2012 Gardens
❧❧ Autumn Arrives ❧❧❧❧❧❧
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Co-op Garden
A hot, dry summer faded into a beautiful, temperate fall, as the SHS gardens put on their final show for Swarthmore. All the photos below were taken in early October 2012.
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A close up of Gateway's new plantings
Over 2,500 perennial plugs were planted during the weekend of May 26 and 27, 2012. Here is a list of what will be blooming this summer at Gateway Park:
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⬅ ⬅ ⬅ Muhlenbergia capillaris (pink hairgrass)
- bursts into bloom in late summer with clouds of pink flowers
- withstands heat, humidity, or drought
- needs full sun, average to dry soil
- height = 2-3'
- spread = 2-3'
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Pycnanthemum flexuosum (Appalachian Mountain Mint) ➜ ➜ ➜
- aromatic summer bloomer with silvery white, fuzzy globular flowers
- resistant to deer
- attracts butterflies
- needs good drainage
- full sun to partial shade
- height = 2-3'
- spread = 3-4'
⬅ Rudbeckia ful.var. fulgida
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Sedum 'Vera Jamison' ➜
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