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True woodland gardens are magical with their spring ephemerals and large sweeps of flowering groundcovers. Woodland gardens support a wide range of special plants such as Blue Cohosh, Sharp-lobed Hepatica, Twinleaf, Striped Cream Violet, Dwarf Larkspur, Goldenseal, Running Serviceberry, and Eastern Hemlock.
Typical design elements are sweeps of ferns, sedges and grasses accented with woodland flowers and shrubs or small trees. Rare native plants can be considered if your site conditions permit.
Natural woodland gardens are the result of decades of undisturbed growth and regeneration. The woodland floor has a thick layer of leaf mould, not bark-based mulch, with decomposing conifers needles to provide a light, moist, acidic growing environment. These conditions can be created to some extent with minimal cost and thoughtful placement.
American Native Nursery can help evaluate the potential of your site. If you own a natural woodland, we can show you which native plants will thrive.
Recommended Plants
| Herbaceous | Shrubs | Trees |
| Actea pachypoda | Amelanchier stolonifera | Amelanchier canadensis |
| Adiantum pedatum | Calicarpa americana | Asimina triloba |
| Allium tricoccum | Gaylussacia brachycera | Betula alleghaniensis |
| Anemone virginiana | Rhododendron maximum | Chionanthus virginicus |
| Aruncus dioicus | Rubus odoratus | Fraxinus pennsylvanica |
| Asarum canadense | Viburnum acerifolium | Juglans nigra |
| Carex platyphylla | ||
| Caulophyllum thalictroides | ||
| Chelone glabra | ||
| Cimicifuga racemosa | ||
| Claytonia caroliniana | ||
| Clintonia umbellulata | ||
| Delphinium tricorne | ||
| Dentaria diphylla | ||
| Dicentra canadense | ||
| Dodecatheon meadia | ||
| Geranium maculatum | ||
| Hepatica acutiloba | ||
| Hepatica americana | ||
| Hexastylis virginica | ||
| Iris cristata | ||
| Jeffersonia diphylla | ||
| Medeola virginiana | ||
| Mitchella ripens | ||
| Pachysandra procumbens | ||
| Phlox stolonifera | ||
| Sanguinaria canadensis | ||
| Viola striata |
