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The Victorian Promenade Gardens were installed in 2006 and presently comprise four raised beds. These beds were designed to draw the eye into the Park and also provide a tanquil area for visitors sitting on the benches. The Cherry Trees planted in these gardens form a collar or necklace around the upper Park walkways and provide limited shade and enjoyment of lush growth to visitors taking a break on one of the benches in this area.

Planted in this area are white Yoshino and pink Kwanzan Cherry Trees. These are the Mayor's Youth Council commemorative Cherry trees. The Yoshino is the main Cherry Tree in the Washington tidal basin, common on United States Capitol grounds and around the Library of Congress. In 1909 and again in 1912 the city of Tokyo sent thousands of these Japanese Cherries to Washington. Planted under the Cherry Trees are perennial Bergenia "cordifolia", Hidcote and Munstead Lavendula. Seasonal colour is added through sweeps of Tulips and monet Pansies. Bergenia is

an old- fashioned plant much favoured by the Victorians for the large shiny, cabbage like foliage. The foliage remains green throughout the season and turns bronze in the fall. The 3-6 inch cluster of delicate flowers appears in the spring.

The Crescent Gardens are Garden entrys for the Community Center. These vary according to seasonal plantings, but usually the plan revolves around burgundy accents. In 2006, these gardens were planted with the perennial Russian Sage, May Night Sage, wild Forget-Me-Nots, the Bearded Iris, Lacy Snowflake, and Stairway to Heaven, blue Pearl Hyacinth bulbs and perennial white Dianthus. Annuals include limelight Coleus, which is the basis of the lime and blue colour scheme for 2007.

The concrete planters are planted with Cannas, which are lifted and stored for the winter. The cascading white flowers of Bacopa, the limes of the Sweet Potato Vines and the burgundy of the Perillo added fun interplays of light and colour in 2006.

The photograph below shows the May Night Sage and bearded Iris. Note the Tulip foliage to the left. For all the Gardens that The Garden Goddess, LLC takes care of, we uproot the Tulips after flowering, in preparation for the summer schemes. They are then left in a shady corner for the foliage to die back. Unfortunately we cannot do that at Coe Park. Instead we wait until the foliage dies down and then we cut the dead foliage. Every three years the Tulips will be replanted, but we will rotate their position in the garden to avoid potential problems with viruses. Because of the need for maximum growth in the bulbs and the lack of storage, this cannot be done at Coe. Instead, in 2009 new Tulip bulbs will be purchased, and the colour themes undergo another magical transformation.

The above photograph was taken in September of 2006

Both of these Photographs were taken on 6/3/07 and show the colour scheme of the triangle to the rear of the Crescent Gardens, and the back of one of the Crescent Gardens.

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