Garden for a dry woodland Con't

Spring and fall are the main season in this garden. With an emphasis on native plants, introduced exotic plants supplement color and texture. Native shrubs, ferns, rhododendron and azaleas, wild phlox, trilliums, epimediums, iris, primroses, bleeding hearts, together with bulbs, provide color from late December to late June. While most woodlanders flower in spring and early summer, color throughout the summer is achieved with a variety of greens from hostas in lime to deep forest green, as well as rusty reds from an understory planting of Japanese maples. Oakleaf Hydrangeas, variegated hostas, grasses, ferns, Doll's Eyes, Black Cohosh, Bowman's Root and Culver's Root are the backbone of the summer garden.

Summer is followed by a crescendo of color in the fall. Scarlet, orange, yellow, gold, and dark red leaves show brilliantly against the greens of ferns, mosses, conifers, evergreen shrubs, and the brilliant blue of Autumn skies. From a strategically placed bench views across the garden, as well as to the mountains, can be enjoyed in spring, summer, fall and on balmy winter days.

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