Garden Center

I call this page my Garden Center, but there is nothing here for sale. This page merely serves as a central point linking to educational pages I have created on various garden topics. As of September 2002, my professsional association with Jefferson was terminated so I will no longer be teaching there. I am in the process of moving my files right now, so you will be able to find most of this material on my new website:

www.DonaldHyatt.com

Native Azaleas and Plants in the Wild

• Identifying Native Azaleas
  Tips on Identification of the 15 species of azaleas native to the Eastern United States
• Native Azaleas: Plants in the Wild and Flower Forms
  Graphics showing the native azaleas growing in the wild
• Return to Gregory Bald
  Web version of a 1998 article I wrote for the ARS Journal
• The Gregory Bald Hybrids
  Some of the finer forms of native azaleas growing on Gregory Bald in the Smokies
• The Gregory Bald Hybrid Azaleas: Part 2
  Additional graphics of other exceptional forms on Gregory Bald
• The Roan Highlands
  Wild flowers and native azaleas growing near Roan Mountain
• The Appalacian Trail at Roan Highlands
  More images of the spectacular scenery at Roan Mountain
• The Roan Highlands in Full Bloom   -   NEW 6/25/01
  Peak bloom for calendulaceum and catawbiense in the Roan Highlands, June 2001
• The Southern Appalachian Mountains in Autumn   -   NEW 10/26/01
  Autumn Color from October 2001
• Calendulaceum on Hooper Bald
  Exceptional forms of the Flame Azalea on Hooper Bald
• The Best of the Best: In Search of Native Azaleas   -   NEW 7/01/01
  Web version of my keynote address given at the Azalea Society Convention in Asheville, June 16, 2001

General Gardening Interests

• Landscaping the School
  Teaching students at my high school how to beautify our campus with rhododendron and azalea seedlings. A version was published in the American Rhododendron Society Journal in 1997.
• Planting Seeds at 20:02 on 02/20/2002   -   NEW 2/20/02
  Faculty Members get together to plant seeds from Jefferson's time on a very special palindrome event: 200202202002
• General Views of My Garden
  Views of the garden I have created at the family home during the past 50 years
• My Knap Hill Azaleas
  Images of these spectacular deciduous azalea hybrids
• Rhododendrons that Grow Well for Me
  Rhododendrons that grow well in the Washington D.C. suburbs
• The Asian Influence in My Garden
  An appreciation of the excellent plants in my garden that have come from Asia
• Landscaping with Rhododendrons and Azaleas   -  
  Some thoughts on landscape design from a recent garden club talk
• Rooting Dormant Azalea Cuttings
  How to propagate azaleas from cuttings rooted during the winter months
• Raising Rhododendrons and Azaleas from Seed
  Propagation techniques for raising these plants from tiny seeds
• Rooting Rhododendron and Azalea Cuttings   -  
  How to root rhododendron cuttings under fluorescent lights
• Great Gardens of England and Ireland
  Images and commentary from my two-week trip to see incredible gardens in the UK
• The Rhododendron Legacy of Joe Gable   -  
  An introduction to the pioneer hybridizing efforts of Joe Gable
• The Gable Rhododendrons   -   UPDATED (with graphics) 08/19/01
  Transcibed from a talk by Gable Study Group members, George Ring and Jane Goodrich
• The John C. and Margaret K. White Horticultural Center   -  
  The beautiful 13-acre garden given to Fairfax County for a horticulture center
• Earl Sommerville's Garden and His Native Azaleas   -   NEW 3/14/02
  One of the great gardens in the Atlanta, GA, area.

My Art Gallery of Original Watercolors

• Rhododendron prunifolium   -   NEW 8/20/01
  My latest watercolor of a rare and wonderful native azalea that blooms in late summer.
• Gallery 1: Favorite Paintings of Favorite Plants
  Paintings of some favorite flowers: Azalea, Dogwood, Lady Slipper
• Gallery 2: My Roadside Wildflower Series
  Paintings of flowers that escaped cultivation and are now admired as wildflowers along our nation's highways: Daylily, Bouncing Bet, Chicory, Oxeye Daisy, Queen Anne's Lace, and Black-Eyed-Susan
• My Peanut Picture
  A watercolor of the peanut plant in flower, painted when Jimmy Carter was President

Some Other Garden Links of Interest

• The Azalea Society of America
  Website for the ASA including commercial sources for purchasing plants
• The American Rhododendron Society
  Website for the ARS including their plant database and news links
• The Virginia Native Plant Society
  Website for the VNPS including invasive Alien Plants
• David Sauer's Website on the New Kurume Azaleas
  Images of the new Kurume Azaleas, Back Acres Azaleas, Orchids, and more
• The Delp Rhododendrons by Paul James
  Images of favorite Delp rhododendrons and views of the James garden
• Dr. Yamaguchi's Website on Kurume Azaleas
  Website for Kurume Azaleas in Japan