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Rhododendron Propagation
Heritage Museums & Gardens' Director of Horticulture, Les Lutz, explains how to propagate Rhododendrons at home.
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05, 2020
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04, 2020
The Man Behind the Rhododendrons
Charles Owen Dexter got some bad news in 1921. At age 59, his doctor told him he didn’t have long to live. What would you do if you got news like that? If you were Charles Dexter, you’d buy some beautiful, rolling farmland on Cape Cod and start hybridizing [...]
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10, 2019
Hydrangea Arborescens
The Species Has Much to Offer October 1, 2019 The summer of 2019 was open season on Hydrangea arborescens as I encountered/observed/studied the species in Cloudland Canyon State Park (Rising Fawn, Ga.); Cumberland Plateau (Sewanee, Tenn.), and the Blue Ridge Parkway from Oconaluftee (southern terminus), to 6,053 feet at [...]
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07, 2019
Sandwich Community TV: Cape Hydrangeas
Hydrangea Season is Here Jul 12, 2019 Melinda welcomes Mal Condon, Curator of Hydrangea's at Heritage Museums and Gardens to talk about the upcoming Cape Cod Hydrangea Festival and the gardens and classes offered at the Museum. More From Our Media Room [...]
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04, 2019
Spring Update: Hydrangea Propagation
Follow Up: Winter Propagation of Hardwood Trees & Shrubs Late last fall I discussed winter propagation of hardwood trees and shrubs. I decided to do a follow-up article now to let you know the latest results. As I mentioned, fall is the time to start the process of [...]
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12, 2018
Creating a Plant Community
Hybrid of Horticulture and Ecology Plants like communities too. When we built the new parking lot at Heritage Museums & Gardens, the general concept behind the landscape was that of creating a plant community. We chose plants that are (mostly) native to the northeast and grouped them so [...]
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10, 2018
Fall Hydrangea & Rhododendron Care
Prune Hydrangeas & Propagate Rhododendrons Color is everywhere and trees (and shrubs) are near peak on the Cape. I’ve been out a lot lately trying to soak in the color as I know the gray twig season of winter is just around the corner. Most of us are [...]
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10, 2018
Fall Colors
Trees, Shrubs and Plants for Fall Color It’s not hard to notice fall is around the corner. The air is crisp and the trees (and many other plants) are starting their annual journey into dormancy. Along the way we are privileged to witness their spectacular show. Of course [...]
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08, 2018
How to be Inspired in August….
Hakone Grass (Hakonechloa macra) How to be inspired in August…. Especially this August, with its heat and humidity. Walking around the Garden (Heritage Museums & Gardens), I’m excited to see the beautiful meadows(I’ll discuss the meadows in a future article) of the Parking Garden with their spectacular show [...]
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07, 2018
Hydrangea Paniculata: Dependable & Hardy
Let’s Talk about Hydrangeas! For those of you that read my columns, you know that I’ve devoted the last two to several hydrangea species. Specifically Hydrangea macrophylla and Hydrangea arborescens. This week I’m going to discuss the other species that’s common on the Cape, Hydrangea paniculata, the Panicle Hydrangea. As we move through [...]
