Display Garden

• Welcome To Winter Greenhouse

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  When you arrive at Winter Greenhouse you will be greeted by our resting 'Buffalo' surrounded by bright annuals, perennials and ornamental grasses.

  

• The Display Gardens

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  The display gardens will show you the mature plants for sun and shade through the seasons.

  

• Crabapple

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  This Crabapple tree takes center stage when it blooms.

  

• Tulip Delight

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  Tulips are among the most popular spring flowers of all time, and it's no wonder. Everybody loves these easy to grow bulbs that herald the arrival of spring.

  

• Display Garden

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  Another view on the display garden in spring.

  

• Creeping Phlox

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  A fine light on the Creeping Phlox.

  

• Azelea

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  This Azelea lights up the garden, the color reflected by the Bleeding Hearts.

  

• Dicentra spectabilis, Bleeding Heart

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  It hardly gets more elegant than this, with a pearly drop on every tip of every leaf.

  

• Absolute Spring

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  Bleeding hearts and Virginia Bluebells – a beautiful combination.

  

• Spring Light

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  An enchanted garden.

  

• Spring in the Shade Garden

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  Fiddleheads, Forget-me-nots, Daffodils, myriads of wildflowers – and light!

  

• Daffodils in the Shade Garden

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  Daffodils come in many varieties.

  

• Spring is glowing

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  A host of golden Daffodils smile towards the sun.

  

• Pulmonaria and Toad Lilies

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  All these spotted leaves thrive in the shade garden.

  

• Mertensia, Virginia Bluebells

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  A close-up of the clearest blue.

  

• Dicentra Spectabilis, Gold heart

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  This variety has golden leaves, very pretty.

  

• Euphorbia, Cushion Spurge

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  The Euphorbia draws an admiring crowd every spring, as it seems to glow from within.

  

• Toad Lily

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  Toad Lily, a wildflower, with Euphorbia Bishop's Cap.

  

• Trollius, Globe Flower

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  Beautiful, bright, hardy to zone 3 and a great cut flower.

  

• Mertensia, Virginia Bluebell

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  Plenty of Bluebells and plenty of blue pots at the greenhouse.

  

• Primula, Primroses

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  Primroses in the shade garden.

  

• Snow in summer

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  The flowering crab near the pond is so covered with white blossoms that it almost looks like snow.

  

• Snow it is

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  Sometimes it is flower petals, sometimes it is the real thing.

  

• Spring fling

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  The spring garden erupts with Trillium and Bleeding hearts.

  

• Aquilegia flabellata

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  Columbine Mini-star.

  

• Caltha palustris

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  Marsh Marigold

  

• Mertensia

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  Virginia Bluebells with golden leaved Bleeding heart.

  

• Creeping Phlox

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  Creeping Phlox blooming their hearts out in this spring bed.

  

• Display Garden

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  The sunlit waterfall in early spring.

  

• Drama Queen

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  Make a dramatic statement in the garden with this combination of Astilboides 'Rodgers Flower', Dicentra Gold Heart, gold Trollius and deep purple Columbine.

  

• A yellow corner

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  Trollius, Globe flower blooming surrounded by a great variety of leaves, Astilbe, hosta and Euphorbia among them.

  

• The display garden in summer

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  A view of the pond and the central flower bed.

  

• Sunny colors

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  A flowerbed for full sun.

  

• Edge

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  A flowerbed along the edge of the shade garden.

  

• Ligularia

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  The Rocket is a befitting name.

  

• Water lilies

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  A peek at the pond.

  

• Peony

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  This one is Coral Sunset.

  

• Lysimachia

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  A golden Creeping Jenny growing beneath a Crabapple tree.

  

• Opuntia, Prickly Pear

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  Yes, a flowering cactus, hardy in this area.

  

• Peonia suffruticosa

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  A gorgeous tree peony in the shade garden.

  

• Poppy time once again

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  Oriental poppy with its stunning colors.

