A Lower Midwest Sensory Garden
Landscape plan Leah Gardner/Illustrations by Simutis Illustrations
A sensory garden for the Lower Midwest.
Indulge your senses with this sensory garden plan tailored to the Lower Midwest.
Plant List
Landscape plan Leah Gardner/Illustrations by Simutis Illustrations
Try these plants and flowers for a Lower Midwest sensory garden plan.
A. Red buckeye (Aesculus pavia)
Alternative: Other small accent tree
B. Black chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa)
Alternative: Medium-sized shrub, three to five feet tall
C. New Jersey tea (Ceanothus americanus)
Alternative: Other small shrub, two to three feet tall
D. Green and gold (Chrysogonum virginianum)
Alternative: Other groundcover 6 to 12 inches tall
E. Prairie dropseed (Sporobolis heterolepis)
Alternative: Sideoats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula) or little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) or other small ornamental grass, one foot tall
F. Butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa)
Alternative: Other groundcover 6 to 12 inches tall
G. Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis)
Alternative: Other herbaceous plant, one to two feet tall
H. Missouri iris (Iris missouriensis)
Alternative: Other grass or fern, two to three feet tall
I. Spotted horsemint (Monarda punctata)
Alternative: Downy wood mint (Blephilia ciliata) or purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) or other herbaceous plant, two to three feet tall
J. Rattlesnake master (Eryngium yuccifolium)
Alternative: Other herbaceous accent plant, one to three feet tall
K. Green and gold (Chrysogonum virginianum)
Alternative: Other groundcover, 6 to 12 inches tall
Key
1. Butterfly house
2. Existing patio
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