Thursday, March 6, 2014
HBGF Rainbow Exhibition Garden at Redwood Acres
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| Redwood Acres HBGF Exhibition Garden |
The Redwood Acres HBGF Exhibition Gardens design was inspired by the Dedekam Ornamental Terrace Garden at the Humboldt Botanical Gardens.
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HBGF Dedekam Ornamental Terrace Garden Rainbow Inspired Design |
The garden moves from one band of color to the next. Plants were selected for their foliage or flower color, hardiness and overall quality and then organized based on their strongest color attribute whether flower or foliage.
Red
Achillea millefolium Red Velvet
Berberis thunbergi Helmond Pillar
Coreopsis verticillata Limerock Ruby
Rosa Meidiland Scarlet
Orange
Geum chiloense Princess Juliana
Helianthemum nummularium Ben Nevis
Yellow
Hemerocallis Stella dOro
Rudbeckia fulgida Goldsturm
Spirea japonica Goldmound
White
Artemesia Powis Castle
Cerastium tomentosum
Miscanthus sinensis Variegatus
Rosa Starry Night
Blue
Geranium pratense x Blue Sunrise
Helictotrichon sempervirens
Hydrangea macrophylla Nikko Blue
Picea pungens Globulosa
Purple
Cotinus coggygria Royal Purple
Heuchera micrantha Palace Purple
Lavandula angustifolia Munstead
Nepeta faassanii
Penstemon x gloxinoides Midnight
Pink
Echinacea purpurea Magnus
Rosa Cecile Brunner
*Some substitutions were made out of necessity
Above a contemporary Piet Oudolf inspired bench is set into the planting bed, which invites the user into the garden moving it beyond the typical look-at-only landscaping.
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