Formal Garden Plant List
With a central landscape bed featuring symmetrical plantings, the Formal Garden takes a contemporary spin on the traditional definition of a ‘formal’ garden. Edible plants are utilized in ornamental seasonal displays, with surrounding beds highlighting permanent specimen plants like the Bodhi tree, Mexican fig, and false aralia.
Acacia cognata ‘Cousin Itt’
Family Name: Fabaceae
Common Name: Narrow-leaf Bower Wattle
Acer palmatum 'Emperor 1'
Family Name: Sapindaceae
Common Name: Emperor Japanese Maple
Acorus gramineus ‘Golden Lion’
Family Name: Acoraceae
Common Name: Japanese Sweet Flag
Blechnum brasiliense 'Volcano'
Family Name: Blechnaceae
Common Name: Volcano Brazilian Tree Fern
Ginkgo biloba ‘Jade Butterfly’
Family Name: Ginkgoaceae
Common Name: Maidenhair Tree
Hosta sieboldiana 'Elegans'
Family Name: Asparagaceae
Common Name: Siebold’s Plantain Lily
Ligustrum sinense ‘Sunshine’
Family Name: Oleaceae
Common Name: Sunshine Privet
Provenance: China, Taiwan, and Vietnam
Pteris quadriaurita var. argyreae
Family Name: Pteridoideae
Common Name: Silver Brake Fern
Provenance: India and Sri Lanka
Sagina subulata ‘Aurea’
Family Name: Lamiaceae
Common Name: Scotch Moss
Sedum spathulifolium
Family Name: Crassulaceae
Common Name: Broadleaf Stonecrop
Provenance: Western US and Canada
Selaginella martensii 'Frosty'
Family Name: Selaginellaceae
Common Name: Frosty Fern
Tanacetum parthenium 'Aureum'
Family Name: Asteraceae
Common Name: Golden Feverfew