EXTRAORDINARY IVY COLLECTION
By
Suzanne Pierot, President of The American Ivy Society
Reprinted from: Summer 2010 Vol. 22 No. 1
Not for reprint without written permission for The American Ivy Society.
Great news. The American Ivy Society now has an impressive outdoor collection in the Northeast. Even better, the collection has both juvenile and adult ivies — all correctly named and growing happily on the ground as well as climbing up the trees.
This is a first. We have had outdoor test gardens at many places such as the American Horticultural Society headquarters, and at Longwood Gardens. But never have we had a mature collection, one where researchers, academics and ivy enthusiasts could see ivy growing in its natural state – without help from fertilizer, cultivation or even much water. Read the full story, click here.
Here is a partical list. Click on highlighted names for photos. More will be added.
