PHOTOS

An Illustrated Guide to the Native Plant Garden by Susan Carpenter

This May scene from the Front Entrance Garden shows spiderwort (_Tradescantia ohiensis_) with blue flowers and pink prairie phlox (_Phlox pilosa_). The tall plant (rear center) is bee balm (_Monarda fistulosa_), not yet in bloom. In the foreground, Penn sedge (_Carex pensylvanica_) forms a ground cover. This site has heavy soil, with full sun for much of the day.

This May scene from the Front Entrance Garden shows spiderwort (Tradescantia ohiensis) with blue flowers and pink prairie phlox (Phlox pilosa). The tall plant (rear center) is bee balm (Monarda fistulosa), not yet in bloom. In the foreground, Penn sedge (Carex pensylvanica) forms a ground cover. This site has heavy soil, with full sun for much of the day.