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Updated on April 6, 2015

Mississippi State University Dorman Hall Gardens

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The folks at Dorman Hall have been working hard to create a beautiful teaching garden in a small space. I visited there this October and found a variety of garden types and some really cool plants. The gardens around Dorman Hall were established in 2008. A daylily garden, fern garden, butterfly garden, and vine garden were added in 2011.

  • View photos of the daylilies in the garden
  • See the virtual tour of the garden

Cacti and Succulents

In the part of the garden that received the most sunlight and probably the least water, they had put out stones and planted cacti, succulents, and agave.

Agave
Agave
Agave

Vines

Many of the vines were natives which attract hummingbirds and butterflies as well as are host plants for butterflies.

Bush Clock Vine
Bush Clock Vine
Bush Clock Vine
Bush Clock Vine
Native honeysuckle
Purple passionflower
Purple passionflower
Purple passionflower

Butterfly garden

The flowers attracted a variety of insects and added bright color to the surrounding buildings and parking lot.

Honey Bee on Sheffield Mum
Honey Bee on Sheffield Mum
Sheffield Mums
Pineapple Sage
Oxalis

Grasses

This hill was covered with muhly grass – making it very beautiful when the wind blew. The roots of the grass help to retain the soil.

Muhly Grass
Muhly Grass

Shrubs

The garden encompassed both shady areas and sunny spots which were filled with a variety of shrubs.

Abelia
Camelia
Camelias – great shrub for shady areas
Chinese witch hazel
Fatsia
Holly

Check out this cool cast iron plant. I’ve never seen a variegated one.

Variegated cast iron plant
Variegated cast iron plant

 

Now this planting wasn’t in the Dorman Hall garden area, but I had to share it. Check out the crazy tall tropicals.

Planting around light pole
Planting around light pole

 

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