What Grows in the Sea Garden?
Perennial perimeter plants
Several perennials — plants that come back year after year — are growing around the outside edge of the rooftop. These woody shrubs, perennials and ornamental grasses will be growing in the Sea Garden for years to come. Can you find them all?
Bitter switchgrass
- Ornamental grass
- 3’ - 4’ tall
- Best in full sun to partial shade
Blue Lyme Grass
- Ornamental grass
- 3’ - 4’ tall
- Best in full sun
Butterfly Bush
- Deciduous shrub
- 5’ - 10’ tall
- Showy dark purple flowers
- Attracts butterflies
Cranesbill Geranium
- Perennial
- Best in full sun to partial shade
Dusty Miller
- Perennial
- 6" - 12" tall
- Best in fun sun
- Wooly leaves
- Blooms from July to late August
Highbush Blueberry
- Deciduous Shrub
- 4' - 10' tall
- Best in full sun to partial shade
- Edible fruit
Lowbush Blueberry
- Deciduous Shrub
- 1’ - 3’ tall
- Best in full sun to partial shade
- Edible fruit typically eaten by birds
Rose of Sharon
- Deciduous shrub
- 6' - 12' tall
Russian Sage
- Perennial
- 3’ - 4’ tall
- Showy lavender/blue flowers
- Attracts butterflies
Summer Wine Ninebark
- Deciduous shrub
- 4' - 6' tall
- Showy pink and white flowers
- Good resistance to mildew
Threadleaf Coreopsis
- Perennial
- Needs full sun to partial shade
- Attract birds and butterflies
- Showy yellow flowers
Variegated Iris
- Perennial
- 1' 3' tall
- Showy blue and lavender flowers
- Best in full sun to partial shade
Seasonal planters: summer harvest
Each season, we grow new vegetables and herbs in the colorful planters at the center of the rooftop. Here's what we harvested form the garden this summer! Which vegetable is your favorite?
Basil
Cherry tomatoes
Collards
Cucumber
Curly parsley
Eggplant
Green beans
Kohlrabi
Lettuce
Rosemary
Sweet basil
Tomatoes
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