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| Ah the famous and eponymous Feather Reed Grass, Calamagrostis acutiflora "Karl Foerster" at the Karl Foerster nursery in Potsdam, Germany |
While taking a daytrip from Berlin to Potsdam to see the palaces there, we made a detour to the Karl Foerster garden. It turned out to be a longer detour than expected, because the bus was not running that day, which meant we had to take a rather loooooooooooooong walk.
Nonetheless, it was an interesting visit. Here are some of the plants and sights that stood out:
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| The striking "Bishop of Llandaff" dahlia. The dark foliage with the red flowers makes for a stunning color combination. |
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| I believe this is some sort of Japanese Anemone, but I couldn't find a plant label to confirm my belief or provide any further detail. |
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| I never saw such nice Bergenia cordifolia before visiting Germany and the Netherlands. It seems to be a favorite groundcover / filler over there and appears to be very happy in the climatic conditions. |
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| These yellow flowers were not labeled. They look to me like some sort of perennial sunflower, but I certainly appreciate a specific ID if any clever readers would like to chime in. I took this photo in large part because I thought it was a very effective and beautiful combination of sculpture, foliage and flowers in the garden. |
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| Japanese Forest Grass - Hakonechloa macra. I tried growing some of this in 2014, but I think it needs a shadier and cooler setting than I could offer in Tennessee. Love the combination and foliar contrast of the Bergenia growing alongside the Forest Grass. |
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| A towering stand of Miscanthus floridulus, at least 8-feet tall! |
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| A wall of morning glory in the garden. I believe this vine is an annual, so presumably this is a single season's foliage! |
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| No name on this plant in the parking lot. But I love the rainbow colors on the foliage. |
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| This was a lovely fragrant and floriferous rose called Angela. |
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| A cat keeps a close eye on things from a window. |
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| This is the actual working nursery part of the operation. It was closed when we visited, but a sign on the fence listed the hours as being Monday to Saturday from 9-7 and Sunday from 11-4. If you're planning to shop there, you might want to check in advance to make sure these hours have not changed according to the season. |
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| Finally a bit of whimsy. It's a little hard to tell from this angle, but I think whoever trimmed this boxwood was aiming to create a bunny topiary. Can you see the ears and the tail ;-) |
