2021 What's Blooming

Ilex Verticillata - Winterberry - Showing Off at the Townsend River Walk & Arboretum

Even in December there is always something wonderful to find at the Townsend River Walk & Arboretum.

A great time to see all the work that has been done this past year creating better river views and views of the moss colored rocks.

Click on any of the pictures to see the images in a slideshow gallery.

Ilex Verticillata - Winterberry
2021-12-17
Ilex Verticillata - Winterberry
Cosmos sulphureus - Sulphur Cosmos
2021-10-02
Cosmos sulphureus - Sulphur Cosmos
Aster ericoides Snow Flurry - Snow Flurry Aster
2021-09-26
Oclemena acuminata - Whorled Wood Aster, Whorled Aster, Mountain Aster, Sharp-leaved Aster
2021-09-12
Verbesina alternifolia - Yellow Wingstem, Yellow Ironweed
2021-09-12
Solidago altissima - Tall Goldenrod - Over 6ft Tall.
2021-09-12
Solidago altissima - Tall Goldenrod
Helianthus microcephalus - Small Woodland Sunflower, Small-headed Sunflower
2021-08-28
Solidago juncea - Early Goldenrod
2021-08-28
Solidago juncea - Early Goldenrod
Aster novae-angliae - New England Aster
2021-08-28
Aster novae-angliae - New England Aster
Lobelia cardinalis - Cardinal Flower, Scarlet Lobelia
2021-08-22
Lobelia siphilitica - Great Blue Lobelia, Blue Cardinal Flower
2021-08-22
Verbesina virginica - White Wingstem, White Crownbeard, Frostweed, Frostflower
2021-08-05
Smallanthus uvedalius - Hairy Leafcup, Bear's Foot, Yellow Leafcup, Uvedalia
2021-07-28
Geese seem to be in bloom on the Little River. The most we have seen along the TRWA!

2021-07-28
Oenothera biennis - Evening Primrose, Evening Star, Sun Drop
2021-07-19
Lobelia inflata - Inflated Lobelia, Indian Tobacco
2021-07-19
Geum canadense - White Avens
2021-07-19
Geum canadense - White Avens
Anemone virginiana - Thimbleweed
2021-07-13
Anemone virginiana - Thimbleweed
Cichorium intybus - Chicory
2021-07-13
Cichorium intybus - Chicory
Calystegia sepium - Hedge Bindweed
2021.07.13
Calystegia sepium - Hedge Bindweed
Hosta spp. - Hosta, Plantain Lily
2021-07-03
Hosta spp. - Hosta, Plantain Lily
Lonicera sempervirens - Trumpet Honeysuckle
2021-07-03
trumpet vine
Callicarpa americana - American Beautyberry
2021-07-03
Phlox glaberrima - Smooth Phlox, Marsh Phlox
2021-07-03
Monarda fistulosa - Bergamot, Bee Balm
2021-07-03
Monarda fistulosa - Bergamot, Bee Balm
Franklinia alatamaha - Franklin Tree
2021-06-22

More information can be found HERE!
Franklinia alatamaha - Franklin Tree
Rhododendron maximum - Rosebay Rhododendron, Great Laurel, White Laurel
2021-06-22
Vernonia gigantea - Tall Ironweed, Giant Ironweed, Ironweed
2021-06-22

