Stoneleigh: a natural garden

Yesterday, volunteers and staff took advantage of a beautiful day to plant the understory of the Wildlife Hedge at Catalpa Court, our newest garden area. With these new additions, the 200-foot Wildlife Hedge now has over 60 different taxa! This impressive and diverse collection of evergreen and deciduous trees and shrubs will provide important habitat for numerous wildlife species - thus its name. We've already seen the hedge used by squirrels, white-throated sparrows, dark-eyed juncos, golden-crowned kinglets, and so many more! #stoneleighgarden #wildlifehedge #beautyinbiodiversity #biodiversebydesign #americasgardencapital #catalpacourt #newgardens #villanova #mainline

Dr. Sandra Andersson and her husband, Russ, have fallen in love. With open space. All it took was a pandemic. Last December, they ventured out to Stoneleigh: a natural garden for the first time, exploring the chilly grounds and garland-be-decked mansion during the holiday open house. That’s where they learned abou Natural Lands’ network of nature preserves and the Find Yourself Outside Challenge to visit them all.

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Our towering trees framing the sun at Stoneleigh: a natural garden. Thank you to David Korbonits for bringing the beauty of the garden to our screens on this chilly day.

Thank you to David Korbonits for bringing the beauty of the garden to our screens on this chilly day.

St. Johnswort (Hypericum frondosum 'Sunburst') in the parking lot dazzles with rainbows of fall color. #stoneleighgarden #hypericumfrondosumsunburst #stjohnswort #plantrainbow #beautyinbiodiversity #villanova #mainline