Winter Garden, Dry Garden & Sensory Garden Improvement Projects

Winter Garden
The following perennials were planted along the lawn in the northernmost corner of the Winter Garden on 10/27/18.
Alchemilla mollis (Lady's Mantle) 3
Echinacea purpurea (Purple Coneflower) 3
Penstemon x mexicali (Mexicali Beardtongue) 5

Dry Garden
The following perennials & shrubs were planted along the stairs in the Dry Garden on 10/27/18.
Antennaria dioica 'Rubra' (Pink Pussy-Toes) 1
Dorycnium hirsutum (Hairy Canary Clover) 3
Gypsophila cerastioides (Clumping Baby's Breath) 1
Gypsophila repens 'Rosea' (Pink Creeping Baby's Breath) 1
Penstemon eatonii (Eaton's Beardtongue) 4

Sensory Garden
The following perennials & shrubs were planted along the lawn in the in the Sensory Garden on 10/27/18.
Dorycnium hirsutum (Hairy Canary Clover) 3
Penstemon eatonii (Eaton's Beardtongue) 2

Winter Garden Improvement Project

The winter garden was improved in fall 2014.  Five cubic yards of Cedar Grove Compost was spread & the following  plants were added.  Click here for the current winter garden plant list.

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)

Groundcovers
Ajuga reptans ‘Black Scallop’ (Carpet Bugle)
Fragaria vesca (Woodland Strawberry)

List of possible future additions:

Shrubs
Berberis darwinii 'Compacta' (Campact Darwin's Barberry)
Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Nana Gracilis’ (Dwarf Hinoki Cypress)
Kalmia latifolia (Mountain Laurel)
Rhaphiolepis umbellata (Yeddo Hawthorne)
Ribes sanguineum (Flowering Currant)
Viburnum davidii (David's Viburnum)

Perennials & Groundcovers
Acanthus mollis (Bear’s Breeches): move from dry garden
Alchemilla mollis (Lady’s Mantle)
Anemone x hybrida (Japanese Anemone)
Campanula latifolia (Giant Bellflower)
Campanula poscharskyana (Serbian Bellflower)
Digitalis purpurea (Foxglove): scatter seeds
Franchoa ramosa or Franchoa sonchifolia (Bridal Wreath)
Geranium phaeum (Mourning Widow)
Liriope muscari (Lily Turf)
Luzula sylvatica ‘Aurea’ (Golden Wood Rush)
Narcissus 'Rijnveld's Early Sensation' (Daffodil)

These perennials were planted in fall 2014 along the west edge of the border.

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)

Here is a list of possible future additions:
Achillea millefolium (Yarrow)

Allium cristophii (Star of Persia)
Digitalis purpurea (Foxglove)
Eryngium amethystinum (Sea Holly)
Geranium sanguineum (Bloody Cranesbill)
Lychnis coronaria (Crown Pink)
Paeonia ‘Flame’ (Peony)
Thymus serpyllum (Creeping Thyme)

Winter Garden Plant List

The winter garden is the largest garden in the border.  It is located south of the east parking area, on both sides of the path, as far as the sensory & native gardens.


Trees

Acer buergerianum (Trident Maple)

Acer griseum (Paperbark Maple)

Acer palmatum (Japanese Maple)

Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’ (Contorted Hazel)

Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Jelena’ (Witch Hazel)

Rhus typhina ‘Laciniata’ (Sumac)

Shrubs
Aucuba japonica ‘Picturata’ (Japanese Laurel, Aoki, Gold Dust Plant): added in 2014
Aucuba japonica 'Rozannie' added in 2015

Berberis x stenophylla 'Corallina Compacta' (Compact Coral Barberry)

Berberis verruculosa (Warty Barberry) verruculosa means warty

Camellia sasanqua ‘Hana Jiman’ (Sasanqua Camellia)

Ceanothus ‘Joyce Coulter’ (California Lilac)

Choisya ternata (Mexican Orange)

Cornus alba ‘Argenteo-marginata’ (Siberian Dogwood)

Daphne x burkwoodii ‘Somerset’ (Somerset Daphne)

Drimys lanceolata (Mountain Pepper)

Elaeagnus pungens ‘Maculata’ (Thorny Olive) maculata means spotted

Euonymus fortunei ‘Emerald Gaiety’ (Wintercreeper)
Fatsia japonica 'Spider's Web' added in October 2015

Hebe buxifolia (Boxleaf Hebe)

Leucothoe fontanesiana ‘Rainbow’ (Fetter Bush, Dog Hobble): added in 2014

Leucothoe fontanesiana ‘Scarletta’ (Fetter Bush, Dog Hobble): added in 2014

Mahonia x media ‘Arthur Menzies’ (no common name)

Nandina domestica ‘Purple Passion’ (Heavenly Bamboo)

Osmanthus x burkwoodii (Burkwood Osmanthus)

