tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9401741046010538842024-03-13T05:04:21.579-07:00What's Blooming in the Palmer Garden?Palmer Gardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04565238997551732252noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-940174104601053884.post-81586627102564491572010-08-04T13:01:00.000-07:002010-08-04T18:15:17.086-07:00Week of August 2, 2010<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TFnV6WuMiVI/AAAAAAAAAMQ/Ibf4v3tKAuA/s320/sign+garden+front.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501663618318240082" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; ">The Palmer Garden is located on the grounds of the Palmer Museum of History and Art and Visitor Center at 723 South Valley Way.</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; ">The large garden (inside the pole fence) features mainly perennial plants and grasses common to our growing zone, as well as local vegetables and fruits.</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">We also maintain other garden plots and plantings on the Museum grounds, featuring both perennial and annual plants.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center; "><b>1. Garden Highlights</b></div><div style="text-align: center; "><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TFnV54qV_PI/AAAAAAAAAMI/S9TaN9-zE6s/s320/sign+garden+back.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501663610249018610" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span>The large garden plots are getting very colorful.<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TFnXML3FTSI/AAAAAAAAAMw/gAoopuqOZn0/s1600/valerian.JPG"></a></div><div><br /></div></div></span></span></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TFnOjOvaZSI/AAAAAAAAALI/ahC27iIyhT0/s320/grasses.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501655524457473314" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></span></span></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div style="text-align: center; ">Various Grasses with Meadowsweet (<i>Filipendula ulmaria)</i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></span></div></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span></span></span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TFnIgmploOI/AAAAAAAAAJg/cffovVTDqTg/s320/basket.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501648882266120418" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div style="text-align: center; ">The hanging baskets are filling in nicely</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div></span></div></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TFnOjukASfI/AAAAAAAAALQ/rrIkNtLSdTE/s320/mileage+garden.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501655532999559666" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div style="text-align: center; ">Another colorful garden plot on the property.</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div></span></div></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TFnOiDd3CRI/AAAAAAAAALA/DUBN90pGZ4E/s320/front+of+bldg.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501655504251193618" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div style="text-align: center; ">Small plot in front of the log cabin visitor center.</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TFnIhnQSrzI/AAAAAAAAAJw/pvQZbmQNuGg/s320/boxes.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501648899608325938" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Raised garden beds in the main garden.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>2. Plants of The Week</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TFnXML3FTSI/AAAAAAAAAMw/gAoopuqOZn0/s1600/valerian.JPG"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TFnXML3FTSI/AAAAAAAAAMw/gAoopuqOZn0/s320/valerian.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501665024151997730" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Valerian: <i>Valeriana officinalis</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TFnXLpeQaSI/AAAAAAAAAMo/gmeUpsJXrsY/s1600/Allium+spp.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TFnXLpeQaSI/AAAAAAAAAMo/gmeUpsJXrsY/s320/Allium+spp.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501665014921062690" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Ornamental Onion: <i>Allium spp.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TFnV7Z7mOTI/AAAAAAAAAMg/058z1MvSqj4/s1600/tiger+lily.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TFnV7Z7mOTI/AAAAAAAAAMg/058z1MvSqj4/s320/tiger+lily.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501663636359625010" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center; ">Asiatic Lily: <i>Lilium spp.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TFnV66REE8I/AAAAAAAAAMY/iudJqz5r7cA/s1600/tansy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TFnV66REE8I/AAAAAAAAAMY/iudJqz5r7cA/s320/tansy.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501663627859727298" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Common Tansy: <i>Tanacetum vulgare</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></u></span></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TFnV5Hd-6SI/AAAAAAAAAMA/XhfBWtfBoTE/s1600/sea+holly.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TFnV5Hd-6SI/AAAAAAAAAMA/XhfBWtfBoTE/s320/sea+holly.