Courtyard Gardens

 

Xeriscape plants, 20 theme gardens

Featuring sculpture,
“Don't Take Time for Granite"
by Mikki Flores-Amper- Class of 2011

Open Tuesdays, 2:30 to 4:00 pm

 

Thanks to Masseo Landscaping, Wallkill View Farm, Environmental Club and NPZ High School.

 

West Wing

Scented Garden

  1. Catmint- Nepeta fassenii
  2. Lavender- Lavendula officinalis 'Munstead'
  3. Rose of Sharon- Hibiscus syriacus
  4. Citronella Geranium- Pelargonium citrosum

Hidden Garden

  1. Spirea- Spirea shear abora
  2. Spirea- Spirea little princess
  3. Shasta Vibernum- Viburnum plicatum tomentosum
  4. Yarrow- Achillea millefolium
  5. Boxwood- Buxus fruticosa
  6. False Indigo- Baptisa australis
  7. Giant Silver Grass- Miscanthus sinensis floridulus 'gigantes'
  8. Zebra Grass- Miscanthus sinensis 'Zebrinus'
  9. Anise Hyssop- Agastache foeniculum
  10. Carthusian Pink- Dianthus carthusianorum
  11. Bar Harbor Juniper- Juniper horizontalis 'Bar Harbor'
  12. Chinese Forget-Me-Not- Cynglossum amabile 'Firmament'
  13. Grandpa Ott's Morning Glory- Ipomoea tricolor

Medicinal Garden

  1. Gro-Low Sumac- Rhus aromatica 'Gro-Low'
  2. Shadblow- Amalanchier x grandiflora 'Autumn Brillance'
  3. Purple Cone Flower- Echinacea purpurea
  4. Pale Purple Cone Flower- Echinacea palida
  5. German Chamomile- Matricaria recutita
  6. Feverfew- Tanacetum parthenium
  7. Sweet Annie- Artemisia annua
  8. Rue- Ruta 'Blue Mound'
  9. Lemon Balm- Melissa officinalis
  10. Jupiter's Distaff- Salvia glutinosa

Butterfly Garden

  1. Trumpet Vine- Campis radicans
  2. White Butterfly Bush- Buddleia davidii 'Nanho White'
  3. Ageratum
  4. Frances' Choice Marigold- Tagetes patula 'Frances' Choice'
  5. Scarlet starlet Marigold- Tagetes patula 'Scarlet starlet'
  6. White Gaura- Gaura lindheimeri 'Whirling Butterflies'
  7. Flowering Tobacco- Nicotiana sylvestris
  8. Mexican Sunflower- Tithonia rotundifolia
  9. Spreading Cotoneaster- Cotoneaster divarictus
  10. Purple Hyacinth Bean- Dolichos lablab
  11. Love-lies-bleeding- Amaranthus caudatus
  12. Lobate Campion- Lychnis cognata
  13. Bergamo Monarda- Monarda hybrida
  14. Hairy Cup Plant- Siphium connatum
  15. Supermane Sunflower- Helianthus annuus 'Supermane'

Yellow and Purple Garden

  1. Purple Loosestrife- Lythrum salicaria
  2. Cut-leaved coneflower- Rudbeckia laciniata
  3. Black Eyed Susan- Rudbeckia speciosa 'Viette's Little Suzy'
  4. Brown Eyed Susan- Rudbeckia triloba
  5. Rough Sunflower- Helianthus hirsutus
  6. False Sunflower- Heliopsis heliathoides 'Summer Sun'
  7. Rudbeckia laciniata
  8. Gymnaster savatieri
  9. Iron Weed- Vernonia noveboracensis
  10. Helianthumum
  11. Swamp sunflower- Helianthus angustifolius
  12. Moldavian Dragon's Head- Dracocephalum moldavica

Children's Garden

  1. Blue Fescue- Festuca ovina v. glauca
  2. Baby's Breath- Gypsophila pacifica
  3. Creeping Baby's Breathe- Gypsophila repens 'Rosea'
  4. Portulaca- Portulaca 'Tequila Fuchsia'
  5. Catmint- Nepeta fassenii 'Blue Wonder'
  6. Love-lies-bleeding- Amaranthus caudatus
  7. Oxe-eye Daisy- Heliopsis helianthoides

