Botanical Names
Boise sand verbena
Abronia mellifera var. pahoveorum
Cutleaf coneflower
Rudbeckia laciniata
Giant purple sage
Salvia pachyphylla
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
Hopflower oregano
Origanum libanoticum
Hyacinth bea
n Lablab purpureus
Munro’s globemallow
Sphaeralcea munroana
Oregon sunshine
Eriophyllum lanatum
Red yucca
Hesperaloe parviflora
Sulphur-flower
buckwheat
Eriogonum umbellatum
Looking for some new garden design ideas or some practical tips to step up your horticultural game? Stop by a public garden! While these destination gardens tucked into communities throughout North America generate lots of inspiration, they also produce important horticultural research and educate people of all ages about the natural world. Here are four gardens across the country that we think are worth a visit.
Idaho Botanical Garden
Boise, Idaho
Here’s a great place to visit if you’re looking for water-wise garden ideas. Founded in 1984 on the site of the historic Idaho State Penitentiary, many of the gardens within the Idaho Botanical Garden still feature the previous buildings’ native sandstone walls.
There’s so much to explore in this 32-acre garden: an English border designed by John Brookes; native and drought-tolerant displays; a rose garden; a large children’s garden; vegetable beds, and a shady meditation garden with a koi pond where you can relax and beat the heat. And visitors to the Idaho
