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Our colorful perennial borders attract native pollinators such as Monarch butterflies, wood nymphs, hummingbirds and bees.

Butterfly Borders — Moss phlox and Amsonia brighten the slow-to-waken perennial border

Butterfly Borders — Culver’s root, Veronicastrum virginicum, forms elegant spires framed by Monarda sp. and meadow rue, Thalictrum pubescens.

Butterfly Borders — Late spring and the tall perennial border is just getting started with Ziza aurea.

Early August blooms butterfly border garden — Early August blooms

Butterfly Borders — Front view of the Terrace Perennial Border

Campanulastrum americanum, tall bluebells and garden phlox, P. paniculata — Campanula americanum, tall bluebells and garden phlox, P. paniculata

Butterfly Borders — At full height, the tall Rudbeckia towers over the Deer Pergola.

Butterfly borders — This colorful perennial border attracts many butterflies and other pollinators with Joe-pye, garden phlox, black-eyed Susan, bee balm and many others.

Swallowtail nectaring on Turk’s cap lily, Lilium superbum..

Deer Pergola — This pergola replaced an unattractive deer fence.

Phlox border — The gazebo at the corner of the pergola makes an inviting entrance for garden tours.

Monarch butterfly on Joe Pye Weed — Monarch butterfly on Joe Pye’s flower

Coreopsis and mountain mint hide the bare stems of garden phlox.

Painted lady nectaring on the soft white flowers of boneset, Eupatorium perfoliatum.

Painted lady butterfly on Joe-pye weed, Eupatorium purpureum.

Symphyotrichum laeve, smooth aster

Butterfly borders

Butterfly borders — Varieties of Penstemon (aka Beardtongue) bring midseason blooms for us and nectar for pollinators.

Butterfly borders — Eupatorium serotinum, late boneset, lives up to its name with fragrant flowers blooming alongside the late-blooming asters.

Butterfly borders

Butterfly borders

Butterfly borders — Tall delphinium, Delphinium exaltatum, attracts bees with its intricate purple flowers.

These wood nymphs find Culver’s root, Veronicastrum virginicum, irresistible.

Butterfly borders