Extension Master Gardener℠ Demonstration Garden, Durham Co.
![Demo Garden Design Plan](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/demo_garden_layout_1_xfRKjDXGc0zg.jpeg)
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Demo Garden Design Plan Garden age: 0 Beth Austin CC BY-NC 4.0- Description
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Name: Urban Demonstration Garden.
Open to the public: Yes
County: Durham
Address: 721 Foster Street, Durham, NC
Link to the public garden map
Website:
USDA Hardiness Zone: 7B
Extension Demonstration Garden? Yes
Approximate year the garden/landscape was established: 2023
What to look for:
- Shady, Sunny, Vertical, Planters, and Hardscape are the themes.
- A unique Recognition Sidewalk highlights the Hardscape theme.
- Custom-designed Gabions highlight the Planters theme.
- A Spoke Wheel design highlights the Shady Garden.
The garden supports the NC State Extension Master Gardener Mission (www.ces.ncsu.edu/how-extension-works/) by teaching and demonstrating practical research-based gardening techniques for a variety of urban spaces. This city garden welcomes and inspires visitors with innovative displays, practices, and programs.
Horticulture:
Automated drip Irrigation from a rainwater harvesting system.
![Demo Garden Design Plan](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/demo_garden_layout_1_xfRKjDXGc0zg.jpeg)
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Demo Garden Design Plan Garden age: 0 Beth Austin CC BY-NC 4.0Spring
Spoke Wheel Design Installation in Shade Garden. Installing small plants causes minimal disturbance to the tree's roots. Garden age: 0 Girish Bhatt CC BY-NC-ND 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Example of Etched Aluminum Plant ID tag with QR Code](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/GB_Plant_ID_Tag_05.1_S0Dp9TOSBjNd.jpeg)
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Example of Etched Aluminum Plant ID tag with QR Code Garden age: 0 Girish Bhatt CC BY-NC-SA 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
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Recognition Walkway Garden age: 0 Girish Bhatt CC BY-NC-SA 4.0![Sunny Garden with Serviceberry](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/MK_Sunny_lWOWN07P0Mhu.jpeg)
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Sunny Garden with Serviceberry Garden age: 1 month Mary Kiernen CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Center Garden with path & birdbath](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/MK_Shady_w_Path_ygnu4Urib92f.jpeg)
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Center Garden with path & birdbath Garden age: 1 month Mary Kiernen CC BY-NC 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Left Side of Center & Part of Sunny Garden](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/MK_Center_Garden_Lef_LLmuANtyjiHx.jpeg)
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Left Side of Center & Part of Sunny Garden Garden age: 1 month Mary Kiernen CC BY-NC 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Two Sections of the Spoke Wheel](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/MK_Spoke_Wheel_Porti_8lGOMd6UJdO4.jpeg)
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Two Sections of the Spoke Wheel Garden age: 1 month Mary Kiernen CC BY-NC 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Gabion at the Building Entrance](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/MK_Gabion_0Jz0KBMz4Yfz.jpeg)
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Gabion at the Building Entrance. The plants are heat-tolerant tropical plants treated as annuals. Garden age: 1 month Mary Kiernen CC BY-NC 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Reptile in the Garden - Anolis carolinensis](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/MK_Anolis_carolinens_nED2f5CgOV8n.jpeg)
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Reptile in the Garden - Anolis carolinensis, shedding its skin. Garden age: 1 month Mary Kiernen CC BY-NC 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Sunny Garden with Serviceberry](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/GB_Sunny_XLBFlnBZox5h.jpeg)
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Sunny Garden with Serviceberry Garden age: 5 months Girish Bhatt CC BY-NC-SA 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Center Garden with path & birdbath](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/GB_Center_Right_W_Pa_6v84PXm87M9y.jpeg)
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Center Garden with path & birdbath Garden age: 5 months Girish Bhatt CC BY-NC-SA 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Left Side of Center & Part of Sunny Garden](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/GB_Center_Left_zxpGsS4FKE22.jpeg)
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Left Side of Center & Part of Sunny Garden Garden age: 5 months Girish Bhatt CC BY-NC-SA 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Two Sections of the Spoke Wheel](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/GB_Spoke_Wheel_Porti_iKnbAadQOIVy.jpeg)
