I was working in the garden recently when a man with two kids outside the gate asked, "Can we come in and see your garden?" When hikers come through they looked mystified and say, "Um...What IS this place?" Hopefully the new header sign at the main gate will help with that problem. My husband Terry did the woodworking and I painted the letters. After a couple mountain laurel are trimmed along the path people will be able to see it from the road.
The proper name for the garden is actually just "Eklund Garden." I was hoping to have "native species" underneath in smaller letters, but that just was not going to work. So we opted for "Eklund Native Species Garden" just so people would know right off the bat what type of garden it is.
By the way, "Eklund Wildflower Garden" might sound nicer, but it wouldn't at all be accurate. Wildflowers are very, very often not native. By definition, a wildflower is just any flower growing wild, without cultivation or help from people. Dandelions and daisies are wildflowers, but they are not native. Our plants (which often aren't even flowers) are not growing "wild". Most were propagated in a nursery, and they are cared for carefully. So they are not wildflowers.
The proper name for the garden is actually just "Eklund Garden." I was hoping to have "native species" underneath in smaller letters, but that just was not going to work. So we opted for "Eklund Native Species Garden" just so people would know right off the bat what type of garden it is.
By the way, "Eklund Wildflower Garden" might sound nicer, but it wouldn't at all be accurate. Wildflowers are very, very often not native. By definition, a wildflower is just any flower growing wild, without cultivation or help from people. Dandelions and daisies are wildflowers, but they are not native. Our plants (which often aren't even flowers) are not growing "wild". Most were propagated in a nursery, and they are cared for carefully. So they are not wildflowers.
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