This week, we’re combining holiday cheer with our dog walking hours, making it the perfect time to explore the Garden! In her latest audio blog, Georgiann highlights some of the fascinating trees whose bark has practical uses—think hardwood floors, woven baskets and even medicine. Tune in to learn more about these incredible plants, then bundle up and come see what’s blooming in person. Just a friendly reminder: the Garden will be closed on December 25, but we’ll welcome you back starting December 26!


Photos from the Garden 

London plane tree (Platanus x hispanica)

Tree Aloe (Aloidendron barberae)

Tree aeonium (Aeonium arboreum)

Candelabra aloe (Aloe arborescens)

Ponytail palm (Beaucarnea recurvata)

Hybrid southern Indian azalea (Rhododendron x indicum)

California buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculatum )

Coyote bush (Baccharis pilularis)

Blue elderberry (Sambucus mexicana)

Hybrid grevillea (Grevillea x ‘Amber Passion’ )

Sea squill (Drimia maritima)

Aloe species (Aloe sp.)

Cape aloe (Aloe ferox)

Hybrid coral tree (Erythrina x sykesii)

Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba ‘Saratoga’)

 

Want to see what’s blooming in the Garden?