Picnic Garden Area

The Picnic garden area offers a scenic spot to rest or enjoy a meal during whatever activity brings visitors to the fairgrounds. The garden sometimes serves as the backdrop of trophy pictures for winners of the many horse and dog shows that are held at the fairgrounds each year. 

Plant list

A assortment of annuals including melampodium, zinnia, cosmos and marigold; Orange along with some pink varieties of cosmos that are volunteers from last year, zinnia is State Fair mix. 

B  ornamental crab – Malus

D  honeysuckle Kintzley’s ghost – Lonicera reticulata “Kintzley’s Ghost”

E gazania – Gazania rigens ‘ “Kiss Mix”

F sedum – Frosted Fire

H sedum – Sedum takesimense “Atlantis”

J  goats beard – Aruncus dioicus 

K  Midnight Marvel hibiscus – Hibiscus moscheutos

M  china rose – Rosa chinensis

N sedum – Rock’n Round ‘Bright Idea’

O  purple coneflower – Echinacea purpurea

P  russian sage – Perovskia atriplicifolia

Q  sedum – Autumn Joy

R  sedum – Abbydore stonecrop

S  sedum – Purple crush

T1 sedum – Sunsparkler series Dazzleberry

T2 sedum – Sunsparkler series Lime Zinger

T3 sedum – Sunsparkler series Firecracker

U spotted joe pye-weed – Eutrochium maculatum

V  Empress Wu Hosta – Hosta “empress wu”

W  Autumn frost – Hosta “autumn frost” 

X  Paisley print – Hosta “paisley print”

Y  Curly fries – Hosta “curly fries”   

Z  First frost  – Hosta “first frost”

ZZ hostas – varieties in process of being identified

AA canna lily – canna

BB red dahlia – Dahlia coccinea

CC “Dark Towers” Penstemon

DD Autumn Brilliance serviceberry