Four Seasons Garden
Year-round interest and minimal care are key to this diverse mixed border garden. Trees, shrubs and a fence are the backdrop for perennials, vines, and biennials punctuated by annuals and bulbs to add a pop of seasonal color. Evergreens and foundation specimens anchor the garden’s silhouette.
The Four Seasons Garden is a succession of color throughout the year!
Camelia japonica blooming in February!
A spring time iris!
Rhododendron 'Ring of Fire' blooming in May is always an attention getter.
Nigella damascena, commonly known as Love in a Mist, is a lovely, delicate lovely annual that reseeds itself here and there through the garden in early summer.
Filipendula rubra commonly known as Queen of the Prairie. This summer bloomer waves its sprays of small pink flowers.
Hydrangea anomala petiolaris, a climbing hydrangea that adds to our summer blooms and accents our metal trellis.
Flowers of Kousa dogwood, a June blooming dogwood.
Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle' with its dinner plate size blooms draws lots of attention during the summer.
August brings a blast of summer color with this Ligularia dentata 'Desdemona' a bigleaf ligularia also known as leopard plant. Especially striking because it's a shade plant!
The brilliant red bush is Euonymus alatus "Compactus' commonly known as burning bush. It is at its peak color in this September picture.
A September bloomer, Heptacodium miconioides, commonly known as seven sons plant has white flower clusters followed by vivid red bracts that last through October.
Bark can be beautiful and striking as shown by the bark of this Parrotia persica, known as Persian ironwood. It can really draw our attention in winter when the garden doesn't have as much vivid color.
Hellebore brightens up the garden from November through March with various varieties.
Listed below are some of the exciting and colorful options that can be found in the Four Seasons Garden!
| # | Botanical Name | Cultivar | Common Name | Tree | Native |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abelia x grandfloria | 'Magic Daydream' | abelia | ||
| 2 | Acer griseum | paperbark maple | T | ||
| 3 | Acer palmatum | 'Garnet' | Japanese maple | T | |
| 4 | Adiantum pedatum | five finger maidenhair fern | |||
| 5 | Adiantum venustum | Himalayan maidenhair fern | |||
| 6 | Allium moly | lily leek, golden garlic | |||
| 7 | Anaphalis margaritacea | pearly everlasting | N | ||
| 8 | Anemone nemorosa | wood anemone | |||
| 9 | Armeria maritima | sea thrift, sea pink | |||
| 10 | Arthyrium niponicum var. pictum | painted fern | |||
| 11 | Astilbe | astilbe | |||
| 12 | Azalea | 'Hino Crimson' | azalea | ||
| 13 | Camellia japonica | Japanese camellia, rose of winter | |||
| 14 | Camellia x williamsii | 'Donation' | |||
| 15 | Campanula garganica | Adriatic bellflower | |||
| 16 | Campanula garganica | 'Dickson Gold’ | Adriatic bellflower | ||
| 17 | Carex oshimensis | 'Evergold' | sedge | ||
| 18 | Chamaecyparis obtusa | 'Aurorea' | golden hinoki cypress | ||
| 19 | Chamaecyparis pisifera | 'Aurea Nana' (Sunball TM) | sawara false cypress | T | |
| 20 | Chionodoxa luciliae | 'Glory of the Snow' | |||
| 21 | Clematis | 'Nelly Moser' | early large flowered clematis | ||
| 22 | Colchicum autumnale | autumn crocus | |||
| 23 | Cornus kousa | kousa dogwood | T | ||
