Anthony's Blog April 2, 2020 Brief and lovely moment at the Japanese Pool with Yoshino cherry (Prunus X yedoensis). Arisaema cf. ringens in the Asian Collection. Rhododendron ‘Loderi King George’ in the Asian Collection. Trillium chloropetalum in the Californian Collection Scilla hyacinthoides in the Mediterranean Collection Bomarea sp. in the South American Collection, a climbing Alstroemeria relative All quiet on the western front in the Garden of Old Roses. Pendant cones of hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) in the Eastern North American Collection. Honey bee getting symbiotic with Rosa odorata var. gigantea in the Asian Collection. Angelica in the Herb Garden – beneficial insects love umbels Rhododendron arboreum var. arboreum in its 5 minutes of glory. Wish you were here... Climbing hydrangea (Hydrangea petiolaris) on redwood in the Asian Collection, “thanks for the lift…” Prickly-pear (Opuntia phaeacantha) waiting calmly for foolish herbivores in the California desert bed. Yucca filifera being very filiferous in the Deserts of the Americas Collection.