Tuliptree

June 22, 2009 by Tim Parsons

Twice today people came up to me, (speaking English, they were staff, not Language School)(I took Russian in Prep School, forgotten most of it), asking what these particular trees were in bloom on campus. Liriodendron tulipifera, Tuliptree, is flowering all over campus right now. Continue reading →

Roses

June 18, 2009 by Tim Parsons

It must be the middle of June, the roses are in bloom. Go look at the split rail fence next to Bowker House. No, I have no idea what kind of rose it is, but the whole crew here sure likes them.

Across the way at Bowker Barn are some pink ones, planted last year. I know which ones those are, it’s a hardy climber called William Baffin.

White Fringetree

June 12, 2009 by Tim Parsons

Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus, after all, it’s snowing in June. Yeah, Lilacs are nice, and the Bridalwreath Spirea was nice for the 3 days it bloomed this spring, but, oh, to have something spectacular bloom in June, when everyone and everything is a little more relaxed, the crazy spring fever starting to abate, now that’s a shrub worth talking about. Continue reading →

Mobile Trees

June 9, 2009 by Tim Parsons

Sorry about the lack of posts lately. It’s ironic, a landscaper having a blog. The time of the year we have the most to write about we have the least amount of time in which to write. This is a little update to the Black Willow saga, and the tree that is there now. Continue reading →

The Middlebury Landscape

Monthly Archives: June 2009

Tuliptree

Roses

White Fringetree

Mobile Trees