Woodland Edge Garden (9 Plants)
Woodland ground layer · Spring bloom · Fall color
Available June 20 & June 27 · Pickup at the Montclair Farmers Market (Walnut Street Station)
This layered 3 x 6 foot shade planting brings softness, seasonal bloom, and gentle structure to dry shade spaces where gardens can feel sparse or difficult. Anchored by a flowing sedge foundation and dotted with spring wildflowers and fall color, the design creates a calm, cohesive garden that settles naturally into shaded beds and beneath trees.
Like all Hope Grows gardens, this planting was designed for Northern New Jersey landscapes — helping shaded spaces feel connected, intentional, and quietly alive over time.
What's included
- 9 native plants
- 3 × Heart-leaved Aster (Symphyotrichum cordifolium)
- 3 × Long-Beaked Sedge (Carex sprengelii)
- 3 × Green-and-Gold (Chrysogonum virginianum)
- A professionally designed planting layout showing spacing and placement
- A rendered garden image to help you visualize the finished planting
- Individual plant cards with growing conditions and ecological notes
Optional add-on:
A life-size roll-out planting template for step-by-step guidance.
What this garden needs
- Sun: Part shade to full shade
- Soil: Average to moist (adaptable)
- Care: Regular watering during the first growing season to help roots establish
Why we love this garden
- Long-Beaked Sedge forms a soft, flowing foundation that ties the planting together
- Green-and-Gold creates a low ground layer with bright yellow flowers in spring, often reblooming into summer and fall
- Heart-leaved Aster carries the garden into fall with clusters of blue flowers
Why wildlife loves this garden
- Late-season nectar and pollen from Heart-leaved Aster is critical fall food for bees and butterflies
- Heart-leaved Aster hosts the Pearl Crescent butterfly, the Brown-hooded Owlet moth, and attracts 36 species of specialist bees
- Early nectar from Green-and-Gold supports spring pollinators
- Seeds provide food for birds
What to expect at pickup
Ground covers and ferns are sold as young, well rooted plugs. Shrubs are sold in 1 gallon containers.
Because this is a fall collection, some plants may have limited foliage or may be beginning to enter dormancy at pickup. This is a normal seasonal change. Their roots are healthy and ready to establish after planting.
Before you order
All orders are for pickup at the Montclair Farmers Market.
• Choose your pickup Saturday at checkout
• Orders must be picked up on that date
• Plants are living and may vary in appearance
• All sales are final once plants are picked up
• Please check your plants at pickup — we can only address issues at that time
