Athens Library Plant Guide
Five Springs Farm Nursery and Landscaping has provided Project Plant with this helpful listing of trees, shrubs, flowers and groundcovers and their respective locations on the grounds of the Athens Public Library. This is your guide to understanding the scientific and common names of the plantings.
A downloadable copy of this guide in PDF format can be obtained at this link: Athens Library Plant Guide.
| Five Springs Farm Nursery and Landscaping 12691 Dutch Creek Rd.Athens, Ohio 45701740-594-6030[email protected] | |||
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| Athens Public Library Plant Guide | |||
| Bed 1: Sitting Areas | Plant material will be described left to right, from the far side of the bed to the side closest to the library entrance. | ||
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Acer x freemanii Juniperus conferta Hemerocallis Thyme Ginkgo biloba Echinacea tennesseensis Cotinus x 'Grace' Hemerocallis Calicarpa dichotoma Miscanthus sinensis Hibiscus syriacus Calicarpa dichotoma Magnolia virginiana Calicarpa dichotoma Aesculus parviflora Hydrangea paniculata Vitex agnus-castus Physocarpus opulifolius Thuja plicata Calycanthus floridus Amelanchier lavis Baptisia australis Hemerocallis Iris Chionanthus Virginicus Hypericum androsaem-- Rhus typhina Vitex agnus-castus Hemerocallis Penstemon Hypericum kalmianum Robinia psuedoacacia Baptisia australis Physocarpus opulifolius Sedum Creeping Speedwell |
Autumn Blaze Maple 'Blue Pacific' Shore Juniper mixed Day Lilies Thyme 'Pendula' Weeping Ginkgo Tennessee Coneflower Grace Smoke Bush mixed Day Lilies Purple Beauty Berry 'Adagio' Maiden Grass Variegated Rose of Sharon Purple Beauty Berry Sweet Bay Magnolia Purple Beauty Berry Bottle Brush Buckeye 'Lime Light' Hydrangea Chaste Tree Summer Wine Ninebark 'Whip Cord' Arborvitae 'Athens' Sweet Shrub Tree Form Serviceberry False Blue Indigo mixed Day Lilies mixed varieties Fringe Tree 'Albury Purple' St. Johnswort 'Tiger Eye' Sumac Chaste Tree mixed Day Lilies 'Huskers Red' Kalm St. Johnswort 'Twisty Baby' Locust False Blue Indigo Summer Wine Ninebark mixed varities |
Tree Evergreen Ground Cover Perennial Flower Perennial Ground Cover Tree Perennial Flower Tree/Shrub Perennial Flower Shrub Grass Shrub Shrub Tree Shrub Shrub Shrub Shrub Shrub Evergreen Shrub Tree Perennial Flower Perennial Flower Perennial Flower Tree Shrub Shrub Shrub Perennial Flower Perennial Flower Shrub Tree Perennial Flower Shrub Groundcover Groundcover |
| Bed 2: Boulder | Boulder Bed in Front of the Library | ||
| 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 3 |
Acer truncatum Panicum virgatum Calamgrostis x acutiflora Miscanthus sinensis Pennisetum orientale Hypericum androsaem-- Miscanthus sinensis variagata Panicum virgatum Miscanthus sinensis Hypericum androsaem-- Nepeta x faassenit Hemerocallis Thyme Creeping Speedwell Juniperus conferta |
‘Pacific Sunset’ Maple Northwind Switch Grass ‘Karl Foerster’ Grass Maiden Grass ‘Karly Rose’ Fountain Grass ‘Albury Purple’ St. Johnswort Variegated Maiden Grass Northwind Switch Grass Maiden Grass ‘Albury Purple’ St. Johnswort ‘Walkers Low’ Cat Mint mixed Day Lilies Thyme ‘Blue Pacific’ Shore Juniper |
Tree Grass Grass Grass Grass Shrub Grass Grass Grass Shrub Perennial Perennial Flower Perennial Ground Cover Groundcover Evergreen Ground Cover |
| Bed 3: | In Front of Windows | ||
| Buxus x ‘Graham Blandy’ Comptonia peregrina Hypericum androsaem-- |
Upright Boxwood Sweet Fern ‘Albury Purple’ St. Johnswort |
Evergreen Shrub Shrub Shrub | |
| Bed 4: | Bed between side walk and parking lot | ||
| 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
