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| Surplus Bulbs and Seeds |
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Check back regularly for listings of surplus plants, bulbs and seeds. Bulbs will only be mailed when summer dormant; seeds will be supplied as soon as feasible after collection. Pre-paid orders can be picked up by arrangement. Please order by e-mail to info@edgewoodgardens.net, minimum order for plants and bulbs is $25 plus shipping. Photographs of plants and bulbs for sale can be seen in the Plant Galleries. Plants described as hardy have been growing outside for at least 3 years in our zone 6b garden, in appropriate conditions. If you grow anything you think I might be interested in, please contact me. If you see anything on this site that you covet so badly you can't possibly live without it, let me know!
Cyclamen available for shipment in summer 2010 are listed here. Bulbs will be added as they become available. Subject to availability, plants can be reserved at any time by e-mail. |
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| Lectures |
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| John Lonsdale offers PowerPoint lectures to gardening clubs and interested groups world-wide. A brief biography is available
here. All images are taken by John, either in the garden at "Edgewood", or occasionally of plants in habitat. Information passed on comes only from his extensive personal experience. For those groups within reasonable driving distance of Exton, Pa, he can also present demonstration-lectures, bringing along and discussing a variety of potted plants, bulbs etc. These have been very well received and are an ideal way of introducing genera such as Cyclamen (less interesting during the summer months!). Plants for sale can be brought to local meetings. The major focus at "Edgewood" is on hardy plants and one of the main objectives is to attempt to grow as many species as possible in the open garden, reliably and with minimal or no protection. Careful siting or cultural conditions mean that a wide variety of plants, especially bulbs, can be grown outdoors in a way that might traditionally be considered improbable, if not impossible. Many of these plants are included in the lectures below. Tips on cultivation and propagation are widely featured and slide lists are always provided. Lecture topics include: |
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| "The Magic of Cyclamen" |
"Unusual Bulbs for the Garden" |
"Pushing the Limits" |
"Fall Bulbs - Untapped Treasures" |
| "Bulbs for Shade" |
"Species Iris" |
"Spring Bulbs" |
"Bulbs under Glass" |
| "Woodland Treasures" |
"New Enthusiasms" |
"Alpine Primulaceae" |
"Daphnes" |
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| Garden Visits and Tours |
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| The garden is not open for visits without prior arrangement. If you are interested in visiting please e-mail me at
info@edgewoodgardens.net. Please bear in mind that a full-time job and family and other commitments inevitably mean that “spare” time to show visitors around the garden is extremely limited. Over the past 3 years we have hosted several well-received garden tours and workshops, for parties of up to 40 individuals. Groups that have visited include the Garden Club of Delaware, Winterthur Gardens, Longwood Gardens, the Hardy Plant Society and the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. Program organizers are welcome to call to enquire about availability. The garden is particularly attractive in mid-late March (many early flowering bulbs and woodlanders, Corydalis, Hepatica, Helleborus, Adonis and Eranthis) and mid-April to June (a whole host of Trilliums, woodland and sun-loving bulbs, slipper orchids, Erythroniums, Epimedium, Iris, Daphne, Magnolia, Cornus and many other flowering shrubs), as well as in October when the fall-flowering bulbs (Sternbergia, Colchicum, Crocus etc.) are at their peak. Footpaths throughout the garden ensure easy access to the planted areas. |
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| Photographs |
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All of the images featured on this web site are available for private or commercial use. The originals are all high quality images taken with a digital camera at up to 4752 x 3168 resolution. Whilst the images have been optimized for display on the web (with major reductions in size and resolution), the originals make wonderful prints, at true photo lab quality up to at least sizes of 8" x 10". They can be printed using widely available color photo or label printers, or uploaded for commercial printing. Please e-mail me at
info@edgewoodgardens.net with enquiries about availability. |
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