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Capetown ( S.Africa) blue miniature daisy "Felicia".Bloom is about 1" Blooms until summer,then grows the plant base without blooming; an annual in zone 5 of USA.
An unusual ,surreal , but natural blue.
There are a number of permanent garden follies at Winterthur and through January 5, 2020 there are a number of added ones on display.
From Winterthur website:
Follies are architectural constructions, often extravagant or picturesque, positioned within the landscape to amuse, frame a view, or pique your curiosity. You may have seen follies at other estates or in television shows or movies, such as Downton Abbey or Brideshead Revisited. Henry Francis du Pont, who developed Winterthur’s expansive gardens from 1902 to 1969, was familiar with follies throughout America and Europe and incorporated several into his own garden plans.
Mirrored Folly—This mirror-clad building reflects the surrounding Pinetum and is inspired by the porte cochère (covered entrance) of Winterthur’s historic train station.
I highly recommend a visit to see them!
The deer ate most of the leaves and buds from all our Azaleas over the winter but there were a few low down they missed!
I think I'll try netting the whole area next winter!
Fuller's Vintage Ale.
A classic old school beer. Lots of character to please the palate. Brings interest to the nose. Smooth follow through. 8.5% Strong beer. Excellent beer worth repeating often.
Brewer's notes: "passionfruit, grapefruit and mango notes".
The Pinetum is a grove of specimen coniferous trees at Winterthur. I'm afraid my pictures do not do justice to these magnificent trees.
Seen at Longwood Gardens. I need to plant this since the deer don't like anything in the Allium family! Oh, and it's beautiful!
February 3 and it's nearly 60F here today! So far we have had hardly any winter. I just hope we don't get a late freeze once the plants start thinking spring has arrived!
This is from Longwood gardens last spring!
From outside, looking through you can see the stone bridge that runs over a little creek. All the little details are wonderful!