Re: NC Gardens

Lynn, sounds like a garden I have to put up to the top of my list! 
You are lucky to be near there.  

Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
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> From: Lynn Lamb <lynnlamb@carolina.rr.com>
> 
> Since we are discussing NC Gardens to visit, I must mention Daniel
Stowe
> Botanical Garden in Belmont NC (very near Charlotte).  The reason
that most
> of you have never heard of it is that it is in its infancy as far
as
> botanical gardens go.  But, consider the fact that it was designed
by Edith
> Edelman and Douglas Ruhren, two very talented garden designers. 
The
> perennial beds are now about 3-4 years old and are full and
beautiful.
> There are many water features incorporated into the garden. 
Edelman and
> Ruhren designed several beds at the JC Raulston Arboreteum. Doug
also worked
> at Montrose many years ago.  One of the newest gardens is a white
garden
> that Doug designed alone and installation has begun on it.  If you
are
> interested in learning more about this botanical garden look at the
website
> www.dsbg.org.  Doug teaches various horticulture classes at the
garden from
> time to time and I continue to be amazed at his knowledge.  Twice a
year the
> garden has plant sales (fall and spring).  The Fall Plant Sale was
last
> weekend and I was pleased to meet and talk with the people who own
and run
> Pine Knot Farms (hellebores) and Richard Dufresne (salvias).  There
were
> lots of other vendors.  I had to buy a few salvias from Richard
that he
> hybridized and I got a gorgeous dried wreath from Judith at Pine
Knot Farms.
>  I could have gone to the poorhouse for all that I COULD have
bought, but
> since I have just planted tons of plants from Niche Gardens and
Plant
> Delights I did not want to buy alot of plants this time.  If any of
you come
> on trips down here, any time of year, there will be something of
interest
> and beauty at Stowe Botanical Garden!
> 
> Lynn Lamb
> NC Zone 7b
> 
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