Welcome to our
Rainbow Arboretum!
Library of Projects
Organized into various rainbow themes all over the farm are a full spectrum of cultivars and plant types showcasing a wide variety of bloom and leaf colors, flowering seasons, fruit and harvest times, mature plant sizes, useful or creative purposes, and much more.
Get to know your plant options this way! And how well they best coordinate with others of their theme. Where possible, I will offer direct comparisons so you can see which one(s) might fit your interests best.
Check out our before and after picture wall!
Orchard
Everything planted in this space is either an edible crop, among the more edible versions of any given plant type, or a companion chosen in support of the various species that make this a wholesome and thriving habitat
Streetside Display
A series of perennial plantings along the street will hopefully offer passers-by a rainbow of color in every season. Here’s how the visual of that develops through the months, and what plants went into it
Cultivar Rainbows
Arranged by plant type, here are side-by-side comparisons of various traits the cultivars have and how they might look best next to each other
Color Theme Beds
Cultivars chosen especially for how well they match a color theme through all seasons of the year, are grouped together for great effect. Here’s how that worked out and which plants were included
Borderlines
Long edge plantings meant to deter deer or act as barriers while offering visual effect are a great opportunity to explore many favorite options of a type while doing an important job. Here they are in review
Layer Park
This is own-root tree propagation central, the creation of a patchwork of colorful mound layers to harvest in their season. Other layering pursuits used in support of this are also showcased here
Living Sculpture
From woven willows to life-size bonsai and boxwood mazes, how much creativity is possible if you put your mind to it? Here’s what we’ve come up with
Natural Beauty
Forest trails and meadows seeded with wildflowers and well-suited cultivars can add lots of beautiful color to the untended spaces we traverse regularly. For naturalized walking spaces, low-mow options are the best!
Greenhouse
From potted stock summered outdoors to indoor lava rock planting beds linked by aquaponics irrigation, watch how that space matures and enhances both edible and ornamental indoor living
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