Key to 1894 Theme Garden Plan
- Flagpole
- Rotary sign
- Chelmsford Library Sign
- Path
- Culinary Garden
- Allium schoenoprasum (Chives)
- Artemisia dracunsulus sativa (French Tarragon)
- Origanum majorana (Marjoram)
- Petroselinum (Parsley-flat)
- Salvia officinalis (Common Sage)
- Satureja montana (Winter Savory)
- Thymus vulgaris (Common Thyme)
- Medicinal Garden
(Note: Intended as historical information, not for medical advice)
- Achillea millefolium (Yarrow) astringent, toothaches
- Chamaemelum noble (Roman chamomile) tea for insomnia
- Echinacea purpurea (Coneflower) antibiotic, antiseptic
- Marrubium vulgare (Horehound) coughs, colds, bronchitis
- Stachys byzantina (Lambs' ears) bandage wounds with wooly ears
- Tanacetum parthenium (Feverfew) migraines, arthritis
- Teucrium chamaedrys (Wall germander) digestive, antiseptic, fever
- Household Garden
- Calendula officinalis (English marigold) dye for butter and cheese
- Dipsacus fullonum (Fuller's teasel) flower head to raise nap on cloth
- Galium verum (Lady's bedstraw) stuff mattresses, dye
- Lavandula angustifolia (Lavender) sachets, potpourri
- Rudbeckia hirta (Black-eyed Susan) dye
- Santolina chamaecyparissus (Lavender cotton) moth repellant
- Ornamental Garden
- Alchemilla mollis (Lady's mantle) 18th century
- Aquilegia canadensis (Canada columbine) native
- Asclepias tuberosa (Butterfly weed) native
- Dianthus deltoides (Maiden pink) 1796
- Hemerocallis Iilioasphodelus (Lemon lily) 1793
- Iris cristata (Crested iris) native Eastern North America
- Border
Bulbs:
- Tulipa biflora: Circa 1776, three white flowers with large yellow hearts on each stem and red-edged foliage, fragrant. Bloom: April. 5 inches
- Tulipa marjoletti: Circa 1894, bi-color of pale creamy-yellow and deep ruby red. Bloom: May. 16 inches (sides ofstairs, 1894 building)
- Tulipa "Keizerskroon": Circa 1750, ("Emperor's Crown") bright scarlet, edged in vivid yellow. Bloom: Mid-April. 12-14 inches
- Narcissus bulbocodium conspicuus: (Yellow Hoop-petticoat daffodil) Circa 1629, golden-yellow funnel-shaped flowers with slender, grass-like foliage, Bloom: April. 5-6 inches
- Narcissus jonquilla simplex: (Wild jonquil) Circa mid 1700's, numerous, golden-yellow flowers per stem with slender, reed-like foliage, fragrant. Bloom. April. 10-12 inches
- Chionodoxa sardensis: Circa 1883, bright blue with a small white eye. Bloom. April. 5-6 inches.
- Scilla pratensis: Circa 1827, (Meadow squill) pyramidal, composite blooms of lavender to royal blue. Bloom. May/June. 6 inches
- Paeonia 'Festiva Maxima' intro: 1851
- Calycanthus fioridus (Carolina allspice) native Southeastern US
- Baptisia australis (Plains false indigo) native Eastern US
- Hosta 'Lancifolia' intro: 1829 (ornamental)
- Aster divaricatus Wood's Blue, native Eastern North America