City Backyards
These gardens were born from the idea that Cylburn should be a place of inspiration for Baltimore City residents and all visitors alike. The City Backyard Gardens were originally developed as small fenced enclosures representing typical Baltimore City row home backyards. We hope to develop this space once again into backyard vignettes for demonstration purposes. Currently, these beds serve as “holding beds” for the Cylburn Arboretum Friends garden operations.
Shady Garden
Only “shady” in the lighting sense, this “shade” garden features some of the most robust Leatherleaf Mahonia (Mahonia bealei) around. Rich perennial groundcovers and established trees and shrubs comprise the garden. While the handsome Chinese Dogwoods (Cornus kousa) and impressively aged Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis) are worthy of a look, do not overlook the Kingsville Dwarf Boxwood (Buxus microphylla ‘Kingsville Dwarf’) bred and grown by local nurseryman legend Henry Hohman.
