Week of October 12, 2012

Muhlenbergia capillaris, Muhly Grass, resembles gossamer clouds in the morning light.
Photo by Eric Hsu

Spiranthes odorata, a native orchid blooms near The Pond.
Photo by Lisa Roper

Aster oblongifolius 'October Skies' blooms amoung Lavender and Thyme in The Gravel Garden.
Photo by Lisa Roper

Sun streams through large Pinus strobus, The Eastern White Pine, behind The Ruin.
Photo by Lisa Roper

Leonotis leonurus, a plant commonly called Lions Tail, adds color to a silvery border in the Chanticleer Terrace Garden.
Photo by Lisa Roper

Punica granatum, The Pomagranite Tree drips with ripening fruit in the Kitchen Garden.
Photo by Lisa Roper

Light catches the leaves of Salix alba 'Britzensis' and the silvery inflorescences of Schizachyrium scoparium [Blue Heaven] in The Little Bluestem Meadow.
Photo by Lisa Roper

Ipomoea lobata, The Spanish Flag Vine climbs on an arch in the Cut Flower Garden.
Photo by Lisa Roper

Actinidia arguta, The Hardy Kiwi produces grape sized sweet fruit in The Vegetable Garden.
Photo by Lisa Roper

Visitors take in the view from the top of the Rock ledge overlooking The Pond Garden.
Photo by Lisa Roper

Cissus discolor, a tropical vine from Southeast Asia, climbs through a handmaid handrail and over a wall in The Entrance Garden.
Photo by Lisa Roper

Gourds nestle around containers in the Kitchen Courtyard.
Photo by Lisa Roper
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