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501663597043837218" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Alpine Sea Holly "Superbum": <i>Eryngium alpinum</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TFnRy_xW87I/AAAAAAAAAL4/8b-AX3HSaLY/s1600/primula+florindae.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TFnRy_xW87I/AAAAAAAAAL4/8b-AX3HSaLY/s320/primula+florindae.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501659093851894706" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Primula, Giant Cowslip: <i> Primula florindae</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TFnRyXuIN8I/AAAAAAAAALw/_DimyLtXDRo/s1600/pixie+aster.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TFnRyXuIN8I/AAAAAAAAALw/_DimyLtXDRo/s320/pixie+aster.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501659083100927938" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">"Azure Fairy": <i>Erigeron</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TFnRx6LFWRI/AAAAAAAAALo/wUACmpZLsPs/s1600/peony+poppy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TFnRx6LFWRI/AAAAAAAAALo/wUACmpZLsPs/s320/peony+poppy.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501659075169310994" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Peony Poppy: Papaver somniferum</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TFnRxXbZbQI/AAAAAAAAALg/-2a6SbJsWH4/s1600/mouse+garlic.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TFnRxXbZbQI/AAAAAAAAALg/-2a6SbJsWH4/s320/mouse+garlic.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501659065842494722" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Mouse Garlic: <i>Allium angulosum</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TFnRw3TAfPI/AAAAAAAAALY/g3Sak40Kd6o/s1600/miss+wilmott.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TFnRw3TAfPI/AAAAAAAAALY/g3Sak40Kd6o/s320/miss+wilmott.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501659057217371378" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Sea Holly "Miss Wilmot's Ghost": <i>Eryngium giganteum</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><br /></u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TFnOiDd3CRI/AAAAAAAAALA/DUBN90pGZ4E/s1600/front+of+bldg.JPG"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TFnOhs28evI/AAAAAAAAAK4/5CNlQgpE6Fk/s1600/Echinacea.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TFnOhs28evI/AAAAAAAAAK4/5CNlQgpE6Fk/s320/Echinacea.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501655498182392562" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Echinacea: <i>Echinacea purpurea</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TFnOhGUzi4I/AAAAAAAAAKw/GP0F-IOi14A/s1600/Dk+Orange+Lily.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TFnOhGUzi4I/AAAAAAAAAKw/GP0F-IOi14A/s320/Dk+Orange+Lily.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501655487838653314" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center; ">Asiatic Lily: <i>Lilium spp.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TFnKFfWR5nI/AAAAAAAAAKo/r5kYvADxLLo/s1600/dk+orange+lily+2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TFnKFfWR5nI/AAAAAAAAAKo/r5kYvADxLLo/s320/dk+orange+lily+2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501650615472875122" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Asiatic Lily: <i>Lilium spp.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TFnKE5TcL2I/AAAAAAAAAKg/IPSs0zc56cU/s1600/dianthus.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TFnKE5TcL2I/AAAAAAAAAKg/IPSs0zc56cU/s320/dianthus.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501650605260418914" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Dianthus: <i>Diathus spp</i>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TFnKEU8L_6I/AAAAAAAAAKY/f-SNymdw9d0/s1600/delph.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TFnKEU8L_6I/AAAAAAAAAKY/f-SNymdw9d0/s320/delph.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501650595499212706" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Delphinium: <i>Delphinium elatum</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TFnKDw6gM_I/AAAAAAAAAKQ/GHWOco6JYps/s1600/creamsicle+lily.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TFnKDw6gM_I/AAAAAAAAAKQ/GHWOco6JYps/s320/creamsicle+lily.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501650585828471794" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center; ">Asiatic Lily: <i>Lilium spp.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TFnKDaAiqeI/AAAAAAAAAKI/UBP4dYZGhhs/s1600/costmary.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TFnKDaAiqeI/AAAAAAAAAKI/UBP4dYZGhhs/s320/costmary.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501650579679783394" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Costmary: <i>Tanacetum balsamita</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TFnIiuF4KdI/AAAAAAAAAKA/iXotABIxGTk/s1600/Butter+Pixie+lily.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TFnIiuF4KdI/AAAAAAAAAKA/iXotABIxGTk/s320/Butter+Pixie+lily.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501648918623562194" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center; ">Asiatic Lily: <i>Lilium spp.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TFnIiLJ_uOI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/o4Z46R6EXbo/s1600/Bright+Orange+Lily.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TFnIiLJ_uOI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/o4Z46R6EXbo/s320/Bright+Orange+Lily.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501648909245593826" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center; ">Asiatic Lily: <i>Lilium spp.