  

• An orange crush

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  Oranges and purples make a colorful combination in this bed full of butterfly loving plants.

  

• Butterfly Heaven

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  Liatris and echinacea are favorites of butterflies and make a stunning combination in the display garden.

  

• Hot combo

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  A great combination for the summer border - Geranium, Dianthus and Sedum provide bright color in the heat of the summer, and are drought tolerant as well.

  

• Oenothera, Evening Primrose

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  A border of Evening Primrose with a few Geraniums mixed in.

  

• Yellow and Blue

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  Beautiful irises.

  

• Don't be Koi

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  Koi and goldfish in the outside pond – they reside there in the winter, too.

  

• Water lilies

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  The crown of the pond.

  

• Irises at the pond

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  They like it wet and grow at the edge of the pond.

  

• Bridge over tranquil waters

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  The water circulates between the pond and the waterfall, with a small bridge over it.

  

• Weep no more

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  A weeping larch, being consoled by the sorrounding flowers.

  

• Shake, rattle and roll

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  Baptisia with its long spikes of violet-blue, pea-like flowers, is an excellent choice for sunny gardens. It makes an excellent cut flower, is attractive to butterflies and is drought tolerant, once established. The flowers are followed by ornamental seed pods, which when dried make very satisfactory rattles to amuse the leaders of tomorrow!

  

• Perovskia, Russian Sage

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  A close-up.

  

• Cool colors

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  The lavender Veronica, purple-pink Yarrow and Sidalcea, blend with the yellow Coreopsis for a cool color combination.

  

• Butterfly Boutique

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  All good pollinator friendly plants.

  

• Prairie Home Companions

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  A mix of Heliopsis, coneflowers, liatris and veronicastrum creates a low maintenance, natural-looking prairie display, which is extremely attractive to butterflies and bees.

  

• View from the Garden

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  A view through the display garden to the greenhouses.

  

• Silver Threads

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  The silver artemesia, pink yarrow, blue campanula and yellow lilies make a very bright combination planting in the garden area near the pond.

  

• Perennial flower bed

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  A good perennial flower bed is filled throughout the season, with no room left for weeds.

  

• Phlox

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  The part of the display gardens that are in full sun, seen here in Phlox season.

  

• More Phlox

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  Up close and colorful.

  

• Hollyhocks

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  A wonderful, tall statement from a hardy biannual.

  

• Delphiniums

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  Here is another tall beauty, absolutely awesome.

  

• Ligularia

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  Ligularia is a noble plant for the back of the border, providing a strong backdrop for shorter perennials, like nepeta, monarda, rudbeckia and daylilies. The foliage will wilt during the heat of the day or if the sun hits it, but this is a natural reaction that doesn't always mean they are dry.

  

• Butterfly Haven

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  Coneflower and Liatris are two choice pollinator plants.

  

• Display Garden

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  A glimpse of the pond and the central flower bed.

  

• Different shapes

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  Shapes are as important as colors in the garden.

  

• Border

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  Height is also an important component in a flower bed.

  

• Astrantia

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  Indeed a Masterwort. And a beautiful one.

  

• Groundcovers

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  Who would have thought that groundcovers could be so pretty? Forget-me-nots and lamium.

  

• Cone Crazy

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  Rudbeckia glows when placed between the light pink phlox and the brighter pink echinacea. There are many different textures evident as well, from the coarse evergreen branches to the airy leaves of the rose bush and the spiky grasses in between.

  

• Sunny side up

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  This sunny flower bed combines the cheery yellow blossoms of an oriental lily and Aquilegia 'Denver Gold' with the variegated foliage of Heliopsis 'Lorraine Sunshine' and Falopia. Diablo Ninebark contrasts with it's dark foliage.

  

• Shady Lane

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  A path in the shade garden.

  

• Happy waters

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  The waterfall in the shade garden, happily babbling away.

