Happy April! It's been a glorious spring so far with long blooming early spring things and new things popping up daily! The daffodils and Camellia japonicas are still holding on and the iris and snowball viburnums are bursting forth into bloom! If you haven’t made it to see our gardens yet this spring, we’ve got some great upcoming opportunities!
We’re adding 6500 baby plants to the greenhouse this week and are so excited by some of these new varieties! These plants will be for sale at our Spring Plant Sale, April 8& 9 from 9am- 5pm on the Daves House lawn. We’ve got lots of locally grown perennials, herbs, annuals, veggies, trees and shrubs.Remember to come early as stock is limited! If you'd like a sneak peak of what's available- see here!
If you aren’t sure what to buy, take a walk through our gardens during FREE Garden Lovers Weekend April 8-10 and come see us! You can also book a private tour with a few of your friends and fellow gardeners by contacting 252-639-3524 or reservations@tryonpalace.org.
As a future save the date- get ready for our May Garden Lecture Series, May 14th, featuring Victoria and Taij Cotten, farmers at Perry-winkle Farm, a cut flower and vegetable farm in Chatham County, North Carolina. This garden lecture will focus on their journey becoming farmers, their partnership with their “farm-ily”, and tips and tricks of growing and harvesting flowers.
If you’re looking for an outside hobby and way to give back to your community, consider joining us as a garden volunteer! We are looking for Master Gardeners, Horticulturists, Garden Enthusiasts, General Yard Workers, and Carpenters. Some background in gardening is great but none is necessary, just a willingness to learn. We are looking for volunteers for pruning, planting, raking, mulching, watering, weeding, fence and trellis repair. If that sounds like your cup of tea, please contact me at hadley.cheris@ncdcr.gov.
We hope to see you soon! Happy Gardening,
Hadley Cheris, Tryon Palace Gardens and Greenhouse Manager
Annuals
- Batchelor’s Buttons (Centaurea cyanus) blue
- Dianthus- Super Parfait Raspberry, Zing Rose
- Dusty Miller ‘Silver Dust’
- Flowering Kale “Bor Scarlet”, “Nagoya Mix”, “Yokohama Mix”
- Gazania ‘Tiger Mix’, ‘Pink Shades’, ‘Colorado’, ‘Sunny Side Up’, ‘New Magic’, ‘New Day Yellow’, ‘Enorma Mix’
- Johnny-jump-up (Viola tricolor) purple and yellow
- Pansies: Cats Mix
- Snapdragons (Antirrhinum majus) various
- Sweet William (Dianthus) Telstar Mix; red, white, pink
- Swiss Chard ‘Bright Lights’
- Violas: Sorbet Sorbet XP Mix Spring Select, Penny White, Admire Mix Maxi, Frizzle Sizzle Mini Mix
Perennials
- Basket of Gold (Arunia saxatilis) yellow
- Bachelor’s Button (Centaurea montana)
- Barrenwort (Epimedium grandiflorum) yellow
- Bath’s Pink (Dianthus gratianopolitanus) pink
- Bears foot Hellebore (Helleborus foetidus) yellowish
- Bugleweed (Ajuga reptans) blue
- Candytuft (Iberis sempervirens) white
- Cape Leadwort (Plumbago capensis) blue
- Carnation (Dianthus sp.) various
- Wild Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) red/yellow
- Columbine (Aquilegia vulgare) rose, purple, white spurs
- Creeping Jenny (Lysimachia numularia) yellow foliage
- Creeping Veronica (Veronica umbrosa) blue
- Lenten Rose (Helleborus X orientalis) pink, white, purple
- Leopard plant (Farfugium japonicum) yellow
- Lungwort (Pulmonaria saccharata) blue
- Mazus (Mazus reptans ‘alba’) white
- Mountain pinks (Phlox subulata) pink, lavender, white
- Pinks (Dianthus chinensis) pink
- Poet’s Laurel (Danae racemes) orange berries
- Ragged Robin (Lychnis flos-cuculi) pink
- Soapwort (Saponaria ocymoides) pink
- Sweet William (Dianthus barbatus) red, white, pink
- Wallflowers (Cheiranthus allionii) orange
- Wild Geranium (Geranium pratense) magenta
- Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) white, pastels
- Vinca (Vinca minor) blue
Bulbs, Corms, Rhizomes
- Algerian Iris (Iris ungularia) blue
- Bearded Iris “Immortality” white, reblooming
