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| English Wood Hyacinth |
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| ferns |
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| trillium |
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| Corydillus |
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| Puffball mushrooms |
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| puffball mushrooms: the kind that burst into a cloud of spores when you throw 'em against something |
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| our gracious host |
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| and his lovely rock garden |
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| ginger flower |
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| Jack in the Pulpit |
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| Japanese Arisaema (Jack in the Pulpit) |
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| Peony |
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| Rhododendron |
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| Red Bud |
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| Hellebore |
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| native Peony |
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| Peony |
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| Skunk Cabbage |
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| Peony |
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| skunk cabbage coming out |
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| Morel |
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| three friends |
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| on the ground: rose-colored vinca and peony above |
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| skunk cabbage = large, creepy, beautiful |
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| into the woods |
As you can see, I took a LOT of pictures of this garden. There was so much to see! When I heard it was four acres of garden, and we stood at the height of his hill, I thought, "Four acres seems just right. What a nice plot of land." And while it was indeed a great plot - hidden in a quiet neighborhood, against a stream - by the middle/end of the tour I thought, "There is no way I could do this by myself!" Four acres is a lot of land! To me, it got a bit overwhelming, in a good garden way.
However, to put it in perspective, our host has been on his plot for over 40 years. During the early years the garden was slow going (raising kids rather than plants), but after a while he has cleared and set up a naturalized garden to his liking. And what a nice shade garden it turned out to be! A wonderful mix of native and nonnative plants makes for a lovely garden into the woods.
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