Tucked along the southern fenced border of the Discovery Garden is the Hedgerow. The purpose of a hedgerow is to provide screening and privacy in a landscape while at the same time providing splashes of color, form and interest through a variety of different shrubs and trees.
Summertime is the best time to visit, though each season has its unique displays.
Planning for the Hedgerow began in October 1999 at the advent of the Discovery Garden. The original team consisted of Chairman Mary Giddens, Sandy Beck, Barbara MacPherson and Julie Stanbery.
Steve Renquist, our OSU Extension horticultural agent, has developed an interesting feature in the Hedgerow, using the pleaching technique, on a row of English maples. The side branches of the maples are bent and trained to meet together laterally, creating a flat-planed border which is airy, not dense, allowing breezes to waft through the garden.
Plant List
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Oregon Native? |
|---|---|---|
| Acer palmatum var. | Japanese Maple | No |
| Berberis thunbergii | Barberry ‘Rose Glow’ | No |
| Chamaecyparis pisifera ‘Filifera Aurea’ | Japanese Thread-Branch False Cypress | No |
| Fargesia rufa | Dragon Head Bamboo | No |
| Forsythia x intermedia | Forsythia | No |
| Liquidambar styraciflua | Sweetgum | No |
| Sambucus mexicana ssp. cerulea | Blue Elderberry | Yes |
| Vaccinium ovatum | Evergreen Huckleberry | Yes |