Woodland Garden

  1. Christmas Fern- Polystichum acrostichoides
  2. Shadblow- Amalanchier x grandiflora 'Autumn Brillance'
  3. Hosta sp.
  4. Spirea- Spirea little princess
  5. Bar Harbor Juniper- Juniper horizontalis 'Bar Harbor'
  6. Creeping cinquefoil- Pontentilla rupestris
  7. Horse Mint- Pycanthemum tenuifolium
  8. Stonecrop- Sedum 'Autumn Joy'
  9. Maltese Cross- Lychnis chalcedonia
  10. Purpletop vervain- Verbena bonariensis
  11. Columbine- Aquilegia x hybrida
  12. Cosmos- Cosmos 'Dancing Petticoats'
  13. Bellflower- Campanula carpatica 'Pearl Deep Blue'
  14. Golden Japanese Forest Grass- Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola'

 

East Wing

Weeping Cherry Garden

  1. Weeping Cherry- Prunus subhirtelia
  2. Marigold- 'Red Metamorph'
  3. Vinca- Vinca minor

Native Garden

  1. New England Aster- Sympotrichum oblongifolius ‘Raydon’s Favorite’
  2. Arborvitae- Thuja
  3. Brown-eyed Susan- Rudbechia triloba
  4. New York Ironweed- Vernonia noveboracensis
  5. St. John’s Wort- Hypericum
  6. Goldenrod- Solidago rugoso
  7. Oxe-eye Daisy- Heliopsis helianthoides
  8. Horse Mint- Pycanthemum tenuifolium
  9. New England Aster- Aster novae-angliae
  10. Yarrow- Achillea millefolium
  11. Cut-leaved coneflower- Rudbeckia laciniata
  12. Burning Bush- Euonymus alatus

Don’t Take Time for Granite Garden
Sculpture by Mikki Flores-Amper, Class of 2011

  1. False Sunflower- Heliopsis heliathoides 'Summer Sun'
  2. Dappled Willow- Salix integra
  3. Oxe-eye Daisy- Heliopsis helianthoides
  4. Goldenrod- Solidago rugoso
  5. English Thyme- Thymus vulgaris
  6. Daisy Fleabane- Erigeron annus

Bee Garden

  1. Lavender- Lavendula officinalis 'Munstead'
  2. Sedum Autumn Joy- Sedum telephium 'Autumn Joy'
  3. Tickseed- Coreopsis verticillata 'Moonbeam'
  4. Tickseed- Coreopsis 'Jethro Tull'
  5. Tickseed- Coreopsis 'Golden Showers'
  6. Spider Flower- Cleome 'Senorita Rosality'
  7. Catmint- Nepeta fassenii
  8. Boxwood- Buxus fruticosa
  9. Burning Bush- Euonymus alatus
  10. Cut-leaved coneflower- Rudbeckia laciniata

Field Garden

  1. Gro-Low Sumac- Rhus aromatica 'Gro-Low'
  2. Sedum Autumn Joy- Sedum telephium 'Autumn Joy'
  3. Cinquefoil- Potentilla fruticosa
  4. Beebalm- Monarda didyma
  5. False Indigo- Baptisa australis
  6. Balloon Flower- Platycodon grandiflorus
  7. Purple Cone Flower- Echinacea purpurea
  8. Feather Reed Grass- Calamagrostis 'Karl Foerster'
  9. Zebra Grass- Miscanthus sinensis 'Zebrinus'
  10. Buddleia Mint- Mentha longifolia

Silver Garden

  1. Wormwood- Artemisia 'Silver Queen'
  2. Common Mullein- Verbascum thapsus
  3. Lavender- Lavendula officinalis 'Munstead'
  4. Snow-in-the-Summer- Cerastium tomentosum
  5. Blue Mist Shrub- Caryopteris clandonensis
  6. Lamb’s Ears- Stachys byzantia
  7. Siberian Iris- Iris siberica
  8. Lavender cotton- Santolina chamaecyparissus
  9. Baby's Breath- Gypsophila pacifica
  10. Catmint- Nepeta fassenii 'Six Hills Giant'
  11. Lychnis chalcedonica 'Alba'
  12. Lychnis chalcedonica 'Rosa'
  13. Rose Campion- Lychnis coronaria
  14. Blue Fescue- Festuca glauca
  15. Buddleia Mint- Mentha longifolia
  16. Zulu Prince Daisy- Venidium fastuosum 'Alba'

