The Native Plant Beds
The front yard is being developed into beds of native plants. The organic layout is large irregular shaped beds amidst winding paths. The beds are managed to promote an attractive visual experience of diverse plants. Notably, the plants in the beds nearest the road are identified with small markers. All of the beds are covered with leaf mulch from our property.
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Look HERE to see how we create these beds.
Most all of the plants were initially grown from seeds collected during a program hosted by Summit County Metro Parks. Live plants were purchased from local vendors during the Summit County Metro Parks Annual Plant Sale. Some plants were grown from seeds from OPN Seeds and Prairie Moon Nursery.
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​​These are the plantings that we currently have throughout our beds and around the house:​​​
Appalachian Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum)
Black Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)
Blanket Flower (Gaillardia)
Blue False Indigo (Babtisia australis)
Blue Flag Iris (Iris versicolor)
Blue Stemmed Goldenrod (Solidago caesia)
Blue Vervain (Verbena hastata)
Bottle Gentain (Gentiana andrewsii)
Brown Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia triloba)
Bush's Poppy Mallow (Callirhoe bushii)
Butterfly (Milk)weed (Asclepias tuberosa)
Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis)
Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)
Cup Plant (Silphium perfoliatum)
Doll's Eye (Actaea pachypoda)
Dwarf Blazing Star (Liatris cylindracea)
Early Sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides)
Eastern Bluestar (Amsonia tabernaemontana)
Eastern Prickly Pear (Opuntia humifusa)
Foxglove Beardtongue (Penstemon digitalis)
Goats Rue (Tephrosia virginiana)
Grey Headed Coneflower (Ratibida pinnata)
Hairy Sunflower (Helianthus hirsutus)
Harry Beardtongue (Penstemon hirsutus)
Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja coccinea)
Indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans)
Iron Weed (Vernonia gigantea)
Jack in the Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum)
Joe-Pye Weed (Eutrochium purpureum)
Lanceleaf Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata)
Little Bluestem (Schizachryrium scoparium)
Nodding Onion (Allium cernuum)
Nodding Trillium (Trillium cernuum)
Northern Bedstraw (Galium boreale)
Northern Blue Flag (Iris versicolor)
Obedient Plant (Physostegia virginiana)
Ox Eyed Sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides)
Poke Milkweed (Asclepias exaltata)
Prairie Dock (Silphium terebinthinaceum)
Prairie Dropseed Grass (Sporobolus heterolepis)
Prairie Milkweed (Asclepias sullivantii)
Prairie Rose (Rosa arkansana)
Prairie Trillium (Trillium recurvatum)
Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
Purpletop grass (Tridens flavus)
Rattlesnake Master (Eryngium yuccifolium)
Royal Catchfly (Silene regia)
Sharp Lobed Hepatica (Hepatica acutiloba)
Showy Milkweed (Asclepias speciosa)
Spider Milkweed (Asclepias viridis)
Starry Solomons Plume (Maianthemum stellatum)
Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)
Swamp Rose Mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos)
Tall Green Milkweed (Asclepias hirtella)
Tall Ironweed (Vernonia angustifolia)
Tall Larkspur (Delphinium exaltatum)
Tall Meadow Rue (Thalictrum pubescens)
Thimbleweed (Anemone cylindrica)
Whorled Milkweed (Asclepias verticillata)
Widow's Cross (Sedum pulchellum)
Wild American Ginger (Asarum canadense)
Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)
Wild Leek (Allium tricoccum)
Wild Petunia (Ruellia humilis)
Wild Quinine (Parthenium integrifolium)
Wild Stonecrop (Sedum ternatum)
Wild White Indigo (Babtisia alba)
Wingstem (Verbesina alternifolia)
Wood Betony (Pedicularis canadensis)
Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
Zig Zag Goldenrod (Solidago flexicaulis)
Ashy or Downy Sunflower (Helianthus mollis)
Giant or Tall Sunflower (Helianthus giganteus)
Jerusalem Artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus)
Maximilian Sunflower (Helianthus maximiliani)
Saw-tooth Sunflower (Helianthus grosseserratus)
Black Cherry (Prunus serotina)
Butternut tree (Juglans cinerea)
Common Pawpaw (Asimina triloba)
Elderberry (Sambucus nigra ssp. Canadensis)
Maypop Passionflower (Passiflora incarnata)
Serviceberry (Amelanchier arborea)