Behind the Snyder Building, past the Dwarf Conifer Collection
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Inspired by the tradition of European formal gardens, the Elizabeth Carr Slade Perennial Garden features a parterre, a formal symmetrical-pattern garden, designed in quadrants around a circular pool and fountain. Visitors can explore the garden’s plantings from paved pathways or relax on a bench and enjoy the view of the fountain from across the lawns that occupy the outer quadrant of the parterre. The Perennial Garden includes native and cultivated herbaceous perennial plants in addition to a variety of shrubs, small trees, grasses, annuals and aquatic plants to inspire home gardeners and provide ample forage for pollinators throughout the growing season.
Garden Plants
For a full list of plants in the garden, check out our Plant Finder where you can search by location.
- Blue beech (Carpinus caroliniana)
- Greater pasque flower (Pulsatilla grandis)
- Globe thistle (Echinops bannaticus 'Blue Glow')
- Dragon head (Dracocephalum argunense 'Fuji Blue')
- Maximilian sunflower (Helianthus maximiliani 'Santa Fe')
- Crabapple (Malus 'Red Jade')
- Forsythia (Forsythia 'Northern Sun')
- Moon carrot (Seseli gummiferum)
- Narrowleaf ironweed (Vernonia lettermannii 'Iron Butterfly')
- Pale purple coneflower (Echinacea pallida)
At-Home Gardening & Care
Perennials can add color, texture and interest to your lawn or garden and require little maintenance year over year. Learn more about perennials and how to grow your own
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