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TFnIhnQSrzI/AAAAAAAAAJw/pvQZbmQNuGg/s1600/boxes.JPG"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TFnIhJIvaDI/AAAAAAAAAJo/N3BpOmQRzbs/s1600/Borage.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TFnIhJIvaDI/AAAAAAAAAJo/N3BpOmQRzbs/s320/Borage.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501648891523590194" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Borage: Borago officinalis</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>3. Looking ahead to next week.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The Yarrow will be coming on strong next week and I will post some photos of the myriad of colors that we grow.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The lilies should be staying strong for another week or so.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The OS Cross Cabbages are beginning to head up so I'll begin to track those and see which one will be the largest in the garden this year!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><div style="text-align: center; "><div style="text-align: center; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">General Information regarding our Gardens:</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></b></div></div><div style="text-align: center; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">The gardens are open to the public all day, every day. We ask to you please respect certain guidelines:</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>1. No Dogs</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>2. No Running</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>3. Look but don't touch, NO PICKING OR SEED HARVESTING</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>4. Young children MUST be supervised at all times while in the Garden</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">2010 Garden Supporters:</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><a href="http://www.args.org/">Alaska Rock Garden Society</a></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><a href="http://thealpinegardennursery.com/">The Alpine Garden Nursery</a></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Little Susitna Farms</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Vanderweele Farms</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><a href="http://www.woolwood.com/">Woolwood Studio and Gardens</a></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">Thank you for your Support!</span></i></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><br /></span></i></span></b></div></span></span></b></span></span></b></span></span></b></span></span></b></span></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TFnIgmploOI/AAAAAAAAAJg/cffovVTDqTg/s1600/basket.JPG"></a></div></div>Palmer Gardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04565238997551732252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-940174104601053884.post-86142376190375354422010-07-18T17:46:00.000-07:002010-08-04T18:21:28.033-07:00Week of July 19, 2010<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TEPQSVEo_AI/AAAAAAAAAFg/tYOVjKZGoUY/s320/Overview+Museum+Sign.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495464983634967554" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "></span></i></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TEPuj7NMA-I/AAAAAAAAAI4/DUobmfeSXYE/s1600/Veronica+spicata+Speedwell+Rock+Garden.JPG"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><div style="text-align: center; ">The Palmer Garden is located on the grounds of the Palmer Museum of History and Art and Visitor Center at 723 South Valley Way.</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; ">The large garden (inside the pole fence) features mainly perennial plants and grasses common to our growing zone, as well as local vegetables and fruits.</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">We also maintain other garden plots and plantings on the Museum grounds, featuring both perennial and annual plants.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">1. Plants of the week.</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Too much is going on this week to choose just one plant of the week.</span></div></span></span></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TEPcjo2kgfI/AAAAAAAAAHo/jlpoYlBcJ6U/s1600/Lychnis+chalcedonica+Pink.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TEPcjo2kgfI/AAAAAAAAAHo/jlpoYlBcJ6U/s320/Lychnis+chalcedonica+Pink.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495478475141972466" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Maltese Cross: <i>Lychnis chalcedonica</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TEPcjBAg9sI/AAAAAAAAAHg/b5PbRUzPCjg/s1600/Leucanthemum+spp.+Double+Daisy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TEPcjBAg9sI/AAAAAAAAAHg/b5PbRUzPCjg/s320/Leucanthemum+spp.+Double+Daisy.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495478464446265026" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Shasta Daisy: <i>Leucanthemum superbum</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TEPcis1URpI/AAAAAAAAAHY/poJTdON6JDY/s1600/Leonuris+cardiaca+Motherwort.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TEPcis1URpI/AAAAAAAAAHY/poJTdON6JDY/s320/Leonuris+cardiaca+Motherwort.