More Research
As we move closer to landscaping the grounds at Belle Grove Plantation, I have found myself drawn to other gardens to research plants we might want to use. Sunday, I visited the Norfolk Botanical Gardens. It is one of my favorite gardens here in Virginia and always leaves me inspired.
The plants I was most interested in were the Azaleas and Camellia. I am hoping to dot the long drive to the front gate with a mix of Azaleas in and around the Red Cedar trees. I think it would gave a beautiful splash of color in the spring as well as provide a nice fill in to spaces where they have lost trees.
Azaleas – Dorothy Gish
Azaleas – Double Pink
Azaleas – Gloria
Azaleas – Hampton Beauty
Azaleas – Hot Shot x Hershey Red Tetra
Azaleas – New Generation
Azaleas – Rosy Frills
Azaleas – Salmon Surprise
Azaleas – Satelite
Azaleas – Gibraltar
I am at odds with the Camellias. I fell in love with them when I visited the Elizabethan Botanical Gardens in Manteo, North Carolina. From that point I knew I wanted to have a garden of them. My hope was to place them around the Riverside Portico, but with a full afternoon sun from noon to sundown, I am afraid it may be too much for them with no shade. So I am thinking about moving them to the Carriage side of the Mansion to greet our guests as they come in. They won’t have too much shade there either, but they will only get the morning sun which will be filtered through the trees until 11am to noon. So hopefully that won’t be too much full on sun.
Camella – Anemonaeflora
Camella – Brillant
Camella – Christmas Beauty
Camella – CM Hovey Colonel Firey
Camella – Ellen Daniel
Camella – Faith
Camella – Grace Albritton
Camella – Julie
Camella – Lady Laura
Camella – Masterpiece
Camella – Nuccio’s Gem
Camella – Sawadas Dream
Camella – Susan Stone
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