Jug Bay Wildlife Sanctuary Native Landscape

This fall, Lauren’s Garden Service tackled one of it’s biggest projects yet; a 1.5 acre native wildlife habitat at the Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary.  This included a wildflower meadow, woodland area, and native residential display gardens. Our crew planted over 600 plugs, 850 perennials, shrubs, and trees, all native to this area.

Most of the meadow used native seed mixes- which will be blooming in Summer of 2019!  The plants included are:

Broomsedge – Andropogon virginicus
Swamp milkweed – Asclepias incaranata
Butterflyweed – Asclepias tuberosa
Smooth aster – Aster laevis
New England Aster – Aster novae angliae
False indigo – Baptisia australis
Tickseed – Coreopsis tinctoria
Virginia Wildrye – Elymus virginicus
Joe Pye Weed – Eupatorium fistulosa
False Sunflower – Heliopsis helianthoides
Gayfeather – Liatris spicata
Great blue lobelia – Lobelia siphilitica
Cardinal flower – Lobelia cardinalis
Wild bergamot – Monarda fistulosa
‘Jacob Cline’ Bee balm – Monarda didyma
Bitter panic grass – Panicum amarum
Black-eyed Susan – Rudbeckia hirta
Little blue stem – Schizachyrium scoparium
Early goldenrod – Solidago juncea
Blue vervain – Verbena hastata
Ironweed – Vernonia noveboracensis
Crimson clover
Annual rye
Spring Oats

The woodland area was planted with:

Common persimmon – Diospyros virginiana
Fringetree – Chionanthus virginicus
Eastern cedar- Juniperus virginiana
Black gum – Nyssia sylvatica
White pine – Pinus virginiana
Chestnut oak – Quercus prinus
Black oak – Quercus vetulina
Black locust – Robinia pseudoacacia

and the residential display gardens were planted with:

Threadleaf blue star – Amsonia hubrechtii
Swamp milkweed – Asclepias incaranata
Butterflyweed – Asclepias tuberosa
Smooth aster – Aster laevis
False indigo – Baptisia australis
Tickseed – Coreopsis tripteris
‘Magnus’ coneflower – Echinacea purpurea
Joe Pye Weed – Eupatorium maculatum
False sunflower – Heliopsis helianthoides
Coral bells – Heuchera americana
Rose mallow – Hibiscus moschutos
Blue flag iris – Iris versicolor
Gayfeather – Liatris spicata
Cardinal flower – Lobelia cardinalis
Great blue loeblia – Lobelia siphilitica
Moss phlox – Phlox subulata
Wild pinks – Silene caroliniana
‘Suwanne’ Blue Eyed grass – Sisyrinchium angustifolium
‘Fireworks’ Goldenrod – Solidago rugosa
Cut leaf coneflower – Rudbeckia lacinata
Blue vervain – Verbena hastata
Ironweed – Vernonia noveboracensis
‘Jacob Cline’ Bee balm – Monarda didyma
Brown-eyed susan – Rudbeckia triloba
Red chokeberry – Aronia arbutifolia
Buttonbush – Cephalanthus occidentalis
Fringetree – Chionanthus virginicus
Silky dogwood – Cornus amomum
Witch hazel – Hamamelis virginiana
Inkberry holly – Ilex glabra
Winterberry – Ilex verticillata
Sweetspire- Itea virginiana
Eastern red cedar – Juniperus virginiana
Sheep laurel – Kalmia angustifolia
Mountain laurel – Kalmia latifolia
Sweetbay magnolia – Magnolia virginiana
Southern wax myrtle – Myrica cerifera
Smooth sumac- Rhus glabra
Staghorn sumac – Rhus typhina
Pasture Rose – Rosa caroliniana
Black elderberry – Sambucus canadensis
Highbush blueberry – Vaccinyum corymbosum
Smoother witherod – Viburnum nudum

Stop by the Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary in Lothian, MD!
We will be holding some educational classes next year- Check out events page for dates and details!

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