HBGF Rainbow Exhibition Garden at Redwood Acres

Redwood Acres HBGF Exhibition Garden

The Redwood Acres HBGF Exhibition Garden's design was inspired by the Dedekam Ornamental Terrace Garden at the Humboldt Botanical Gardens.

HBGF Dedekam Ornamental Terrace Garden Rainbow Inspired Design

The garden moves from one band of color to the next.  Plants were selected for their foliage or flower color, hardiness and overall quality and then organized based on their strongest color attribute whether flower or foliage.

Plant List*

Red
Achillea millefolium 'Red Velvet'
Berberis thunbergi 'Helmond Pillar'
Coreopsis verticillata 'Limerock Ruby'
Rosa Meidiland Scarlet

Orange 
Geum chiloense 'Princess Juliana'
Helianthemum nummularium 'Ben Nevis'

Yellow
Hemerocallis 'Stella d'Oro'
Rudbeckia fulgida 'Goldsturm'
Spirea japonica 'Goldmound'
White
Artemesia 'Powis Castle'
Cerastium tomentosum
Miscanthus sinensis 'Variegatus'
Rosa 'Starry Night'

Blue 
Geranium pratense x 'Blue Sunrise'
Helictotrichon sempervirens
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Nikko Blue'
Picea pungens 'Globulosa'

Purple 
Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple'
Heuchera micrantha 'Palace Purple'
Lavandula angustifolia 'Munstead'
Nepeta faassanii
Penstemon x gloxinoides 'Midnight'

Pink
Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus'
Rosa 'Cecile Brunner'
*Some substitutions were made out of necessity

Above a contemporary Piet Oudolf inspired bench is set into the planting bed, which invites the user into the garden moving it beyond the typical look-at-only landscaping.