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Two Sections of the Spoke Wheel Garden age: 5 months Girish Bhatt CC BY-NC-SA 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Gabion at the Building Entrance. The plants are heat-tolerant tr](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/GB_Gabion_0vYCR9u0stmD.jpeg)
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Gabion at the Building Entrance. The plants are heat tolerant treated as annuals. Garden age: 5 months Girish Bhatt CC BY-NC-SA 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Bumblebee feeding on flower.](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/_1210206_BJT68gGqZOEF.jpeg)
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Bumblebee feeding on flower. Garden age: 5 months Mary Kiernen CC BY-NC 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Sunny Garden with Serviceberry](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/GB_Sunny_xNUIv1ZK8Qep.jpeg)
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Sunny Garden with Serviceberry Garden age: 7 months Girish Bhatt CC BY-NC-SA 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Center Garden with path & birdbath](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/GB_Center_Right_w_Pa_p5NrfczlA9PH.jpeg)
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Center Garden with path & birdbath Garden age: 7 months Girish Bhatt CC BY-NC-SA 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Left Side of Center & Part of Sunny Garden](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/GB_Center_Left_oxLDAUjNlGXU.jpeg)
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Left Side of Center & Part of Sunny Garden Garden age: 7 months Girish Bhatt CC BY-NC-SA 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Gabion at the Building Entrance with Winter Hardy Plants](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/GB_Gabion_Winter_D0YlydG0Kih6.jpeg)
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Gabion at the Building Entrance with Winter Hardy Plants Garden age: 7 months Girish Bhatt CC BY-NC-SA 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
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Sunny Garden with Serviceberry Garden age: 9 months Girish Bhatt CC BY-NC-SA 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Center Garden with path & birdbath](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/IMG_6605_1ZswmSQ8YVaJ.jpeg)
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Center Garden with path & birdbath Garden age: 9 months Girish Bhatt CC BY-NC-SA 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
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Left Side of Center & Part of Sunny Garden Garden age: 9 months Girish Bhatt CC BY-NC-SA 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Two Sections of the Spoke Wheel](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/IMG_6606_XF1pZtZDROtG.jpeg)
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Two Sections of the Spoke Wheel Garden age: 9 months Girish Bhatt CC BY-NC-SA 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
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Gabion at the Building Entrance with Winter Hardy Plants Garden age: 9 months Girish Bhatt CC BY-NC-SA 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Demo Garden Design Plan](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/demo_garden_layout_1_xfRKjDXGc0zg.jpeg)
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Demo Garden Design Plan Garden age: 0 Beth Austin CC BY-NC 4.0Spring
Spoke Wheel Design Installation in Shade Garden. Installing small plants causes minimal disturbance to the tree's roots. Garden age: 0 Girish Bhatt CC BY-NC-ND 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Example of Etched Aluminum Plant ID tag with QR Code](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/GB_Plant_ID_Tag_05.1_S0Dp9TOSBjNd.jpeg)
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Example of Etched Aluminum Plant ID tag with QR Code Garden age: 0 Girish Bhatt CC BY-NC-SA 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
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Recognition Walkway Garden age: 0 Girish Bhatt CC BY-NC-SA 4.0![Sunny Garden with Serviceberry](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/MK_Sunny_lWOWN07P0Mhu.jpeg)
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Sunny Garden with Serviceberry Garden age: 1 month Mary Kiernen CC BY 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Center Garden with path & birdbath](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/MK_Shady_w_Path_ygnu4Urib92f.jpeg)
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Center Garden with path & birdbath Garden age: 1 month Mary Kiernen CC BY-NC 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Left Side of Center & Part of Sunny Garden](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/MK_Center_Garden_Lef_LLmuANtyjiHx.jpeg)
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Left Side of Center & Part of Sunny Garden Garden age: 1 month Mary Kiernen CC BY-NC 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Two Sections of the Spoke Wheel](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/MK_Spoke_Wheel_Porti_8lGOMd6UJdO4.jpeg)