| 24 | Corydalis curviflora var. rosthornii | 'Blue Heron' | fumewort | ||
| 25 | Crocosmia | 'George Davidson' | |||
| 26 | Cupressus sempervirens | Italian cypress | T | ||
| 27 | Cyclamen heterophyllum | hardy cyclamen (fall blooming) | |||
| 28 | Dryopteris filix-mas | male fern | N | ||
| 29 | Erica carnea | 'Vivellii' | winter heath | ||
| 30 | Euonymus alatus | 'Compactus' | dwarf burning bush | ||
| 31 | Euphorbia griffithii | 'Fireglow' | spurge | ||
| 32 | Filipendula rubra | queen of the prairie | |||
| 33 | Galanthus nivalis | snowdrop | |||
| 34 | Geum | avens | |||
| 35 | Helleborus | ||||
| 36 | Heptacodium miconioides | seven sons' plant, autumn lilac | |||
| 37 | Hesperantha coccinea | crimson flag | |||
| 38 | Heuchera | 'Marmalade' | coral bells | ||
| 39 | Hosta | 'Gold Standard' | |||
| 40 | Hosta fortunei | 'Francee' | |||
| 41 | Hosta fortunei | 'Hyacinthia' | |||
| 42 | Hydrangea arborescens | 'Annabelle' | smooth azalea | ||
| 43 | Hydrangea macophylla | 'Let's Dance Can Do!' | big leaf hydrangea | ||
| 44 | Hydrangea macrophylla | mophead hydrangea | |||
| 45 | Hydrangea petiolaris | climbing hydrangea | |||
| 46 | Hylotelephium telephium | 'Herbstfreude’ | Autumn Joy sedum, stonecrop | ||
| 47 | Iberis sempervirens | evergreen or perennial candytuft | |||
| 48 | Iris tenax | tough leaf iris, Oregon iris | |||
| 49 | Lobelia fulgens | 'Queen Victoria’ | Queen Victoria lobelia | ||
| 50 | Lobelia x speciosa | 'Fan Burgandy’ | fan burgundy lobelia | ||
| 51 | Lonicera nitida | 'Baggesen's Gold' | box honeysuckle | ||
| 52 | Lonicera nitida | 'Red Tips' | box honeysuckle | ||
| 53 | Lysimachia atropurpurea | 'Beaujolais' | loosestrife | ||
| 54 | Malus | 'Bailears' | ruby tears flowering crabapple | T | |
| 55 | Narcissus | 'Tete-a-tete’ | |||
| 56 | Osmanthus heterophyllus | 'Variegatus' | variegated false holly | T | |
| 57 | Oxydendrum arboreum | sourwood, sorrell tree | T | ||
| 58 | Parrotia persica | Persian ironwood | T | ||
| 59 | Penstemon mexicali | 'Sunburst Amethyst’ | beard tongue | ||
| 60 | Penstemon x hybrid | 'Quartz Rose’ | beard tongue | ||
| 61 | Penstemon x hybrid | 'Husker Red’ | beard tongue | ||
| 62 | Penstemon x hybrid | 'ChaCha Cherry’ | beard tongue | ||
| 63 | Phygelius capensis | cape fuchsia | |||
| 64 | Phygelius rectus | 'Moonraker' | cape fuchsia | ||
| 65 | Polemonium reptans | Jacob's ladder | |||
| 66 | Polystichum polyblepharum | tassle fern | |||
| 67 | Primula vulgaris | primrose | |||
| 68 | Primula x pubescenes | double primrose, garden auricula | |||
| 69 | Prunella vulgaris var. lanceolata | self-heal | N | ||
| 70 | Prunus laurocerasus | 'Mount Vernon' | English laurel | ||
| 71 | Rhododendron | 'Silver Skies' | |||
| 72 | Rhododendron | 'Ring of Fire' | |||
| 73 | Rhododendron | 'Northern Hi-Lights' | azalea | ||
| 74 | Rhododendron caucasicum | 'Christmas Cheer' | |||
| 75 | Rhododendron viscosum | 'Milleneum' | deciduous azalea | ||
| 76 | Saxifraga x urbium | 'Aureopunctata' | variegated London Pride saxifrage | ||
| 77 | Saxifraga x urbium | 'Primuloides’ | dwarf London’s Pride saxifage | ||
| 78 | Sequoia sempervirens | 'Adpressa' | coast redwood | T | |
| 79 | Solidago rugosa | 'Fireworks' | goldenrod | N | |
| 80 | Stewartia pseudocamellia | Japanese stewartia | T | ||
| 81 | Thymus lanuginosus | wooly thyme | |||
| 82 | Veronica longifolia | 'Charlotte' | speedwell |