Exuberant Blooms Exuberant Blooms Image Image The Morris reaches new heights in  Exuberant Blooms , where reclaimed wood is transformed into bold, elevated structures alive with texture and color. This year’s display weaves vibrant seasonal plantings with striking architectural elements created from wood reclaimed through our own arboricultural work—giving pruned limbs a thoughtful second life in the garden. Shaped into striking arches, trellises, and sculptural forms, these natural structures add height and movement, inviting you to explore nature in new ways and celebrating the beauty of responsible stewardship while adding structure and story to the landscape. Vines climb overhead, birds find places to rest, and in some areas, you can wander beneath and around these structures. Surrounding these forms is the lush mix of tropical foliage and vibrant seasonal blooms that defines  Exuberant Blooms . True to the spirit of the garden, more than 10,000 annuals burst into bloom, creating the richly layered spectacle inspired by classic Victorian displays. Bold plants like palms, eucalyptus, and bromeliads pair with bright favorites such as salvias, cupheas, and angelonia to create an immersive summer garden filled with color at every turn. Abundance, sustainability, and horticultural excellence come together in Exuberant Blooms this year, offering a garden that delights the senses while reflecting the best practices of a modern public garden committed to caring for its plants, its resources, and its future. Celebrate the opening of Exuberant Blooms on Saturday, July 18 & Sunday, July 19 with Wander Through Color Weekend → Exuberant Blooms is sponsored in part by Ball Horticultural Company. Image Previous Exuberant Blooms Image Exuberant Blooms with a monarch butterfly, 2025. Image Members at our Member Exhibition Night wandering through Exuberant Blooms, 2025. Image Exuberant Blooms with a spring tulip display, 2025. Image An aerial view of Exuberant Blooms , 2024.  …

What's in Bloom: October What's in Bloom: October Image October at the Morris Image strawberry bush Euonymus americanus Native Azalea Collection Inconspicuous spring flowers become showy seed pods in early fall. The textured pink seed pods of this native shrub burst open, exposing striking orange fruit that contrast against its bright green leaves and stems. Image stiff dogwood Cornus foemina Morris Pond Clusters of deep blue fruit adorn these small trees native to the southeastern United States. The genus name Cornus means “horn” and is in reference to the tree’s strong wood. Image Chinese osmanthus Osmanthus armatus Orange Balustrade Small white flowers produce a sweet, wafting fragrance throughout this area of the garden. This large evergreen shrub is similar to the evergreen hollies ( Ilex ) planted nearby, but the leaf arrangements on Osmanthus are opposite, while Ilex is alternate. Image false holly Osmanthus heterophyllus Hillcrest Pavilion Blooming from late fall into early winter, this evergreen tree produces small, fragrant cream-colored flowers. Unlike Osmanthus armatus , this species’ leaves tend to have toothed margins rather than smooth. Image common baldcypress Taxodium distichum (common baldcypress) This stately deciduous conifer produces a showy display of fall color, with needles turning a deep orange color before falling off. When growing near water, baldcypress trees produce cone-like, above-ground root shoots called “knees”. Image American beautyberry Callicarpa americana Native Azalea Collection These native shrubs produce clusters of bright purple fruit along its branches, hanging on to the plant into early winter after the leaves fall …