A sure sign that summer is drawing to a close…

  above, Viburnum dilatatum ‘Erie’.  Below, V. ‘Michael Dodge’                                                                  

 Today I caught the scent of the Tea Olive (Osmanthus fragrans.) Amazing how a fragrance can stir a memory. More amazing, the HUGE fragrance from such a tiny flower.

Last week at the Atlanta Botanical garden…

A cornucopia covered with dried flowers…

and a lecture by Fergus Garrett; head gardener at Great Dixter. UK

Exciting lecture, GREAT GLASSES!

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