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12 gardens

Border Landscape Pinewild County Club, Moore County

Early summer and everything is tidy

Nice garden structure

Yellow marigolds pop in landscape

Fall color and texture from plant mixture

Showy seed heads on Autumn Joy Sedum

Begonias in full glory

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.

Courtyard Garden

Inviting entrance

Colorful leaves

Foundation Planting: Back of House

Plants beginning to develop new growth

Azalea will bloom soon

Functional Foundation Landscape

Crepe Myrtle Trunk

Layered foundation planting

Late winter, liriope is cut back & daffodils are blooming

Koi Pond & Water Garden

Water lilies in the upper pond

Colorful Koi pond along with a few gold fish

Vignette in front of pond

“Little Stonehenge “

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

Plant Walls and Hedges

Other side of wall

Parking lot border

colorful planting of annuals on a fence.

Fence with areas between rails planted with Heuchera and others.

Rock and Crevice Garden

Rock garden ice plant

Verbena & Iceplant

Salvia in Rock Garden

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

Xeriscape Garden for a Dry, Sunny Site

Dasylirion sp. sending up an inflorescence.

Sun loving plants