Spring has certainly sprung at Powell Gardens with the blooming of the early small bulbs. From crocus to snowdrops, winter aconite and dwarf iris; there is a rainbow of flower color hugging the ground. The best displays are located on the Island Garden and in the Rock & Waterfall Garden. Early honeybees relish the bright … Read More
Powell Gardens’ Greenhouses each have a purpose in production and / or winter storage of unhardy plants in our collection. Greenhouse #1 is our “cool” greenhouse with low nighttime temperatures; it is a place to store warm temperate plants that require climates milder than ours but still are not tropical. Plants from deserts and Mediterranean … Read More
‘Tis the season of the greenhouse! More than 1,000 varieties of plants have been ordered and sorted for sowing and growing in the Powell Gardens greenhouses. For the next 3 months the greenhouses will be rockin‘! The new Heartland Harvest Garden has added more than 350 seasonal edibles and vegetables to the process. The greenhouses … Read More