Garden Gallery | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox

Landscape Location: Small Space

28 gardens

A Sampling of Shade Gardens

Torch Lily in full bloom.

A shaded patio garden incorporating stone walls and rocks.

A shade garden at with a wall seat.

A shaded planting. The knee-high amsonia has pale blue flowers.

A large shade tree underplanted with sedges and heucheras.

Asian Garden - Zen Garden

Zen garden torii

Statuary, dry river bed, bridge and Tamukeyama Japanese Maple

Acer palmatum var dissected 'Tamukeyama' with bells

Dry river bed, bridge and torii

Acer palmatun var. dissectum 'Orangeola'

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

Bird-Friendly Spaces

Birdbath garden

A birdhouse on a post, surrounded by orange and magenta flowers.

Late fall bird bath

Bonsai Garden in Davidson County

Bonsai trees on wall

Bonsai dawn redwood

Bonsai plants displayed on railing

Bonsai Junipers

Bonsai Black Pine

Border Garden, Upcycled

Early Spring Border

Border Garden, Upcycled in the Spring

Tulips mirror the color of gazing ball while upcycled china plat

Border Garden, Upcycled in the Spring

Tulips mark the full swing of spring.

Cabarrus County Poolside Garden

Hardscape Planting

Poolside garden

Poolside garden

Coastal Entryway Garden - Small Space

Entryway planting

Collector’s Garden

Climbing Hydrangea

Tall striking flowers

Colorful Combination

Colorful plant combination

Colorful Borders

Mass planted ferns with yellow color brighten up a shade border.

Border in sun flanking a gravel path. Many colors & textures.

Border with white & blue flowers, and 2 lattice obelisks.

Silver-colored plants in a border along a stone walkway.

Container Gardens

A container arrangement of petunias, heuchera and cedar.

A container arrangement of petunias, heuchera and skimmia.

a group of carnivorous pitcher plants.

A grouping of various plants in different containers.

Tropical epiphytes on a branch affixed to the container.

Container with tropical plants with variegated leaves.

Corner Roadside Planting

Corner planting

Contrasting colors

Courtyard Entrance Garden

Courtyard Entrance Garden in Moore County in spring

Courtyard Entrance Garden in Moore County in early summer

Courtyard Entrance Garden in Moore County in early summer

Courtyard Entrance Garden in Moore County in summer

Courtyard Entrance Garden in Moore County in summer (planters)

Courtyard Entrance Garden in Moore County in the summer

Crevice Garden at the Guilford County Extension Center

4 years old in full bloom in the late spring.

Three years old in the late spring.

Crevice Garden in Spring

Crevis Garden Guilford County

Deck Garden

Early spring blooms

A nice place to watch spring unfold

Early fall view

Deck Planting

Entryway Garden, Cabarrus County Extension Office

Planting to right of doorway

Left of doorway (after a storm)

Late winter-Early March

Late winter- early March

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

Fairy Gardens

small plants & a painted "door" affixed to a tree trunk.

Round, wooden fairy house with shingled roof & moss lawn.

Old yellow wagon planted with moss & small plants.

A fairy lurks in this just awakening garden in early spring.

small plants & a painted "door" affixed to a tree trunk.

ferns & a painted "door" affixed to a tree trunk.

Herb & Flower Cottage Garden

Milkweed & parsley

Oxalis & Salvia

Bee balm in bloom

Japanese Garden at JC Raulston Arboretum

A viewing window in a bamboo fence.

A quiet spot to relax in the shade.

Japanese Garden in the winter.

The island in the Japanese Garden.

Paul J Ciener Botanical Garden

Dogwood and redbud in bloom

Jasmine blooming in early spring

Pitt County Arboretum Containers

Containers at Pitt County Arboretum in the Spring

4 months after planting, a Colocasia esculenta has emerged in th

Containers at Pitt County Arboretum in the Spring

Containers at Pitt County Arboretum in the Spring

Pollinator and Culinary Garden

A small bed of assorted perennials at lawn edge

Winter in the garden.

Rock Wall Garden at Scott Arboretum

Rock wall at the back of a small lawn area frames the space.

A large evergreen tree provides some afternoon shade.

Small Water Features

Old-fashion hand pump refashioned into a trickling fountain.

A small fountain on a pedestal surrounded by hellebores.

a small pond filled with water lilies

Small fountain made from a millstone.

Leopard Frog at Sarah P. Duke Gardens 2024 by A Stradley

Center Garden Water Feature at Durham Co Extension Demo Garden

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

Xeriscape Garden for a Dry, Sunny Site

Dasylirion sp. sending up an inflorescence.

Sun loving plants