The Naturalistic
Garden is located on the west side of the Dane County Extension office
building. Perennials and grasses are intermingled in small groups to create natural-looking drifts and repeated patterns throughout the garden that suggests a feeling of spontaneity. The preference is for perennials closer to the species, with a wilder character. The garden has 16 varieties of ornamental grasses and many
native species including Amelanchier (service berry), Asclepias (butterfly
weed), Echinacea (coneflower), Eutrochium maculatum (Joe Pye weed), Hamamelis
(witch hazel), Helenium (sneezeweed), Lobelia cardinalis (cardinal flower),
Liatris (gayfeather), Mimulus ringus (monkey flower), Monarda (Bee Balm),
Rudbeckia (gloriosa daisy), Senna hebecarpa ((Wild Senna), Solidago (goldenrod), Symphyotrichum (aster),
Veronicastrum (Culver’s Root), etc. The overall effect is informal
and natural.
Naturalistic Garden Team
Team members
learn about native species and cultivars, and how to design a naturalistic
style garden. Other learning
opportunities include:
- plant division and transplanting (timing and techniques)
- pruning techniques (numerous specimen trees in the garden)
- weed control (Canadian thistle significantly reduced)
- deadheading (to manage self-seeding)
- diagnosing and managing insect and disease problems (eg. verticillium wilt, guignardia aesculi fungus)
Nancy Ahlquist 6th year
Carrie Carroll 4th year
Robin Craig 3rd year
Elizabeth Fayram 3rd year
DeAnn Larson 4th year
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