Glendale Gardens

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July 11, 2018

Garden Map and Blooming Guide

1. Allen Bleathman Water Feature
2. Australasian Garden
3. Pacific Rim Garden
4. Native Garden
5. Dry Shade – Fusion Garden
6. Rhododendron and Hosta
7. Takata Japanese
8. Zen Garden
9. Vegetable/Fruit
10. Coming in 2011, Iris Garden
11. Doris Page Winter Garden

12. Heather
13. Ornamental Grasses
14. Orchard
15. Harvest Woods
16. Compost Demonstration Area
17. Grimsdick Orchard
18. Fruit and Berries
19. Birds, Bees & Butterflies
20. Orchard
21. Drought Tolerant
22. Children’s Garden

23. Hardy Fuchsia
24. Mediterranean Garden
25. Gathering Place
26. Herb
27. Cutting Garden
28. Lily
29. Ann’s Garden
30. Mixed Borders
31. Administration
32. Library
33. Classroom
34. White Garden
 

Seasonal Interest and Blooming Guide

NOTE: Numbers in this guide refer to the numbers in the map above; clicking most numbers in the guide will take you to a page about the garden the plant can be found in.

January:
  • Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’ – “Corkscrew hazel”
    – branch structure and form – #11, #22
  • Hamamelis mollis ‘Pallida’ – “Witch hazel”
    – fragrant, golden yellow spider-like flowers – #11
  • Salix matsudana ‘Tortuosa’ – “Dragon-claw willow” – #11
  • Salix ‘Flame’
    – brilliant orange-red stems – #28
  • Viburnum x bodnantense ‘Dawn’
    – noted for intense fragrance – #11
February:
  • Eranthis hyemalis – “Winter aconite”
    – a true winter tough with bright yellow flowers – #11
  • Helleborus argutifolius, H. foetidus
    – over-wintering, bold cut foliage, cymes of chartreuse flowers mid-winter to mid-spring – #11
  • Lonicera fragrantissima – “Winter honeysuckle” – #11
  • Polystichum setiferum – “Softshield fern” – #6
  • Viburnum farrerii
    – fragrant flowers on bare branches
March:
  • Heather Collection: Erica calluna, E. carnea, E.cinerea, and E. x darleyensis and more – #12
  • Cornus mas “Cornelian cherry”
    – bright yellow flowers late winter-early spring, bright red berries in fall #2, #11
  • Garrya elliptica “Silk Tassel bush” & Ribes sanguineum “Flowering currant”
    – natives to the Pacific NW – #4
  • Anemanthele lessoniana syn Stipa arundinacea – “Pheasant’s tail grass”
    – used very effectively to edge borders – #11, #30
April:
  • Erythronium oregonum – “White fawn lily”
    – The symbol of the HCP – #4, #11
  • Rheum palmatum ‘Atrosanguineum’ – “Purple ornamental rhubarb” – #22
  • Viburnum x burkwoodii
    – semi-evergreen with very fragrant flowers -#2
  • Robinia – “Twisty Baby”
    – all season tree, branch structure, attractive leaves, drought tolerant -#1
May:
  • Amelanchier alnifolia
    – showy, fragrant white flowers fall colour – #11
  • Polygonatum biflorum – “Solomon’s seal” -#2 #11
  • Rhododendron ‘Sir Charles Lemon’
    – dark green leaves w/ cinnamon undersides one of the best! – #6
June:
  • Cardiocrinum giganteum – “Himalayan lily”
    – up to 20 fragrant white flowers on stems 4′-8′ high, 7 years from seed to flower – #11
  • Phlomis russeliana – “Sticky Jerusalem sage”
    – unique hooded yellow flowers, great seed pods -#1, #30
July:
  • Lily Collection, Lilium spp. – #28
  • Datisca cannabina-unique foliage & seed heads – #30
  • Dierama pulcherrimum – “Angel’s fishing rod”
    – tubular bell shaped pink flowers – #13
  • Miscanthus giganteus
    – up to 12′ in a season; cut down in late winter and use for fencing – #7
August:
  • Arundo donax – “Giant reed”
    – great summer ‘fencing’ – #30
  • Persicaria microcephala ‘Red Dragon’
    – vigorous grower-moves from colour to colour with the season – #24
  • Romneya coulteri – “Matilija poppy”
    – spectacular, paper-like white flowers -#3
  • Tamarix ramosissima
    – dense clouds of pink flowers -#20
September:
  • Cyclamen hederifolium
    – heart-shaped leaves in winter
    – pink or white flowers in late summer – #11
  • Miscanthus sinensis & cultivars
    – colour, shape & form – #13
  • Nerine bowdenii
    – lily-like flowers in shades of pink – #11
October:
  • Aronia melanocarpa
    – multi-seasonal interest with flowers, berries and fall colour – #30
  • Callicarpa bodinieri
    – brilliant purple berries -#2
  • Clematis rehderiana
    – bell-shaped fragrant flowers – #11
  • Drimys lanceolata
    – from Tasmania; red stems, glossy dark green leaves-sheltered woodland conditions – #11
  • Helenium ‘Butterpat’
    – rich yellow flowers – #30
  • Parrotia persica “Persian ironwood”
    – brilliant fall colour, interesting branch structure and bark – #11, #25
November:
  • Acer griseum – “Paperbark Maple”
    – highly ornamental peeling orange/brown bark – #11
  • Asplenium scolopendrium – “Hart’s tongue fern” – #6, #11
  • Bupleurum fruticosum
    – evergreen leaves, black seed heads for winter interest – #30
  • Cornus stolonifera ‘Flaviramea’
    – deciduous shrub with yellow stems in winter – #11
December:
  • Arbutus unedo ‘Compacta’- “Strawberry tree”
    – glossy green evergreen, small white flowers & large, orange-red fruit
  • Jasminum nudiflorum
    – deciduous shrub with arching shoots, produces bright yellow flowers – #11
  • Mahonia x media ‘Charity’
    – sharp toothed dark green leaves with bright yellow, fragrant flowers – #2, #11
  • Rubus cockburnianus ‘Aurea’ – “Ghost bramble”
    – white stems, golden variegated foliage in the summer – #11
  • Sarcococca ruscifolia – “Christmas box”
    – evergreen, glossy green leaves, sweet-smelling white flowers followed by black berries – #11

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