Ferrum Community Arboretum

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Ferrum Community Arboretum

• Blue Ridge Foundation

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The Ferrum Community Arboretum will be an
educational public garden, designed and built
through experiential education projects by Ferrum
college students, staff, faculty and volunteers
from the local community. the gardens will
demonstrate the kind of dynamic spaces that
result when science and design are united, and
will serve to educate and inspire our community
in environmental stewardship.
Mission
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Urban and Community Forestry Assistance
GrantCategory 6 Demonstration ProjectsFERRUM
COMMUNITY ARBORETUMDemonstration Gardens for
Urban Forestry Restoration
Purpose The purpose of this project is to
increase public awareness of the benefits of
urban forests and the protection and enhancement
of community forest ecosystems. The project will
increase public understanding of these issues
through design and implementation of
demonstration projects in the Ferrum Community
Arboretum, to include Riparian Restoration
Rain Garden Buffer Garden Tree Planting
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The Ferrum Community Arboretum is located in the
heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains in southwest
Virginia on the campus of Ferrum College. It is
a short 10 minute drive from historic Rocky Mount.
   
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Community Environment Connections
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Arboretum History2000 Founding by Dr. Bob
Pohlad2001 Horticulture Class Constructs
Gazebo 2003 Horticulture Class Constructs
Water Garden 2004 Wedding Gazebo
Chaste Tree Sitting Area2005 VDOT
Transportation Enhancement Sidewalk
ConstructedDepartment of Forestry Grant Award
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Water Garden Construction
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Wedding Gazebo Summer 2004 -Earth Sculpting
-Boulder Moving -Plantings
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Riparian Restoration.
Proposed Riparian Restoration to Ferrum Creek
Massed Native Riparian Plantings Native Tree
Cover Reduce Streambank Slope Provide
Seating Viewing Areas
Existing Conditions
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Rain Garden www.raingardennetwork.comwww.dof.
virginia.gov
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Buffer Gardens
Adams Lake Existing Conditions
Boardwalk Buffer Gardens Massed Native
Plantings Seating
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Buffer Garden Grasses Groundcovers
Grasses (mix with flowers in middle of buffer
zone) Blue Gramma Bouteloua gracilis
short, curly turf (mowable) Little Bluestem-
Andropogon scoparius the prairie, great winter
color Switchgrass - Panicum virgatum tall and
graceful   Groundcovers Golden ragwort -
Senecio aurens - evergreen, early yellow
fl.(S) Green and gold Chrysogonum virginanum
as above Wild stonecrop Sedum ternatum for
dry or rocky site Moss phlox Phlox subulata
dry hills, white Wild ginger Asarum canadense
(S) mimics pond plant Allegheny spurge
Pachysandra procumbens wider than the Japanese
var.   Sedges and Rushes (damp areas or at
waters edge) Yellow fruited sedge Carex
annectens (S) dry or wet, cover and food for
songbirds Soft rush Juncus effusus wet,
taller than above, cover and food  
Buffer Garden Plant Lists Provided by Leslie
Santapaul, Smith Mountain Lake
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Buffer Gardens Perennials Vines
Flowering Perennials(above and within
buffer) Asters- (laevis, cordifolius, puniceus,
umbellatus) (S) or sun late, better than mums
Beard-Tongue- Penstemon digitalis former
Perennial Plant of the Year Black Cohosh-
Cimicifuga racemosa (S) bugs flee very tall
wands of white Blue False Indigo- Baptisia
australis bushy, neat foliage Blue Vervain
Verbena hastate - very tall, thin purple
spikes Boneset - Eupatorium perfoliatum white
flower of autumn fields Cornflower- Centaurea
cyanus intense blue, delicate Columbine-
Aquilegia canadensis (S) delicate look, but
drought tolerant, red or purple Dames Rocket-
Hesperis matronalis (S) white and lavender,
delicate Milkweed- Asclepias (varieties) for
the butterflies Pale purple Coneflower-
Echinacea pallida more subtle than purpurea
Prarie Blazing Star Liatris pycnostachya
purple wands, dry Spiderwort- Tradescantia
virginiana (S) or sun very rugged, a coarser
texture White Goldenrod Solidago bicolor
silvery rods Wild Senna Senna herbacarpa -
bold, tropical look, yellow flowers Yarrow-
Achillea millefolium - very dry,
white Perennials( Moist soil) Cardinal Flower-
Lobelia cardinalis too pretty to be native?
RED Great Blue Lobelia- L. syphlitica sky
blue form of above Joe Pye Weed- Eupatorium
purpureum very tall, mauve Ironweed
Vernonia noveboracencis - tall, royal
purple Blue flag Iris versicolor THE pond
flower Turtlehead Chelone glabra dark
glossy leaves, rose-pink Virginia bluebells
Mertensia virg. (S) or sun Spring, short, plant
in big driftsOrnamental vines Wild Hydrangea
Hydrangea arborescens white flowers Trumpet
honeysuckle Lonicera sempervirens for the
hummingbirds Native wisteria Wisteria
frutescens less aggressive than the
introduced Trumpet vine Campsis radicans -
showstopper for hummers Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia- fall foliage
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Buffer Gardens - Shrubs
Shrubs MOIST SOIL Red Chokeberry- Aronia
arbutifolia white flowers, bird food Button
Bush- Cephananthus occidentalis fuzzy white
balls Elderberry Sambucus Canadensis big,
flat white flowers, glossy leaves Sweet Pepper
Bush Clethra alnifolia scented, white
wands Winter Berry Ilex verticillata small
tree, red berries on bare branches Red Twig or
Silky dogwood Cornus stolonifera or amomum
winter color   Shrubs DRY SOIL Black Haw-
Viburnum Prunifolium bird fruits Maple-leaf
viburnum Viburnum acerifolium(S ) small, nice
leaves, bird fruits Spicebush Lindera benzoin
(S) gold in fall Strawberry Bush or Hearts a
Poppin Euonymus americanus (S) interesting
fruits Highbush and Lowbush Blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosum and vacillans yum!
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Buffer Gardens - Trees
Ornamental Trees SMALLER UNDERSTORY Serviceberry
Amelanchier spp. white flowers in late
March Fringetree - Chionanthus vinginicus
Small, covered in white, late Spring Redbud
Cercis canadensis cant have enough Sourwood
Oxydendron arboreum sprays of white flowers,
burgundy in fall Witch Hazel Hamamelis
virginiana yellow flowers in winter Yellowwood
Cladrastis lutea has it all fragrant
flowers, shade, fall color Carolina silverbell
Halesia Carolina - white flowers in
May Sweetbay Magnolia Magnolia virginiana
pale large leaves   Shade Trees Tupelo or
Black Gum Nyssa sylvatica - burgundy in
fall, bird fruit Mockernut hickory Carya
tomentosa for the squirrels Willow oak
Quercus phellos beloved of Jefferson Red
mulberry Morus rubra for the birds American
hornbeam Carpinus caroliniana shade or sun,
fall color   Evergreen Shrubs Trees Eastern
red cedar Juniperus virg. common, but
invaluable Eastern white pine Pinus strobus
fluffy and fast, shear for denser
screening Mountain laurel Kalmia latifolia
(S) north or east facing hill Rosebay
Rhododendron Rhododendron maximum (S) giant
of the Blue Ridge Inkberry Ilex glabra (S) or
sun
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Tree Planting
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Inspiration Ideas.
Roanoke College Salem, Virginia
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Virginia Western Community Gardens
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Virginia Western Community Gardens
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Outdoor Classroom Space
Roanoke College
Lovett School HDOR (Atlanta GA)
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Brookgreen Gardens - SC
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