Pennisetum orientale Cladrastis kentukea Leptodermis oblonga Hydrangea arborescens Rhus typhina Eryngium yuccifolium Solidago rugosa Rudbeckia subtomentosa Picea pungens glauca Rudbeckia laciniata Rhus typhina Ginkgo biloba Iris Solidago rugosa Pennisetum orientale Leptodermis oblonga Hydrangea arborescens Hemerocallis | ‘Karly Rose’ Fountain Grass American Yellowwood Chinese Leptodermis Annabelle Hydrangea ‘Tiger Eye’ Sumac Rattle Snake Master ‘Little Lemon’ Goldenrod ‘Henry Eilers’ Sweet Coneflower ‘Pendula’ Weeping Blue Spruce ‘Herbstonne’ Coneflower ‘Tiger Eye’ Sumac ‘Saratoga’ Ginkgo mixed varieties ‘Little Lemon’ Goldenrod ‘Karly Rose’ Fountain Grass Chinese Leptodermis Annabelle Hydrangea mixed Day Lilies |
Grass Tree Shrub Shrub Shrub Perennial Flower Perennial Flower Perennial Flower Evergreen Tree Perennial Flower Shrub Tree Perennial Flower Perennial Flower Grass Shrub Shrub Perennial Flower |
| Bed 5: | Between Side Entrance and Norway Spruce | ||
| 5 1 1 1 1 | Itea Virginicus Liquidambar styraciflua Pennisetum orientale Echinacea Liatris spicata Baptisia australis Clethra alnifolia Hemerocallis |
‘Little Henry’ Itea ‘Slender Silhouette’ ‘Karly Rose’ Fountain Grass mixed Varieties Coneflower Liatris False Blue Indigo ‘Ruby Spice’ Clethra mixed Day Lilies |
Shrub Tree Grass Perennial Flower Perennial Flower Perennial Flower Shrub Perennial Flower |
| Bed 6: | Parking Lot Plant Bed | ||
| 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 |
Hibiscus Geranium x Calamgrostis x acutiflora Rudbeckia laciniata Hydrangea paniculata Iris Rudbeckia subtomentosa Calicarpa japonica Calicarpa dichotoma Aesclepias tuberose Echinacea pallida Ceanothus americanus Echinacea pallida Buddleia alternifolia Hemerocallis Eryngium yuccifolium | Rose Mallow Mixed Hardy Geranium ‘Karl Foerster’ Grass ‘Herbstonne’ Coneflower ‘Lime Light’ Hydrangea mixed Varieties ‘Henry Eilers’ Sweet Coneflower ‘Leucocarpa’ White Beauty Berry Purple Beauty Berry Butterfly Weed Yellow Coneflower New Jersey Tea Coneflower Alternate Leaf Butterfly Bush mixed Day Lilies Rattle Snake Master |
Perennial Flower Perennial Flower Grass Perennial Flower Shrub Perennial Flower Perennial Flower Shrub Shrub Perennial Flower Perennial Flower Shrub Perennial Flower Shrub Perennial Flower Perennial Flower |
| Island Bed 1: | Island Beds | ||
| 1 1 5 3 |
Hemerocallis Tilia cordata Acer x freemanii Forsythia Liatris spicata Panicum Vergatum Rudbeckia subtomentosa |
mixed Day Lilies Spire’ Linden Autumn Blaze Maple ‘Gold Peep’ Forsythia Liatris Shenandoah Switch Grass ‘Henry Eilers’ Sweet Coneflower |
Perennial Flower Tree Tree Shrub Perennial Flower Grass Perennial Flower |
| Island Bed 2: | Island Beds | ||
1 1 5 1 1 1 |
Hemerocallis Gleditsia triocanthis Var. inermis Acer x freemanii Forsythia Panicum Virgatum Solidago rugosa Thyme Rudbeckia subtomentosa |
mixed Day Lilies Skyline Honey Locust Autumn Blaze Maple ‘Gold Peep’ Forsythia Northwind Switch Grass ‘Little Lemon’ Goldenrod Thyme ‘Henry Eilers’ Sweet Coneflower |
Perennial Flower Tree Tree Shrub Grass Perennial Flower Perennial Ground Cover Perennial Flower |
| Island Bed 3: | Island Beds | ||
| 3 5 1 1 1 |
Panicum Vergatum Forsythia Acer X freemanii Tilia cordata Hemerocallis Monarda didyma Rudbeckia subtomentosa Liatris spicata |
Shenandoah Switch Grass ‘Gold Peep’ Forsythia Autumn Blaze Maple ‘Green Spire’ Linden mixed Day Lilies Bea Balm ‘Henry Eilers’ Sweet Coneflower Liatris |
Grass Shrub Tree Tree Perennial Flower Perennial Flower Perennial Flower Perennial Flower |
| Trees: | From Parking Lot Back | ||
| 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
Quercus alba Tillia american Acer platinoides Platinus X acerfolia Gymnocladus dioicus Aesculus X camea Aesculus octandra Aesculus glabra Asimina triloba Liriodendron tulipifera Quercus michauXxi Quercus imbricaria Quercus bicolor Quercus prinus Quercus acutissima Quercus macrocarpa |
White Oak American Basswood ‘Crimson King’ Norway Maple ‘Bloodgood’ London Plane Tree Kentucky Coffeetree Red Horsechestnut Yellow Buckeye Ohio Buckeye Pawpaw Tulip Poplar Swamp Chestnut Oak Shingle Oak Swamp White Oak Chestnut Oak Sawtooth Oak Burr Oak | |
| Trees: | Evergreen Screen | ||
| 1 1 4 |
Picea abies Picea pungens glauca Juniperus chinensis |
Norway Spruce Blue Spruce Spartan Juniper | |
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