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36 gardens

Cottage Style Foundation Planting

Crepe Myrtle Trunk

Layered foundation planting

By Deck, Hydrangeas & Hosta

Late winter, liriope is cut back & daffodils are blooming

Courtyard Garden

Inviting entrance

Colorful leaves

Courtyard Garden in the Spring

Davidson County Demo Garden

Driveway Garden

Driveway Garden

English Garden Boxwood Parterre Garden

Planted for summer

Planting in progress

Tropical planting

Fence Planter

Flower Bonanza Garden

Coneflower with Vitex

Daylilies and more

Butterfly bush bed

Colorful hydrangea

Red Daylily pops against rock

Flowers Galore

Flowers in bloom

Personal garden

Late fall, many plants are dormant until spring

Four-Season Garden

Border with potting shed

Mid summer view

Every plant has its turn to shine

Ostrich fern in bed

Lots of texture

Flowers now and more to come

Garden Treasures

A red pop of color from an old corn husker.

Good late fall color

Herb & Flower Cottage Garden

Milkweed & parsley

Oxalis & Salvia

Hidden Vegetable Garden

Late winter, garden waiting to be planted

Garden is behind this border

Future green bean garden

Vegetable patch

Bordered vegetable patch

Japanese Shade Garden

Japanese shade garden

Path into garden

Lake Wall Garden

Lake Wall Garden

Lake Wall Garden

Plants along lake wall

Lake Wall Garden

Lake Wall Garden

Lake Wall Garden

Lush Foundation Planting

Espalier Pyracantha

Cherry blossoms welcome spring

Mostly Native Vegetable, Herb and Pollinator Garden

Garden in July 2021

Garden in May 2020

Front view of pollinator garden section August 2022

Garden in May 2019

Front pollinator area in fall 2019

Front pollinator area and cedar bed in fall 2019

Native Plant Demonstration Garden All Saints' Episcopal Church

Eastern Swallowtail on Pycnanthemum flexuosum (Mountain Mint)

Spicebush Swallowtail Caterpillar on Spicebush

Before shrub installation

Church Youth Group installing Eastern White Pine slices for step

Getting the steps seated October 2021

Path Garden

Garden walk over stream

Hydrangeas along path

Paul J Ciener Botanical Garden

Pink and White Garden

Blue and Yellow

Blue and Yellow

A view of pink & white through magnolia tree

Reynolda Garden’s pink & white garden

A lovely late winter view awaits visitors

Plant Walls and Hedges

Other side of wall

Parking lot border

Pollinator Haven, Lee County

Pond and Stream

Water lilies in bloom

Excavation for pond

The rubber liner is installed

Rocks are placed to edge the pond

Lush foliage and flowers invite birds and butterflies

Iris add great color to the pond

Pond Garden

Water flowing to pond

Inviting water feature

Reynolda Palm House and 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

Rock garden adds year round interest

Evergreen aucuba looks good all year

Late fall many plants are going dormant

Rose Garden

Late winter view

Sloped Front Yard

View from upper driveway

Summer view from street

Storage Cottage

Early spring blooms

Storage cottage

Storage cottage dressed for holidays

Sun and Shade Demo Garden, Buncombe County

During the gardens second year the summer brings with it strikin

Late winter 2023

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

Cranesbill geranium and Mountain Fleece come into their own duri

Graveyard sedum

Two year old garden, spring tulips just emerging.

Sun to Shade Garden

Japanese painted fern 'Silver Falls'

Foliage texture

That was then, this is the before photo of the garden in 2011.

This is the garden 9 years later in 2020.

Susanna Wesley Garden, Lake Junaluska

Susanna Wesley Garden, Lake Junaluska

Susanna Wesley Garden, Lake Junaluska

Susanna Wesley Garden, Lake Junaluska

Susanna Wesley Garden

Susanna Wesley Garden

Susanna Wesley Garden

Vegetable Garden- Raised Beds

Beds of thriving vegetables

Apple tree at end of garden

Marigolds & herbs

Strawberry growing on ground

Pollinator attracting plants

Veggies growing well

Vegetable No-Till Garden

Ready for plants or seeds

Newspaper for weed control

Sprouting plants

Woodland Walk

Which path to take

Great foliage Color and texture

Dancing girls Enjoying their garden

Sculpture trail