Native Border

Native Border. . , The Native Border displays many of the most beautiful and adaptable regional plants for home gardens., The Native Plant Garden was designed to display interesting colors and textures in each season. This border showcases the most beautiful herbaceous perennials, shrubs, and trees that have performed best in the garden since its opening in 2013. These plants are excellent for for mixed plantings in home gardens, and many will thrive in this region without special care., In spring, turkey corn, a delicate-looking perennial with fern-like leaves, forms clusters of pink to red heart-shaped flowers. Masses of golden zizia produce tiny yellow flowers in lacy, star-shaped clusters. In summer, masses of white and lavender phlox are complemented by purple beebalm and pink coneflowers. Later in summer, lemon-yellow sunflowers are complemented by multi-colored hibiscus with flowers up to ten inches in diameter. Fall brings several varieties of bountiful purple and blue asters., The flowering herbaceous plants are displayed against a backdrop of trees and shrubs, including elderberries, flowering dogwoods, and evergreen hollies. Red-osier and yellow-osier dogwood shrubs add visual interest in winter with their brightly colored stems. These dogwoods produce small white flowers in spring and blue fruits in summer that attract birds to the garden.