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495478459030587026" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Motherwort: <i>Leonurus cardiaca</i></div><div><i><br /></i><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TEPY-pzPwJI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/-Xw0nngPBk4/s1600/Knautia+macedonica.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 301px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TEPY-pzPwJI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/-Xw0nngPBk4/s320/Knautia+macedonica.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495474541206421650" /></a><i><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><i>Knautia macedonica</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><i><br /></i></span></div></i><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TEPY-LfNxUI/AAAAAAAAAHI/6PYWhlFAcEw/s1600/Helianthus+annuus+Giant+Sungold.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TEPY-LfNxUI/AAAAAAAAAHI/6PYWhlFAcEw/s320/Helianthus+annuus+Giant+Sungold.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495474533069342018" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Sunflower "Giant Sungold": <i>Helianthus annuus</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TEPY93UiM_I/AAAAAAAAAHA/MWL2xWZvUGM/s1600/Geranium+Johnson%27s+Blue.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TEPY93UiM_I/AAAAAAAAAHA/MWL2xWZvUGM/s320/Geranium+Johnson%27s+Blue.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495474527655834610" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Geranium "Johnson's Blue"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TEPY88A3zFI/AAAAAAAAAG4/di7ZwXblObk/s1600/Digitalis+Purpurea+Foxglove+Foxy+Purple+3.jpg"></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TEPY88A3zFI/AAAAAAAAAG4/di7ZwXblObk/s1600/Digitalis+Purpurea+Foxglove+Foxy+Purple+3.jpg"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TEPY88A3zFI/AAAAAAAAAG4/di7ZwXblObk/s320/Digitalis+Purpurea+Foxglove+Foxy+Purple+3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495474511735671890" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Foxglove "Foxy": <i>Digitalis purpurea</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TEPY8dm0ISI/AAAAAAAAAGw/QrKSEqn3ZLs/s1600/Digitalis+Purpurea+Foxglove+Foxy+Purple+2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TEPY8dm0ISI/AAAAAAAAAGw/QrKSEqn3ZLs/s320/Digitalis+Purpurea+Foxglove+Foxy+Purple+2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495474503573315874" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Foxglove "Foxy": <i>Digitalis purpurea</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TEPTCrEBjfI/AAAAAAAAAGo/MEfh5hB-LN0/s1600/Digitalis+Purpurea+Foxglove+Foxy+PInk+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TEPTCrEBjfI/AAAAAAAAAGo/MEfh5hB-LN0/s320/Digitalis+Purpurea+Foxglove+Foxy+PInk+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495468013194939890" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Foxglove "Foxy": <i>Digitalis purpurea</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TEPTCE9UGzI/AAAAAAAAAGg/R0UisfgcFfU/s1600/Delphinium+elatum+White+Black+Bee.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TEPTCE9UGzI/AAAAAAAAAGg/R0UisfgcFfU/s320/Delphinium+elatum+White+Black+Bee.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495468002966248242" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Delphinium: <i>Delphinium elatum<br /></i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TEPTBt9X3OI/AAAAAAAAAGY/SvC9gy3g9_A/s1600/Delphinium+elatum+Purple+Double..JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TEPTBt9X3OI/AAAAAAAAAGY/SvC9gy3g9_A/s320/Delphinium+elatum+Purple+Double..JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495467996792478946" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Delphinium: <i>Delphinium elatum</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TEPTBA3llKI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/6btrUbdf8NE/s1600/Delphinium+elatum+Blue+White+Bee.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TEPTBA3llKI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/6btrUbdf8NE/s320/Delphinium+elatum+Blue+White+Bee.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495467984688616610" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Delphinium: <i>Delphinium elatum<br /></i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TEPTAv9wpqI/AAAAAAAAAGI/GVs_O0Lj_0k/s1600/Delphinium+elatum+Blue+White+Bee+2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TEPTAv9wpqI/AAAAAAAAAGI/GVs_O0Lj_0k/s320/Delphinium+elatum+Blue+White+Bee+2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495467980151105186" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Delphinium: <i>Delphinium elatum</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TEPQUvadNRI/AAAAAAAAAGA/buympjoldTA/s1600/Centaurea+nervosa.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TEPQUvadNRI/AAAAAAAAAGA/buympjoldTA/s320/Centaurea+nervosa.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495465025065530642" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;">Knapweed<i>: Centaurea nervosa</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TEPQUI8g3YI/AAAAAAAAAF4/Y4SAKgKHSBE/s1600/Centaurea+dealbata.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TEPQUI8g3YI/AAAAAAAAAF4/Y4SAKgKHSBE/s320/Centaurea+dealbata.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495465014739393922" /></a><i><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; ">Knapweed:<i> Centaurea dealbata</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><i><br /></i></span></div></i><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TEPQTdUO4uI/AAAAAAAAAFw/FRvqD5zS83Q/s1600/Aconitum+spp.