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Resistance To Challenges: Poor Soil

11 gardens

Cabarrus County Extension Demonstration Garden, Pollinators

Draft design sketch

Initial plants set out at new garden

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.

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

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

Juniper Level Botanic Garden: Crevice Garden

cacti and succulents growing among vertical slabs of concrete.

cacti and agave growing among vertical slabs of concrete.

agave growing among vertical slabs of concrete.

cacti and succulents growing among vertical slabs of concrete.

Crevice Garden in late March

Crevice Garden in March

No-Till Vegetable Garden

Ready for plants or seeds

Vegetable No Till Garden

Newspaper for weed control

Sprouting plants

Orange County Stormwater Demonstration Garden

Boulders, stepping stones & gravel (March/2019)

1-foot gravel edging to capture runoff (March/2019)

Garden at 14 months (July/2020)

Highly compacted soil with 80% runoff (September/2018)

0% runoff at 6 months (October/2019)

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.

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

Rock and Crevice Garden

Rock garden ice plant

Verbena & Iceplant

Salvia in Rock Garden

Xeric Garden at JC Raulston Arboretum

The Xeric garden at the JC Raulston Arboretum.