Horticulture Gardens Today

This tulip tree has shed its leaves for the winter and the light brown seed cones remain. As you drive through town, look for the trees wit...

This turkeytail fungus ( Trametes versicolor ) is at the horticulture gardens. It's close to the greenhouse main entrance. The place i...

This is a paperbark maple tree ( Acer griseum ). The attractive bark is most noticeable in winter when the foliage is all gone. Link to Ac...

This hollyhock plant ( Alcea rosea ) is still green in December. Link to Alcea rosea : These hollyhock leaves have a dazzling display of hol...

This is Pachysandra terminalis 'Variegata', sometimes called Japanese spurge. Calling it spurge is somewhat of a misnomer, as it...

This is Oregon Grapeholly, Mahonia aquifolium , at Purdue Horticulture Gardens. Picture taken November 28, 2009. Link to Oregon Grapeholly:...

This is yellow foxglove, Digitalis grandiflora . This plant is located close to where the other foxgloves were earlier this spring. Digita...