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Last week<\/a>\u00a0I shared the spiky side of the Kennedy School gardens,\u00a0but there is so much more to see! Walking the grounds is always a mix of checking in on old friends, to see how they’re\u00a0doing,\u00a0and discovering new things. Sometimes I have a pretty good idea what they are, other times I don’t have a clue.<\/p>\n

For example I’m smitten with the bright green ground cover in the photo below, does anyone have a guess as to what it might be? (update:\u00a0Santolina<\/a>, possibly S. ‘Lemon Fizz’<\/a>)
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Here’s a close up, it pained me to crop out that beautiful Yucca.
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A walk about is\u00a0also a great time\u00a0to pick up on combinations that work well.\u00a0I went home after this visit\u00a0trying to think of what plant with chartreuse foliage I could plant near my\u00a0Loropetalum chinense<\/a>.
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Many\u00a0times I end up adding to my want list, for example why aren’t I growing\u00a0Leonotis leonurus<\/a>?
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I like to leave my dried Acanthus flowers in place too, they’ve got such great structure (mine are A.\u00a0mollis<\/a>, not sure which these are<\/del> update: \u00a0A.\u00a0spinosus<\/a>).
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If anyone is tempted by this planting of Tetrapanax papyrifer<\/a>\u00a0at least they have an idea of what it can become, if allowed.
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Fabulous\u00a0Persicaria, but which one? Maybe\u00a0Tovara virginiana ‘Variegata’<\/a>? (aka Persicaria\u00a0virginiana)
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I remember the first time I saw this tree in fruit<\/a>, I was blown away.
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I’ve learned it’s a named variety of\u00a0Cornus kousa<\/a>, but that’s all I know.
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An Echium seedling, perhaps Echium pininana<\/a>, I’ll be watching to see how it does over the winter.
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Seeing how good this planting of\u00a0Mahonia eurybracteata ‘Soft Caress’<\/a>\u00a0looks gave me the\u00a0determination to stick with my plant a little longer. It was almost yanked out after a couple of years of non-performance, now it’s looking as good as these.
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The foliage of this Hydrangea quercifolia<\/a>\u00a0makes me a little weak in the knees. Would it be wrong to plant a Hydrangea and cut off the flowers?
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Another favorite Mahonia, this one M.\u00a0gracilipes<\/a>. It doesn’t photograph particularly well, but is a stunner when you come face to face with it.
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The latest swath of lawn to be removed and planted up.
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And a new discovery! Can anyone ID this guy? (update:\u00a0Pachysandra axillaris)<\/span>
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I stopped to photograph the majestic Eriobotrya japonica<\/a> but was\u00a0shocked by what I saw planted in front of it.
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Pseudopanax laetus. The label under-which I bought mine claims it’s hardy to USDA Zone 7. Yet I was warned by many a knowledgeable friend to not put it in the ground, as it wouldn’t make it through a typical Zone 8 winter.
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Once again the Kennedy School gardeners are doing plant trials for me! (I’ll be watching)
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Oh, and that Loquat I mentioned (Eriobotrya japonica<\/a>), there isn’t just one, but a pair. Planting to excess, it’s a style I appreciate!
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Will you think me odd if I confess to liking some Hibiscus better after the flower has fallen away?
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Another ID request, any idea on the small dark leaf plant tucked under the (I think)\u00a0Darmera peltata<\/a>? (update:\u00a0\u00a0Cryptotaenia japonica f. atropurpurea)<\/span>
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You’d think I could remember the name of this one since I lust after it frequently, and have been told the name over and over again (update: Bupleurum fruticosum<\/span><\/a>. Which reminds me,\u00a0there is one more lesson I learn from visiting the Kennedy School gardens. Occasionally I see a plant in it’s full grown size, and know it’s better to enjoy it here than to try and fit it into my tiny garden.
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