Woodland Garden
The Elizabeth Scholtz Woodland Garden features an open-air walled garden and an accessible path that meanders through a rolling landscape connecting the Lilac Collection, the Osborne Garden, the Native Flora Garden, and Maple Grove.
The garden was designed to be a source of inspiration to urban gardeners and features plants that flourish in shady, relatively dry conditions, like ferns, sedges, and may-apples. On-site signage provides visitors with tips and techniques for maintaining their own sustainable and successful city gardens.
Highlights
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Carolina-allspice (Calycanthus ‘Venus’) blooms in summer. Photo by Blanca Begert. -
Pale spicebush (Lindera glauca var. salicifolia) in autumn. Photo by Blanca Begert. -
Virginia bluebells (Mertensia virginica) bloom in May. Photo by Blanca Begert. -
The Franklin tree (Franklinia alatamaha ), extinct in the wild, blooms in late summer with flowers persisting until fall. Photo by Wendy Cutler. -
Toad-lilies (Tricyrtis cultivar) bloom in late summer into fall. Photo by Lee Patrick.
Garden Layout
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Image, top of page: Michael Stewart