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 100 + year old 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.
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 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, peach, plum, and pear trees provide a small amount of fruit for us.
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. These are a collection of rare and unusual evergreens...
Varigated White Pine, Contorted Pine, Silver Fir, Cedars, Sequoias, and Cypress grace the Evergreen Forested area.
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.
This area is also Moon's (our dog) Dog Park; which she likes to share with other dogs.
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 space with the daylilies. There are many and various Natives that bloom throughout the season here.
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 once was a partial meadow, into now, our wooded area. It is also a transition zone between the other Garden areas.
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, Ginkgo, Am. Holly,
Ferns, Evergreens, Poppies, and other Native Shrubs and Perennials.
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 Cutting Garden
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, Rudbeckia, Sage, Veronica, Alliums, Daffodils, Gladiolus, Tulips, Euphorbia, Heuchera, Hosta, Lavender, Celosia, Roses, Centaurea, Zinnia, Salvia, and other Natives adorn this area.
The North Lawn
The North Lawn area is designed with flowing borders that naturally integrate and harmonize with the surrounding Garden areas of the property and house.
English Pleasure Gardens presented an ''idealized view of nature''. With their picturesque sweeps of gently rolling lawns, promenades, and handsome groves of trees.
Our North Lawn, one of the few lawn areas, provides us with a chance to promenade while appreciating nature.
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