Find it inside the Pollinator & Memorial Garden.
Hydrangea arborescens - Wild Hydrangea
2021-06-14
Hydrangea arborescens - Wild Hydrangea
Ostrya virginiana - American Hophornbeam
2021-06-16
They are at it again. Our bluebirds have started their second nesting for 2021.
Lathyrus latifolius - Sweet Pea, Everlasting Pea, Perennial Pea
2021-06-08
Hemerocallis fulva - Common Daylily, Tawny Daylily, Orange Daylily
2021-06-08
Asclepias tuberosa - Butterfly Milkweed, Butterfly Weed, Pleurisy Root, Orange Milkweed
2021-06-08
Echinacea purpurea - Eastern Purple Coneflower, Purple Coneflower
2021-06-08
Hydrangea quercifolia - Oakleaf Hydrangea
2021-05-30
Sambucus canadensis - American Black Elderberry
2021-05-30
Daucus carota - Queen Anne's Lace, Wild Carrot
2021-05-26
Coreopsis lanceolata - Lanceleaf Tickseed
2021-05-26
Penstemon digitalis - Smooth Penstemon
BLOOMING IN THE POLLINATOR GARDEN
2021-05-18
Penstemon digitalis - Smooth Penstemon
The Population of Stumptown is Blooming. Several New Residents!
Thanks to those of you that are contributing to the growth of Stumptown!
2021-05-18
Stumptown
Tradescantia virginiana - Virginia Spiderwort
2021-05-18
Gaillardia × grandiflora - Blanket Flower
2021-05-18
Leucanthemum vulgare - Ox-Eye Daisy
2021-05-18
Leucanthemum vulgare - Ox-Eye Daisy
Ligustrum sinense - Chinese Privet, Common Privet, Japanese Privet
**HIGHLY INVASIVE**
2021-05-18
Cornus sericea 'Flaviramea' - Yellow Twig Dogwood
2021-04-29
Lonicera maackii, L. tatarica, L. morrowii, L. X bella - Asian Bush Honeysuckle
**** HIGHLY INVASIVE **** We are in the process of invasive management and making good headway.
2021-04-29
Asian Bush Honeysuckle
Arisaema triphyllum - Jack in the Pulpit
2021-04-29
Trifolium pratense - Red Clover
2021-04-29
Trifolium pratense - Red Clover
Alliaria petiolata - Garlic Mustard
"Highly Invasive"
2021-04-19
Alliaria petiolata - Garlic Mustard
Phacelia purshii - Miami Mist, Purple Scorpionweed
2021-04-19
Erysimum Capitatum - Western Wallflower
2021-04-19
Erysimum Capitatum - Western Wallflower
Maianthemum stellatum - False Solomon's Seal
2021-04-16
Sedum ternatum - Three Leave Stonecrop
2021-04-16

