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Resistance To Challenges: Erosion

13 gardens

Backyard Patio

View from patio

Stone steps to lawn

Summer view from back patio

View of flowers from patio

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.

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

Floricyle

Excavation begins

The Swale Garden in the Summer

Floricyle in the Summer

Floricyle in the Summer

Floricyle in the Summer

A Young Garden Covered In Snow

Hydrangeas in the Garden

Lacecap Hydrangea

Invincibelle spirit

‘Little Honey’ hydrangea

Lime colored leaves of hydrangeas add contrast

Annabelle hydrangeas

Endless Summer Hydrangea

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

Pinehurst Greenway Pollinator Habitat Garden, Moore County

Right side of trail layout (Fall/2008)

After stone edge laid (Spring/2018)

Right side of trail (Spring/2020)

Left side of Trail (Spring/2020)

Right side of trail (Summer/2020)

Left Side of Trail with Coreopsis Tripteris

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

Shaded Slope

Many leaf textures make the landscape interesting.

Stormwater Demonstration Garden in Orange County

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)

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