What could be better than a day with Dan Pittillo - in his own garden!?
The garden is such a special place, first because of its environment. Rich soils with high magnesium content and abundant water support a huge diversity of flora. And second, it’s full of plants collected by Dan over his many years of travels and research in these mountains. These plants have spread over the years - with help from ants and birds and other creatures and their masses are breathtaking. We were overwhelmed by the shear numbers of species; it was next to impossible to keep a list of plants as we saw them. So Dan has shared two lists with us. One is a list of all plants in the garden with comments about each and the other is a bloom calendar showing what is blooming mid February though Mid April.
The property has been conserved by Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust and will be open to the public beginning April 17.
It is a memorial to Dan’s late wife, Jean, who loved the garden as he does.
It’s a lovely tribute and it’s wonderful to know we can go for a peaceful walk among the wildflowers there whenever we’re in the area.
David’s photos show the day - and some of the over 50 species of plants.
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| Trillium erectum white form |
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| Carex fraseriana = Cymophylllus fraseri |
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| Seersucker sedge Carex plantaginea (also plantain-leaf sedge, translated) |
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| Twinleaf Jeffersonia diphylla |
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| False or white Hellebore Veratrum virile |
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| Meadow Parsnip; Thaspium trifoliatum var. trifoliatum |
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| Virginia Bluebells; Mertensia virginica |
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| Golden Bell or large-flowered Bellwort; uvular grandiflora |
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| Trillium erectum? (There may be some variance in this one) |
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| Yellow Toadshade or yellow sweet betsy Trillium Luteum |
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| Catesby's Trillium; T. Catesbaei white to deep pink |
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| Golden Seal; Hydrastis canadensis |
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| Dwarf Larkspur; Delphinium tricorne |
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