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.
Beta vulgaris ‘Bright Lights’
Family Name: Chenopodiaceae
Common Name: Bright Lights Swiss Chard
Brassica juncea
Family Name: Brassicaceae
Common Name: Chinese Mustard
Provenance: The Caucasus
Brassica rapa subsp. narinosa
Family Name: Brassicaceae
Common Name: Tatsoi
Brassica rapa var. nipposinica
Family Name: Brassicaceae
Common Name: Mizuna
Provenance: China
Cynara cardunculus
Family Name: Asteraceae
Common Name: Artichoke
Provenance: Mediterranean Region
Ligustrum sinense ‘Sunshine’
Family Name: Oleaceae
Common Name: Sunshine Privet
Provenance: China, Taiwan, and Vietnam
Olea europaea ‘Skylark Dwarf’
Family Name: Oleaceae
Common Name: European Olive
Petroselinum crispum ‘Menuette’
Family Name: Apiaceae
Common Name: Menuette Parsley