Garden Tips
• Use an arrangement of boulders as a focal point.
• Assess safety issues.
• Control weeds by keeping them cut down until
new plants take over and/or by placing several sheets of newspaper
around plants and covering the paper with mulch.
• Mark all utility lines before digging.
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The pond at Greenbank Farm is fragile and
the garden surrounding it must be environmentally friendly
as well as visitor friendly. Considerations for plant selection
include tolerance to wind, cold, and drought. In addition,
care must be taken to select only non-invasive plants.
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Pond
Garden Plantings |
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Shrubs
Cistus skanbergii (Rock rose; blooms pink, opens to
white)
Cornus sericea ‘Kelseyi’ (Red osier dogwood)
Euonymus alatus ‘Chicago Fire’ (Burning
bush)
Osmanthus heterophyllus ‘Goshiki’ (False
holly)
Osmanthus delavayi (Slow growing, medium-sized, white
blooms)
Grasses
Calamagrostis brachytricha (Korean feather reed grass,
4 ft)
Carex flagellifera (Bronze sedge)
Carex testacea (Orange New Zealand sedge)
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Gracillimus’ (Grows
to 7 ft tall)
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Yaku Jima’ (Low growing)
Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘ Moudry’ (Fountain
grass, 2 ft)
Ferns
Dryopteris filix-mas (Robust, dry area, sun)
Osmunda regalis (Large fern; grows in water)
Filler Plants; Seasonal Color
Astelia (Silver gray; similar to phormium)
Crocosmia ‘Lucifer’ (Bright red flowers)
Camassia (Non-poisonous variety)
Euphorbia (Non-invasive variety; winter interest)
Hemerocallis (Daylilies)
H. ‘Avant Garde’ (Vigorous,
heavy bloomer; 26” high)
H. ‘Canadian Border Patrol’
(Midseason; 30” high; evergreen foliage)
H. ‘Casting the Runes’
H. ‘Custard Candy’ (Midseason;
24” high; dormant foliage)
H. ‘Festive Art’ (Early
midseason; 28” high; evergreen foliage)
H. ‘Flamenco Queen’ (36”
high; dormant foliage)
H. ‘Palace Pearls’
H. ‘Red Grace’ (Midseason;
34” high; semi-evergreen foliage)
H. ‘Struthers Ball’
Iris (Non-invasive varieties)
I. foetidissima ‘Gladwin’
I. ‘Gerald Darby’
I. sibirica ‘Caesar’s
Brother’
Juniperus horizontalis ‘Wiltonii’ (Blue
rug juniper; low growing; 4-6” H, 6-8’ W)
Kniphofia ‘Yellow Fire’ (Red-hot poker)
Rubus pentalobus (Emerald green ground cover to 1 ft
high)
Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’
Thymus serpyllum ‘Coccineus (Thyme with pink
flowers)
Thymus serpyllum 'Aureus’ (Golden thyme)
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765 E. Wonn Road
Greenbank, WA 98253
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