Category Archives: Public Gardens

Mt. Cuba

Posted on May 2, 2012 by hdomke

Trillium at Mt. Cuba This week Lorna and I have been exploring one of the best wildflower gardens in North America. It is called Mt. Cuba and it is in Deleware. They are especially well known for their woodland wildflowers … Continue reading →

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Nature Gardens Concept Plan

Posted on September 25, 2011 by hdomke

Click on the image to see an enlarged view This drawing shows some possible changes around the PGT Visitor Center: – Paved parking lot for 20 cars – Expanded Visitor Center – Environmental Prairie Art – Savanna Garden – Woodland … Continue reading →

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Compton Gardens

Posted on July 27, 2011 by hdomke

Interpretive plaque at Compton Gardens Last week Lorna and I enjoyed exploring Compton Gardens; a 6-acre native woodland garden in Bentonville. Corrin Troutman (Director of Horticulture) gave us a tour and explained their experience with different trail surfaces. They tried … Continue reading →

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Garvin Woodland Gardens

Posted on July 26, 2011 by hdomke

Entrance path and water at Garvin Woodland Gardens Mike Brown took us on a behind-the-scences tour of Garvin Woodland Gardens yesterday. He gave us many helpful suggestions for the PGT as we toured the 210 acre property. As the construction … Continue reading →

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Garden Marketing with a USB Flash Drive

Posted on July 5, 2011 by hdomke

Mt. Cuba USB Flash Drive Mt. Cuba was one of the gardens I enjoyed visiting the most at the APGA conference. As we were leaving they handed us a packet with the 2 GB USB drive shown above. It was … Continue reading →

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Trail Surface

Posted on July 3, 2011 by hdomke

Asphalt Trail at Jenkins Arboretum Every time we go to gardens now we are always looking down; we are trying to decide what kind of surface we want for the main loop trail at the PGT. What are the pros … Continue reading →

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Mt. Cuba

Posted on June 29, 2011 by hdomke

Woodland Pond at Mt. Cuba I hope we can look like Mt. Cuba some day. They are a “naturalistic garden” which means that not all plants are native, but they look like they are. At the PGT we use only … Continue reading →

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Chanticleer – a Pleasure Garden

Posted on June 27, 2011 by hdomke

Hydrangeas Public Gardens often focus on education, research and conservation. Occasionally they focus purely on pleasure. One of the gardens we visited while at the APGA conference was Chanticleer. Chanticleer describes itself as a “Pleasure Garden” and it really was. … Continue reading →

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Should Nature Gardens be Neat?

Posted on May 23, 2011 by hdomke

The WIldflower Garden at the Chicago Botanic Garden Lorna and I are visiting other gardens to steal ideas that we can use at the PGT. Last weekend we visited the Chicago Botanic Garden. The wildflower area shown above is very … Continue reading →

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Crested Iris at Shaw Nature Reserve

Posted on April 21, 2011 by hdomke

Crested Iris (Iris cristata) I found this clump of Crested Iris in bloom today along the hiking trails of Shaw Nature Reserve. I spent three hours exploring the Whitmire Wildflower Garden and several of the trails. I’m looking for ideas … Continue reading →

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