Burlington Waterfront Park
Flower Display Gardens
Central to this main park in Burlington, Vermont are several garden beds,
containing annual (green labels) and perennial (black labels) flowers.
The annual flowers are an official display garden of the All
America Selections program. Many specialty annuals are also on display,
provided thanks to New Hampshire wholesale greenhouse growers DS
Cole and Pleasant View.
There are also many other activities there including boat rides,
harbor, cafe, boathouse,
ECHO Lake
Champlain aquarium and science center and festivals. Located
on the waterfront, at the base of College Street, it is best seen in summer,
and is open 24/7.
List of annual flowers
2006
List of perennial
flowers 2006
The Photos:
photos June 2006: front beds
| close-up front | circle
bed | tiered beds
| top tiered bed
photos July 2005: front
bed | front bed close
| circle bed | circle
bed close | tiered beds
photos July 2004: front
bed | front bed close
| circle bed | verbena
| new trials | sign
photos 2003: planting 5/28/03 front
bed | circle bed 5/03
| tier beds 5/03 | sign
one month later: front
bed | front bed, side
| front bed and circle
| circle bed, left |
circle
bed, right | tiers, boathouse
| tiers, view of marina
| tiers, view of boat
| front bed, view of ECHO
center
photos 2002: planting
6/02 | front bed 6/02
| front bed 8/02 | circle
bed 7/02 | circle bed
8/02 | circle bed close
| tier beds 7/02 | tier
beds 8/02 | tier bed
overview
photos 7/01: front
| boardwalk | tiers
photos, planting 6/00: front
| circle | sign
Streaming Video (RealMedia):
All-America
Flower Selections-- (15min, aired 5/06, 2005
Waterfront Park)
Burlington Waterfront
Park-(6 min, aired 8/05)
New
Annual Flowers 2004 (Burlington Waterfront)
-- (16 min., aired 5/5/04 WCAX)
(click
for more details and videos)
These gardens are a cooperative effort of the Burlington Dept. of Parks
and Recreation and the University of Vermont (Dr. Leonard Perry).
Appreciation is expressed to the Vermont
Assn. of Professional Horticulturists and Burlington Garden Club for funding and support.
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