Highlights: September 2005 Show

The Japanese Garden at Maymont
Guest: Peggy Singlemann
(804) 358.7166
www.maymont.org

Japanese Gardens consist of three primary elements: water, plant material and hardscape.

Water features need not be large and may even be implied, as with dry stream beds.

An Azumaya is a rustic building that serves as a resting place where one can enjoy the garden.

Plant pallets in Japanese Gardens are chose as much for their texture as their color. Variations of the color green are hi-lighted. Flowers are of much less importance than in european gardens.

Arlington Farms: Cut Flower Production
Guests: Emmett and Janet Lowe
Rt. 2 Box 1370, King William, VA 23086
Andy Hankins, Extension Specialist, VSU
(804) 524.5962
ahankins@vsu.edu

Arlington Farm is a family owned and operated cut flower farm in King William County.

Many annuals and perennials, such as; Zinnia, daffodil, sunflower, gladiolas can be grown for the cut flower market. The market also has a demand for cut flowers produced by woody ornamentals.

Keys to success include; good cultural practices to produce healthy plants, proper post harvest handling, and good marketing techniques.

Andy Hankins is a specialist in Alternative Crop production with Virginia Cooperative Extension. He is available to provide information and assistance to growers with an interest in cut flower production. Feel free to contact him by phone or email.