Entrance Garden
The small gardens 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 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 | Fatsia japonica | Japanese aralia | |||
| 2 | Helleborus | hellebore (assorted) | |||
| 3 | Pulmonaria officinalis | lungwort | |||
| 4 | Oxalis oregana | wood sorrel | |||
| 5 | Paeonia | peony (assorted) | |||
| 6 | Tsuga mertensiana | mountain hemlock | T | N | |
| 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 | ||
| 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 quinquefolia | wood anemone | |||
| 27 | Hyacinthoides hispanica | Spanish bluebell | |||
| 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 | Myosotis sylvatica | woodland forget-me-not | |||
| 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 | |||
| 49 | Gaultheria shallon | salal | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 71 | Tanacetum parthenium | feverfew | |||
| 72 | Andromeda polifolia | 'Compacta Alba' | bog rosemary |