+Monkshood.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TEPQTdUO4uI/AAAAAAAAAFw/FRvqD5zS83Q/s320/Aconitum+spp.+Monkshood.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495465003027718882" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Monkshood:<i> Aconitum spp.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TEPQS49otXI/AAAAAAAAAFo/zl59ecjN21g/s1600/Aconitum+spp.+Monkshood+2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TEPQS49otXI/AAAAAAAAAFo/zl59ecjN21g/s320/Aconitum+spp.+Monkshood+2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495464993269265778" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Monkshood:<i> Aconitum spp.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TEPQSVEo_AI/AAAAAAAAAFg/tYOVjKZGoUY/s1600/Overview+Museum+Sign.JPG"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">2. Looking ahead to next week.</span></b></span></span></b></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Looks like we will be waiting until next week for the majority of the lilies to bloom. Below are a few that showed up last week, but most are biding their time. I do not know the species of these two Asiatic specimens.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TEPy8-noI7I/AAAAAAAAAJY/PipWzgVS6LU/s1600/Lily+Yellow.JPG"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TEPy8-noI7I/AAAAAAAAAJY/PipWzgVS6LU/s320/Lily+Yellow.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495503099737416626" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a>Asiatic Lily: <i>Lilium spp.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><i><br /></i><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TEPy8Tac10I/AAAAAAAAAJQ/v9LQ3UeHiGk/s1600/Lily+Orange.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TEPy8Tac10I/AAAAAAAAAJQ/v9LQ3UeHiGk/s320/Lily+Orange.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495503088139425602" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Asiatic Lily: <i>Lilium spp.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">We have nearly 20 different colors of common Yarrow and some are beginning to bloom. There will be more colors appearing next week.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TEPgHSmZ7JI/AAAAAAAAAII/f2rimxJFu3A/s1600/Achillea+millefolium+Yarrow+Next+Week+4.JPG"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TEPgHSmZ7JI/AAAAAAAAAII/f2rimxJFu3A/s320/Achillea+millefolium+Yarrow+Next+Week+4.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495482386178763922" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Yarrow: </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Achillea millefolium</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><i><br /></i></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TEPgG2Dox0I/AAAAAAAAAIA/lCsVqVPiBEo/s1600/Achillea+millefolium+Yarrow+Next+Week+3.JPG"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TEPgG2Dox0I/AAAAAAAAAIA/lCsVqVPiBEo/s320/Achillea+millefolium+Yarrow+Next+Week+3.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495482378516744002" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Yarrow "Paprika": </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Achillea millefolium</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><i><br /></i></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TEPck37ImOI/AAAAAAAAAH4/TLvG-GkGBCA/s1600/Achillea+millefolium+Yarrow+Next+Week+2.JPG"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TEPck37ImOI/AAAAAAAAAH4/TLvG-GkGBCA/s320/Achillea+millefolium+Yarrow+Next+Week+2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495478496367515874" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Yarrow: </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Achillea millefolium</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><i><br /></i></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TEPckT7n4II/AAAAAAAAAHw/DnlLrZJPKvQ/s1600/Achillea+millefolium+Yarrow+Next+Week.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TEPckT7n4II/AAAAAAAAAHw/DnlLrZJPKvQ/s320/Achillea+millefolium+Yarrow+Next+Week.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495478486705889410" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Yarrow: </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Achillea millefolium</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><i><br /></i></div></span></span></b></span></span></b></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">4. What's happening in the Rock Garden?</span></b></span></span></b></span></span></b></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The overview of the garden doesn't do justice to the small plants that are putting on their show.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TEPy7yR4XuI/AAAAAAAAAJI/sX7NbB6SCDo/s1600/Overview+Rock+Garden.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TEPy7yR4XuI/AAAAAAAAAJI/sX7NbB6SCDo/s320/Overview+Rock+Garden.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495503079245111010" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /></span></span></b></span></span></b></span></span></b></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">If you look closer there is a lot of activity in the Rock Garden this week. Here are a few highlights.</span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TEPgIuHy-fI/AAAAAAAAAIY/uoT20d3rvlE/s1600/Dianthus+deltoides+Maiden+Pink.