We have some ladies visitng the garden at the moment and they’re all wearing the most lovely slippers!
Still several left for purchase!
May
31
2015
Fernwood Nursery & Gardens
Maine's Shadiest Nursery
We have some ladies visitng the garden at the moment and they’re all wearing the most lovely slippers! Still several left for purchase!
Fernwood Nursery & Gardens 
Oh, I do wish I lived closer because I’d stock up my closet/garden with these gorgeous beauties. 🙂
They are amazing! Certainly one that warrants frequent visits just to admire their lovely blooms!! Isn’t nature something?
I chuckle at the current ‘selfie’ fettish and wonder why they don’t put their smart phone down and look around at Mother Nature because that’s where the real beauty is at which is documented by your photos today. 🙂
Thank you Judy…..so true about nature and what she offers in the way of beauty and time well spent paying attention! You have it right!
Save me the last dark pink one, Richard can collect for me.
Ok. will do!
Stunning! I’ve never seen a white one like yours.
Real beauties, these ladyslippers. Always so happy to see them when they bloom. The white is Kentuckiense x candidum. Oh, summer…glorious summer. Hope your season is going well, Marian.
I only ever remember seeing pink as a child. It was a big no-no to pick them. Don’t recall why…were they endangered I wonder? I always enjoy seeing them 🙂
Hi Melissa,
The ladyslippers that we sell are all propagated, not wild picked. Some ladyslippers are protected, and picking them in the wild is frowned upon. We were just traveling up north to our camp and saw many wild slippers growing ( never pic or uproot these), they are so beautiful and amazing that nature has a design for such an intricate flower. Three days of rain here…great for all the spinach, greens, and brassicas, but a little too cool for all those sun loving peppers , tomatoes, and eggplant. Hope your garden is growing well!
denise