Make the most of your long Memorial Day Weekend with a visit to the Garden! Right now, you can explore not one, but two engaging exhibits—plus, early summer blooms are putting on a spectacular show. The Pollination Garden is bursting with color, and the Dorothy and John Bohannon Rose Garden is in peak bloom—an absolute must-see this time of year. Want a sneak peek? Tune in to Georgiann Keller’s latest audio blog below to hear all about what’s blooming, then start planning your visit!

 

 

Photos from the Garden


Mexican bird of paradise (Caesalpinia x ‘MNSTAMEPA’ Sierra Sun®)


Hybrid rose cactus (Rhodocactus grandifolius var. violaceus)


Fortnight lily (Dietes grandiflora)


Love-in-a-mist (Nigella damascena) with pot marigold (Calendula officinalis) and white Minoan lace flower (Orlaya grandiflora)


Borage (Borago officinalis)


Purple top vervain (Verbena bonariensis)
 
Chinese forget-me-not (Cynoglossum amabile)
 

Autumn sage (Salvia x greggii ‘Smokin’ Lavender’)
 
Showy penstemon (Penstemon spectabilis)
Fragrant pitcher sage (Lepechinia fragrans)
 
Island Snapdragon (Galvezia speciosa)
 

Britton’s Dudleya or giant Chalk Dudleya (Dudleya brittonii)
 

Plumeria grove (Plumeria ssp.)
 
Ombu tree (Phytolacca dioica)
Baja spurge (Euphorbia xantii)
 
Tree fuchsia (Schotia brachypetala)
 
Western catalpa (Catalpa Speciosa)
 
Renga lily (Arthropodium cirratum)