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Anita’s Garden<\/h1><\/div>


Anita\u2019s Garden is the private home garden of Anita and Tony Avent. This 4 acre garden is the largest of the garden sections at JLBG, but one which is typically off limits to visitors to give the Avents\u2019 privacy. This garden is designed with Anita\u2019s preference for larger plant drifts, and less \u201cwild\u201d appearance. The garden will be open for special events.

In the center of the garden is a Frank Harmon designed modernist house, completed in 2016. From the glass-plated east side, the garden opens as a three-level, connected series of patios. This area is planted with an array of small to mid-size trees, including Chionanthus retusus \u2018China Snow\u2019<\/em> (Fringe Tree), Parrotia persica \u2018Vanessa\u2019<\/em> (Persian Ironwood), Asimina \u2018Plum Crazy\u2019<\/em> (Paw Paw), and a 30 year old Acer palmatum \u2018Orangeola\u2019<\/em> (Japanese Maple).

In July 2024 the garden received a Landscape Design Award of Excellence<\/a> from the Perennial Plant Association. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Anita's<\/a>
Anita’s garden towards house<\/em><\/div><\/div>
\"Back<\/a>
Back yard patio plantings with Hosta <\/em><\/div><\/div>
\"Patio<\/a>
Patio garden east view<\/em><\/div><\/div>
\"Level<\/a>
Level two patio plantings with Echinacea, ferns, and Colocasia<\/em><\/div><\/div>
\"Chionanthus<\/a>
Chionanthus retusus ‘China Snow’<\/em><\/div><\/div>
\"Asimina<\/a>
Asimina ‘Plum Crazy’ in full flower<\/em><\/div><\/div>
\"Acer<\/a>
Acer palmatum ‘Orangeola’<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>