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TEPgIuHy-fI/AAAAAAAAAIY/uoT20d3rvlE/s320/Dianthus+deltoides+Maiden+Pink.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495482410746444274" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 314px; height: 320px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center; ">Mainden Pink:<i> Dianthus deltoides</i> </div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TEPgIMTBRrI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/EGjOV1YfsNY/s1600/Calceolaria+flabellata+Slipperwort.JPG"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TEPgIMTBRrI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/EGjOV1YfsNY/s320/Calceolaria+flabellata+Slipperwort.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495482401666713266" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center; ">Slipperwort: <i>Calceolaria flabellata</i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TEPuj7NMA-I/AAAAAAAAAI4/DUobmfeSXYE/s1600/Veronica+spicata+Speedwell+Rock+Garden.JPG"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TEPuj7NMA-I/AAAAAAAAAI4/DUobmfeSXYE/s320/Veronica+spicata+Speedwell+Rock+Garden.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495498271277974498" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a>Speedwell: <i> Veronica spicata</i></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><i><br /></i><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TEPujJp_8YI/AAAAAAAAAIw/Ol93EyNqYcs/s1600/Thalictrum+kuisianum+Rock+Garden.JPG"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TEPujJp_8YI/AAAAAAAAAIw/Ol93EyNqYcs/s320/Thalictrum+kuisianum+Rock+Garden.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495498257977045378" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><div style="text-align: center; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; ">Dwarf Meadow Rue: <i> Thalictrum kuisianum</i></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><i><br /></i></span></i></div></span></b><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TEPuiqrHkfI/AAAAAAAAAIo/RMT0ZvR3DwA/s1600/Silene+acaulis+Moss+Campion+Rock+Garden.JPG"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TEPuiqrHkfI/AAAAAAAAAIo/RMT0ZvR3DwA/s320/Silene+acaulis+Moss+Campion+Rock+Garden.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495498249660240370" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; ">Moss Campion:<i> Silene acaulis</i></div></span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></b></span></span></b></span></span></b></span></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><div style="text-align: center; "><div style="text-align: center; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">General Information regarding our Gardens:</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></b></div></div><div style="text-align: center; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">The gardens are open to the public all day, every day. We ask to you please respect certain guidelines:</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>1. No Dogs</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>2. No Running</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>3. Look but don't touch, NO PICKING OR SEED HARVESTING</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>4. Young children MUST be supervised at all times while in the Garden</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">2010 Garden Supporters:</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><a href="http://www.args.org/">Alaska Rock Garden Society</a></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><a href="http://thealpinegardennursery.com/">The Alpine Garden Nursery</a></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Little Susitna Farms</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Vanderweele Farms</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><a href="http://www.woolwood.com/">Woolwood Studio and Gardens</a></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">Thank you for your Support!</span></i></span></b></div></span></span></b></span></span></b></span></span></b></span></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></b></span></span></b></span></span></b></span></span></b></span></div></span></span></div></div></div></div>Palmer Gardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04565238997551732252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-940174104601053884.post-77473201277210152292010-07-11T12:23:00.000-07:002010-07-18T17:54:36.074-07:00Week of July 12, 2010<div style="text-align: center;"><u><br /></u></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><div style="text-align: center;">The Palmer Garden is located on the grounds of the Palmer Museum of History and Art and Visitor Center at 723 South Valley Way.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The large garden (inside the pole fence) features mainly perennial plants and grasses common to our growing zone, as well as local vegetables and fruits. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">We also maintain other garden plots and plantings on the Museum grounds, featuring both perennial and annual plants.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TDpGcViZmuI/AAAAAAAAADk/yk_MyJ_tNhM/s320/Garden+1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492780148163451618" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Here are some broad photos of a few of the gardens:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TDpP1DEQgzI/AAAAAAAAAD0/DGn2Cy_D01k/s320/Tree+Plot.