- Cemetery Iris (Iris schreekuppe) white
- Crocus (Crocus vernus) various
- Daffodils, Jonquils and Paperwhites (Narcissus sp) yellows, white
- Daffodil Poeticus Actaea, Double Flower Drift, Double Sir Winston Churchill
- Dutch Iris (Iridaceae x hollandica)
- Dwarf Iris: Mixed, “J S Dijt”, danfordiae
- Gladiolus specie byzantinus
- Grape Hyacinth (Muscari armeniacum) blue
- Ground Iris (Bletilla striata) purple; white
- Hyacinth (Hyacinthus orientalis) pink, white, purple
- Iris (Iris germanica) white, purple, yellow
- Lady Jane Tulip- white and pink (Tulipa clusiana)
- Marjoletti Tulip- yellow and orange
- Poppy Anemone (Anemone coronaria De Caen) various
- Ranunculus Tecelote- orange, yellow, red, white
- Snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis) white, green
- Snowflakes (Leucojum aestivum) white
- Spanish Bluebells (Hyacinthoides hispanica) blue
- Starflower (Ipheion uniflorum) blue-white (Stinky)
- Tulips: Lily-flowered: Ballade, Ballerina, Multicolor Mixture; Single Lates: Multicolor Mixture, Maureen
- Wood Hyacinth (Scilla campanulata) blue; white
- Windflower (Anemone coronaria) blue, magenta, white
Vines
- Akebia vine (Akebia quinata) cream color blooms, smells like chocolate
- Coral Honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens) orange/ red
- Lady Banks Rose (Rosa banksia) yellow
- Wisteria (Wisteria floribunda) white, purple
Trees and Shrubs
- Anise Tree (Illicium floridanum) reddish
- Azaleas (Rhododendron sp.) Variety sizes and colors
- Bridal Wreath (Spirea prunifolia) white
- Camellia (Camellia japonica) cultivars:
- ‘Pink Perfection’ pink, double
- ‘Prof. Sargent’ deep rose, double
- ‘Debutante’ clear, light pink
- ‘Lady Clare’ carmine rose, semi-double
- ‘Alba plena’ white with pink cast
- ‘Lovely Surprise’ pink
- ‘Dr. Tinsley’ pink, semi-double
- Carolina Jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens) yellow *TOXIC TO HONEY BEES*
- Carolina Silverbell (Halesia caroliniana) creamy white
- Chinese Snowball (Viburnum macrocephalum ‘Sterile’) greenish white
- Crabapple (Malus sieboldii) pink
- Dogwood (Cornus florida) white
- First Breath of Spring or Winter Honeysuckle (Lonicera fragrantissima) white
- Flowering Almond (Prunus glandulosa) pink, fuzzy
- Flowering Apricot (Prunus mume) pink
- Flowering Quince (Chaenomeles speciosa) apricot pink, red, white
- Fothergilla (Fothergilla gardenia) fuzzy white
- Fragrant Osmanthus (Osmanthus fragrans) yellow **Smells AMAZING**
- Himalayan Sweetbox (Sarcococca hookerana) white, black drupe
- Hollies (Ilex sp.) small white blooms
- Japanese Fatsia (Fatsia japonica) green to black berries
- Kerria (Kerria japonica pleniflora) Double yellow
- Kerria (Kerria japonica) single yellow
- Laurustinus (Viburnum tinus) pink to white: STINK
- Leatherleaf Viburnum (Viburnum rhytophyllum) white
- Chinese Snowball (Viburnum macrocephalum ‘Sterile’) greenish white
- Blackhaw or Walter Viburnum (Viburum obovatum)
- Judd’s Viburnum (Viburnum judii) pink, fragrant
- Lantaphyllum (Viburnum X rhytidophylloides ‘Alleghany’) white
- Old Blush Rose (Rosa chinensis) pink Pawpaw (Asimina triloba)
- Pearlbush (Exochorda racemosa) white
- Japanese Pieris (Pieris japonica) white
- Redbud (Cercis canadensis) fuchsia
- Red Buckeye (Aesculus pavia)
- Red Chokeberry (Aronia arbutifolia) small white
- Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) purple
- Sassafras (Sassafras officinale) chartreuse
- Tea plant (Camellia sinenses) white/yellow
- Winter Jasmine (Jasminum nudiflorium) yellow
Wildflowers/ Bee Food
- Henbit (Lamium amplexicaule) lavender
- Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) yellow
Kitchen Garden
- Apple, Pear & Peach Trees: pink to white.
- Beets, carrots, lettuce, mustards, kale, parsley, Swiss chard, spinach, arugula, fava beans, artichoke, cardoon, Brussel sprouts, cabbage, collards, cover crops (white and crimson, oats, rye, vetch, peas)
- Transitioning to summer crops after mid- April last frost date