Our Named Garden Areas
The Herb Garden
This garden is placed near the house. The garden includes a fountain, an armillary sphere, and is laid out in triangular quadrants that are bordered
with paths and shrubs.
The antique handmade pavers are reclaimed from a historic home in Luray.
The Water Gardens
As well as adding visual beauty and relaxing water sounds, our water features support the indigenous wildlife in our neighborhood.
The water features are a haven for the goldfish, dragonflies, snails, damselflies, frogs, toads, turtles, snakes, and birds.
The Veggie Garden
There are few things that are as satisfying to a home gardener, than to wander out to the vegetable garden to harvest, prepare, and consume the fruits and veggies of their labor.
Successful vegetable gardening involves planning the garden, preparing the soil, and planting. We will be glad to share our knowledge with you.
The Bonsai and Shade Gardens
Our Bonsai Garden is influenced by the Japanese traditions of the beauty of nature. The elements of water, rock, and vegetation give this place the sense
of peacefulness.
The potted Bonsai create a minaturized, but realistic representation of nature in the form of a tree.
The Shade Garden contains a variety of green and colorful woodland plants; there are small shrubs, trees, ground covers, mosses, unusual ferns, hellebores,
and a small fish pond.
The Orchard & Native Perennial Garden
This apple and peach orchard provides a small amount of fruit for us. We also have another area of plums and pears. The Orchard & Native Perennial Garden is mostly a native plant habitat for insect species that live in this cultured landscaped area.
The Hydrangea Walk
All eight types of hydrangeas can be found throughout our gardens; bigleaf, lacecap, mountain, smooth, panicle, oakleaf, peegee and climbing. This walk is especially planted with hydrangeas that flourish in sun and shade.
We also have a few of the more unusual cultivars of hydrangeas - 'Invincibelle', 'Pinky-winky', 'Fire light', and 'Strawberry Sundae',
Our Unique Evergreens
Our evergreen trees are distinguished from the popular evergreen trees that normally adorn the landscape.
They are a collection of rare and unusual evergreens... Varigated White Pine, Contorted Pine, Silver Fir, Cedars, Sequoias, and Cypress grace the evergreen forested area. They are a true delight to many of our Visitors.
The Alle'e
Unlike the Alle'es or avenues used as a straight route with a symmetrical line of identical trees, our Alle'e is interplanted with a variety of unique trees and shrubs that extend along each side of the curved grassy pathway.
The Hemerocallis & Native Garden
Hemerocallis, or Daylilies, are native to Asia, but do provide some nectar during the hot months of June and July. They are also planted throughout our Gardens.
The Native Garden shares this area with the daylilies. There are many and various Natives that bloom throughout the season. There are also Natives planted throughout the other Garden areas.
The East Glade
This landscaped garden area provides year round habitat for wildlife that includes songbirds, small mammals, and beneficial insects. It is evolving from what was once partially a meadow, into now, a wooded area. It is also a transition zone between the other garden areas.
The Cutting Garden
Because this is a production garden, 'design correctness' is not always followed.
This area is filled with showy flowers, natives, and foliage that bloom throughout the seasons. This is an area for experimenting with new plants and colors.
Perennials, annuals, bulbs and foliage plants fill this area with with their seasonal delights. Yarrow, aster, coreopsis, iris, lilies, phlox, peony, rudebeckia, sage, veronica, alliums, daffodils, gladiolus, tulips, euphorbia, heuchera, hosta, lavender, celosia, roses, centaurea, zinnia, salvia adorn this area.
The South Garden & Native Trail
This southern area of Birdsong Pleasure Garden runs the east to west width of the property and exhibits many of the sun-loving plants such as magnolias, buckeyes, ginkgos, holly, spirea, pines, and poppies.
The grassy and moss covered walkways curve through the shade of overhanging trees, Virginia native species, a fun climbing tree, unusual sculptures, and seasonal flowers.
The North Lawn
The lawn area is designed with flowing borders that naturally integrate and harmonize with the surrounding garden areas of the property and house.
The North Lawn is also the focal point for afternoon teas, meetings, club socials, picnics and weddings.
English Pleasure Gardens presented an idealized view of nature. With their picturesque sweeps of gently rolling lawns, and handsome groves of trees.
Those English areas were designed for idyllic promenades.
Our North Lawn provides our Visitors with a chance to promenade, as well.
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