Photo of the Week at Goshen Gardens     2022          

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Sugar Maple - One of Kentucky’s finest native tree.

A winter wonderland at Goshen Gardens

Red flowering buckeye native to Kentucky. Can be found in deep woods along creeks and rivers.

New growth on a Nordmann is so soft and hard to describe. See the closeup below.

A red shoulder hawk nest in an American Beech. The nuts were collected at Cave Hill Cemetery in the 1980’s. Lee Squires was always so gracious to let us collect seeds and nuts for the nursery. See next photo for a closeup of the nest.

Early June in the Nursery

These white daylillies are called Dad’s best. Always right on time for Father’s Day.

The above two photos are Goshen Garden Seedlings (Native Juniper) quite different.

Seed Source: Goshen Gardens, Goshen, Kentucky

2021 wasn’t a great year for holly berries. This year “hold on to your hat!”

Lee Squires showing his Bonsai. Click here for a closer look at Lee Squires.

Went through a little more trouble to save this small tree than we usually would have. But if any tree is worth it it’s this one - an American Beech. This tree could live for 300 - 400 years!

Another Friend Remembered:

Robert Talbot Burkley

Bob and Tommy in the eighties at The River Creek Inn on Harrod’s Creek.

Robert (Bob) Turley was a talented landscape designer and installer. Bob did a lot of big buildings in downtown Louisville along with new construction.

But for all the work he did in Louisville he never agreed with the Sinking Fund. The Sinking Fund was the name given to the agency that collected occupational license fees/taxes on behalf of the City of Louisville.  Because Bob didn’t agree with the Metro Sinking Fund he was in and out of court over it. At one point he took his last 5 years tax returns and burned them in front of the Courthouse. When he went in front  of the judge, the judge slammed down his gavel and sentenced Bob to 30 days. So Bob said to the judge  “check this out” and turned around to show off the back of his blue jean jacket. It said “Jesus is coming and he’s pissed.” The Judge said  “nice Bob” and slammed his gavel again and said 90 days.

Bob was a local kid from the Highlands. He played sports for St. X and Bellarmine University. Because of the education he received he helped everyone around him. His first wife Susan owned Prospect Gardens. We all spent a lot of time on the river.

Bob retired to Carrollton, KY where he passed away. But his spirit is alive and well. And is still around in everything he planted!

This week the “Breeze Hill Gang” came by the nursery. We had a nice time touring the nursery and also did sme pruning.

An order of mature Varder Valley Boxwood, dug, tied up and yarded in the shade. Headed to their new home.

The pyramidal tree in the far back center is a fern leaf beech.

The fern leaf beech will be turning a very pretty yellow soon. You don’t see many of  these in the landscape.

It is also known as the Fagus Sylvatica (asplenifolia) that you can read up on in the book Dirrs Hardy Trees and Shrubs by Michael A.Dirrs.

The parrotia or  Persian ironwood has a great fall color. This photo taken October 5, 2022.

Amur cork has bright fall color and has been used much at the Missouri Botanical Gardens

It’s been a beautiful fall at Goshen Gardens

This Kosa is so very red this year.

A very large contorted Beech.

Christmas is in the air!

This is a 5” Cornus Alterniolia also calles a Pagoda Dogwood. Itis native to Kentucky and the kind of tree you build a garden around.

Santa is in the house!

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