The Perennial Garden offers more than 1,200 varieties of plants that return year after year. This 3.5 acre landscape is designed as a series of “rooms” separated by trees and shrubs rather than walls. Perennials, which die back to the ground each winter but return from the roots in spring, show best with the structural elements of trees and shrubs around them.
Perennials may live year to year but their bloom time is usually shorter than garden annuals—about two weeks on average. This garden is designed to bloom in sequence from spring to fall, always providing colorful flowers in each garden bed.
What’s in Bloom?
January
Contorted Which Hazel begins blooming in January.
February
Contorted Which Hazel continues to show itself during the month of February.
March
The Daffodils steal the show during the month of March.
April
Wisteria, Dogwoods, and Magnolias begin to bloom.
May
Peonies put on quite a show for us during the month of May.
June
Junes brings in a fresh display of Phlox.
July
Daylilies begin to show themselves throughout the month of July. You won’t want to miss their beautiful colors.
August
The beautiful Prairie plants are in bloom throughout the month of August.
September
Asters and Mums make an appearance throughout September. The fall color of the Black Gum begins to show.
October
Asters, Mums, and Ornamental Grasses begin to sprout all throughout the month of October.
November
Ornamental grasses continue to grow.
December
Festival of Lights will be in full swing. This year we have even bigger and better things planned for the entire garden.