Microclimate Microclima
Raised berm and sloped bed Berma elevada y cama en pendiente
Raised berms and sloped beds drain faster than the surrounding clay and warm earlier in spring, which matters on a site where winter saturation is the main constraint. These are good places for allium, tulips, gladiolus, oregano, serviceberry, Douglas fir, and flowering cherry planted a little high. Las bermas elevadas y las camas en pendiente drenan mas rapido que la arcilla alrededor y se calientan antes en primavera, algo importante en un sitio donde la saturacion invernal es la principal limitacion. Son buenos lugares para alliums, tulips, gladiolus, oregano, serviceberry, Douglas fir y flowering cherry plantados un poco altos.
Growing in raised berm and sloped bed Cultivar en berma elevada y cama en pendiente
Plants and wildlife associated with raised berm and sloped bed conditions on the old Fairview site. Even small differences in sun, shade, and drainage change what thrives. Plantas y fauna asociadas con las condiciones de berma elevada y cama en pendiente en el antiguo sitio Fairview. Hasta pequeñas diferencias de sol, sombra y drenaje cambian qué prospera.
Garden plants Plantas de jardín
Gladiolus Gladiolus
Gladiolus L.
Gladiolus sends up bold sword-like spikes of summer color that few other plants can match for vertical drama — a cormous perennial that thrives in Salem's warm season if you give it decent drainage and full sun. Gladiolus sends up bold sword-like spikes of summer color that few other plants can match for vertical drama — a cormous perennial that thrives in Salem's warm season if you give it decent drainage and full sun.
Allium Allium
Allium spp.
Ornamental alliums send up clean, architectural globes of bloom in late spring and early summer, adding height and pollinator activity to beds that can feel like they're still waking up after winter. Ornamental alliums send up clean, architectural globes of bloom in late spring and early summer, adding height and pollinator activity to beds that can feel like they're still waking up after winter.
Coreopsis Coreopsis
Coreopsis grandiflora and hybrids
Coreopsis is a cheerful, long-blooming summer perennial that shrugs off heat and lean soil, offering sunny daisy flowers and reliable pollinator traffic for months at a time. Coreopsis is a cheerful, long-blooming summer perennial that shrugs off heat and lean soil, offering sunny daisy flowers and reliable pollinator traffic for months at a time.
Magic carpet thyme Magic carpet thyme
Thymus serpyllum 'Magic Carpet'
Magic carpet thyme is a ground-hugging mat of aromatic foliage and pink summer bloom that softens edges, fills gaps, and feeds bees in the tightest, hottest spots where nothing else will grow. Magic carpet thyme is a ground-hugging mat of aromatic foliage and pink summer bloom that softens edges, fills gaps, and feeds bees in the tightest, hottest spots where nothing else will grow.
Oregano Oregano
Origanum vulgare
Oregano pulls double duty as a kitchen herb and a summer pollinator plant, sending up aromatic stems capped with clusters of tiny flowers that bees work obsessively through the warmest months. Oregano pulls double duty as a kitchen herb and a summer pollinator plant, sending up aromatic stems capped with clusters of tiny flowers that bees work obsessively through the warmest months.
Tulips Tulips
Tulipa hybrids
Tulips deliver concentrated spring color and clean vertical form that punctuates the emerging garden — though on heavy Salem clay, treat them as reliable seasonal performers rather than permanent fixtures. Tulips deliver concentrated spring color and clean vertical form that punctuates the emerging garden — though on heavy Salem clay, treat them as reliable seasonal performers rather than permanent fixtures.
Trees Árboles
Douglas fir Douglas fir
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Douglas fir is the iconic conifer of the Pacific Northwest — a massive, long-lived evergreen that defines our forests, our skylines, and our regional identity in ways no other tree can match. Douglas fir is the iconic conifer of the Pacific Northwest — a massive, long-lived evergreen that defines our forests, our skylines, and our regional identity in ways no other tree can match.
Flowering cherry Flowering cherry
Prunus serrulata and related species
Flowering cherries deliver the most breathtaking spring blossom display of any tree in the Pacific Northwest — a brief, glorious explosion of pink and white that makes their relatively short lifespan absolutely worth it. Flowering cherries deliver the most breathtaking spring blossom display of any tree in the Pacific Northwest — a brief, glorious explosion of pink and white that makes their relatively short lifespan absolutely worth it.
Serviceberry Serviceberry
Amelanchier spp.
Serviceberry is the four-season small tree — early white blossoms, edible summer berries, rich fall color, and elegant winter bark, all on a graceful frame that fits comfortably in a garden setting. Serviceberry is the four-season small tree — early white blossoms, edible summer berries, rich fall color, and elegant winter bark, all on a graceful frame that fits comfortably in a garden setting.