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March 23, 2006
Ladies' Border
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Most of New York Botanical Garden is still more or less asleep, with fattening buds but not many flowers to report. But the Ladies' Border Ladies' Borderis a stunning exception. Thanks to a very protected southern exposure, which generates its own microclimate, the 260-foot-long garden bed is dedicated to growing unusual half-hardy plants that can survive our Northern winters. First designed in 1933 by the great Ellen Biddle Shipman, the garden was re-designed in 2002 by public garden designer par excellence Lynden Miller. It manages to offer year-round interest, but the early spring display is particularly successful. Look for some of our favorites that are blooming right now: a large and spectacular Prunus mume, several varieties of Hamamelis (witch hazel),viburnum bodnantense 'Dawn,' edgeworthia chrysantha, and viburnum farreri.
Posted by gardenguidenyc at March 23, 2006 11:19 PM