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Epimedium, Butterfly Weed, Spigelia and Hakone Grass

By Kerry Mendez | July 13, 2018

This was my third time speaking at the United States Botanic Gardens, and I think the gardens were more gorgeous than ever! Below are a few of the MANY plants that caught my eye. Two Workhorse Perennials for Shade: Epimedium, commonly called Barrenwort, and Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’, commonly called Hakone or Japanese Forest Grass. Barrenwort…

Mendez speaks at US Botanic Garden

By Kerry Mendez | May 23, 2015

I had a fabulous time speaking at the U.S. Botanic Garden earlier this month. It was sunny and in the high 70’s. What a change from Maine. The cherry trees were past their peak, but the redbuds, crabapples, snowball viburnums, fothergilla, epimediums and more created a riot of color! If you have never visited the…