Warburton & Pinecrest
Adopted by Rory Mulligan
Rory Mulligan is a Hastings-based artist who undertook to beautify a neglected area near his house in 2021. In two short years, he has provided a thriving habitat for pollinators and native plants. Check out Rory's recent show at Grand Central Terminal.
Location
The garden includes a number of plants added since 2021, including:
Asclepias Incarnata - Swamp Milkweed
Asclepias Purpurascens - Purple Milkweed
Coreopsis Zagreb
Coreopsis 'Moonbeam'
Coreopsis 'Mercury Rising'
Liatris Spicata - Dense Blazing Star
Heliopsis helianthoides 'Tuscan Sun'
Agastache foeniculum - Anise Hyssop
Baptisia australis - Wild blue indigo
Viburnum dentatum - Arrowwood viburnum (it's a sad little transplant from my garden, but it's still alive!)
Solidago rugosa - Goldenrod 'Fireworks'
Aster novae angliae - New England Aster
Monarda - Bee Balm
Eutrochium purpureum - Joe Pye Weed
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum 'Lady in Black' - Calico Aster
There has been an increase in other native plants already there, such as American pokeweed, white snakeroot and white wood aster, among others.