Bird Garden

  1. Easter Red Cedar- Juniperus virginiana
  2. Chinese Juniper- Jupiperus chinensis
  3. Purple Cone Flower- Echinacea purpurea
  4. Giant Silver Grass- Miscanthus sinensis floridulus 'gigantes
  5. Bramble- Rubus frutiosis
  6. French Marigold- Tagetes patula 'Petite mixed'
  7. Spirea
  8. Cypress Vine- Ipomoea quamolclit
  9. Blanket flower- Gaillardia aristata
  10. Rudbeckia submentosa- Sweet black eyed Susan
  11. Tatarian Aster- Aster lataricus

Xeriscape Garden

  1. Chinese Juniper- Jupiperus chinensisr
  2. Dark Knight Blue Mist Shrub- Caryopteris clandonensis 'Dark Knight'
  3. Gro-Low Sumac- Rhus aromatica 'Gro-Low'
  4. Creeping cinquefoil- Pontentilla rupestris
  5. Spirea- Spirea shear abora
  6. Spirea- Spirea little princess
  7. Blue Mist Shrub- Caryopteris x clandonensis
  8. Oxe-eye Daisy- Heliopsis helianthoides
  9. Giant Silver Grass- Miscanthus sinensis floridulus 'gigantes'
  10. Zebra Grass- Miscanthus sinensis 'Zebrinus'
  11. Dappled Willow- Salix integra
  12. Moldavian Dragon's Head- Dracocephalum moldavica
  13. Chinese Forget-Me-Not- Cynglossum amabile 'Mystery Rose'
  14. Caper Spurge- Euphorbia lathyris

Desert Garden

  1. Variegated Yucca- Yucca filamentosa
  2. Prickly Pear Cactus- Opuntia
  3. Hen and Chicks- Semipervivum tectorum
  4. Rock Cress- Arabis caucasica ‘Snowfix’
  5. Stonecrop- Sedum xenox
  6. Tall Growing Stonecrop- Sedum
  7. Stonecrop- Sedum sieboldii
  8. Ice Plant- Delosperma 'John Proffitt'
  9. Stonecrop- Sedum pachyclados
  10. Dragon's Blood Sedum- Sedum spurium 'Dragon's Blood'

Herbal Garden

  1. English Thyme- Thymus vulgaris
  2. Nodding Pink Onion- Allium cernuum
  3. Greek Oregano- Origanum onites
  4. Spearmint- Mentha spicata
  5. Bronze Fennel- Foeniculum vulgare 'Bronze'
  6. Germander- Teucrium chamaedrys
  7. Garden Sage- Salvia officinalis
  8. Spicy Globe Basil- Ocimum basilicum 'Minimum'
  9. Variegated Lemon Thyme- Thymus citriodorus variegata
  10. Creeping Lemon Thyme- Thymus citriodorus
  11. Creeping Thyme- Thymus praecox 'Purple Carpet'
  12. Pink Creeping Thyme- Thymus praecox
  13. Silver Edged Thyme- Thymus vulgaris 'Argenteus'
  14. Rosemary- Rosmarinus officinalis 'Arp'
  15. Russian Sage- Perovska 'Little Spire'
  16. Beardtongue- Penstemon digitalis
  17. Bungleweed- Ajuga reptans 'Mahogany'
  18. Honeysuckle Columbine- Aquilegia canadensis

Zen Garden

  1. Pansy
  2. Upland Ironweed, Verononia glauca
  3. Strawberry- Fragaria ananassa
  4. Giant Silver Grass- Miscanthus sinensis floridulus 'gigantes'
  5. Azalea

Japanese Garden

  1. Bungleweed- Ajuga reptans 'Catlin's Giant'
  2. Dwarf Bamboo- Pleioblastus pygmaeus ‘Distichus’
  3. Wintergreen Boxwood- Buxus microphylla var. koreana 'Wintergreen'
  4. Zebra Grass- Miscanthus sinensis 'Zebrinus'
  5. Cotoneaster- Cotoneaster divaricatus
  6. Sky Pencil Japanese Holly- Ilex crenata 'Sky Pencil'
  7. Dead Nettle- Lamium

 

 

A special thanks to all the Environmental Club members who created our botanical garden.

Ms Law, club advisor