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Maricopa Native Seed Library: Demonstration Gardens

Demonstration Gardens

There are several gardens you can visit to see seed library plants up close and personal! This can help you make selections from the seed library. These gardens also serve as seed sources for the seed library.

 

South Mountain Community Library

 
Queen butterfly larva

              Our first butterfly caterpillar at the garden! A queen.

 

We recently started a small demonstration garden at South Mountain Community Library, which serves as a location to view some of the seed library plants and as a seed source. The garden can be found in the Children's Patio.

 

SMCL demonstration garden                                             

 

The following plants can be viewed:

Chocolate flower
Blanketflower
Tansy aster
Chuparosa
Desert milkweed
Evening primrose
Gregg's mistflower
Pink fairy duster
Spreading daisy
Parry's Penstemon


                        

 

 

Scottsdale Community College

                demonstration garden at SCC

The existing gardens at SCC are being supplemented with additional seed library plants so that visitors view them to inform their seed library selections. Download the guide below: