Recently had a taste of the sweet, sunny South–left Maryland in 23-degree weather and arrived in New Orleans to 60 degrees with leaves still on the trees and many plants in bloom.
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Recently , I had a gustation of the angelical , gay Confederacy – left Maryland in 23 - degree weather condition and arrived in New Orleans to 60 arcdegree with leaf still on the trees and many plants in salad days . steer for a favourite garden blot to visit : Longue Vue Gardens . savour the sunshine in these garden picture even if it is cold where you are !
Although the house is beautifully embellish for the holiday , we gardeners point out to be in the garden for most of the 24-hour interval . It always surprise me that huge palm trees live there year round , sharing outer space with immense previous pine tree and the brilliant , massive , honest-to-goodness hot oak ( Quercus virginiana ) . Those Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree are so bighearted they heave the sidewalks in all of the neighborhoods . I am thankful and admire that the metropolis ballpark system there respects and allows these gorgeous trees to do their matter – they do n’t cut them much – even around the might lines . These older trees are indeed part of the magic of NOLA . so look down and watch your footing because the walk are uneven and cracked .
The Herb Society of America help oneself to maintain the walled garden at Longue Vue and if you are a penis of HSA admission is free . When you check in at the gift store , you will receive a ego - guided garden tour map and be notified of when the theater tour begins . Be sure to travel to the fancy restroom in the Playhouse and reckon all of the pic on the walls .
Since we walked to the gardens , we entered down Pine Drive , which was plant with pine trees in 1942 – the aviation is refreshing and you sort of sense like you ’ve enter a rural spot that is not within city limits . The Oak Allee run along with southern live oaks , also planted in 1942 is an telling entrance to the land . There is a splashy video display of clean amaryllis and bright red Cyclamen purpurascens in pots at the entering to the Main House . There were many plants , herbs , annuals , perennial and shrubs still in bloom throughout the gardens . Athough the formal boxwood parterres and knot garden are well kept and handsome to catch , I opt the less kept garden .
The Walled Garden build in 1936 was in the beginning a Kitchen Garden as well as a Victory Garden during WWII . I know that the New Orleans Unit of the HSA volunteers in this garden , because I have seen them working there . There are many herbs in this quad , however there are also veggie and treillage so it look to be a kitchen garden . I wish the enclosed feeling of it and there are comfortable benches for just sitting and being .
Next to the Walled Garden is the Wild Garden , which was a collaborative effort by three woman , Edith Stern , Ellen Biddle Shipman and Caroline Dormon , built in 1939 . Caroline Dormon was a revered naturalist from Louisiana , who helped launch many aboriginal plants in this garden . There is a immense collecting of iris , a wild flower paseo and a camellia walk . There were gorgeous wintertime - blooming camellia showing off their blooms in shades of deep pink , light pinkish and white right now ! Their leafage as well as the magnolias are so shiny it look like someone take a cloth and furbish them . There were still a numeral of sage in the sage collection there in flower – red , purple , white and even orange . And a few pink wine were still gaily flowering .
From there we palisade to the Lucy C. Roussel Discovery Garden , however I will tell you about it in the next blog , because I can only post 12 photo per blog and there are so many lovely crack to show you – and that is a play daub ! All this to say is – if you are going to New Orleans , do n’t pretermit this garden – make it a destination ! I hope you folks who live in the Big Easy make love just how well-heeled you have it – with mild temperatures and flowering plants year around – maybe that is why y’ all are so favorable !
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Winter-blooming camellias are showing off their colors throughout the gardens at Longue Vue. Click on other pix to enlarge and read captions.Photo/Illustration: susan belsinger
