Focal Garden Slides
Winter Camillia blooms // December's Hellebore pink and white/purple varieties (2 images) // Pollinator garden corner before the 2021 heat dome // Basket of organic Pest management options // Ladybug heros cleaning up fungus gnats // The 3-greenhouse summer // My first crop of Neroli oranges in progress 2023 // Happy container plants // Black figs ripening // (Central OR) summer's ago: a bumbler on Mullein // Sunset sunflowers // (Central OR) swallowtail on Salvia
Winter Blooming Plants
*Heather Calluna vulgaris
Camilla Camellia japonica
Frost Tolerant Gardenia Gardenia jasminoides
Hellebore Helleborus (*spp.
Forsythia Forsythia spp
Primrose Primula x polyantha
Snowdrops Galanthus
Yellow Crocus Crocus crysanthus
Weigela Weigela florida
Witch Hazel Hamamalis virginiana
Camus Camassia quamash
Micro Clover dwarf variety of Trifolium repens
Dutch Clover
Trifolium spp.
Crimson Red Clover Trifolium incarnatum
Aquatic Plants (Pond area)
Cotton Grass Eriophorum angustifolium
Orange Sedge Carex testacea
Leatherleaf Sedge arex buchananii
Ferns and Herbs
Ostrich Fern Matteuccia struthiopteris
Deer Fern
Blechnum spicant
Foxtail Fern Asparagus densiflorus
Asparagus Fern Asparagus_densiflorus
Lavender, English Lavendula spp.
Lavender, Spanish Lavendula spp.
Solomon's Seal, False Polygonatum spp.
Allium Allium spp.
Rosemary Salvia rosmarinus
Grasses
Japanese Blood Grass Imperata cylindrica
Bottlebrush Grasses spp
Japanese Forest Grass (assorted species)
Blue Heron Gardens, OR
During my tenure as the Designer/Gardener I've planted several tiers of new plants for height variety, year-round flowering sequence and soil nourishment. Mini-clover planting is in progress in all beds. Mini-clover is a spectacular low maintenance groundcover. Addition of a small pond to mitigate clay soil has developed a frog habitat and mitigates a clay soil area. This venue is an ongoing Oregon coast project.
Blue Heron List of Plants
* Added 2022-2023-2024 to initial planting
Evergreens and Bushes
Sky Pencil Holly Ilex crenata
Arborvitae Thuja occidentalis
Red Cedar Thuja plicate
Birch Betula papyrifera
Redbud, Flamethrower sp Cercis canadensis
Daphne Daphne mariana
Dogwood Yellow Bark Cornus sericea 'Flaviramea'
Dogwood Red twig C. sericea
Magnolia
Barberry, Japanese Berberis thunbergii
Beauty Berry Callicarpa americana
Boxwood Buxus spp.
Privet Ligustrum spp.
Summer Blooming Plants
Asian Lilies
Gardenias
Princess Flowers Tibouchina uvilleana
Cone Flower Echinacea spp
Daisy,Painted
Chrysanthemum Carinatum
Teddy Bear Sunflowers Helianthus annuus
*Butterfly Bush Buddleia davidii
*Foam Flower Tiarella
Cotton Grass Eriophorum angustifolium
Chamomile Chamaemelum recutita and
Chamaemelum nobileWeglia
Dutch Blue Iris Iris spp.
Violets Viola papilionacea
Pineapple Weed Matricaria discoidea
on occaasion
Hollyhock Alcea rosea /'Nigra'
Heuchera varieties
Hydrangea spp.
Catmint Nepeta spp (NOT catnip)
Rose spp.
Russian Sage