Planting blueprint — Draft 3 - Native Woodland Garden
Each circle is drawn at the plant's mature spread. A group of the same plant in a zone is outlined with a polygon labelled × count; the plants can be set anywhere inside that outlined area at the drawn spacing. The plan is calibrated at 9.5 pixels per foot against an assumed 40 ft house width, so treat the layout as a planting diagram rather than a stake map.
Layers
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Zones
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Scale
5 ft at 9.5 px/ft
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Plant List
Plants in the current map view, added up across zones.
| Plant | Layer | Zones | Qty | Bloom | Harvest |
|---|
Active blooms
Flowering plants in the current view, by month.
Harvest Windows
Fruiting plants in the current view. Berry bushes and shrubs are listed first, then trees and nuts. Hardiness zone 6 timing.
What is on this plan
One row per plant per zone, with quantities added up.
| Zone | Plant | Botanical | Qty | Mature spread | Design note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry | Amelanchier lamarckii 'Autumn Brilliance' | 1 | 12.0 ft | Serviceberry as the street tree - white spring bloom, orange-red autumn colour, small enough not to shade the house. |
| A | American Plum (Chickasaw Plum) | Prunus nigra | 1 | 14.0 ft | Chickasaw plum on the house side, from the TreeYo list at $19. Paired with the plum in Zone F so the two cross-pollinate. |
| A | Nannyberry Viburnum | Viburnum lentago | 2 | 8.0 ft | Nannyberry shrub collar. |
| A | Aronia 'Nero' (black chokeberry) | Aronia melanocarpa 'Nero' | 2 | 6.0 ft | Chokeberry for berries and structure. |
| A | Carolina Allspice (Sweetshrub) | Calycanthus floridus | 1 | 8.0 ft | Sweetshrub - native and deer resistant. |
| A | Creamy False Indigo (leadplant) | Baptisia alba 'Sierra Gold' | 2 | 3.0 ft | Nitrogen-fixing leadplant. |
| A | Yarrow | Achillea millefolium | 5 | 2.0 ft | Native yarrow massing. |
| A | Rough Goldenrod | Solidago rugosa | 3 | 2.0 ft | Goldenrod for autumn. |
| A | Smooth Blue Aster | Symphyotrichum laeve | 4 | 2.5 ft | Smooth blue aster for the late season. |
| A | Woodland Sage | Salvia nemorosa | 3 | 2.0 ft | A little salvia to carry the front edge. |
| B | Hazelnut 'Jefferson' | Corylus avellana 'Jefferson' | 1 | 12.0 ft | Hazelnut 'Jefferson' (European hazelnut) - a different genotype, required to pollinate the multi-stem hazelnut clone beside it. |
| B | American Hazelnut (multi-stem shrub form) | Corylus americana 'Newell' | 1 | 8.0 ft | Multi-stem hazelnut as the showpiece shrub - nuts, wildlife and a native accent. Planted with Hazelnut 'Jefferson' beside it, since one hazelnut clone will not set nuts alone. |
| B | Nannyberry Viburnum | Viburnum lentago | 1 | 8.0 ft | Nannyberry. |
| B | Buttonbush | Cephalanthus occidentalis | 1 | 8.0 ft | Buttonbush - native shrub and swallowtail host. |
| B | Creamy False Indigo (leadplant) | Baptisia alba 'Sierra Gold' | 2 | 3.0 ft | Nitrogen fixers at the back. |
| C | Elderberry 'Adams' | Sambucus canadensis 'Adams' | 1 | 10.0 ft | Elderberry instead of aronia - the native berry the owner can pick by the porch, planted with 'Marge' so the pair cross-pollinates. |
| C | Elderberry 'Marge' | Sambucus canadensis 'Marge' | 1 | 10.0 ft | Elderberry 'Marge' - the second cultivar the porch pair needs. |
| C | American Cranberrybush Viburnum | Viburnum trilobum | 1 | 8.0 ft | Cranberrybush for the second berry shrub. |
| D | Apple Serviceberry | Amelanchier grandiflora | 1 | 15.0 ft | Apple serviceberry - the larger-flowered, ornamental serviceberry for the east end. |
| D | Serviceberry (multi-stem form) | Amelanchier arborea | 2 | 8.0 ft | Multi-stem serviceberry as the shrub layer behind the border. |
| D | Nannyberry Viburnum | Viburnum lentago | 2 | 8.0 ft | Nannyberry back row. |
| D | Woodland Sage | Salvia nemorosa | 5 | 2.0 ft | Front row. |
| D | Purple Coneflower | Echinacea purpurea | 5 | grouped area (2.0 ft) | Mid row. |
| E | Hazelnut 'Jefferson' | Corylus avellana 'Jefferson' | 1 | 12.0 ft | Hazelnut 'Jefferson' (European hazelnut) - a different genotype, required to pollinate the multi-stem hazelnut clone beside it. |
| E | Gooseberry 'Amish Red' | Ribes uva-crispa 'Amish Red' | 4 | 5.0 ft | Gooseberry row kept even in the native scheme - the owner asked for it. |
| E | American Hazelnut (multi-stem shrub form) | Corylus americana 'Newell' | 2 | 8.0 ft | Hazelnut multi-stem for the shade edge - the pair crops together with Hazelnut 'Jefferson' beside it. |
| E | Witch Hazel | Hamamelis virginiana | 1 | 10.0 ft | Witch hazel. |
| E | Plantain Lily | Hosta plantaginea | 3 | 3.0 ft | Part-shade perennial. |
| E | Hardy Geranium 'Rozanne' | Geranium macrorrhizum 'Rozanne' | 5 | grouped area (2.5 ft) | Groundcover. |
| F | Red Mulberry | Morus rubra | 2 | 20.0 ft | Red mulberry - fast native fruit tree for the north-east corner. Red mulberry is normally either male or female, so two plants are set out; ask the nursery for a known fruiting selection if it can sex them. |
| F | American Plum (Chickasaw Plum) | Prunus nigra | 1 | 14.0 ft | Chickasaw plum - paired with the second plum in Zone A so both cross-pollinate. |
| F | Shagbark Hickory | Carya ovata | 1 | 25.0 ft | Shagbark hickory for the long-term canopy - one of the two hickories this draft carries, so they cross-pollinate. |
| F | Elderberry 'Adams' | Sambucus canadensis 'Adams' | 1 | 10.0 ft | Elderberry understory, planted with 'Marge' to cross-pollinate. |
| F | Elderberry 'Marge' | Sambucus canadensis 'Marge' | 1 | 10.0 ft | Elderberry 'Marge' - the second cultivar for the understory pair. |
| F | Cliffbrush Locust (Rose Acacia) | Robinia hispida | 2 | 8.0 ft | Nitrogen-fixing shrub. |
| F | Strawberry 'Earliglow' | Fragaria x ananassa 'Earliglow' | 6 | 1.5 ft | Groundcover. |
| G | Rough Goldenrod | Solidago rugosa | 5 | 2.0 ft | Low-mow native strip along the rear boundary instead of lawn. |
| G | Smooth Blue Aster | Symphyotrichum laeve | 5 | 2.5 ft | Aster for late-season nectar. |
| G | Yarrow | Achillea millefolium | 5 | 2.0 ft | Yarrow - tough, no irrigation once established. |
| H | Pecan | Carya illinoinensis | 2 | 30.0 ft | Pecan at the rear of the west backyard - the largest tree in the plan, so it goes at the back. Two trees are needed for a nut crop. |
| H | Shagbark Hickory | Carya ovata | 1 | 25.0 ft | Shagbark hickory. |
| H | American Hazelnut | Corylus corellata 'Newell' | 1 | 12.0 ft | Hazelnut - planted with the European hazelnut beside it, since this American clone alone sets no nuts. |
| H | Hazelnut 'Jefferson' | Corylus avellana 'Jefferson' | 1 | 12.0 ft | Hazelnut 'Jefferson' - a different genotype, required to pollinate the American hazelnut clone. |
| H | Apple Serviceberry | Amelanchier grandiflora | 1 | 15.0 ft | Serviceberry as the small tree. |
| H | Cliffbrush Locust (Rose Acacia) | Robinia hispida | 2 | 8.0 ft | Rose acacia. |
| H | Grape 'Mars' (table grape) | Vitis labrusca 'Mars' | 1 | 8.0 ft | Grape on the fence. |
| B | Purple Coneflower | Echinacea purpurea | 4 | grouped area (3.0 ft) | Prairie perennial. |
| B | Yarrow | Achillea millefolium | 4 | grouped area (3.0 ft) | Native filler. |
| B | New England Aster | Symphyotrichum novae-angliae | 4 | grouped area (3.0 ft) | Autumn asters. |
| B | Russian Sage | Perovskia atriplicifolia | 2 | grouped area (2.1 ft) | Silver contrast. |
| C | Common Sage (Culinary) | Salvia officinalis | 3 | grouped area (2.6 ft) | Culinary sage. |
| C | Chives | Allium schoenoprasum | 5 | grouped area (3.4 ft) | Chives. |
| C | Thyme | Thymus vulgaris | 4 | grouped area (3.0 ft) | Thyme between the pavers. |
| C | Oregano | Origanum vulgare | 2 | grouped area (2.1 ft) | Oregano. |
| C | Strawberry 'Earliglow' | Fragaria x ananassa 'Earliglow' | 10 | grouped area (4.7 ft) | Native strawberry carpet. |
| D | Bee Balm | Monarda didyma | 4 | grouped area (3.0 ft) | Beebalm. |
| D | New England Aster | Symphyotrichum novae-angliae | 4 | grouped area (3.0 ft) | Autumn asters. |
| D | Rough Goldenrod | Solidago rugosa | 3 | grouped area (2.6 ft) | Goldenrod. |
| D | Coral Bells | Heuchera sanguinea | 4 | grouped area (3.0 ft) | Coral bells edging. |
| D | Hardy Geranium 'Rozanne' | Geranium macrorrhizum 'Rozanne' | 5 | grouped area (3.4 ft) | Edging. |
| E | Wild Columbine | Aquilegia canadensis | 3 | grouped area (2.6 ft) | Native columbine. |
| E | Barrenwort | Epimedium grandiflorum | 6 | grouped area (3.7 ft) | Barrenwort. |
| E | Canadian Wild Ginger | Asarum caudatum | 4 | grouped area (3.0 ft) | Wild ginger. |