All the Demonstration Gardens at the Arboretum are bursting with blooms of all colors and sizes. Come out and spend some time roaming through all the gardens to get ideas for what might work in your home garden. The Arboretum is free, open dawn to dusk, easy walking paths (mostly sidewalks), benches to rest on, some shady spots, and picnic tables if you want. Restrooms and drinking fountains are in the Ag Center (Hours 8 AM to 5 PM). Here is a sampling of what you will see:
WILDFLOWER GARDEN:
1.
Panicum virgatum 'Shenandoah' (Switch Grass)
2.
Zizia aurea (Golden Alexanders)
PERENNIAL BORDER:
3.
Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight'
4.
Nepeta x faassenii 'Six Hills Giant' (Catmint)
5.
Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii 'Goldsturm' (Black-eyed Susans)
HERB GARDEN:
6.
Ocimum tenuiflorum (Holy Basil)
MIXED BORDER:
7.
Lantana camara 'Miss Huff'
8.
Vitex agnus-castus (Chaste Tree)
CHILDREN'S GARDEN
9.
Salvia guaranitica 'Black & Blue' (Anise Sage)
10.
Mirabilis jalapa (Four O'Clocks)
