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This garden is a focal point of attention due to its rock construction and variety of plants it contains. Some of the original herbs planted included traditional favorites; lavender, rosemary, thyme and golden oregano as well as the lesser known salvia, rue and comfrey.
This ornamental raised flowerbed demonstrates a variety of annual and perennial flowers and shrubs that do well in the Foothills. It also shows how stacked rock can be used to create a raised bed. Verbena tapien, which takes reflective heat, provides a colorful border.
This area shows parents, grandparents and teachers how to develop and encourage a childs interest in gardening. The whimsy of the Zoo Garden (plants with animal names) and the teepee offer places for children to explore and use their imagination.
The orchard demonstrates the Backyard Orchard Culture (BOC), one of the methods recommended by UC experts for the home gardener. BOC encourages the prolonged harvest of tree-ripened fruit from a small space.
Growing table grapes in the home garden or landscape offers many benefits that are popular with the publicsuch as delicious fruit, and if grown on an arbor, cool shade in the summer.
Succulents are easy to plant, require minimum care, are inexpensive and simple to propagate and have few pests. They provide year round interest with their sculptural shapes and beautiful colors, especially in winter.
Rather than a thirsty lawn, why not substitute low growing thyme? That was the idea behind the garden to the rear of the Learning Center. We chose several varieties including: Elfin, red and white creeping and wooly.
This garden was designed to demonstrate that water thrifty gardens can be attractive. The plants in the water wise garden meet at least two of the following three criteria: 1. Require little or no water. 2. Are fire resistant. 3. Are deer resistant. Many of the plants are common, e.g.
Gardeners frequently ask about wild plants or native plants and the use of them in the garden. Our goal in these two gardens is to demonstrate both the difference between the two, and, through the use of elevation changes, what plants can grow in different areas.
The Heritage Roses throughout the garden and along the perimeter are all rescued from old home sites, ranches, cemetery plots, roadsides and private collections. They represent our history in Calaveras county and adjoining areas.
