A visit with Laura and Roy to Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens in Columbus Ohio.
About as late in October as you can get. October 29th in the front garden
Fortunately I have a friend who has an abundance of garden tomatoes.
I thought it was pretty in a neighbor’s garden as we walked to the park.
When I researched it, the reports on the smell ranged from slight skunk-like, musty, strong- like citronella – I didn’t stick my nose in the blossom so didn’t notice any scent.
One of my favorites in the garden. Bleeding Heart Lamprocapnos spectabilis
One the vernacular, one is proper Latin terms according to the article in Gardens Illustrated
But look at this field of plural crocus! My sister visited the Brooklyn Botanic Garden Sunday afternoon and she sent me some photos that featured signs of Spring.
Thanks Mary.
Columbus Ohio. Franklin Park Conservatory exhibits. Laura, Anna, Charlie and Roy and I walked through the different exhibits.i liked the colorful butterflies in the Rain Forest. The train display opens June 3rd so we have to return.
From the Archives Nov. 29, 2018 Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens but there’s a new display in place now –Holiday Magic Holiday Magic! Winter Flower Show and Light Garden 2022. (Advance tickets required)
As the days grow shorter, the colorful lights help relieve the darkness.
Who knew that deer would come in the night and eat the tomato plants. They missed one. I picked it today. I got one yesterday, too.
But you couldn’t tell it was a cherry tomato by the photo. So I added the nickel today. My friend said she’d come over with her canning equipment.
