Plant of the Month
May, 2008
Styrax japonicus (QBG #1987.318)
Collected in October, 1987 at 1270m elevation in Nagano prefecture, Japan. This prolific May bloomer, the Japanese Snowbell, is native to China, Japan & Korea. Reaching a height and width up to 30', this graceful tree with glossy, dark green foliage requires summer water and attains a strongly horizontal habit.
Welcome to Quarryhill
Botanical Garden, an
Asian woodland in the Valley of the Moon, founded in 1987 on the rolling hills above Glen Ellen, California.
The Garden will be CLOSED to the public on Saturday, May 31st for our
Spring Celebration.
Reservations are required.
Events
Annual Spring Celebration
Saturday May 31st, 10am-3pm
$35/ $25 Members
Join us at Quarryhill for our 2nd Annual Spring Celebration. Guests will have a variety of activities to enjoy including our yearly Plant Sale. Don't miss special guest speaker John Simmons, retired Curator of Kew Gardens. Reservation are required. Space is limited.
For more information on the Spring Celebration click here
Have questions
for the garden staff?
Email them to
info@quarryhillbg.org
Commonly asked questions
will appear in our
2008 Summer Newsletter.