Wildflower and Butterflies

October is one of my favorite times in the gardens, Butterflies are everywhere and plentiful. The summer flowers are still in bloom and they seem to enjoy the cooler days as much as I do. The antique roses have started to bloom again with rich colors thanks to the cooler temperatures. We have many varieties of fall blooming azaleas which are also plentiful this month too. 

October and September are our driest months, and the volunteers have been busy watering. And the swamp is low. The Staff have been busy putting up Halloween decorations for the Halloween in the Swamp October 17-19 this year which will be on a full moon.

Fall wildflowers and native grasses are reaching their peak display. We have several species of goldenrod, asters, boneset, lobelia and more. 

Fall Plant Sale

September 14 & 21

(A)=annual, (P) perennial, (HP) House Plant, (BP) Butterfly Plant

Fall Vegetable plants (A)Cabbage, Red Cabbage, Broccoli, Collards, Swiss Chard ,Kale, Cardoon , rosemary, chives and  more…

Begonias (HP)

Basil (A)

Bird of Paradise (HP)

Black Salvia (P) (BP)

Blue Salvia (P) (BP)

Butterfly Bush (P) (BP)

Bald Cypress

Climbing  Begonia (HP)

Cigar Cuphea (P) (BP)

Coral Bean (P)

Crown of Thorns-yellow& red(HP)

 Fire Spike (P) (BP)

Flame Violet (HP)

Gold Fish Plant (HP)

Golden Rain Trees

Ghost Plants (P)

Indiana Cone Flower (P)

Jerusalem Sage (P)

Lipstick Salvia (P) (BP)

Lady in Red Salvia (A) (BP)

Mexican Flame Vine(P) (BP)

Mexican Heather(P) (BP)

Mule Ear  Kalanchoe  (HP)

Pussy Willow(P) (BP)

Pink Bananas(P)

Pink Rhoeo(P)

Pink Daisy Mums

Pear Cactus (HP)

Red Shrimp Plant (HP)

Red Honeysuckle (P)

Rabbit’s Foot Fern (HP)

Red Ruella(P) (BP)

Rick Rack Cactus (HP)

Red Lantana(P)

Rosy Red Salvia(P) (BP)

Oak Leaf Hydrangea

Sanchezia (HP)

Tropical Hibiscus 

Vitex (P) (BP)

Yellow Salvia(P)

Yellow cestrum 

 

Hypertufa Workshop

Garden Ornament Workshops at Cypress Gardens
Learn to make garden ornaments with Portland cement at a workshop scheduled at Cypress Garden August 3 - 4
The Hypertufa Workshop is Saturday morning 9 A.M to 11:30 A.M. Learn how to make molds and mix tufa cement. Students will make a stepping stone and a flower pot that will end up looking like old tufa stoneware. Return Sunday 1P.M to unmold your projects and learn concrete carving and finishing techniques. $35. Limited to 15 students. .To sign up or get more info call Loretta 843-553-0515 or www.cypressgardens.info or http://cypressgardener.blogspot.com/ for more info

Garden Ornaments Workshops -Hypertufa

 Learn to make garden ornaments with Portland cement at two workshops scheduled at Cypress Gardens August 15-16  

The Hypertufa Workshop is Saturday morning 9 A.M to 11:30 A.M. Learn how to make molds and mix tufa cement. Students will make a stepping stone and a flower pot that will end up looking like old tufa stoneware.  Return Sunday 11 A.M to  2 P.M to unmold your projects and learn concrete carving and finishing techniques. $35. Limited to 15 students.

On Saturday afternoon learn the art of Sand-Casting Leaves.  Using real leaves collected from Cypress Gardens as molds. Wednesday 1P.M to 3 P.M. mix Portland cement and cast 4leaves. Sunday 1-3pm unmold your leaves and learn to trim and paint

them.  Large leaves make great bird baths and small leaves make good soap dishes or wall art.  $30  Limited to 18 students.

.To sign up or get more info call Loretta 843-553-0515  or    www.cypressgardens.info  for more info

What to bring-  both workshops, lunch; drinks, rubber or latex gloves, dust mask, apron  or  wear old work clothes, safety glasses , screwdrivers, glass marbles, Angle grinder, plastic drop cloth, cardboard box to take stuff home.

For hypertufa , bring sea glass, polished stones, broken pottery, flat sea shells, old flower pots, plastic bowls, old Styrofoam boxes and coolers. (all optional ) we have stepping stone molds shaped like butterflies, fish and turtles just keep this in mind . We also have letter and number stamps if you are making a memorial stone.

For sandcast leaf workshop bring masonary files, dremel with tile cutting bit, drywall saw 

(We have some of these things but not enough to go around, so if you can bring your own that would be great) 
see the hypertufa page http://cypressgardener.blogspot.com/p/making-hypertufa.html