{"id":12825,"date":"2017-02-19T08:24:05","date_gmt":"2017-02-19T16:24:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogadmin.plantlust.com\/blog\/?p=12825"},"modified":"2024-01-24T06:25:20","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T14:25:20","slug":"a-winter-stop-by-skidmore-woods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/blog\/gardens\/a-winter-stop-by-skidmore-woods\/","title":{"rendered":"A Winter Stop by Skidmore Woods"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s well established that the weather gods are crazy, all over the country. Apparently California’s HUGE storm will alleviate drought, with flash floods, mud slides, and other general pestilence.<\/p>\n

Around these parts, it’s been raining nonstop. We’ve had more rain in a half of February than is usual for the entire month. And that’s saying something for the Pacific Northwest. We’re hunkered down waiting for the deluge to stop. I don’t think I’m alone in yearning for gardening weather. I like to think I embrace the abundance of rain for the green\u00a0it produces. But come on, this is ridiculous.<\/p>\n

That said, I happened by Skidmore Woods<\/a> a few days ago. It was raining. But the car veered to the right and hydroplaned to the curb. Next thing I knew, I was burying my nose in fragrant and fabulous plants.<\/p>\n

\"Hamamelis
Hamamelis NOID in Skidmore Woods.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I was freezing and wet, oh but the vision of loveliness. And the fragrance.<\/p>\n

\"Hamamelis
Hamamelis NOID but maybe H. ‘Arnold Promise’<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

That bright yellow bloom\u00a0is a welcome sight\u00a0in mid-dreary winter. On my list.<\/p>\n

\"Wee
Wee Rhododendron with great big leaves.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Rhododendron above is reminiscent of\u00a0R. ‘Sinogrande’<\/a>. But there are so many. And I’m definitely not a Rhodie aficionado. But I know you’re out there.<\/p>\n

The greens were so green. Okay, fine: weeks of pouring\u00a0rain has some utility.<\/p>\n

\"Shiny
Shiny green leaves. Camellia?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And Camellias still in bloom. I do like Camellias, contrary to previous claims.<\/p>\n

\"Camellia
Camellia NOID strutting its stuff.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I still don’t know my conifers, but I like them. Does that count? I even went to a lecture about them last Sunday. It was a Hardy Plant Society<\/a> (HPSO) event, with a talk by Norm Jacobs of Arbutus Nursery<\/a>. He\u00a0knows conifers, in spades.<\/p>\n

\"Intense
Intense textural grooviness. Cedar?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And this Sarcococca hookeriana var. humilis<\/a> (probably).<\/p>\n

\"Sarcococca
Sarcococca wins the bean in the fragrance department.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Every shade garden needs this beauty. Right?<\/p>\n

\"I
I noticed the fragrance before I found it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

How is this for an elegant gorgeous plant? Mindy<\/a>\u00a0gave me a Sarcococca a couple years ago, but I planted toward the back of the bed. I need to move it\u00a0out front where I can see it better.<\/p>\n

\"Looks
Sweet box looks fantastic from any distance.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And this smashing plant.<\/p>\n

\"Do
Do you recognize this single blossom winter bloomer? Rhodie? Azalea? I don’t know.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I’ve come around to loving the dense layering of Skidmore Woods. Fine, truth be told, I loved it the first time I laid eyes on it–plant lust in abundant display.<\/p>\n

\"A
A wider shot. A leggy shrub or a vine?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Here’s hoping we all get some decent gardening weather soon. The good news from Flamingo Gardens: I’m ready. How about you?<\/p>\n

Cheers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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