Pinus mugo (Swiss Mountain Pine)

Rosa glauca (Redleaf Rose)

Rosa rugosa ‘Hansa’ (Sea Tomato)

Sarcococca hookeriana var. humilis (Dwarf Sweet Box): added in 2014

Sarcococca ruscifolia (Sweet Box): added in 2014

Skimmia japonica (Japanese Skimmia, Miyama Shikimi): added in 2014 
Vaccinium vitis-idaea (Lingonberry)

Perennials

Alchemilla mollis (Lady’s Mantle)

Anemone x hybrida (Japanese Anemone)

Crocosmia masoniorum (Flaming Iris)
Epimedium x rubrum (Barrenwort) added in October 2015
Epimedium versicolor 'Sulphureum' (Barrenwort) added in October 2015

Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten Rose)

Iris ‘Root Beer’ (Bearded Iris)

Iris douglasiana ‘Alba’ (Douglas Iris) alba means white
Narcissus 'Ice Follies' (Daffodil) added in November 2015

Ophiopogon planiscapus ‘Nigrescens’ (Black Mondo Grass)
Polypodium glycyrrhiza (Licorice Fern) added in October 2015

Saxifraga x urbium (London Pride)

Groundcovers, Trailers & Vines

Ajuga reptans ‘Black Scallop’ (Carpet Bugle): added in 2014

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (Kinnikinnick)

Clematis lanuginosa ‘Candida’ (Clematis) lanuginosa means woolly

Fragaria chiloensis (Sand Strawberry)
Fragaria vesca (Woodland Strawberry): added in 2014

Galium odoratum (Sweet Woodruff)
Lamium maculatum 'Beacon Silver' (Dead Nettle) added in 2014

Rubus pentalobus ‘Emerald Carpet’ (Creeping Bramble)

Trachelospermum jasminoides (Star Jasmine)

Viola riviana (Purple Dog Violet)

The perennial border lies along the west edge of the winter garden.  It was added in fall 2014 & extended to the edge of the Sensory Garden in fall 2016.

Perennial Border
Alchemilla mollis 'Auslese' (Lady's Mantle) added in 2015
Campanula poscharskyana (Serbian Bellflower) added in 2015

Echinacea purpurea ‘PowWow White’ (White Coneflower): added in 2014
Echinacea purpurea 'Ruby Star' (Pink Coneflower) added in 2015
Geranium 'Ann Folkard' (Cranesbill) added in 2015
Lamium maculatum ‘Aureum’ (Golden Dead Nettle) added in 2015

Lilium auratum (Gold Band Lily): added in 2014
Liriope muscari 'Big Blue' (Big Blue Lily Turf) added in 2016
Luzula sylvatica 'Aurea' (Golden Forest Grass) added in 2016

Penstemon x mexicali (Mexicali Beardtongue): added in 2014
Pieris japonica 'Bisbee Dwarf' (Lily of the Valley Shrub) added in 2016

Salvia verticillata ‘Purple Rain’ (Lilac Sage): added in 2014

Scilla peruviana (Giant Squill): added in 2014
Sedum makinoi ‘Limelight’ (Stonecrop) added in 2015
Sedum reflexum ‘Blue Spruce’ (Stonecrop) added in 2015
Thymus pseudolanuginosus (Woolly Thyme) added in 2015

Winter Garden Plant Photos

Acer buergerianum (Trident Maple) May 2013

Ajuga reptans (Carpet Bugle) Galium odoratum (Sweet Woodruff)
Viola riviana (Purple Dog Violet) May 2013

Alchemilla mollis (Lady’s Mantle) May 2013

Berberis x stenophylla 'Corallina Compacta' (Barberry) May 2013

Berberis verruculosa (Warty Barberry) May 2013

Ceanothus ‘Joyce Coulter’ (California Lilac) May 2013

Choisya ternata (Mexican Orange)

Clematis lanuginosa ‘Candida’ May 2013

Cornus alba ‘Argenteo-marginata’ (Siberian Dogwood) May 2013

Cryptomeria japonica ‘Elegans’ (Japanese Cedar) May 2013

Daphne x burkwoodii ‘Somerset’ May 2013

Drimys lanceolata (Mountain Pepper) May 2013

Eleagnus pungens ‘Maculata’ (Thorny Olive) May 2013

Euonymus fortunei ‘Emerald Gaiety’ (Wintercreeper) May 2013

Euphorbia, species unidentified May 2013

Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Jelena’ (Witch Hazel) May 2013

Hebe buxifolia (Boxleaf Hebe) May 2013

Hebe glaucophylla May 2013

Mahonia x media ‘Arthur Menzies’ May 2013

Osmanthus x burkwoodii May 2013

Pinus mugo (Swiss Mountain Pine) May 2013

Rhus typhina ‘Laciniata’ (Sumac) May 2013