Transcript Area Along the Playground Fence

Discovery Garden
2008 Calendar and Plant Guide
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January-February
– The shrubs, perennial plants, and grasses are resting.
– The bulbs are staying cold but leaves may start to grow .
– Weeds continue to grow.
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March-April
– The lawn and other grasses start to grow.
– Bulbs in the side areas pop up and bloom.
– Automatic Water System is turned on.
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May-June
– Bulbs in the middle gardens pop up and bloom.
– The shrubs flower and then grow berries and leaves.
– Perennial plants grow leaves, stems, and buds – some
have flowers.
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July-August
– Perennial plants grow leaves, stems, and buds – some
flower.
– The perennials behind the pergola grow up the posts.
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September-October
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The perennial plants growing on the pergola bloom.
The grasses in the side gardens have seeds.
Leaves on the shrubs turn orange and red.
Flowers on the perennial plants turn brown.
Automatic Water System is turned off.
November-December
– The shrubs, perennial plants, and grasses begin their rest.
– The bulbs welcome the cold.
– Weeds continue to grow.
April and May
Side Areas
Rock Iris and Miniature Trumpet Daffodils
Center Areas
Alliums
April to October
April-May
Leaves and Developing Fruit
April-May
Apple Serviceberry
June-July
October
Leaves and Fruit
Leaves
May and June
Center Areas
Walkers Low Catmint and Little Henry Sweetspire
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Side Oats Grama and Prairie Dropseed Grass
June to September
Center and Street-side Areas
Rose Salvia, Purple Knock Out Salvia and Snow Hill Salvia
Street-side Areas (Left to Right)
Purple Coneflower, Scarlett Hedgenettle,
Shasta Daisy, and Desert Sunrise Hummingbird Mint
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Lucifer Crocosmia and Emberglow
September to November
Behind the Pergola
Sweet Autumn Clematis
Area Along the Playground Fence
Side Oats Grama and Prairie Dropseed Grass