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Dwarf Conifers at demonstration garden 

There are over 20 varieties of dwarf conifers at Demonstration Garden. They are located near the south arbor. Plants nearest the arbor were installed in 2002. Likewise, years later the south entry was modified. This resulted in the expansion of the existing rose and conifer displays. Renovated in 2010 and 2011, many unique conifers now live here.  Flagstone was added to demonstrate ‘outcropping’. A large circular berm serves as home to spruce, cypress, juniper, arborvitae and pines of differing shapes and sizes. See detailed list below. 

North Bed

South Bed

  • Hinoki Strict Weeping
  • Juniper Gold Carpet 
  • Silver Korean Fir
  • Parson Norway Spruce
  • Dwarf Alberta Spruce 
  • Arborvitae-Mr. Bowling Ball™
  • Arborvitae-Forever Goldy 
  • Dwarf Norway Spruce 
  • Canadian Hemlock Jervis 

The berms containing the dwarf conifers frame the interior rose gardens offering a wide rage display of textures and shapes and a range of green color in contrast to the flowering roses.

  • Dwarf Alberta Spruce
  • Miscanthus Simensis 
  • Dwarf Norway Spruce
  • Boulevard False Cypress
  • Saybrook Gold Juniper 
  • Niagara Falls White Pine 
  • Juniper Mother Lode
  • Norway Spruce on Standard
  • Red Pine Jane Kluis
  • Chamae Cypress Lawsonia Snowwhite
  • Red Cone Spruce 
  • Sungold Falsecypress
  • Dwarf Himalayan Pine

Iowa State Extension Resources on COnifers:


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