Gardens
Applewood has several gardens to dazzle visitors. Whether you prefer perennials, annuals, vegetables, herbs or ornamental grasses there is a garden for you.
Perennial Garden ~ Perennials come up every year. While they die back to the ground in the winter they send up new growth each spring. Examples include peonies, delphiniums, cone flowers, shasta daisies and chrysanthemums. There are over 90 different perennials in Applewood’s Perennial Garden. Most perennials bloom for a certain period of time so careful planning is needed to maintain a colorful display through the entire growing season.
Rose Garden ~ Stroll through Applewood’s Rose Garden in mid-June when a mix of 180 hybrid tea, grandiflora, floribunda and New Generation roses burst into bloom. Enjoy the vibrant deep pink blossoms of the super-hardy ’John Cabot’ climbing roses that engulf the garden’s trellises. Be sure to breathe in the wonderful fragrance and delight in the velvety red petals of ‘Mister Lincoln’ or photograph a bee gathering nectar from blossom after blossom. Pick your favorite and then learn about the challenges and rewards of growing roses, including the newest ways to keep them healthy.
There are plenty of other plants to enjoy in the Rose Garden throughout the summer. In early June the deep purple flowers of ‘Caesar’s Brother” Siberian iris bloom above grassy foliage. Showy, low-maintenance annuals in pleasing color combinations fill the flowerbeds during the summer. Be sure to plan a visit in August when the roses rebloom, the annuals are at their most spectacular and a bed of ‘Southern Belle’ mallow hibiscus wow visitors with dinner plate sized flowers! Along the way learn about the original purpose for the garden as designed in 1916 and how it is similar today.
Demonstration Garden ~ Are you planning to install a raised flowerbed or new walkway? Are you interested in growing herbs or finding some new annuals? Maybe you’d like to add a water lily pond to your backyard or attract butterflies and hummingbirds. If so, a visit to Applewood’s Demonstration Garden is a great place to start. This garden was created with visitors in mind. A variety of materials were used to create walks, raised beds and retaining walls - from stone to wood to plastic lumber made from recycled milk jugs. The plants in this garden offer variety, as well. In the spring, winter hardy pansies create a riot of color. They are followed by vibrant flowers, herbs and vegetables that burst from the raised beds. Each plant is labeled with its name and catalog source so visitors can find them for their own gardens.
Discover La Brezza, the charming statue that beckons guests to experience all the garden has to offer. La Brezza, which is Italian for “the breeze”, was a 95th birthday gift to Mrs. Mott from her family, friends and staff.
