presentation

Beautiful
Gardens
Begin with
The Seed
Shirley Barber
Master Gardener
St. Johns County
Class of 2005
St. Johns County Agriculture Center Arboretum
April 26, 2007
Maintained by St. Johns County Master Gardeners
April 20, 2012
EPIC Flower & Garden Expo – April 21, 2012
EPIC Flower & Garden Expo – April 21, 2012
Sidewalk adjacent to the parking lot in front of the SJC Ag Center building
EPIC Flower & Garden Expo – April 21, 2012
Sidewalk in front of the SJC Ag Center building (back side of previous slide)
EPIC Flower & Garden Expo – April 21, 2012
Sidewalk adjacent to the parking lot in front of the SJC Ag Center building
All American Selections Display Garden
Canna 'South Pacific Scarlet‘
Impatiens interspecific ‘Bounce™ Pink Flame’
Geranium 'Pinto Premium White to Rose'
May 14, 2015
All American Selections Display Garden
Zinnia 'Profusion Double Hot Cherry'
Snapdragon ‘Twinny Peach’
Salvia farinacea ‘Evolution’
Gaura lindheimeri 'Sparkle White'
May 14, 2015
All American Selections Display Garden
Verbena tenuisecta ‘Imagination'
Ornamental Kale 'Glamour Red’
Petunia x hybrida ‘African Sunset’
March 31, 2015
All American Selections Display Garden
Petunia x hybrida ‘African Sunset’
April 2, 2015
All American Selections Display Garden
Angelonia angustifolia 'Serenita Pink'
October 7, 2015
All American Selections Display Garden
Celosia plumosa ‘Fresh Look Red'
October 13, 2015
Edible Plants in the Landscape
Kale ‘Dwarf Scotch Blue’ and Swiss Chard ‘Ruby’
April 21, 2013
Edible Plants in the Landscape
Swiss Chard ‘Ruby’
April 13, 2014
Edible Plants in the Landscape
Herbs and vegetables are
installed throughout the
flower beds to
demonstrate edible
landscaping.
Swiss Chard, kale, dill,
fennel and parsley are
planted in the
Winter/Spring garden.
Pepper, basil, okra and
eggplant are planted in the
Summer/Fall garden.
Eggplant ‘Hansel’
Edible Plants in the Landscape
Okra ‘Baby Bubba’
October 13, 2015
Edible Plants in the Landscape
Basil ‘Dark Opal’ is harvested for use in herb infused vinegars sold
as a fundraiser for the Master Gardener Program. July 24, 2012
Children’s Flora & Fauna Camp – July 24, 2012
Children inspecting butterfly caterpillars on a fennel plant
EPIC Flower & Garden Expo – April 18, 2015
Visitors strolling through the gardens during the garden show
EPIC Flower & Garden Expo – April 21, 2013
Visitors admiring flowers and asking questions
Sweet Alyssum ‘Snow Crystals’
Lavatera trimestris ‘Silver Cup’
Salvia farinacea ‘Victoria’
April 21, 2013
Ornamental Grasses in the Landscape
Melinis nerviglumis ‘Savannah’
Purple Fountain Grass
October 7, 2015
Salvia farinacea ‘Blue Bedder’
Phlox drummondii ‘Phlox of Sheep
Phlox drummondii ‘Moody Blues’
April 21, 2012
Delphinium x cultorum ‘Tall Black Knight’
April 21, 2012
Malva sylvestris ‘Zebrina’
April 21, 2014
Arctotis venusta
Coreopsis basalis
April 10, 2007
St. Johns County Agriculture Center Arboretum
“Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing
great was ever achieved”
Ralph Waldo Emerson