Re: Juniper Level / Tony Avent
- Subject: Re: Juniper Level / Tony Avent
- From: "Marge Talt" m*@hort.net
- Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2002 02:57:03 -0400
Excellent problems to have! I am inordinately jealous. Visited
there this summer with the IAS and got a tour; fantastic gardens,
simply fantastic (even in 98F degree temps...talk about HOT!) - could
go live in them quite happily. Was there several hours and could not
see everything. If I were near enough to get there whenever he had
an open house, I would be in debtor's prison in short order. What
Tony & crew are doing at Juniper Level Botanical Gardens is something
very special. He said their goal was to grow every plant that could
be grown in their climate and they are well on the way...all grown
exceedingly well.
If anybody on this list has the opportunity to go to Raleigh NC and
visit Plant Delights during one of their open houses or participate
in one of their seminar/classes, do not hesitate...DO IT! You will
be very glad you did.
Not only that, but the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area is a Mecca for
gardeners...well worth planning a vacation around. Niche Gardens
Nursery is also in that area (with very nice display gardens) and
there are public gardens (NC Botanical, Sarah P. Duke, etc.) that are
excellent and in which you could easily spend an entire day each. If
you like butterflies and tropical plants, the butterfly house in
Durham is a must see (also great if you have kids in tow as it is
part of an insect museum geared to kids, plus right next to a petting
zoo and miniature train ride). I have to note that small kids are
generally not encouraged at the nurseries....
The old Montrose Nursery can be toured with prior arrangement - have
not had a chance to do that, but it is at the top of my wish list.
And, of course, the J. C. Raulston Arboretum - small but very nice
with a pair of mammoth borders that show what can be done in the US
with borders using plants that flourish here. Most "English" borders
are not obtainable outside of the PNW or New England, but those in
Raleigh are something most of us could make if we have the sun for
them...and, of course, some space:-) Even if your climate is quite
different from Raleigh, the borders are an inspiration that could be
adapted to almost any part of the US.
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@hort.net
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> From: Tiede, Karen E <karen.tiede@eds.com>
> Then again, maybe I could just drive over there during his next
open house.
>
> There are drawbacks to having Plant Delights be a local
nursery--one, you
> see how well that plant COULD look compared to what it looks like
in your
> garden; two, you keep thinking, "Well, I'm not spending anything on
shipping
> so just one more..." Oh yeah--there are also the trial plants he
gets to
> test, that aren't in commerce yet. I thought my White Profusion
buddliea
> was so cool, until I saw the new one Tony's testing for the JC
Raulston
> Arboretum.
>
> Sigh.
>
> These are good problems to have.
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