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39 gardens

Backyard Patio

View from patio

Stone steps to lawn

View of flowers from patio

Summer view from back patio

Backyard Respite Landscape

Backyard Respite Landscape

Backyard Respite Landscape in the Spring

Backyard Respite Landscape

Backyard Respite Landscape

Backyard Respite Landscape in the Summer

Backyard Respite Landscape in the Summer

Beehive Garden, Wake Co

Beehive Garden, Wake Co

Masses of Trifolium incarnatum provide nectar for bees

Beehive Garden in the Spring

Beehive Garden in the Summer

Border Landscape Pinewild County Club, Moore County

Early summer and everything is tidy

Nice garden structure

Yellow marigolds pop in landscape

Fall color and texture from plant mixture

Showy seed heads on Autumn Joy Sedum

Begonias in full glory

Collector’s Garden

Climbing Hydrangea

Tall striking flowers

Colorful Combination

Colorful plant combination

Courtyard Garden

Inviting entrance

Colorful leaves

Crowder Park Prairie and Native Plants Garden

Crowder Park Prairie and Native Plants Garden in the Spring

Crowder Park Prairie and Native Plants Garden in the Spring

Crowder Park Prairie and Native Plants Garden in the Spring

Crowder Park Prairie and Native Plants Garden in the Spring

Crowder Park Prairie and Native Plants Garden in the Spring

Crowder Park Prairie and Native Plants Garden in the Fall

Davidson County Extension Demonstration Garden

Something is always blooming

Container of tulips

High planter wall spring

Dry Rock Stream Garden

Dry Rock Stream Garden

Rock Dry Stream Garden

Dry Rock stream garden

View from walk to home

Summer foliage frames rock bed

This is attractive feature year round

Extension Master Gardener℠ Demonstration Garden, Durham Co.

Demo Garden Design Plan

Spoke Wheel Design Installation in Shade Garden

Example of Etched Aluminum Plant ID tag with QR Code

Recognition Walkway

Sunny Garden with Serviceberry

Center Garden with path & birdbath

Flower Bonanza Garden

Clematis well positioned

Iris Shine in bed

Yellow Iris in spring bed

Coneflower with Vitex

Daylilies and more

Butterfly bush bed

Foundation Planting: Back of House

Plants beginning to develop new growth

Azalea will bloom soon

Four-Season Garden

Flame azaleas in bloom

Every plant has its turn to shine

Ostrich fern in bed

Border with potting shed

Mid summer view

Functional Foundation Landscape

Crepe Myrtle Trunk

Layered foundation planting

Late winter, liriope is cut back & daffodils are blooming

Herb & Flower Cottage Garden

Milkweed & parsley

Oxalis & Salvia

Bee balm in bloom

Hydrangeas in the Garden

Lacecap Hydrangea

Invincibelle spirit

‘Little Honey’ hydrangea

Lime colored leaves of hydrangeas add contrast

Annabelle hydrangeas

Endless Summer Hydrangea

Juniper Level Botanic Garden: Souto Sun Garden

Souto Sun Garden

Souto Sun Garden in Spring

Souto Sun Garden in Spring

Souto Sun Garden in Spring

Souto Sun Garden in March

Souto Sun Garden in Spring

Lush Foundation Planting

Espalier Pyracantha

Cherry blossoms welcome spring

Pyracantha berries on display

Native Plant Demonstration Garden All Saints' Episcopal Church

Before shrub installation

Getting the steps seated October 2021

Drip Line Installation in South End of Garden

Pine slices installed and mulched Oct 2021

Plants Laid Out for Planting

No-Till Vegetable Garden

Ready for plants or seeds

Vegetable No Till Garden

Newspaper for weed control

Sprouting plants

Paths & Walkways

Concrete walkway softened by plantings and a strip of lawn.

Border against turfgrass.

A path flanked by azaleas.

An inviting pathway through the woods.

A path flanked by blue and white hydrangeas.

Patio Room

Good late fall color & texture

Paul J Ciener Botanical Garden

Dogwood and redbud in bloom

Jasmine blooming in early spring

Plant Walls and Hedges

Other side of wall

Parking lot border

colorful planting of annuals on a fence.

Fence with areas between rails planted with Heuchera and others.

Pollinator and Culinary Garden

A small bed of assorted perennials at lawn edge

Winter in the garden.

Pollinator Haven Garden in Sanford, Lee County

pergola in early spring, just as plants are starting to emerge

A landscape view of the Pollinator Haven Garden in mid-summer

Yellow daisy flowers with orange centers.

Wheelbarrow with pots & trays near planting bed.

A landscape view of the Pollinator Haven Garden in early winter

View of the Garden looking to the east w/ winter perennial bones

Pond and Stream

Water lilies in bloom

Lush foliage and flowers invite birds and butterflies

Iris add great color to the pond

Stream view looking toward pond

Snow captures wonderful textures

Relaxed Foundation Planting

Foundation Color

Foundation planting

Foundation landscape

Retaining Wall Garden

plants spilling over a brick retaining wall.

plants spilling over a brick retaining wall.

plants spilling over a brick retaining wall.

Lake Wall Garden

Lake Wall Garden

Lake Wall Garden

Reynolda Gardens

Late winter view

View Of Palm House

Late winter view from blue & yellow garden

Ornamental cherry tree avenue

Rock and Crevice Garden

Rock garden ice plant

Verbena & Iceplant

Salvia in Rock Garden

Rock & Water Garden

Rock & water garden

Rock & Water Garden

Rock & water garden

Late fall many plants are going dormant

Evergreen aucuba looks good all year

Rock garden adds year round interest

Shaded Slope

Many leaf textures make the landscape interesting.

Sun and Shade Demonstration Garden, Buncombe County

site map for garden.

Sun and Shade Demo Garden in the Spring

Two year old garden, spring tulips just emerging.

Sun and Shade Demo Garden in the Spring

During the gardens second year the summer brings with it strikin

A garden bench offers a welcome spot to sit and enjoy the summer

Sun to Shade Garden in Craven County

Japanese painted fern 'Silver Falls'

Foliage texture

Vegetable Garden at Paul J Ciener Botanical Garden

Beds of thriving vegetables

Apple tree at end of garden

Marigolds & herbs

Strawberry growing on ground

Pollinator attracting plants

Veggies growing well

Vegetable Garden at Reynolda Gardens

Arched garden entrance

Garden experimenting with new plant varieties

Reynolda Herb Garden

Vegetable, Herb and Mostly Native Pollinator Garden

Garden in May 2020

Garden in April 2021

Garden in April 2021

Garden in May 2019

Garden in July 2021

Front view of pollinator garden section August 2022

Xeriscape Garden for a Dry, Sunny Site

Dasylirion sp. sending up an inflorescence.

Sun loving plants