Sedum ternatum - Three Leave Stonecrop
Newborn Bluebirds
2021-04-16
bluebirds1
Geranium maculatum - Wild Geranium
2021-04-16
Geranium maculatum - Wild Geranium
If you haven't been to the Townsend River Walk & Arboretum then you are missing natures spectacular display.
2021-04-14
Medicago lupulina - Black Medick
2021-04-14
Medicago lupulina - Black Medick
Iris - Tennessee State Cultivated Flower
2024-04-14
Iris cristata - Dwarf Crested Iris
2021-04-14
Iris cristata - Dwarf Crested Iris
Osmorhiza longistylis - Sweet Anise, Aniseroot
2021-04-14
Halesia carolina - Carolina Silverbell
2021-04-10
Halesia carolina - Carolina Silverbell
Nemophila maculata - Five spot
2021-04-10
Nemophila maculata - Five spot
Potentilla simplex - Common Cinquefoil
2021-04-10
Potentilla simplex - Common Cinquefoil
Cornus florida 'Comco No. 1' - Cherokee Brave
2021-04-10
Viola striata - Pale White Violet
2021-04-06
Viola striata - Pale White Violet
Erigeron philadelphicus - Philadelphia Fleabane
2021-04-06
Salvia Farinacea - Blue Sage
2021-04-06
Salvia Farinacea - Blue Sage
Hyacinthoides hispanica - Spanish Bluebell (White), Wood Hyacinth
2021-04-06
Polygonatum biflorum - Smooth Solomon's Sea
2021-04-06
Aesculus pavia - Red Buckeye
2021-04-04
Aesculus pavia - Red Buckeye
Trillium erectum - White Stinking Benjamin Trillium
2021-04-02
Bluebird Eggs - Bluebird house across from Pollinator Garden
2021-04-02
Claytonia virginica - Spring Beauty
2021-04-02
Claytonia virginica - Spring Beauty
Phacelia bipinnatifida - Purple Phacelia or Fernleaf Phacelia
2021-03-30
Love is Blooming - Bluebird Eggs
Love is Blooming - Bluebird Eggs
Aquilegia canadensis - Eastern Red Columbine
2021-03-30
Cornus florida - Flowering Dogwood (pink)
2021-03-30
Glechoma hederacea - Creeping Charlie
2021-03-27
Glechoma hederacea - Creeping Charlie
Podophyllum peltatum - Mayapple
2021-03-27
Podophyllum peltatum - Mayapple
Mitella diphylla - Miterwort, Bishop's Cap
2021-03-27
Lamium purpureum - Purple Deadnettle
2021-03-27
Lamium purpureum - Purple Deadnettle
Cercis canadensis - Eastern Redbud at Entrance to Arboretum
2021-03-27
redbud2
Pachysandra procumbens - Allegheny Spurge
2021-03-27
Taxodium distichum - Bald Cypress
2021-03-27
Taxodium distichum - Bald Cypress
Stylophorum diphyllum - Celandine Poppy
2021-03-25
Stylophorum diphyllum - Celandine Poppy
Dicentra cucullaria - Dutchman's Breeches
2021-03-25
Packera aurea - Golden Ragwort against Mossy Stones
2021-03-25
Sanguinaria canadensis - Large Grouping of Bloodroot
2021-03-24
Mertensia virginica - Virginia Bluebells
2021-03-24
Muscari armeniacum - Grape Hyacinth
2021-03-22
Muscari armeniacum - Grape Hyacinth
Taraxacum - Dandelion
2021-03-22
Taraxacum - Dandelion
Trillium luteum - Yellow Trillium
2021-03-22
Trillium luteum - Yellow Trillium
Phlox divaricate - Blue Phlox
2021-03-22
Phlox divaricate - Blue Phlox
Cercis canadensis - Eastern Redbud
2021-03-22
Cercis canadensis - Eastern Redbud
Cardamine angustata - Slender Toothwort
2021-03-22
Cardamine angustata - Slender Toothwort
Vinca minor - Periwinkle (INVASIVE)
2021-03-22
Vinca minor - Periwinkle
Aesculus Pavia - Red Buckeye
2021-03-22
Aesculus Pavia - Red Buckeye
Narcissus pseudonarcissus - Daffodil
2021-03-11
Narcissus pseudonarcissus - Daffodil
Viola sororia - Common Blue Violet
2021-03-13
Viola sororia - Common Blue Violet
Hellebores - Lenten Rose
2021.03.15
Hellebores - Lenten Rose
Thalictrum thalictroides - Rue Anemone
2021-03-13
Thalictrum thalictroides - Rue Anemone
Lindera benzoin - Spicebush
2021-03-13
Lindera benzoin - Spicebush
Sanguinaria canadensis - Bloodroot
2021-03-15
Sanguinaria canadensis - Bloodroot
Cardamine concatenata - Cut Leaved Toothwort
2021-03-15
Packera aurea - Golden Ragwort
2021-03-15
Packera aurea - Golden Ragwort

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Ilex Verticillata - Winterberry
2021-12-17

Cosmos sulphureus - Sulphur Cosmos
2021-10-02

Aster ericoides Snow Flurry - Snow Flurry Aster
2021-09-26

Oclemena acuminata - Whorled Wood Aster, Whorled Aster, Mountain Aster, Sharp-leaved Aster
2021-09-12

Verbesina alternifolia - Yellow Wingstem, Yellow Ironweed
2021-09-12

Solidago altissima - Tall Goldenrod - Over 6ft Tall.
2021-09-12

Helianthus microcephalus - Small Woodland Sunflower, Small-headed Sunflower
2021-08-28