  

• Light up the Shade

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  "Azaleas are called ""the royalty of the garden"". Pictured here is 'Mandarin Lights' setting the woodland garden ablaze."

  

• Walking Path

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  A path alongside the edge of the shade garden

  

• A Bench in the Shade

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  A place to take a seat and enjoy the view.

  

• Hydrangea

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  Here is a plant to lighten up your shade garden.

  

• Display Garden

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  A view of the display garden close to the greenhouse.

  

• Made in the Shade

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  This shady bed features a wide assortment of hostas, enough to please any hosta-holic.

  

• Mixing it up

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  This bed mixes a variety of leaf shapes, sizes and textures. In the foreground, hosta 'Paul's Glory' contrasts beautifully with the gold feathery branches of 'Tiger Eyes Sumac' directly behind it. The color of the burgundy 'Rosy Glow' Barberry on the right is complemented by the Heuchera on the left. And the spikey leaves of the iris and candy lily add another dimension.

  

• Hosta Holics Anonymous

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  Hosta collecting has been known to be addictive, and even contagious. Of course, you can always look the other way!

  

• Hosta

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  It is easy to understand the hosta-addiction-issue, when you look at this.

  

• Groundcover

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  Tiarella is a very elegant little groundcover.

  

• Groundcover

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  One very fragrant petite groundcover is Sweet Woodroff (it can be dried, too).

  

• Poul's Glory

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  Another fine specimen from the shade garden.

  

• Shady Characters

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  Japanese painted fern is a unique multi-colored fern that brings color and life to any yard or garden. Combine them with hostas and other shade loving plants to add color, texture and interest to your beds.

  

• Gnomebody home

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  A miniature garden found a place in the shade garden.

  

• Display Garden

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  A look from the garden towards the greenhouses.

  

• Display Garden

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  And the display garden around the pond.

  

• Water lilies

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  Water lilies are very rewarding, just plant them – and feed them.

  

• Eye-popping-color

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  Oriental Poppies in full bloom, a showstopper.

  

• Herb garden

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  An herb garden with both annual and perennial herbs is part of the display garden.

  

• Display Garden

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  Daylilies, Coreopsis, Monarda and Lilies provide the colors adjacent to the pond.

  

• Fall Colors

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  The forest surrounding the display garden provides the big show in the fall.

  

• Why you should grow grasses

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  This is Miscanthus – see a winter picture later in this slideshow.

  

• An Asters Heart

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  Blooming Asters forming a heart.

  

• A Super Fall Combination

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  Amsonia Grass, Asters, grasses and Sedum Autumn Joy – note the butterflies.

  

• A Close-up

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  Impressive colors for late fall.

  

• Water Fall

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  Ornamental grasses show off their feathery plumes starting in September and can be left to stand to provide on-going winter interest in the garden.

  

• Food for thought

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  A Crabapple in fall waiting for the birds to visit, maybe a cedar waxwing…

  

• Fall-ter

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  'Fall-ter' - what you get when you cross fall and winter! An early snow covers the display garden while brilliant fall color remains on the surrounding trees.

  

• Maples in fall

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  The colors of fall beginning to show on the trees behind the office building.

  

• More Maples

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  No one does fall color better than these maples beside the tree yard and mulch area.

  

• Early Preview

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  An early snow hangs as a taste of things to come, on the leaves and branches of a crabapple tree.

  

• Whirling Snow

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  Our Spring display received an interesting twist!

  

• Miscanthus

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  We refer to this as “Providing winter interest” – never cut them back before spring.

  

• Winter's View

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  The white of winter on display at the greenhouse.

  

• Winter Wonderland

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  Structures like arbors, fruit trees, shrubs and ornamental grasses can provide all kinds of winter interest in the garden.

  

• Azalea and Blue Woodland Phlox

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• Orange and Yellow Blending

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• Sedum Border

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• Spring Garden

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• Waterfall in Summer

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