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The small gardens inhabiting the parking lot, fronting the fountain, and lining the path to the pavilion greet visitors with plants having year-round interest. Easy-care, layered plantings are chosen for the Pacific Northwest climate.
The Dogwood sculpture with bumble bee in the parking lot was created at Skagit Valley College. 
The entrance station has lots of information to share. Please be sure to sign our guest book!
Entrance Garden Plant List
| # | Botanical Name | Cultivar | Common Name | Tree | Native |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abelia x grandiflora | kaleidoscope abelia | |||
| 2 | Helleborus | hellebore (assorted) | |||
| 3 | Pulmonaria officinalis | lungwort | |||
| 4 | Oxalis oregana | wood sorrel | |||
| 5 | Paeonia | peony (assorted) | |||
| 6 | Tsuga mertensiana | mountain hemlock | T | N | |
| 7 | Daphne x transatlantica | 'Summer Ice' | |||
| 8 | Cyclamen hederifolium | cyclamen | |||
| 9 | Sisyrinchium bellum | blue-eyed grass | |||
| 10 | Papaver | poppy (assorted) | |||
| 11 | Saxifraga x urbium | London pride | |||
| 12 | Hyacinthus orientalis | hyacinth | |||
| 13 | Primula vulgaris | primrose (assorted) | |||
| 14 | Tellima grandiflora | fringe cups | N | ||
| 15 | Polystichum munitum | swordfern | |||
| 16 | Aquilegia vulgaris | columbine | |||
| 17 | Euonymus japonicus | 'El Dorado' | golden euonymus | ||
| 18 | Lobelia fulgens | 'Queen Victoria' | lobelia | ||
| 19 | Lobelia fulgens | 'Fan Burgandy' | lobelia | ||
| 20 | Lobelia fulgens | 'Gerardii' | purple lobelia | ||
| 21 | Acer palmatum | 'Crimson Queen' | laceleaf maple | T | |
| 22 | Thuja arborvitae | arborvitae | |||
| 23 | Nigella damascena | love-in-a-mist | |||
| 24 | Polygonatum multiflorum | Solomon's seal | |||
| 25 | Anemone blanda | Grecian windflower | |||
| 26 | Anemone nemorosa | wood anemone | |||
| 27 | Colchicum autumnale | crocus | |||
| 28 | Hesperocyparis macrocarpa | 'Wilma Goldcrest' | cypress | ||
| 29 | Cyclamen hederifolium | cyclamen | |||
| 30 | Halimiocistus wintonensis | 'Merrist Wood Cream' | cistus | ||
| 31 | Alchemilla mollis | lady's mantle | |||
| 32 | Acer pensylvanicum | snake maple, striped bark maple | |||
| 33 | Narcissus | daffodil | |||
| 34 | Parrotia persica | Persian ironwood | |||
| 35 | Berberis thunbergii | redleaf Japanese barberry | |||
| 36 | Heuchera americana | coral bells | |||
| 37 | Davidia involucrata | dove tree | T | ||
| 38 | Tulipa | tulip | |||
| 39 | Hamamelis x Intermedia | 'Arnold Promise' | witch hazel | ||
| 40 | Clematis florida | Asian virgin's-bower | |||
| 41 | Phlox paniculata | garden phlox | |||
| 42 | Skimmia japonica | Japanese skimmia | |||
| 43 | Fragaria | wild strawberry | |||
| 44 | Astilbe japonica | astilbe, false spirea | |||
| 45 | Helleborus | hellebore | |||
| 46 | Sarcococca ruscifolia | fragrant sweetbox | |||
| 47 | Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea | Japanese barberry | |||
| 48 | Thuja plicata | 'Zobra' | variegated western red cedar | T | |
| 49 | Gaultheria shallon | salal | |||
| 50 | Soleirolia soleirolii | babies tears | |||
| 51 | Woodwardia fimbriata | giant chain fern | T | ||
| 52 | Polystichum aculeatum | hard shield-fern | |||
| 53 | Adiantum venustum | Himalayan maidenhair fern | |||
| 54 | Epimedium x Perralchicum | 'Wisley' | bishop's mitre | ||
| 55 | Dryopteris wallichiana | 'Jurassic Gold' | fern | ||
| 56 | Dicentra spectabilis | bleeding heart | |||
| 57 | Styrax japonicus | Japanese snowbell | T | ||
| 58 | Hosta | plantain lily | |||
| 59 | Rhododendron | 'Ramapo' | rhododendron, dwarf rhododendron | ||
| 60 | Camellia | self-pruning camellia | |||
| 61 | Berberis thunbergii | golden barberry | |||
| 62 | Pieris japonica | ||||
| 63 | Lithodora diffusa | lithodora | |||
| 64 | Bergenia crassifolia | bergenia | |||
| 65 | Buxus sempervirens | columnar boxwood | |||
| 66 | Polystichum polyblepharum | tassel fern | |||
| 67 | Astrantia major | 'Alba' | masterwort | ||
| 68 | Viola glabella | yellow wood violet, Johnny jump-up | N | ||
| 69 | Heuchera | 'Obsidian' | coral bells | ||
| 70 | Polemonium caeruleum | Jacob's ladder |