Solidago juncea - Early Goldenrod
2021-08-28

Aster novae-angliae - New England Aster
2021-08-28

Lobelia cardinalis - Cardinal Flower, Scarlet Lobelia
2021-08-22

Lobelia siphilitica - Great Blue Lobelia, Blue Cardinal Flower
2021-08-22

Verbesina virginica - White Wingstem, White Crownbeard, Frostweed, Frostflower
2021-08-05

Smallanthus uvedalius - Hairy Leafcup, Bear's Foot, Yellow Leafcup, Uvedalia
2021-07-28

Geese seem to be in bloom on the Little River. The most we have seen along the TRWA!

2021-07-28

Oenothera biennis - Evening Primrose, Evening Star, Sun Drop
2021-07-19

Lobelia inflata - Inflated Lobelia, Indian Tobacco
2021-07-19

Geum canadense - White Avens
2021-07-19

Anemone virginiana - Thimbleweed
2021-07-13

Cichorium intybus - Chicory
2021-07-13

Calystegia sepium - Hedge Bindweed
2021.07.13

Hosta spp. - Hosta, Plantain Lily
2021-07-03

Lonicera sempervirens - Trumpet Honeysuckle
2021-07-03

Callicarpa americana - American Beautyberry
2021-07-03

Phlox glaberrima - Smooth Phlox, Marsh Phlox
2021-07-03

Monarda fistulosa - Bergamot, Bee Balm
2021-07-03

Franklinia alatamaha - Franklin Tree
2021-06-22

More information can be found HERE!

Rhododendron maximum - Rosebay Rhododendron, Great Laurel, White Laurel
2021-06-22

Vernonia gigantea - Tall Ironweed, Giant Ironweed, Ironweed
2021-06-22

Find it inside the Pollinator & Memorial Garden.

Hydrangea arborescens - Wild Hydrangea
2021-06-14

Ostrya virginiana - American Hophornbeam
2021-06-16

They are at it again. Our bluebirds have started their second nesting for 2021.

Lathyrus latifolius - Sweet Pea, Everlasting Pea, Perennial Pea
2021-06-08

Hemerocallis fulva - Common Daylily, Tawny Daylily, Orange Daylily
2021-06-08

Asclepias tuberosa - Butterfly Milkweed, Butterfly Weed, Pleurisy Root, Orange Milkweed
2021-06-08

Echinacea purpurea - Eastern Purple Coneflower, Purple Coneflower
2021-06-08

Hydrangea quercifolia - Oakleaf Hydrangea
2021-05-30

Sambucus canadensis - American Black Elderberry
2021-05-30

Daucus carota - Queen Anne's Lace, Wild Carrot
2021-05-26

Coreopsis lanceolata - Lanceleaf Tickseed
2021-05-26

Penstemon digitalis - Smooth Penstemon
BLOOMING IN THE POLLINATOR GARDEN
2021-05-18

The Population of Stumptown is Blooming. Several New Residents!
Thanks to those of you that are contributing to the growth of Stumptown!
2021-05-18

Tradescantia virginiana - Virginia Spiderwort
2021-05-18

Gaillardia × grandiflora - Blanket Flower
2021-05-18

Leucanthemum vulgare - Ox-Eye Daisy
2021-05-18

Ligustrum sinense - Chinese Privet, Common Privet, Japanese Privet
**HIGHLY INVASIVE**
2021-05-18

Cornus sericea 'Flaviramea' - Yellow Twig Dogwood
2021-04-29

Lonicera maackii, L. tatarica, L. morrowii, L. X bella - Asian Bush Honeysuckle
**** HIGHLY INVASIVE **** We are in the process of invasive management and making good headway.
2021-04-29

