A variety of trees, shrubs, perennials and annuals surround the library building. These plants were chosen for being low-maintenance while offering four-season interest.
East side of library along Main Street
Trees
Fernspray Falsecypress
(Chamaecyparis obtusa Filicoides)
American Holly
(Ilex opaca)
Magnolia
(Magnolia x loebneri 'Merrill')
Shrubs
Green Velvet Littleleaf Boxwood
(Buxus microphylla 'Green Velvet')
Nikko Deutzia
(Deutzia gracilis 'Nikko')
Ivory Halo Tatarian Dogwood
(Cornus alba 'Ivory Halo')
Golden Mop Threadleaf Falsecypresss
(Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Golden Mop')
Mt. Airy Fothergilla
(Fothergilla x intermedia 'Mt. Airy')
Blue Prince Meserve Holly
(Ilex x meserveae 'Blue Prince')
Alice Oakleaf Hydrangea
(Hydrangea quercifolia 'Alice')
Sarah Mountain Laurel
(Kalmia latifolia "Sarah')
Double Pink Knockout Rose
(Rosa Radrazz 'Double Pink')
Perennials
Hostas
South side of library along Essex Street
Endless Summer Bigleaf Hydrangea
(Hydrangea macrophylla 'Endless Summer')
Little Kim Littleleaf Lilac
(Syringa microphylla 'Little Kim')
Sea Green Chinese Juniper
(Juniperus chinensis 'Sea Green')
Coral Drift Groundcover Rose
(Rosa Meidrifora)
West side of library adjacent to parking lot
Container plants
Green Mountain Littleleaf Boxwood
(Buxus x 'Green Mountain')
Dwarf Hinoki Falsecypress
(Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Pygmaea')
Manhattan Spreading Euonymus
(Euonymus Kiautschovicus)
Seiryu Japanese Maple
(Acer palmatum 'Seiryu')
Plants adjacent to saucer sculpture
Armstrong Red Maple
(Acer rubrum 'Armstrong')
Plumosa Creeping Juniper
(Juniperus horizontalis 'Plumosa')
not pictured
- Sundown Coneflower (Echinacea 'Sundown')
- Tomato Soup Coneflower (Echinacea 'Tomato soup')
- Stella D'Oro Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Stella d' Oro')
- Pardon Me Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Pardon Me')
Annuals
Petunia hybrid
Yellow Profusion Zinnia
(Zinnia elegans x Z. angustifolia ‘Yellow Profusion’)
Margarita Sweet Potato Vine
(Ipomea batatas 'Margarita')
Latana hybrid
Rocktrumpet
(Mandevilla sanderi)
(Salvia farinacea 'Victoria Blue')
Parking lot
not pictured
- Flowering Crabapple (Malus)
- Thornless Common Honeylocust (Gleditsia triacanthos f. inermis)
North side of library next to service station
Trees
Flowering Crabapple
(Malus)
Kousa Dogwood
(Cornus kousa)
Goldenchain
(Laburnum x watereri)
Common Horse Chestnut
(Aesculus hippocastanum)
Japanese Upright Yew
(Taxus cuspidata 'capitata')
unidentified
has characteristics of an American Elm and a Zelkova Serrata
White Pine
(Pinus strobus)
Shrubs
Azalea
(Rhododendron Hybrids)
Japanese Barberry
(Berberis thunbergii)
Forsythia
(Forsythia x intermedia)
Mockorange
(Philadelphus hybrid)
Lacecap Hydrangea
(Hydrangea macrophylla normalis)
Perennials
Hosta