Category Archives: Flowers
Spring Unfurls!
Marilyn Young is the Horticulture Assistant at Wave Hill. Everywhere you look it is beautiful as spring unfolds at Wave Hill, each direction meriting a visit. One that should not be missed is the Shade Border, located in the northeast…
Spring in The Shop at Wave Hill
Jenah Barry, Retail Manager of The Shop at Wave Hill, joined the staff in mid-January 2013. An artist, floral designer and independent creative consultant on art, social justice and media projects, she has a Master’s degree in Fine Art from…
Top Ten Reasons Schools Visit Wave Hill
Senior School Programs Educator Corinne Flax waxes eloquent as the old year leaves. Each year, Wave Hill welcomes thousands of schoolchildren onto our grounds. Having seen so many of these groups come and go, I am ringing out the old…
This Week in the Gardens: A Makeover for the Monocot Garden (Jul 2)
Assistant Director of Public Programs Laurel Rimmer describes new developments in this charming space adjacent to the Aquatic Garden. Wave Hill Gardener Harnek Singh decided to mix things up in the Monocot Garden this season. Along with the perennial grasses, daylilies…
This Week in the Gardens: Clematis (Jun 22)
Laurel Rimmer, Assistant Director of Wave Hill’s Public Programs, checks out different species, varieties and cultivars of clematis blooming in our gardens this late June. The clematis are looking particularly fine this week. Throughout the garden you’ll find examples of…
This Week in the Gardens A Curious Clan, The Arum Family (May 22)
Assistant Director of Public Programs Laurel Rimmer highlights what’s new in the gardens this week. A few members of the Arum family (Araceae) are showing off their bold foliage and unusual flowers this week. Look for an inflorescence consisting of…
This Week in the Gardens: Inside-Out! (Apr 2)
Assistant Director of Public Programs Laurel Rimmer highlights what’s new in the gardens this week. It’s hard to keep up with what’s in bloom in the Palm House this time of year—by the time we draft a bloom list, the display has…
This Week in the Gardens: Spring Chartreuse!
Assistant Director of Public Programs Laurel Rimmer highlights what’s new in the gardens this week. It’s chartreuse week! In the spring, acid green seems to go with everything. In the Wild Garden, shade-loving golden wood millet (Millium effusum ‘Aureum’) emerging…
Plant Portraits—Lavender grevillea cultivar: Grevillea lavendulacea ‘Penola’
Wave Hill Horticultural Interpreters offer highlights of what’s blooming now in the gardens. Photo credit: Betsy Ginn. More delicate in appearance than other members of the protea family, the lavender grevillea is native to southeast Australia. The foliage and habit…