"To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow" - Audrey Hepburn
To donate blood is to support a neighbor's tomorrow.
The LifeServe Gift of Life Garden is a sustainable, welcoming community space highlighting those ensuring the stability or benefiting from the community blood supply.
Hibuscus 'Lord Baltimore', or Lord Baltimore hibiscus , is an herbacious perennial cultivar known for its large, bright red blooms. The Lord Baltimore hibiscus typically grows 4-5' tall in an almost shrubby fashion.
Baptisia 'Dutch Chocolate', or Decadence® Dutch Chocolate False-Indigo , is an herbacious perennial cultivar known for its dark purple- brown blooms. The Decadence® Dutch Chocolate False-Indigo typically grows 1.5-3' tall in a bushy-mound growth habit.
Chaenomeles speciosa 'Scarlet Storm', or Double Take® Scarlet Flowering Quince, is an ornamental deciduous flowering shrub known for bright red early blooms. The Double Take® Scarlet Flowering Quince typically grows 3-5'' tall in a dense, spreading growth habit.
Echinacea 'Cheyenna Spirit', or Cheyenna Spirit coneflower , is an herbacious perennial cultivar known for its mulit-colored, vibrant blooms. The Cheyenna Spirit coneflower typically grows 2-3' tall with an upright growing habit.
Asclepias tuberosa 'Hello Yellow', or Hello Yellow Butterfly milkweed , is an herbacious perennial cultivar known for its bright yellow summer blooms. The Hello Yellow Butterfly Milkweed typically grows 1.5-3' tall.
Rhododendron hybrida 'Mandarin Lights', or Mandarin Lights azalea, is an ornamental deciduous shrub cultivar known for its deep orange blooms that emerge before its foliage. The Mandarin Lights azalea typically grows 4-5' tall in a small, mounding form.
Cornus stolonifera 'Farrow', or Arctic Fire® Red-Osier Dogwood, is a native deciduous shrub cultivar known for its bright red stems in winter and deep burgandy fall color. The Arctic Fire® Red-Osier Dogwood typically grows 3-4'' tall in a dense, rounded growth habit.
Liriodendron tulipifera, also known as tulip tree, is a large deciduous overstory tree native to eastern North America. The tulip tree typically grows 60-90' tall with a pyramidal to broad conical habit.
Syringa vulgaris 'Charles Joly', or Charles Joly lilac, is an ornamental deciduous shrub cultivar known for its showy, fragrant, late spring magenta blooms thatcan remain persistant for up to 4 weeks . The Charles Joly lilac typically grows 4-6' tall in a spreading/ suckering growth habit.
Acer palmatum var. atropurpureum 'Bloodgood, or Bloodgood Japanese maple, is an ornamental deciduous understory tree cultivar known for its deep burgundy foliage. The Bloodgood Japanese maple typically grows 15-20' tall with a rounded to broad-rounded canopy with lower branching habit.
Support the Garden
By donating to the garden you are helping to broaden the understanding of the importance of a community having a sustainable blood supply through:
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Garden Phasing
Construction is scheduled to be completed in the Spring of 2024. Donations designated toward bricks, plants, or trees will be installed and planted in Spring/Summer 2024. Donors will be notified of the planting schedule once established.
Public Art Opportunity
We are looking to incorporate a custom art piece in our donor garden to represent the connection individuals, businesses, organizations, and groups, have to our community blood supply. Please complete the contact us form if you are or know of a group or individual interested in sponsoring a public art commission or for more information.
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