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492790468306567986" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">1. Plant of the Week</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">This week it's all about the Peonies. After withstanding brutal winds and rain this week the Peonies are in full bloom throughout the garden. They will be waning in a few days so now is the time to visit if you are a Peony lover!</span></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TDoa-lYD5QI/AAAAAAAAAAM/yu5NsocLKxM/s320/Karl+Plant.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492732358018983170" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div style="text-align: center; ">"Karl Rosenfeld": <i>Paeonia lactiflora</i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div></span><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TDodjaE-AXI/AAAAAAAAAAU/cWUhaKj40YM/s320/Karl+Closeup.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492735189664530802" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">"Karl Rosenfeld": <i>Paeonia lactiflora</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TDogh77c_sI/AAAAAAAAAAc/XqsgBkxvWr0/s320/Sarah+Bernhardt+Closeup.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492738462926569154" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div style="text-align: center; ">"Sarah Bernhardt": <i>Paeonia lactiflora</i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TDoiY2i8GBI/AAAAAAAAAAs/sWHgNJMFJZM/s320/Red+Beauty+Kansas+Plants.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492740505886005266" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><div style="text-align: center; ">"Red Beauty" (left) "Kansas" (right): <i>Paeonia lactiflora</i></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TDoiaD3n_RI/AAAAAAAAAA8/GC9irz5ZRuo/s320/Red+Beauty+Closeup.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492740526642298130" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></span>"Red Beauty": <i>Paeonia lactiflora</i></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TDoiYCxN4RI/AAAAAAAAAAk/nfEKYh9Ju8o/s320/Duchesse+de+Nemours+Closeup.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492740491987247378" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div style="text-align: center; ">"Duchesse de Nemours": <i>Paeonia lactiflora</i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TDokn5G_YWI/AAAAAAAAABE/HcRAs9lcQ4w/s320/Raspberry+Sundae+Closeup.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492742963295379810" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center; ">"Raspberry Sundae": <i>Paeonia lactiflora</i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><i><br /></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">2. What else is blooming in the garden this week? </span></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> Below are some other denizens of the garden that are in full bloom and showing their colors this week.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TDo8xTlZRBI/AAAAAAAAACM/GcNfiFFAoK8/s320/Maltese+Closeup.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492769513300116498" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><div style="text-align: center; ">Maltese Cross: <i>Lychnis chalcedonica</i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TDo9tcR9i_I/AAAAAAAAACU/9bjZ4L6MrL8/s320/Painted+Daisy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492770546426678258" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Painted Daisy: <i>Tanacetum coccineum</i></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TDpEGuAm-tI/AAAAAAAAADE/R8sMjkyTb7Q/s320/Lady%27s+Mantle+Mollis.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492777577752230610" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div style="text-align: center; ">Lady's Mantle: <i>Alchemilla mollis</i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TDpGdIv53LI/AAAAAAAAADs/kzsTO-J2eQ0/s320/Foxy+Closeup.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492780161910299826" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><div style="text-align: center; ">Foxglove "Foxy": <i>Digitalis purpurea</i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TDpGaoZ6YbI/AAAAAAAAADM/QpZBEb2fW5M/s320/Lychnis+arkwrightii.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492780118868386226" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center; ">Maltese Cross "Vesuvius": <i>Lychnis arkwrightii</i></div></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TDpGbR4PDzI/AAAAAAAAADU/lHJsFn4tLUo/s320/Speedwell+and+Meadowsweet.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492780130001424178" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center; ">Speedwell (blue flowers) and Meadowsweet (white flowers): <i>Veronica spicata</i> and <i>Filipendula ulmaria</i></div></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TDpRt_o4h7I/AAAAAAAAAD8/KLNugMohGxM/s320/Blue+Clips.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492792546150614962" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div>Carpathian Bellflower: <i>Campanula carpatica</i></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TDpRuk81eFI/AAAAAAAAAEE/5F57-ZodeHU/s320/Glomerata.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492792556166412370" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div>Clustered Bellflower: <i>Campanula glomerata</i></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">3. What's happening in the Veggie Garden?