Garden Designs

Rain Garden Design

By Whitney Blue Fraser and Suzie Lombardo 2011 (HORT 308)

Botanical Name	Common Name	Quantity	Mature Size Source	Planting Size
Asclepias tuberosa	Milkweed	80	1ftx1.5ft Woodlanders	1/2 gal
Carex flacosperma	Thin fruit sedge	75	5inx8in Woodlanders	1gt
Chionanthus virginicus	Fringe tree	1	15fx15ft Woodlanders	1 gal
Clethra alnifolia ‘white dove’	Summersweet clethra	36	2.5ftx3ft Woodlanders	1 gal
Echinacia laevigata	Smooth purple coneflower	35	1ftx2ft Woodlanders	1gt
Eupatoriadelphis maculatus	Spotted joe-pye weed	27	6ftx1ft Prairy nursery	1gt
Helianthus angustifolia	Swamp sunflower	1	6ftx5ft Woodlanders	1qt
Helianthus floridanus	Florida sunflower	5	3ftx3ft SCBG	1gt
Hibiscus coccineus	Swamp hybiscus	48	5ftx3ft Woodlanders	1/2 gal
Muhlenbergia capillaris	Pink Muhly grass	40	5ftx3ft Woodlanders	1 gal
Symphyotrichum georgianum	Georgia aster	55	1ftx2 ft SCBG	1 gal
Symplocus tinctoria	Horse sugar	1	15ftx12ft Woodlanders	1 gal

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Native Plant Design

By Tip Reburn 2011 (HORT 308)

Botanical Name	Common Name	Quantity	Mature Size Source	Planting Size
Tsuga canadensis	Carolina hemlock	N/A	N/A	N/A
Carya ovata	Shagbark Hickory	N/A	N/A	N/A
Morus rubra	Red Mulberry	N/A	N/A	N/A
Carpinus caroliniana	American hornbeam “Ironwood”	N/A	N/A	N/A
Viburnum rufidulum	Rusty Blackhaw	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rhus copallinum	Winged Sumac	N/A	N/A	N/A
Vaccinium angustifolium	Lowbush Blueberry	N/A	N/A	N/A
Euonymus americanus	Strawberry-Bush	N/A	N/A	N/A
Vitis rotundifolia	Muscadine	N/A	N/A	N/A
Gelsemium sempervirens	Carolina Jasmine	N/A	N/A	N/A
Parthenocissus quinquefolia	Virginia Creeper	N/A	N/A	N/A

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Sustainable Garden Additions

By Dr. Sarah White 2012

Botanical Name	Common Name	Quantity	Mature Size Source	Planting Size
Asclepias tuberosa	Milkweed	70	1′ x 1.5′	AxW
Calycanthus floridus	Carolina Allspice	1	8′ x 6-12′	N/A
Carex flacosperma	Thin Fruit Sedge	108	5″ x 8″	N/A
Carya ovata var. ovata or Carya alba	Shagbark Hickory or Mockernut Hickory	1	60-100′ x 30′	N/A
Chionanthus virginicus	Fringetree	2	15′ x 15′	N/A
Clethra alnifolia ‘White Dove’	Summersweet Clethra	28	2.5′ x 3′	N/A
Cornus florida ‘Weaver’s White’	White flowering dogwood	2	30′ x 20′	N/A
Echinacea laevigata	Smooth purple Coneflower	54	1′ x 2′	N/A
Eupatoriadelphus maculatus	Spotted joe-pye weed	14	6′ x 1′	N/A
Helianthus floridanus	Florida sunflower	10	3′ x 3′	N/A
Morus rubra	Red Mulberry	2	60 x 20	N/A
Muhlenbergia capillaris	Pink Muhly grass	13	5′ x 3′	N/A
Muhlenbergia capillaris ‘White Cloud’	White muhly grass	6	4′ x 6′	N/A
Symphyotrichum georgianum	Georgia Aster	34	1′ x 2′	N/A
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii ‘Blue Lagoon’ or Symphyotrichum novae-angliae ‘Purple Dome’	Blue Lagoon Daisy or Purple Dome Aster	53	15′ x 25′	N/A
Vaccinium angustifolium ‘Burgundy’	Burgundy Wild Lowbush Blueberry	22	1.5′ x 3.0°	N/A
Vaccinium corymbosum ‘Misty’	Southern Highbush Blueberry	6	1′ x 3′	N/A
Vaccinium corymbosum ‘Jubilee’	Southern Highbush Blueberry	5	4×6	N/A

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SUSTAINABLE GARDEN ADDITIONS

By Allison Kelly 2012 (HORT 408)

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