Summer at the Monet Garden

The Lenexa Garden Club recently toured the Monet Garden at the Overland Park Arboretum.








The evening started with a brief light shower; once the sun came out the temperature soared. Our tour guides were three of the Johnson County Extension Master Gardeners who help plan and maintain the gardens.

The garden was full of visitors and photographers enjoying the colorful show provided by the annuals. The first image is looking down from the arbor in the Sunset Garden towards the Monet Pond. Hibiscus rosa sinensis 'Cherie' is in a large container under the arbor. Throughout the garden are Cosmos; my favorite is Sonata White.





The Dahlias are just magnificent. The striped one, in the Allee, is Bristol Stripe.

Admission to the Overland Park Arboretum is free.



Here's an article on annuals for Kansas City conditions:
Annuals in the Trial Garden

Signs of Spring at the Monet Garden

The Extension Master Gardeners spent the morning cleaning up the Monet Garden at the Overland Park Arboretum while inside the Visitors' Center a class was held on "Monet Gardening Kansas Style."

Drifts of Jonquils are blooming at the edge of the woodland garden. Along a sidewalk, with boxwoods as a backdrop, a Hyacinth is starting to show color.

We visited the Arboretum's greenhouse for a sneak peek of the annuals being grown for the Monet Garden. The flats of the Trailing Sunset Nemesia growing along side flats of Blue Hawaii Ageratum is very colorful. I'm looking forward to returning to the Monet Garden after the rush of spring at the nursery to see how the garden is evolving. Today was a wonderful day visiting with friends who volunteer in the garden, attending class, and strolling along in the garden afterwards with my mom.


Here's an article on selecting bulbs for the garden:
Spring Flowering Bulbs