This is an authentic 18th century English sundial of hand-cut Yorkshire stone, donated by Kitty Picken and other Chicago friends to honor their ninety year old friend, Charlotte Collier, " a friend for all seasons"

It brings authenticity to this beautiful English garden. Many yeoman families acquired monastic lands with sundials following the dissolution of monasteries in 1533. The sundials on these properties enabled, monks, nuns, and friars working outside to attend Abbey services on time. The farmers kept the timepieces incorporating them into the unique design of their English gardens.

Facing almost directly south, it records the shadow made by the sun on true Greenwich Mean Time as it was in the 1750's when the dial was constructed. When we are observing Daylight Savings, the time will be one hour off.

The above information came from reading Peter Longley's Friends of the Garden blog of December 2, 2012 and April 1, 2013

  This bronze sculpture from an anonymous artist is found in the Rain Garden which is located just outside the Botanical Center. It was generously donated by George Deatz, past president of Friends of the Garden and vice president of Master Gardeners of Greene County, who chose the perfect spot for this work of art. I am looking forward to the time when the vegetation is fully grown. It will be stunning.

Thank you, George, for this special gift to enhance the beauty of this garden.

 

More pictures from my photo tour on October 24.

1 American Beautyberry
Master Gardener Demonstration Gardens

2 Mexican Sage 3 Bluebeard
Botanical Center area

4 Dusty Miller 5 Pentas and Lantana 6 Pentas
Butterfly House

7 Fountain Grass 8 Mum
Butterfly Garden

9 Flame Grass 10 Pampas Grass 11 Giant Reed Grass
Ornamental Grass Garden

  Sorry I could not show the big picture of the patio, but would need a ladder and better knowledge of my camera.  Hope after seeing these pictures, you will want to see it in person.

  The circular 20-foot mosaic patio made up of tiny ceramic tiles set in concrete was installed by the designer Christine Schilling of MosaicaRose Studio and Brian Tidwell and workers of Tidwell Concrete. It is funded by Ruth Kelly and her family.

  The location is in Close Memorial Park near the southern parking lot and the Rose Garden of the Springfield Botanical Gardens.

Learn more at     http://www.friendsofthegarden.org/fog-blog/2012/06/09/view-large-scale-mosaic-patio-installed-by-artist-christine-schilling-at-springfield-botanical-gardens/

Saw this beautiful display on the 24th of October while making a photo tour with Judy.

This 36th garden, the Peace Garden, dedicated to peace makers is a gift from Mariel Caldwell to honor her friend, the late Joan Collins, who was a teacher, librarian, and peace activist who headed the Peace Network of the Ozarks. It is located just south of the Dwarf Conifer Garden at the east end of Drummond Lake in the Nathanael Greene/Close Memorial park.

The stele and benches are Missouri marble coming from a local quarry with the words "let there be peace on earth" in 4 languages: English, Japanese, Arabic and Spanish. Pictures 1-5

Representing peace in various parts of the world, the symbols on the benches are:

Picture 6
South Pacific- Turtle      Tibet- Doe     Mediterranean- Lion and Lamb

Picture 8  Correction info from Peter Longley
Native American and Eskimos in North America, including Canada and Alaska- Loon
Middle East- Palm Tree   Universal- Dove


Information above came from the Ozarks Gardens site of Frank Shipe and Peter Longley's Botanical Blog October 5 on the FOG web site.

Flowers that can be seen in Spetember.

Botanical Center Roof Deck

Thanks to Missouri State University horticulture professor, Dr. Clydette Alsup-Egbers and Botanical Center Director, Katie Steinhoff for creating the beautiful beds around the Botanical Center. The plants are being monitored for their performance in the climate of southwest Missouri.

1 Amaranth globe 'fireworks' 2 Amaranth globe 'Las Vegas purple/pink' 3 Cockscomb 4 Lisianthus 'misty blue' 5 Lisianthus 'improved yellow' 6 Lisianthus both types. Love this plant! 7 Salvia farancea 8 Verbena

English Garden
9 & 10 Sweet potato vine and friends 11 Mum

Ornamental Grass Garden
12 Reed 13 Elephant ears 14 Cockscomb

Butterfly Garden area
15 Coleus 16 Sedum 17 Zinnia 18 Salvia gentian

Wildflower Garden
19 Snakeroot

More flowers seen May 17, 2012.

1 Lilac False-Lepidermis oblonga 2 New Jersey Tea 3-4 Penstemon 5 Red Hot Poker

6 Sage Jerusalem 7 Sage Meadow 8 Sage Tricolor 9 Salvia 10 Sea Holly 11 Thyme Spanish

12 Valerain 13-14 Verbena with Swallowtail 15 Veronica-Sunny Border Blue 16 Viburnum

17 Yarrow-Pomegranate 18 Yucca 19-20 Undecided A real puzzler

 

These pictures were taken May 17, 2012.

1 Artemisia 2 Barberry 3 Bellflower-Blue Waterfall 4 Blue Star 5 Butterfly Weed 6 Canna

7 Clematis 8-9 Coneflowers 10 Coneflower-Double Scoop Bubble Gum 11 Coral Bells

12 Coreopsis Prairie 13 Daisy Shasta 14 Euphorbia 'diamond frost' 15 Fern-Japanese Painted

16 Geranium-Brookside 17 Geranium-New Hampshire Purple 18 Geraniums 19 Gomphrena

20 Hemlock  21 Lavender

These photos are flowers seen in May and early June of 2012.

Notice the people with the Trumpet Lily in picture 13.

It was a joy to see the plant, Indian Pink. Pictures 17-18.

Flowers in individual Gardens:

Butterfly:                      1 Bergamot 2 Coneflower 3 Lavender 4 Pentas 5 Salvia 6 Perennial Blue Sage

Columbine:                    7 Lobelia

English:                         8 Rose  9 Veronica and Sage

Hosta:                          10-12

Lily:                             13 Trumpet with people

Ornamental Grass:         14 Hen and chicks with friends

White:                          15 Hydrangea

Wildflower:                    16 Coneflower 17 Indian Pink 18 Indian Pink Bloom 19 Primrose