a seasonal walk through the gardens
JANUARY
Winter getaway in the Tropical Sun Garden: tropical plants, pink powder puff tree, chewing gum tree, blooming orchids and fish tail palm FEBRUARY Warm and welcoming Tropical Sun Garden: tropical plants, sensitive plant, coffee and cacao tree, blooming orchids and smelly voodoo lily MARCH Unique bark on several trees combined with yellow witch hazel and crocus in a warm spring APRIL Spring flowering bulbs and trees throughout the gardens: daffodils, tulips, crabapple trees, serviceberry and redbud MAY Spring beauty throughout the gardens: peonies, bearded iris, columbine and allium JUNE Late spring flowering perennials throughout the gardens: amsonia, Siberian iris, baptisia, salvia and achillea JULY Colorful summer favorites throughout the gardens: daylilies, coneflowers and hydrangea AUGUST Sun-loving and vibrant tropicals and annuals throughout the gardens: cannas, castor beans and a wide assortment of annual flowers SEPTEMBER Transitional perennials of the season throughout the gardens: ornamental grasses and mums of every color OCTOBER The colors of fall from trees throughout the gardens plus unique seed heads and berries NOVEMBER Scott County Regional Authority Conifer Garden: various shapes, sizes and colors in this stately garden DECEMBER Winter escape to our Tropical Sun Garden: tropical plants, allspice, banana and staghorn fern and the indoor and outdoor magic of Winter Nights Winter Lights |