Location
West of the Home Demonstration Gardens
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Path Type
Concrete; Accessible
Type of Garden
The Packard Woodland Azalea Garden lies at the west end of the de Vos Home Demonstration Gardens and features a tranquil waterfall and koi pond surrounded by azaleas. Featured prominently are the brilliant hues of the ‘Lights’ series of cold-hardy azaleas developed by the Arboretum’s Horticultural Research Center alongside shrubs and perennials suited for a woodland setting.
Garden Plants
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- Bigleaf ligularia (Ligularia dentata 'Othello')
- Double snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis 'Flore Pleno')
- Paper birch (Betula papyrifera)
- Azalea (Rhododendron 'Northern Hi-Lights')
- Azalea (Rhododendron 'Candy Lights')
- Azalea (Rhododendron 'Golden Lights')
- Hybrid magnolia (Magnolia 'Ann')
- Japanese spurge (Pachysandra terminalis)
- Siberian bugloss (Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost')
- Japanese astilbe (Astilbe japonica 'Rheinland')
At-Home Gardening & Care
The 'Lights' series of azaleas brings the colors of the tropics to Minnesota's early spring landscape. Learn more about azaleas
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