Bed 528 – Tea Crabapple Bed
Bed 528 contains: Trees Malus hupensis Shrubs & Subshrubs Rhododendron sp. – deciduous azalea
Bed 527 – Euonymous Bed
(remove bird cherry, crabapple seedling, etc.) – add Kolkwitzia/lilac – ‘Ivory . . .’/ Deutzia, Viburnum. . .
Bed 526 – Cedar Bed
Landscape Bed 526 contains: Trees Cedrus sp. Cornus florida Oxydendron arboretum Pinus contorta Shrubs Abelia x grandiflora (Glossy Abelia) Camellia sasanqua ‘Mine-no-yuki’ (White Doves Winter Camellia) Hamamelis vernalis ‘Lombart’s Weeping‘ (Lombart’s Weeping Witch Hazel) Perennials Paeonia mlokosewitschii (Molly-the-Witch Peony)
Bed 525 – Heather Bed
Trees Shrubs & Subshrubs Calycanthus sp. Berberis sp. Calluna vulgaris ‘Anthony Davis’ Erica carnea ‘Springwood White’
Bed 524 – Witch Hazel Bed
Bed 524 contains: Trees Hamamelis vernalis Shrubs and Subshrubs Corylopsis spicata ‘Aurea’ Perennials & Vines Huchera cv. Geophytes Crocus tommasinianus
Bed 523 – Camas Bed
Bed 523-the Camas bed-is one of the earliest landscape beds in the park, dating back to the era of Miss Sally Bush at the turn of the 20th Century. It originally contained bearded iris, but transitioned to a tree and shrub bed between the 1930’s and 1960’s. Currently, the bed contains: Trees Magnolia soulangeana (Saucer…
Bed 522 – Lady Jane Bed
Bed 522-the Lady Jane bed-contains: Trees Magnolia soulangeana (Saucer Magnolia) Malus cv. (Crabapple Selection) Shrubs & Subshrubs Sorbaria sorbifolia (Ural False Spirea) Rhododendron sp. (Exbury Deciduous Azalea) Bulbs, Rhizomes, Tubers & Corms Tulipa clusiana ‘Lady Jane‘ (Lady Jane Candlestick Tulip)
Bed 521 – Pomegranate Bed
This small bed is located in The Orchard and it was likely installed between 1939 and 1972. The presence of a Deutzia cultivar hints at the involvement of Lord & Schryver. The bed contains: Punica grantaum (Pomegranate) Deutzia cultivar Philadelphus cultivar A sword fern (Polystichum munitum) has self-seeded into the bed. The small boulder is…
Bed 520 – Huckleberry Bed
(Vaccinium ovatum, snowberry, Halesia, Rhododendron ponticum?)
Bed 519 – Bush House Foundation Beds
This bed contains: Trees Acer palmatum var. dissectum ‘Crimson Queen’ (‘Crimson Queen’ Japanese Maple) Arbutus unedo (Strawberry Tree) Shrubs Buxus sempervirens Buxus sempervirens ‘Aureovariegata’ (Variegated Boxwood) Aucuba japonica Acuba japonica ‘Rozannie’ Camellia sasanqua (Winter Camellia) Camellia sasanqua – October Magic ‘White Shi Shi’ Camellia japonica cv. Camellia japonica “Nuccio’s Pearl’ Choisya ternata (Mexican Mock Orange) Daphne genkwa ‘Hackenberry’ Daphne x…