{"id":9384,"date":"2016-02-09T10:11:03","date_gmt":"2016-02-09T18:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogadmin.plantlust.com\/blog\/?p=9384"},"modified":"2024-01-24T10:34:28","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T18:34:28","slug":"close-encounters-of-the-edgeworthia-kind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/blog\/gardens\/close-encounters-of-the-edgeworthia-kind\/","title":{"rendered":"Close Encounters of the Edgeworthia Kind"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the lovely things about the Lan Su Chinese Garden<\/a> is the space outside the walls for passers by to enjoy. Like the garden inside, the mini-gardens bordering the block are full of plants that remind us that the garden is always changing. At the garden now, blooming Edgeworthias<\/a> herald the approach of spring.
\n<\/p>\n

\"chinese
\nDriving by, the fragrant blooms called out to be appreciated up close, and I obliged. What a nice diversion from errands.<\/p>\n

\"flowers<\/p>\n

Across the street in a raised planter, an Edgeworthia is elevated to nose level. You could not miss the sweet fragrance.<\/p>\n

\"close
\nI like to catch the Edgworthia while they’re half bloom, half bud. Those buds with the velvety sheen make me swoon.<\/p>\n

\"close<\/p>\n

\"flower<\/p>\n

So fuzzy!<\/p>\n

\"Edgeworthia
\nNext weekend, Valentine’s Day and all, would make an excellent time to pay a visit inside those walls, and get a look at the Akebono<\/a> in bloom, which Loree captured so beautifully in a previous year.<\/p>\n

May as well spend the holiday with plants you love, right?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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