Dawn Gardens is an 8 acre garden on a 12 acre piece of property in Grass Valley, CA which is composed of several different gardens with different themes and plants. It will be open on March 25, 2023 from 9-5. See website:

Dawn-gardens.com

FRONT ENTRY GATE:

SPIRAL GARDEN:

The path curves around 3 times and ends up in the center at the Olive tree and a mosaic. If you walk the entire path to the Olive tree and back you have walked 1/2 mile.

BUCKWHEAT GARDEN:

Completely drought tolerant and native to California. There are 7 different species here.

ROSE GARDEN:

The rose garden has 75 plants and there are another 75 plants throughout Dawn Gardens on fences, arbors and in pots.

THE GRASS GARDEN:

There are about 20 different species of ornamental grasses mixed with a few summer flowering perennials.

BOG GARDEN:

The bog garden grows where the creek spreads out over the ground at the bottom of the property and is crossed by a wooden bridge. All the plants can tolerate wet soil and the main tree is the Bald Cypress which is a deciduous conifer.

HEATHER GARDEN:

The Heather garden is behind the house on a slope. The main blooming times are July/August and February/March.

LIATRIS GARDEN:

There are 1000 Liatris planted on the mound in front of the house as well as many other places in the garden.

DAYLILY GARDEN:

The day lilies line the driveway and also grow in the Iris garden.

HYDRANGEA GARDENS:

There are 2 different Hydrangea gardens – one is mostly H. macrophylla and the other is H. paniculata and H. arborescens hybrids.

PONDS AND WATER FEATURES:

There are 4 sun ponds connected by a creek and 1 shade pond. There are 10 other water features which add sound and water accents to the garden.