Arisaema triphyllum - Jack in the Pulpit
2021-04-29

Trifolium pratense - Red Clover
2021-04-29

Alliaria petiolata - Garlic Mustard
"Highly Invasive"
2021-04-19

Phacelia purshii - Miami Mist, Purple Scorpionweed
2021-04-19

Erysimum Capitatum - Western Wallflower
2021-04-19

Maianthemum stellatum - False Solomon's Seal
2021-04-16

Sedum ternatum - Three Leave Stonecrop
2021-04-16

Newborn Bluebirds
2021-04-16

Geranium maculatum - Wild Geranium
2021-04-16

If you haven't been to the Townsend River Walk & Arboretum then you are missing natures spectacular display.
2021-04-14

Medicago lupulina - Black Medick
2021-04-14

Iris - Tennessee State Cultivated Flower
2024-04-14

Iris cristata - Dwarf Crested Iris
2021-04-14

Osmorhiza longistylis - Sweet Anise, Aniseroot
2021-04-14

Halesia carolina - Carolina Silverbell
2021-04-10

Nemophila maculata - Five spot
2021-04-10

Potentilla simplex - Common Cinquefoil
2021-04-10

Cornus florida 'Comco No. 1' - Cherokee Brave
2021-04-10

Viola striata - Pale White Violet
2021-04-06

Erigeron philadelphicus - Philadelphia Fleabane
2021-04-06

Salvia Farinacea - Blue Sage
2021-04-06

Hyacinthoides hispanica - Spanish Bluebell (White), Wood Hyacinth
2021-04-06

Polygonatum biflorum - Smooth Solomon's Sea
2021-04-06

Aesculus pavia - Red Buckeye
2021-04-04

Trillium erectum - White Stinking Benjamin Trillium
2021-04-02

Bluebird Eggs - Bluebird house across from Pollinator Garden
2021-04-02

Claytonia virginica - Spring Beauty
2021-04-02

Phacelia bipinnatifida - Purple Phacelia or Fernleaf Phacelia
2021-03-30

Love is Blooming - Bluebird Eggs

Aquilegia canadensis - Eastern Red Columbine
2021-03-30

Cornus florida - Flowering Dogwood (pink)
2021-03-30

Glechoma hederacea - Creeping Charlie
2021-03-27

Podophyllum peltatum - Mayapple
2021-03-27

Mitella diphylla - Miterwort, Bishop's Cap
2021-03-27

Lamium purpureum - Purple Deadnettle
2021-03-27

Cercis canadensis - Eastern Redbud at Entrance to Arboretum
2021-03-27

Pachysandra procumbens - Allegheny Spurge
2021-03-27

Taxodium distichum - Bald Cypress
2021-03-27

Stylophorum diphyllum - Celandine Poppy
2021-03-25

Dicentra cucullaria - Dutchman's Breeches
2021-03-25

Packera aurea - Golden Ragwort against Mossy Stones
2021-03-25

Sanguinaria canadensis - Large Grouping of Bloodroot
2021-03-24

Mertensia virginica - Virginia Bluebells
2021-03-24

Muscari armeniacum - Grape Hyacinth
2021-03-22

Taraxacum - Dandelion
2021-03-22

Trillium luteum - Yellow Trillium
2021-03-22

Phlox divaricate - Blue Phlox
2021-03-22

Cercis canadensis - Eastern Redbud
2021-03-22

Cardamine angustata - Slender Toothwort
2021-03-22

Vinca minor - Periwinkle (INVASIVE)
2021-03-22

Aesculus Pavia - Red Buckeye
2021-03-22

Narcissus pseudonarcissus - Daffodil
2021-03-11

Viola sororia - Common Blue Violet
2021-03-13

Hellebores - Lenten Rose
2021.03.15

Thalictrum thalictroides - Rue Anemone
2021-03-13

Lindera benzoin - Spicebush
2021-03-13

Sanguinaria canadensis - Bloodroot
2021-03-15

Cardamine concatenata - Cut Leaved Toothwort
2021-03-15

Packera aurea - Golden Ragwort
2021-03-15

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