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Two Sections of the Spoke Wheel Garden age: 1 month Mary Kiernen CC BY-NC 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Gabion at the Building Entrance](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/MK_Gabion_0Jz0KBMz4Yfz.jpeg)
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Gabion at the Building Entrance. The plants are heat-tolerant tropical plants treated as annuals. Garden age: 1 month Mary Kiernen CC BY-NC 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Reptile in the Garden - Anolis carolinensis](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/MK_Anolis_carolinens_nED2f5CgOV8n.jpeg)
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Reptile in the Garden - Anolis carolinensis, shedding its skin. Garden age: 1 month Mary Kiernen CC BY-NC 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Sunny Garden with Serviceberry](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/GB_Sunny_XLBFlnBZox5h.jpeg)
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Sunny Garden with Serviceberry Garden age: 5 months Girish Bhatt CC BY-NC-SA 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Center Garden with path & birdbath](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/GB_Center_Right_W_Pa_6v84PXm87M9y.jpeg)
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Center Garden with path & birdbath Garden age: 5 months Girish Bhatt CC BY-NC-SA 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Left Side of Center & Part of Sunny Garden](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/GB_Center_Left_zxpGsS4FKE22.jpeg)
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Left Side of Center & Part of Sunny Garden Garden age: 5 months Girish Bhatt CC BY-NC-SA 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Two Sections of the Spoke Wheel](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/GB_Spoke_Wheel_Porti_iKnbAadQOIVy.jpeg)
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Two Sections of the Spoke Wheel Garden age: 5 months Girish Bhatt CC BY-NC-SA 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Gabion at the Building Entrance. The plants are heat-tolerant tr](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/GB_Gabion_0vYCR9u0stmD.jpeg)
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Gabion at the Building Entrance. The plants are heat tolerant treated as annuals. Garden age: 5 months Girish Bhatt CC BY-NC-SA 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Bumblebee feeding on flower.](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/_1210206_BJT68gGqZOEF.jpeg)
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Bumblebee feeding on flower. Garden age: 5 months Mary Kiernen CC BY-NC 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Sunny Garden with Serviceberry](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/GB_Sunny_xNUIv1ZK8Qep.jpeg)
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Sunny Garden with Serviceberry Garden age: 7 months Girish Bhatt CC BY-NC-SA 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Center Garden with path & birdbath](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/GB_Center_Right_w_Pa_p5NrfczlA9PH.jpeg)
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Center Garden with path & birdbath Garden age: 7 months Girish Bhatt CC BY-NC-SA 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Left Side of Center & Part of Sunny Garden](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/GB_Center_Left_oxLDAUjNlGXU.jpeg)
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Left Side of Center & Part of Sunny Garden Garden age: 7 months Girish Bhatt CC BY-NC-SA 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Gabion at the Building Entrance with Winter Hardy Plants](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/GB_Gabion_Winter_D0YlydG0Kih6.jpeg)
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Gabion at the Building Entrance with Winter Hardy Plants Garden age: 7 months Girish Bhatt CC BY-NC-SA 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
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Sunny Garden with Serviceberry Garden age: 9 months Girish Bhatt CC BY-NC-SA 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Center Garden with path & birdbath](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/IMG_6605_1ZswmSQ8YVaJ.jpeg)
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Center Garden with path & birdbath Garden age: 9 months Girish Bhatt CC BY-NC-SA 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
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Left Side of Center & Part of Sunny Garden Garden age: 9 months Girish Bhatt CC BY-NC-SA 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
![Two Sections of the Spoke Wheel](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/IMG_6606_XF1pZtZDROtG.jpeg)
Spring
Two Sections of the Spoke Wheel Garden age: 9 months Girish Bhatt CC BY-NC-SA 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
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Gabion at the Building Entrance with Winter Hardy Plants Garden age: 9 months Girish Bhatt CC BY-NC-SA 4.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo