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PID's Demonstration Garden

About. The garden allows ridge residents to learn more about the best plants for ridge landscaping, water-wise gardening concepts and different ways to efficiently irrigation a ridge garden and yard.

Visitors can wander through the garden and see first-hand planting areas which have a focus on erosion control, plants to encourage butterflies, pollinators and birds; and drought-and-shade-tolerant plants.

Planning your visit. The garden is open from dawn to dusk at 6344 Clark Road (the north driveway to the Paradise Irrigation District office), Paradise, CA 95969. Questions? Call 530/877-4971

 

 

Garden Bed A

Explore Bed A - Erosion Control

Erosion Control

Angelina Stonecrop (Sedum Angelina)
Bearberry Cotoneaster (Contoneaster dameri)
Golden Breath of Heaven (Coleonema pulchrum)
Purple Form Stonecrop (Sedum hispanicum)
Tuscan Blue Rosemary (Rosemarinus officinalus)
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Explore Bed A - Erosion Control
Explore Bed A - Erosion Control
Angelina Stonecrop (<i>Sedum Angelina</i>)
Angelina Stonecrop (Sedum Angelina)
Bearberry Cotoneaster (<i>Contoneaster dameri</i>)
Bearberry Cotoneaster (Contoneaster dameri)
Golden Breath of Heaven (<i>Coleonema pulchrum</i>)
Golden Breath of Heaven (Coleonema pulchrum)
Purple Form Stonecrop (<i>Sedum hispanicum</i>)
Purple Form Stonecrop (Sedum hispanicum)
Tuscan Blue Rosemary (<i>Rosemarinus officinalus</i>)
Tuscan Blue Rosemary (Rosemarinus officinalus)
Bed A Irrigation Equipment
Bed A Irrigation Equipment
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Approximate square feet: 745
Plant Stage: Established

Garden Bed B

Explore Bed B - Fire-resistant or deer-resistant plants

Fire-resistant plants

Black Rage Flax (Phormium tenax)
Blue Note Sage (Salvia blue note)
Hardy Ice Plant (Delosperma cooperia)
Goldstrum Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida)
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Explore Bed B - Fire-resistant or deer-resistant plants
Explore Bed B - Fire-resistant or deer-resistant plants
Black Rage Flax (<i>Phormium tenax</i>)
Black Rage Flax (Phormium tenax)
Blue Note Sage (<i>Salvia blue note</i>)
Blue Note Sage (Salvia blue note)
Hardy Ice Plant (<i>Delosperma cooperia</i>)
Hardy Ice Plant (Delosperma cooperia)
Goldstrum Black-eyed Susan (<i>Rudbeckia fulgida</i>)
Goldstrum Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida)
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Bed B Irrigation Equipment
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Approximate square feet: 128
Plant Stage: Established

Garden Bed C

Explore Bed C - Butterflies & Pollinators

Butterflies & pollinators

Harlequin Four O'Clocks (Mirabilis jalana)
Pow Wow Wildberry Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
Miss Molly Butterfly Bush (Buddleia davidii)
Silky Red Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa)
Violet Pinks (Dianthus chinensis)
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Explore Bed C - Butterflies & Pollinators
Explore Bed C - Butterflies & Pollinators
Harlequin Four O'Clocks (<i>Mirabilis jalana</i>)
Harlequin Four O'Clocks (Mirabilis jalana)
Pow Wow Wildberry Coneflower (<i>Echinacea purpurea</i>)
Pow Wow Wildberry Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
Miss Molly Butterfly Bush (<i>Buddleia davidii</i>)
Miss Molly Butterfly Bush (Buddleia davidii)
Silky Red Butterfly Weed (<i>Asclepias tuberosa</i>)
Silky Red Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa)
Violet Pinks (<i>Dianthus chinensis</i>)
Violet Pinks (Dianthus chinensis)
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Bed C Irrigation Equipment
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Approximate square feet: 425
Plant Stage: Established

Garden Bed D

Explore Bed D - Birds & hummingbirds

Birds & Hummingbirds

Amistad Sage (Salvia Amistad)
Black Knight Butterfly Bush (Buddleia davidii)
Cheyenne Spirit Coneflower (Echinacea Cheyenne Spirit)
Weeping Blue Atlas Cedar (Cedrus atlantica glauca)
Kaleidoscope Abelia (Abelia Kaleidoscope)
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Explore Bed D - Birds & hummingbirds
Explore Bed D - Birds & hummingbirds
Amistad Sage (<i>Salvia Amistad</i>)
Amistad Sage (Salvia Amistad)
Black Knight Butterfly Bush (<i>Buddleia davidii</i>)
Black Knight Butterfly Bush (Buddleia davidii)
Cheyenne Spirit Coneflower (<i>Echinacea Cheyenne Spirit</i>)
Cheyenne Spirit Coneflower (Echinacea Cheyenne Spirit)
Weeping Blue Atlas Cedar (<i>Cedrus atlantica glauca</i>)
Weeping Blue Atlas Cedar (Cedrus atlantica glauca)
Kaleidoscope Abelia (<i>Abelia Kaleidoscope</i>)
Kaleidoscope Abelia (Abelia Kaleidoscope)
Bed D Irrigation Equipment
Bed D Irrigation Equipment
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Approximate square feet: 528
Plant Stage: Established

Garden Bed E

Explore Bed E - Natives

Natives

Blue Springs Beardtongue (Penstemon heterophyllus)
Deer Grass (Muhlenbergia rigens)
Howard McMinn Manzanita (Arctostaphylos densiflora)
Monkey Flower (Mimulus aurantiacus rutilus)
Hummingbird Sage (Salvia spathacea)
Dark Star California Lilac (Ceanothus Dark Star)
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Explore Bed E - Natives
Explore Bed E - Natives
Blue Springs Beardtongue (<i>Penstemon heterophyllus</i>)
Blue Springs Beardtongue (Penstemon heterophyllus)
Deer Grass (<i>Muhlenbergia rigens</i>)
Deer Grass (Muhlenbergia rigens)
Howard McMinn Manzanita (<i>Arctostaphylos densiflora</i>)
Howard McMinn Manzanita (Arctostaphylos densiflora)
Monkey Flower (<i>Mimulus aurantiacus rutilus</i>)
Monkey Flower (Mimulus aurantiacus rutilus)
Hummingbird Sage (<i>Salvia spathacea</i>)
Hummingbird Sage (Salvia spathacea)
Dark Star California Lilac (<i>Ceanothus Dark Star</i>)
Dark Star California Lilac (Ceanothus Dark Star)
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Approximate square feet: 780
Plant Stage: Established

Garden Bed F

Explore Bed F - Shaded areas

Shaded area

Wine Common Periwinkle (Atropurpurea vinca minor)
Elizabeth Bush Anemone (Carpenteria californica)
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Explore Bed F - Shaded areas
Explore Bed F - Shaded areas
Wine Common Periwinkle (<i>Atropurpurea vinca minor</i>)
Wine Common Periwinkle (Atropurpurea vinca minor)
Elizabeth Bush Anemone (<i>Carpenteria californica</i>)
Elizabeth Bush Anemone (Carpenteria californica)
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Approximate square feet: 255
Plant Stage: Established

Other Features

Mulch & Gravel

Mulch & Gravel

3/4" Southwest brown
3/8 Red-brown lava rock
River rock
Salt & Pepper
Redwood bark
3/4 Washed grey
Platinum mist
Redwood mulch (Walk-on Bark)
Red lava rock
Rubber mulch nuggets (brown)
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Mulch & Gravel
Mulch & Gravel
3/4" Southwest brown
3/4" Southwest brown
3/8 Red-brown lava rock
3/8 Red-brown lava rock
River rock
River rock
Salt & Pepper
Salt & Pepper
Redwood bark
Redwood bark
3/4 Washed grey
3/4 Washed grey
Platinum mist
Platinum mist
Redwood mulch (Walk-on Bark)
Redwood mulch (Walk-on Bark)
Red lava rock
Red lava rock
Rubber mulch nuggets (brown)
Rubber mulch nuggets (brown)
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Jasmine along the fenceline

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Star Jasmine (Trachelospermum jasminoides) 

We've added Star Jasmine, a climbing vine along the garden fence. Jasmine has glossy leavees and sweet-scented flowers that bloom for two or three months starting in late spring. We planted our jasmine every ten feet along the fenceline and expect it to cover the fence in one to two years.

Approximate fence length: 240 feet
Plant Stage: Establishing

Irrigation

IrrFence

Inline drip tubing is used to water this linear planting.   Emitters are 1 GPH spaced 12" apart

 

Fruit Trees

Plant Stage: Establishing

 

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