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Gardeners, Kat and Nicola, disturbed a little toa

Gardeners, Kat and Nicola, disturbed a little toad whilst weeding at the base of the wisteria near the Lucombe oak on Library Walk; scroll across to see him!
They created a safer habitat for him by making a little damp wood and leaf pile under the Magnolia grandiflora near the entrance. We hope he likes his new safer home 🐸💚
The gardens are open from 1- 5 pm Wednesday and Weekend afternoons. Please see our website for further details or to book. 🌿
Thank you for the photo and 🐸 video @katinthehatgardening . Last plant portrait @andreajonesgardenphotography .
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Calycanthus × raulstonii 'Hartlage Wine' sounds a

Calycanthus × raulstonii 'Hartlage Wine' sounds a bit of a mouthful but it's a beautiful shrub and it's now blooming in our Paulownia border. Commonly known as Allspice or sweetshrub 'Hartlage Wine', It was named after Richard Hartlage who, whilst still a student, crossed Sinocalycanthus chinensis (the Chinese species) with Calycanthus floridus (the U.S. species) in 1991 at the JC Raulston Arboretum at North Carolina State University. It is noted for its stunning maroon fading to wine-red flowers.
A rare plant and despite originating in America, it thrives well here in the dappled shade. Cheers to Richard, now in Seattle and founder of landscape Architect group Landmorphology. 🍷
The Gardens are open for visitors Weekend and Wednesday afternoons from 1 until 5 pm. For further information and to note our special events please see our website or visit @melbournehallcourtyard
Thanks to @katinthehatgardening for the photograph. 📷
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Beside the Millstream in the Wide Border beneath t

Beside the Millstream in the Wide Border beneath the pretty white flowering spring shrub, Exochorda macrantha 'The Bride', grow Royal ferns Osmunda regalis.
The origin of the family name (Osmundaceae) could have derived from the name Osmunder – the Saxon name for the Norse god Thor, who according to legend hid his family from danger in a clump of these ferns.
The species name regalia is from the Latin, meaning royal or regal.
Astonishingly and appropriately for this Platinum Jubilee year, it can live for approximately 100 years, making a bigger and bigger clump, but even in it's youth it is one of the most beautiful ferns. 👑
The Gardens are open on Weekend and Wednesday afternoons from 1 pm until 5 pm 🌿
Plant portrait with thanks to Nicola Lowe #gardenphotography 📷
@andreajonesgardenphotography
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We have many beautiful trilliums in the garden at

We have many beautiful trilliums in the garden at the moment. We're not sure of the id of this one though. Wondering if it could be Trillium cernuum ( but it doesn't look like it's nodding as the name suggests it should ) so maybe Trillium erectum var.album ? Any thoughts anyone ? 🤔
The Gardens are open from 1pm until 5 pm Weekends and Wednesday afternoons. Do come and visit ! 🌿
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Thank you for the lovely photograph @katinthehatgardening
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Look out for the Handkerchief tree in the Gardens.

Look out for the Handkerchief tree in the Gardens... this exotic looking tree is now in flower. Look by the Bog Garden where you will see the tree with it's little bracts dangling like clean white handkerchiefs.
Davidia involucrata was discovered by Armand David ( hence the name) in 1869 in the region of Baoxing County, Sichuan, China. It was described by H.E.Baillon in 1872. A fascinating story follows (continued in our next newsletter) and eventually Veitch produced over 13000 seedlings from subsequent collections by EH Wilson, from which most of our current specimen trees were raised.
The epiphet involucrata is derived from the latin word meaning a 'wrapper', describing how the flower itself is wrapped in a whorl of bracts. There are a couple of possible reasons for this. The first to attract bees for pollination and also to protect the flowers and pollen from the rain like little umbrellas.
The Gardens are open from 1pm until 5 pm Wednesday and Weekend afternoons 🌿
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Thanks to @ids.dendrology Trees and Shrubs online - always a useful source of information. 📷© @andreajonesgardenphotography and observation from @katinthehatgardening 👏
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