Re: Pittsburgh

**"Jeff Lowenfels" jeff@gardener.com>**

When you are in D.C. don't miss the National Arboretum. Fantastic.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Melanie" <melaniev@optonline.net>
To: <gardenwriters@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 2:50 AM
Subject: Re: [GWL] Pittsburgh


> Hi all,
>
> Melanie Vassallo, a lurker from Long Island here. Doug's question about
> gardens in Pittsburgh promted me to also ask about gardens. I will be
> attending the national convention of the American Hemerocallis Society
July
> 11th through the 14th. It's being held in Michigan this year.
>
> The local daylily society sends a list of open gardens to tour but they
are
> all daylily gardens and I will already be seeing 9 daylily gardens on the
> tour buses. We're flying into Detroit Metro and driving to Troy and will
> have a rental car. I'd appreciate any suggestions of botanical gardens,
> arboretums or fabulous nurseries in the area that we could visit.
>
> Next week I'll be driving down to the Washington DC area. In the past I've
> visitied Behnke's Nursery and Merrifields Nursery, this time I'm planning
on
> stopping at Carroll Gardens. Any other ideas? Perhaps in Southern Jersey?
> Darryl App's place is a possiblity but again I'd prefer perennials over
just
> daylilies.
>
> The perennial borders here are breathtaking right now. Waves of Ensata
Iris,
> Heucheras, Kniphofias, Nepetas, Oenotheras, Silene armeria, Lychnis
> coronaria in both white and pink, Centranthus, Digitalis, Coreopsis,
> Tradescantias, Euphorbias and even a unknown daisy that seeded itself into
> my gravel driveway.
>
> Thanks :-)
> Melanie Vassallo
> South Huntington, NY
>
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