Holden Arboretum, Willoughby, OH (9/14/2013)

Saturday, September 14, 2013
A pleasant sunny day for a walk in the Holden Arboretum, which also includes gardens.
The Arlene and Arthur S Holden Jr Butterfly Garden:

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Chelone lyonii/Pink Turtlehead:

We were looking for ideas for groundcover plants.
Heuchera 'Montrose Ruby'/Purpleleaf Coral Bells:

Sedum floriterum 'Weihenstephaner'/Gold Stonecrop:

Ajuga genevensis/Geneva Bugleweed:

Ceratostigma plumbaginoides/Leadwort:

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Veronica 'Waterperry'/Speedwell:

A new plant for us: Eryngium yuccifolium/Rattlesnake Master:

The root was once used by Native Americans and perhaps early pioneers as an antidote to rattlesnake bites.
Pond near the Butterfly Garden:

We followed the Leaf Trail. The trees on the list were marked with a numbered wooden leaf and a ribbon:

Diospyros virginiana/Common Persimmon fruit:

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Aesculus pavia/Red Buckeye:

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Salix alba var tristis/Golden Weeping Willow:

Liquidambar styraciflua 'Variegata'/Golden Sweetgum leaf:

And seed pod:

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Acer griseum/Paperbark Maple:

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A closer look at the bark:

This shrub was in the Hedge Garden: Spiraea japonica 'Neon Flash'/Japanese Spirea:

We have some in the backyard, and it is being used as a hedge.
Display Garden:

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Lotus Pond:

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We still have not identified this plant (Perhaps Cornus kousa/Kousa Dogwood):

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Fagus grandifolia/American Beech:

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Saturday, September 21, 2013
We had lunch at Fatheads in North Olmsted, OH. Kent's sandwich was the "Southside Slopes:"

A cross section of kielbasa topped with fried pierogies. American cheese, grilled onions and horseradish sauce:

Named after an area in Pittsburgh, PA, it was voted #5 Best Sandwich in U.S.A. by Maxim Magazine.