Perennial Garden

A plant information sign in a wooded area, describing a perennial garden with plants that come back each year and prefer full shade, only dappled sun. The sign is mounted on a black post amidst fallen leaves and small branches.
A garden sign introducing perennial gardens with information about plants that return each year and prefer full sun, located in a garden bed with green shrubbery and fallen leaves.

Perennial Garden volunteers grow and maintain perennial plants to educate residents, students, gardeners, and other visitors on what kind of perennial plants do well in our varying growing conditions. This project consists of three garden beds – one full sun, one partial sun, and one shade. Visitors can see how large these plants are at maturity, when they bloom, and how they complement each other in the landscape.

The gardens are located at the Hampton Roads Agricultural Research and Extension Center (HRAREC), 1444 Diamond Springs Rd. Volunteers are on site on most Thursday mornings. The gardens are open to the public and can be viewed spring through fall during daylight hours.