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Spring
The Greenhouse Gardens
Borders
Native azaleas and azalea cultivars, lilacs, mock orange, mint shrub, and butterfly bushes bloom in succession through the spring and summer. |  |
Candytuft, columbine, iris, larkspur, lilies, evening primrose, and monkshood are among the perennials. Creeping jenny, snow-in-summer, periwinkle, and pachysandra are groundcovers. |  |
Blue and Yellow Garden
A mixture of native and non-native perennials blooms through the spring, summer, and fall in this theme garden. Included are calendula, coreopsis, larkspur, cornflower, aster, and sunflower. |  |
Pink and White Garden
Annuals and perennials bloom from early spring until frost. Included are hollyhock, bleeding heart, astilbe, iris, annual vinca, and chrysanthemum. |  |
West Rose Garden
Roses in the restored west garden bloom from late May through late October. Most blooms are in shades of pink and white. A barrier free entrance in this garden provides access to the sunken garden, which includes the theme gardens, lawns, and fountains. |  |
East Rose Garden
Roses in the restored east rose garden bloom most heavily in May, then intermittently throughout the summer and fall. Flower colors include red, yellow, apricot, pink, and white. |  |
The Fruit, Cut Flower, and Nicer Vegetable Garden
In 1921 Thomas Sears designed the Fruit, Cut Flower and Nicer Vegetable Garden, which encompassed almost two acres of ornamental plants. The overall design and some of the plantings remain from that period, but most of the garden space is devoted to presenting newer plant varieties and horticultural techniques appropriate for local conditions.
Peonies are original to the garden. Bloom begins in the perennial borders in the spring. The plantings change each year. |  |
The cool season vegetable garden reaches its peak in late spring. |  |
The Greater Gardens
The woodland wildflower garden features native ferns and spring ephemerals. |  |
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Tour the gardens and grounds through the seasons.
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