Native Landscaping at Cedell Brooks, Jr Park
King George County
In June 2019, partners in the Plant Central Rapp Natives campaign dedicated a series of native plant demonstration gardens in Cedell Brooks, Jr. Park in King George County.
Five gardens, including over 70 species and over 650 plants, showcase the color, variety and multiple benefits of natives. Visitors will find a meadow garden, pollinator garden, raingarden and gardens demonstrating native plants suitable for difficult to landscape areas like hillsides and streetsides.
“Collaboration was key to installation of the gardens at Cedell Brooks, Jr. Park,” shares Kate Gibson, Deputy Director with the George Washington Regional Commission (GWRC). “It has been such a pleasure to work with the various partners that have come together for the campaign and to make the demonstration gardens a reality.”
GWRC received multiple grants from Virginia CZM to develop and implement the campaign and to install the demo gardens.
Retired King George Board of Supervisors member, Cedell Brooks Jr., for whom the garden is named, attended the dedication with his family. “The county envisioned the park as an educational, discovery and demonstration facility where visitors can learn about the flora and fauna of our region, and the conservation practices that can be applied at home,” explains Chris Clarke, Director of the King George Parks and Recreation Department. “We’re excited that these new native plant gardens help us fulfill that mission.”
Visit the Demo!
11215 Henry Griffin Rd, King George, VA 22485
Henry Griffin Road is off Kings Highway about 1 mile from Highway 301
Volunteers are needed to help spruce up the area including mulching weeding and watering. Learn more…
Artwood Gardens, Master Gardeners, Master Naturalists, Rappahannock Garden Club and King George County contributed over 577 volunteer and staff hours, valued at $13,871, to help match the $24,716 grant from the Virginia CZM Program for the gardens.
To enhance their educational experience, visitors will also find interpretive signs and plant identification markers that include a description and engraved drawing of the plant.
