Fall 2014 Improvement Projects

Native Garden

Native Garden

Native Garden (street side)

Winter Garden with perennial border

Winter Garden

Winter Garden

Winter Garden

During 3 work parties in September & October 2014, all non-native plants were removed from the Native Garden, 10 cubic yards of compost were spread on the Native & Winter Gardens, & new plants were added to both gardens.  A perennial border was created along the west edge of the Winter Garden.  Below is a list of the plants added to those gardens.

Native Garden

Shrubs

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana ‘Ellwoodii’ (Lawson Cypress)

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana ‘Snow White’ (Lawson Cypress)

Mahonia repens (Creeping Mahonia)  

Ribes sanguineum ‘White Icicle’ (Flowering Currant)

Thuja plicata ‘Grune Kugel’ (Dwarf Western Red Cedar)

Perennials

Achillea millefolium (Yarrow)

Achillea millefolium ‘Terra Cotta’ (Yarrow)

Armeria maritima ‘Rubrifolia’ (Red-leaved Sea Thrift)

Erigeron glaucus ‘Sea Breeze’ (Beach Aster)

Iris x pacifica ‘Heritage Hybrids’ (Pacific Coast Iris)

Iris x pacifica ‘Orchid Sprite’ (Pacific Coast Iris)

Iris tenax x douglasiana ‘Baby Lilac’ (Pacific Coast Iris)

Groundcovers

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (Kinnikinnick, Bearberry)

Fragaria chiloensis (Sand Strawberry)

Fragaria vesca (Woodland Strawberry)

Mahonia nervosa (Longleaf Mahonia)

Oxalis oregana (Redwood Sorrel)

Sedum divergens (Stonecrop)

Sedum oreganum (Stonecrop)

Sedum spathulifolium ‘Carnea’ (Stonecrop)

Winter Garden

Shrubs

Aucuba japonica ‘Picturata’ (Japanese Laurel, Aoki, Gold Dust Plant)

Leucothoe fontanesiana ‘Rainbow’ (Fetter Bush, Dog Hobble)

Leucothoe fontanesiana ‘Scarletta’ (Fetter Bush, Dog Hobble)

Sarcococca hookeriana var. humilis (Dwarf Sweet Box)

Sarcococca ruscifolia (Sweet Box)

Skimmia japonica (Japanese Skimmia, Miyama Shikimi) 

Perennial
Hakonechloa macra 'Beni-kaze' (Japanese Forest Grass)

Groundcovers

Ajuga reptans ‘Black Scallop’ (Carpet Bugle)

Fragaria vesca (Woodland Strawberry)
Lamium maculatum 'Beacon Silver' (Dead Nettle)

Perennial Border

Echinacea purpurea ‘PowWow’ (White Coneflower)

Lilium auratum (Gold Band Lily)

Penstemon x mexicali (Mexicali Beardtongue)

Salvia verticillata ‘Purple Rain’ (Lilac Sage)

Scilla peruviana (Giant Squill)