A Southeast Sensory Garden Plan

Relish the seasons and indulge your senses in this sensory garden designed for your Southeastern home.

Plant List 

A. Ironwood (Carpinus caroliniana) 
Alternative: River birch (Betula nigra), dwarf variety like 'Dura-heat' or 'Little King', or other small accent tree 

B. Dwarf summersweet (Clethra alnifolia 'Hummingbird') 
Alternative: Medium-sized shrub, three to five feet tall 

C. Dwarf summersweet (Clethra alnifolia 'Sixteen Candles') 
Alternative: Shrubby St. John's wort (Hypericum frondosum 'Sunburst') or other small shrub, two to three feet tall 

D. Pussytoes (Antennaria plantaginifolia) 
Alternative: Creeping mint (Meehania cordata) or other groundcover 6 to 12 inches tall; non-native options include perennial thymes or annual groundcover petunias 

E. Little bluestem (Schyzachirium scoparium 'The Blues') 
Alternative: Prairie dropseed (Sporobolis heterolepis) or other small ornamental grass, one foot tall 

F. Pick a different choice than D. Pussytoes (Antennaria plantaginifolia) 
Alternative: Creeping mint (Meehania cordata or other groundcover 6 to 12 inches tall; non-native options include perennial thymes or annual groundcover petunias 

G. Wild columbine (Aquilegia canadensi) 
Alternative: Alumroot (Heuchera americana) or other herbaceous plant, one to two feet tall, interplanted with woodland phlox (Phlox divaricata 'Blue Perfume') 

H. River oats (Chasmanthium latifolium) 
Alternative: Other grass or fern, two to three feet tall 

I. Anise hyssop (Agastache foeniculum) 'Honey Bee Blue' 
Alternative: Purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) or black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii) or other herbaceous plant, two to three feet tall 

J. Mountain mint (Pycnanthemum incanum) 
Alternative: Impatiens or scented geranium or other herbaceous accent plant, one to three feet tall 

K. Green and gold (Chrysogonum virginianum 'Australe') 
Alternative: Alumroot (Heuchera americana) (a cultivar with inconspicuous flowers and evergreen foliage) or other groundcover, 6 to 12 inches tall 

Key

1. Butterfly house 
2. Existing patio