Herb Garden Themes at the Bainbridge Library
The new garden themes are the same as in the original garden. Our gardening square footage will be the same, but more spread out in a more park-like setting.
CAUTION: NOT ALL HERBS ARE EDIBLE! WE ENCOURAGE YOU NOT TO EAT HERBS FROM THE GARDEN.
West Garden
These are the gardens closest to the library.
Culinary
These cooking herbs will be found in the culinary garden: Oregano, basil, fennel, nasturtium, chives, parsley, sage, curry, thyme, rosemary
Blue and Silver
This garden shows the beauty of herbal color. Many in this garden are used for dye. The silver and white elements are also the elements of a moonlight garden. Come by at dusk and see.
Plants in this garden are: Artemesias, lambs ears, baptisia (false indigo), alyssum, ageratum, salvia
Potpourri
Recipes for dried herb and flower combinations are the basis of this garden. Remember that not all potpourri herbs are sleep-inducing. Know which ones can cause nightmares! Enjoy wet or dry potpourri recipes!
Plants in this garden include: Roses, statice, lavender, lemon verbena, rosemary
Literary
These plants are mentioned in great literary works. This garden has literary quotes on the plant beds. The little reading girl statue will return!!
These plants will be found in the literary garden: Chamomile (Beatrix Potter}, rosemary (Shakespeare), lavender (Mark Twain), hyssop (Bible)
East Garden
These are the gardens closest to the street.
Butterfly
We are a monarch way station helping the monarch butterflies make their journeys to Mexico. Our butterfly garden attracts many kinds of butterflies check us out especially in late August and September.
Plants found in this garden include: Butterfly weed, butterfly bush, black eyed-Susan, milkweed, coneflower
Medicinal
This garden highlights the plants that have made their mark in medicine from a folklore perspective. We do not advocate the use of any plant in a medical way.
Plants found in this garden include: Comfrey, digitalis (Foxglove), poppy, parsley, echinacea
Fragrance
This is a touch-and-sniff garden. Touch the herb to release the essential oils and smell your hand. Flowers enhance the fragrance and beauty of these two gardens.
Plants found in this garden include: Rosemary, lavender, mint, santolina, basil, oregano
Perennial Garden
Among these perennials find carefully chosen plants that will not overtake the garden. These plants work well together to provide four seasons of beauty in our garden. There are four raised beds dedicated to perennials. Our new tea house will be located in the shade and therefore we have placed the perennials in raised beds instead of around the tea house. We hope you will enjoy them in their new home.
These beds include: Roses, iris, yarrow, daylilies, sedum
Entry Garden
This garden surrounds our Library Garden Sign and will extend to include the shade perennials fit in closely around the new tea house. The new tea house will have a slightly larger footprint. It will sit on a hill among the trees between the East and West gardens. It will be easily seen from East Washington Street and Snyder Road. It will be a focal point from the parking lot and from the front doors of the Library.
To see progress for our new gardens, visit Construction