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| 1.
Formal Perennial Garden |
| This is the premier
historic horticulture feature of the campus. Designed by James Bush-Brown
and Beatrix Farrand, the long formal garden space is enclosed by an
arborvitae hedge which serves as a backdrop to English-style perennial
borders. The perennials and shrubs filling the borders today reflect a
more modern plant palette. Stephanie Cohen and Rudolph Keller led the
garden's most recent restoration in 1998. |
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| 2.
Louise Stine Fisher Garden |
| Raised beds
showcase dwarf evergreens and Japanese maples in this quiet, intimate
space, where students can study numerous mature dwarf plants. This area
was dedicated to G. Louise Stine Fisher, Dean of Women and beloved
professor of the Pennsylvania School of Horticulture for Women. Her
specialty was ornamental woody plants. A major gift from the Stine family
in 1998 supports an ongoing restoration effort. |
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| 3.
Woodland Gardens |
| Formerly an open
meadow, this area was originally planted during the 1920s by the students
and staff of the School of Horticulture for Women. A fine example of
natrualistic garden design, it is an inviting retreat any time of the
year, but particularly in the spring and summer when mature beech,
sycamore, tulip tree, dogwood, holly, and rhododendron shade and enclose
the area. There is a carpet of colorful bulbs and woodland wildflowers
early in both spring and summer. |
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| 4.
Ground Cover Garden |
| This garden
displays under-utilized sun and shade-loving woody and herbaceous plants
used for ground cover. Temple students designed and installed the garden
in 1993-94, choosing curvilinear forms to contrast the straight, angular
patterns that dominate the other formal gardens. |
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| 5.
Formal Native Plant Garden |
| This garden was
redesigned 1995 to display native plants in a formal manner. A central
allee of black gum trees with Virginia creeper ground cover is flanked by
a colorful border of native perennials and an ericaceous collection. Red
stone paths allow for rain water infiltration, providing added soil
moisture and reducing runoff. |
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| 6.
Herb Garden |
| This garden of
culinary, dye, medicinal, and aromatic plants was built by students in
1992 to demonstrate the use, cultivation and design of herb gardens. The
central sculpture, created by Joseph Winter, represents a teacher passing
plant knowledge to students. The garden design was led by Stephanie Cohen. |
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| 7.
Class of 1990 Courtyard |
| This garden was
designed and built by students of the Department of Landscape Architecture
and Horticulture with faculty guidance. The design features porous paving
which facilitates rain water recharge. Construction techniques are
designed to minimize disturbance of existing tree roots. The courtyard,
made possible by a gift from the class of 1990, serves as an intimate
outdoor room for relaxation and study. |
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| 8.
Sustainable Wetland Garden |
| This garden
designed and built in 1998 by third year students of the design/build
studio demonstrates several principles of sustainable design. Recycled
glass paving stones, use of solar energy and biological filtration of roof
and campus storm water runoff are some of the features. The wood pergola
was a central feature of Temple's award-winning entry in the 1997
Philadelphia Flower Show. |
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| 9.
Native Plants Propagation Center |
| These native trees,
shrubs, and vines are propagated from seeds and cuttings on campus and
then sold wholesale to watershed associations, native habitat restoration
groups, municipalities, and landscape professionals. |
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