Walled Garden

In the center of the Walled Garden, you will find six beds that make up our Annual Display of plants. These beds are completely replanted twice a year, in the spring and in autumn, to reflect plants that grow well in that season. The design of the beds is based on a theme, using both annuals and perennials. These beds are often complemented with props and art that help bring life to the theme. The annual display is the jewel of the Walled Garden, with its kaleidoscope of colors and creative combinations.

The Art Garden is so named because it focuses more on the art displayed there than on the plant material. Garden art doesn’t need to be expensive or intricate, and we use this garden to demonstrate how funky art can create a vivid statement in the landscape. We use recycled materials and lots of imagination to turn everyday items into a fun expression of art for this garden.

On the south side of the Walled Garden, the former shrub borders have been redesigned and replanted as foundation beds. Foundation plantings are beds of plants (often shrubs) that are installed along a home’s foundation to connect the landscape and add curb appeal. Many homeowners struggle with choosing the best plants for their foundation. Plants choices can grow too high or become too crowded over time. We have taken all the guess work out with three different examples including a pollinator foundation, a tropical foundation and an edible foundation. Although the plants are small now, they will grow to stay low and to their best potential.

Planting Guidelines

The Fruit and Berry Garden is an excellent demonstration of how fruit can be more visually intriguing than a plant’s flowers. This garden grows a diverse selection of fruits, not all of which are edible. By emphasizing the fruit of a plant, it adds another dimension to the aesthetics of a garden. Some of the fruit you may find in this garden are blueberries, peppers, beautyberries, and the amazing Thomasville Citrangequat, a cold-hardy citrus.

The Knot and Texture Garden is the most formal area within the Walled Garden. A knot garden is a formal garden space that is created using an intricate geometric pattern and dwarf hedges of evergreen plants. This garden space also highlights combinations of different textured plants. You can find thorny-leaved and spiky plants, as well as broad-shaped leaves. Texture is an integral part of garden design, and it can be achieved by pairing plants with contrasting leaf form and size.

The Midnight Garden is a delightful area with plants that glow in the moonlight. Many of the specimens have either white flowers or variegated foliage, making it an enchanting garden to visit in the evenings.

The perennial borders along the Walled Garden are divided into three color schemes. Although the plants in these three borders change, the concept remains the same. This area serves to demonstrate how a garden can have a diversity of plants, while maintaining a set color scheme. It is also important to realize that color comes not just from flowers, but also from foliage, fruit and stems. The Purple Border is a delightful combination of purple flowering plants, purple foliage, purple fruit and plants that bloom a complementary yellow. The Pastel Border weaves together the soft colors of flowers with silver leaves, creating a charming and soothing mix of plants. The vivid reds, yellows and oranges of the garden find their place in the Hot Border. We combine both shrubs and perennials to create this eye-popping, intense space.

The Winter Garden is a peaceful garden between the pastel and hot borders. This small space is full of plants that take center stage during the coldest months of the year. The graceful branching of the Parrotia persica, the Persian Ironwood deciduous trees, is more evident when the leaves are gone. Other plants feature winter blooms, strong fragrance, colorful stems and wonderful structure all to be enjoyed during winter.