Herbaceous Gardens at the State Arboretum of Virginia
Explore the gardens year round, every day, from dawn to dusk.
 The Herb Garden |
The herb garden highlights perennials and shrubs grown for specific purposes such as flavor; fragrance; medicinal qualities; dyes; and industrial, cosmetic and household uses. Herbs are generally easy to grow, usually requiring full sun and well-drained soil. Most are perennial coming back year after year. Annuals and vegetables are added to the garden each summer. The herb garden offers a unique experience to touch and smell the many textures and aromas these useful plants have to offer. |
 The Pollination Garden |
The Pollination Garden offers visitors a place to observe butterflies, bees, hummingbirds and other pollinators visiting their favorite flowers. |
 The Zoo Garden. |
The Zoo Garden features plants with animal names. |
 Iris 'Celtic Glory', one of 80 bearded iris in the Walter Flory Memorial Iris Collection |
Walter Flory Memorial Iris Collection features more than 80 award winning Iris donated to the Arboretum by the American Iris Society. The garden is usually in full bloom around the first week of May. |
 The kiosk bed planted with bright annuals to attract and feed butterflies and hummingbirds. |
Kiosk Annual Display Garden will be planted with bright annuals that provide nectar for butterflies and hummingbirds. |
 Woodland phlox, one of the many beautiful plants in the Virginia Native Garden. |
Virginia Native Garden showcases native species and cultivars of native species. This garden was planted in 2010 as an example of how Virginia native plants can be used in more formal plantings. |
 The Dwarf Conifer Collection in the Margaret Byrd Stimpson Amphitheater |
Dwarf Conifer Collection features many species of conifers you may recognize like pine and spruce, only in small compact forms. This collection is located in the Margaret Byrd Stimpson Amphitheater. |
 The Courtyard Garden at the Quarters Building |
Due to the protection from wind the Quarters Building provides and the south facing beds, the courtyard offers a unique area to grow plants from Zone 8. |
 Daylily 'Mauna Loa' being visited by a Clouded Sulphur. |
The Daylily Collection has been temporarily potted and moved to the shade house to recuperate from the deer damage its sustained in the last few years. A new garden site with deer protection is being planned. |