June 2009 – The Middlebury Landscape

June 22, 2009June 22, 2009

Tuliptree

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 Tuliptree

June 18, 2009June 18, 2009

Roses

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.

June 12, 2009June 12, 2009

White Fringetree

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 White Fringetree

June 9, 2009June 12, 2009

Mobile Trees

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 Mobile Trees