Garden Gallery | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox

Landscape Location: Lawn

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.

Backyard Patio

View from patio

Stone steps to lawn

Summer view from back patio

View of flowers from 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

Cabarrus County Extension Demonstration Garden, Pollinators

Initial plants set out at new garden

Draft design sketch

Children's Secret Garden at Wilson Botanical Gardens

Junipers outlining spiral path leading to a gong in the center.

stream flows surrounded by groundcover plants, trees, and shrubs

Shallow steps leading down to a yellow bowl water fountain.

A children's tunnel surrounded by colorful, dense vegetation.

Coastal Entryway Garden - Small Space

Entryway planting

Coastal Foundation Garden

Foundation planting

Foundation planting

Coastal Garden - Tropical

plants growing in a low ditch.

Simple foundation planting

plants growing in a low ditch.

large clumps of grasses and aroid (Colocasia) in low depression.

Coastal Shade Garden

Shade garden under a live oak

Shade garden under a live oak

Shade garden under a live oak

Shade garden under a live oak

Colorful Borders

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

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

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

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

Corner Roadside Planting

Corner planting

Contrasting colors

Daylilies Galore, Cabarrus County

Daylily Society Garden sign

Clematis vine in the daylily garden

Daylily and Stoke's Aster

Dry Stream Bed Garden in Cabarrus County

Dry, rock-lined stream bed surrounded by colorful plants.

Waterfall is start of dry stream bed

Small goldfish pond

Dry rocks and a large banana plant

Dry stream bed with a container of sedum.

Tropical look garden

Mountain Ridge Top Garden - East Lawn and Lower Drive Border

Google Earth image of an aerial view of the property

Mountain Ridge Top Garden - North Lawn and Upper Drive Border

Google Earth image of an aerial view of the property

View across the north lawn in the fall.

Mature white oaks in background on edge of the North Woods

Mountain Ridge Top Garden - North Woods

Google Earth image of an aerial view of the property

North Woods trail

Mountain Ridge Top Garden - South Lawn and Border

Google Earth image of an aerial view of the property

Mountain Ridge Top Garden - West Lawn and Border

Google Earth image of an aerial view of the property

Paul J Ciener Botanical Garden

Dogwood and redbud in bloom

Jasmine blooming in early spring

Pollinator and Culinary Garden

A small bed of assorted perennials at lawn edge

Winter in the garden.

Pollinator Garden in Full Sun

April 24, 2020- Spring blooms

Pollinator Garden Full Sun

Mid march- plants emerging and new mulch applied

Early June garden

Pollinator Garden in Partial Shade

Early spring blooms of Baptisia, Salvia and spiderwort

Early May Garden

Early summer blooms

Additional summer blooms

Late summer blooms

Reynolda Gardens

Late winter view

View Of Palm House

Late winter view from blue & yellow garden

Formal bed planted with pink tulips and a pink magnolia.

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.

Shady Garden in Cabarrus County

Wild Side Garden entrance

Wild Side Garden

Wild Side Garden

Wild Side Garden

Shady area with child's bed

Vegetable Garden in Raised Beds in Concord

Container vegetable garden

Container vegetable garden

Container vegetable garden

Container vegetable garden

Vegetable Garden with Pollinator Plants in Mt. Pleasant

Vegetable garden with pollinator plants

Vegetable garden with pollinator plants

Water Garden in Cabarrus County

Pond garden full view