

We're nearing out of spring here - the summer monsoon will hit any day now and then it is rain, rain, rain, 100% humidity, and an even 24-27 degrees for a month or so...then comes the oven.

 

[Erythrone]

It is an incredible clone KyoshuCalanthe!!