Faves

With over 200 varieties in this garden it’s hard to pick out which are my real Favorites. But I do have some that touch my heart in a special way and make me thrill with the joy of discovery every time I see them.  Sometimes there’s an historical connection, like with the redwoods I grew up with, or plants I learned about when touring the UK 40 years ago and went from Botanical Garden to Botanical Garden. Some are just special to me because I love a particular plant family, especially the Ericaceae. So many beautiful and special plants in that family that covers the globe. Sometimes I just plain like the  plant. And so I’ve put some of them in here to share with you. I hope you enjoy seeing them and maybe learning of some new varieties yourself. BTW, if you click on the plant image you’ll get an enlargement and a brief description I wrote for each of them.