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A stream running through the garden.


The gazebo Reader referred to as “the hut”.


A rustic seat in which to enjoy the garden. July brings the unusual flowers of the garden’s three


species of the horned rampion Phyteuma, multiple species of campanula ranging from the dainty C. barbata to the beefy C. thyrsoides, delicate Cyclamen purpurescens, the yellow meadow rue Thalictrum flavum, a host of dianthus species, historic peony varieties and many, many others. In August the species lily collection blooms. The martagon and wood lilies come earlier in the year, but there are still lots of lilies to see. The showy double tiger lily Lilium lancifolium ‘Flore Pleno’ is an interesting variation on the more common single flower. The L. regale has huge white flowers and the strong scent


of an Easter lily. Children love to touch the bizarre papil- lae on the tangerine orange L. henryi. The brick-red of the L. davidii catches the eye from a distance while the lilac L. cernuum and yellow L. hansonii are more subtle.


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Pathways meander through the property. Much of the rest of the garden seems to be shades of blue,


purple and white at this time, with purple coneflowers, globe thistle, white garden phlox (Phlox paniculata ‘David’), Hewitt’s double meadow rue (Thalictrum delavayi ‘Hewitt’s Double’), and many others. Worth checking out are the decidedly ugly yellowish blooms of the Salvia glutinosa and Gentiana tibetica. There’s a reason that not every plant on Reader’s list became a household name! Fall highlights the bright reds and golds of the trees and


shrubs as the last of the summer flowers fade. The falling leaves threaten to hide the shell pink blossoms of the autumn crocuses and cooler temperatures forecast the coming winter. These days there are few gardens that replicate the materi-


als, floral design and overall effect of a heritage garden first brought into existence almost a century ago. The garden’s creator would be proud. x


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