</span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> We also do Vegetables! Here is a brief overview.</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TDpGb0WpvqI/AAAAAAAAADc/_GQo_EVCkWM/s320/Potatoes.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492780139255807650" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center; ">Potato bed with OS Cross (the Giant variety) cabbages in the foreground. We plant multiple "Giant Cabbage" specimens and usually have some pretty impressive sized plants late in the season. </div></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TDpRvWqmw1I/AAAAAAAAAEU/P0pk_F9PB7I/s320/Zucch.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492792569511723858" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; ">Zucchini Flower</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; ">We have two beds in which we grow the more popular locally grown vegetables. One bed is planted in Mid-May, the other in Mid-June. In these beds we grow Red and Green Leaf Lettuce, Romaine and Head Lettuce as well as Red and Green Cabbage and Cauliflower and Broccoli. This year we have added two Artichoke plants.</div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TDpbkhri0rI/AAAAAAAAAEs/kC2V0Vph96s/s320/Vegs2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492803378606166706" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Veggie Garden planted May 15, 2010</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TDpbj7p5PvI/AAAAAAAAAEk/PxcsEyrfBzA/s320/Vegs.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492803368398700274" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Veggie Garden planted June 15, 2010</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div>In addition to the Vegetables we also grow local fruits in the garden. There are three varieties of Raspberries, Black and Red Currant bushes, Gooseberry bushes and Strawberries. We have two Evan's Cherry Trees and two varieties of edible Crabapple species, "Rescue" and "Chinese Golden".</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">4. Looking ahead to next week.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">While some things in the garden are in their prime this week, here are a few flowers to look forward to in the coming weeks:</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TDpRv_O9III/AAAAAAAAAEc/Mg50-YPo5xM/s320/Lily.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492792580401602690" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><div><div style="text-align: center; ">Lilies! Many varieties of lilies will be blooming beginning next week and continuing on through mid-September. We have varieties of both Oriental and Asiatic lilies that put on a show in mid to late summer. Not to be missed!</div></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXt6yy6vafU/TDpRuwfLheI/AAAAAAAAAEM/KTA0wvK6f6o/s320/Eryngium.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492792559263253986" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center; ">Eryngiums, commonly known as "Sea Holly" begin to put on their colorful show in late July through first frost. We currently have 4 species growing in our garden and I will highlight them as they become more colorful.</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">5. The Rock Gardens</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">We have two Rock Gardens on the grounds: a large Rock Garden, inside of the fence and a smaller Rock Garden across the street from the library. The Rock Gardens contain many unique plants, some of which are alpine plants native to Alaska.We give our sincere Thanks to the Alaska Rock Garden Society and Jaime Rodriguez of Alpine Garden Nursery for planting the large Rock Garden in Summer 2009.</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center; "><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">General Information regarding our Gardens:</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></b></div></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">The gardens are open to the public all day, every day. We ask to you please respect certain guidelines:</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>1. No Dogs</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>2. No Running</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>3. Look but don't touch, NO PICKING OR SEED HARVESTING</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>4. Young children MUST be supervised at all times while in the Garden</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">2010 Garden Supporters:</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><a href="http://www.args.org/">Alaska Rock Garden Society</a></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><a href="http://thealpinegardennursery.com/">The Alpine Garden Nursery</a></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Little Susitna Farms</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Vanderweele Farms</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><a href="http://www.woolwood.com/">Woolwood Studio and Gardens</a></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">Thank you for your Support!</span></i></span></b></div></div></span></span></div></div></span></span></div></span></span></div></div>Palmer Gardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04565238997551732252noreply@blogger.com0