Completely satisfied Friday GPODers!
Final Friday we featured a visitor submit from our web site editor, Christine Alexander, showcasing some sensational scenes she captured at Coastal Maine Botanic Backyard throughout a video shoot with CMBG’s Horticultural Director Andy Model (In case you missed it, test Half 1 out right here). At present we get to dive into her second batch of pictures, revealing extra beautiful plant combos in addition to some actually unbelievable sculptures on show. Right here’s a snippet of Christine’s description of this unbelievable public backyard from final week:
The gardens had been lush, colourful, and lovely – even in late October. There are numerous areas of the botanic gardens, and I daresay you may spend a couple of days exploring the in depth property. Andy ended up giving us an summary of some of the most well-liked gardens, together with the backyard of the 5 senses, the kids’s backyard, and the backyard on the slope. The insights into how every of those gardens had been designed and maintained had been many. Andy additionally provided concepts for the best way to deliver a few of what makes these gardens so particular to your individual backyard and residential. Other than the gardens themselves, there are numerous packages for teenagers and adults alike, a yearly native plant sale, and there are superb statues together with the massive trolls- the Guardians of the Seeds – designed by Danish artist Thomas Dambo, that are so enjoyable to seek for. Every troll has an accompanying story and message that youngsters and adults alike will recognize!
Beginning us off, one other mattress completely bursting with late-season coloration and curiosity, however not an orange or yellow plant in sight! Whereas the season is thought for its extra fiery-colored vegetation, there are many flowers and foliage in berry colours which are simply as thrilling.
Vanishing edges are a preferred function on high-end swimming pools, however you don’t see them as usually within the backyard. What an attention-grabbing function.
But, from one other angle, this pond appears as wild and pure as any water function with a small effervescent fountain can! Mixing attention-grabbing design parts with dense, naturalistic plantings is a theme you’ll see all through CMBG.
You’ll be able to’t have a pond backyard of this magnitude and not using a fair proportion of aquatic vegetation. A big cluster of lotus makes this pond much more lush.
A more in-depth have a look at the inexperienced roof within the Bibby and Harold Alfond Youngsters’s Backyard that we noticed in Half 1 final week.
Whereas we’ve seen a number of flowers from the show’s Christine captured, there was additionally loads of funky foliage to soak up. This leopard plant foliage (Ligularia dentata, Zones 3–8) is displaying off all types of shades and tones within the late season.
As I discussed final week, artwork might be discovered round each nook at CMBG. Christine mentions the well-known Guardians of the Seeds troll sculptures in her description on the highest of the submit, however a number of different sculptures are on everlasting show all through the assorted gardens. ‘Chiseled Glass Orb’ by Henry Richardson might be seen above, which might look animated attributable to refracted gentle bouncing off of every plate of glass.
One other continuation of what we noticed final week, the limitless flowers that had been nonetheless in bloom. Whereas some had been shocking to see thriving so late within the season, others like this Japanese anemone (Anemone hupehensis var. japonica, Zones 3–9) had been a well-known sight to see within the cooler climate.
And final, however definitely not least, one among Thomas Dambo’s unbelievable troll sculptures which are their very own draw to this superb botanical backyard. Every troll has a reputation and represents a distinct a part of a tree, telling of the important significance every element has to the tree as an entire and to the remainder of the forest. The sculpture above is the “youngest” of the trolls, Lilja represents flowers and tells of the significance of the colour and scent of flowers to draw bees and butterflies. Study extra in regards to the 5 troll statues at CMBG right here: Meet Our Trolls.
Coastal Maine Botanic Backyard is one among numerous lovely, inspiring, and academic public gardens throughout the US. Whereas it will take one individual a lifetime (and an entire lot of cash) to go to each one, we take pleasure in with the ability to vicariously go to these unbelievable establishments by way of members of our neighborhood. In case you made a visit to a public backyard final 12 months, it will heat up our winter to get a sampling of what you noticed in your journey. Think about sharing your pictures with GPOD by following the instructions under to submit pictures by way of e mail, or ship me a DM on Instagram: @agirlherdogandtheroad. Have a wonderful weekend, everybody!
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