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10. What is the shrub planting behind the Boys School?
ANSWER: - overgrown planting of boxwood (Buxus sempervirens)
- planted in 1941-42 as project of Garden Club Council
of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County
- originally planted with mixtures of herbs and
flowers and edged with low-growing boxwood
- created during the Colonial Revival movement in
this country when people found it fashionable to
try to re-create colonial architecture and landscapes
in 20th century towns
- without maintenance,boxwood continued growth to
its present state
- boxwood covered former planting areas and formed
what some people erroneously refer to as a "maze"
11. What is the purpose of the small garden on Main Street between
the Moravian Bookstore and Salem Community Store?
ANSWER: - originally planted as a garden club project in
1955
- contained 4 tree wisterias (Wisteria sinensis)
and a groundcover of periwinkle (Vinca minor)
- sundial once sat in the center of garden between
four planting beds
- replanted in 1979 as small pleasure garden with
herbs, summer annuals, and spring bulbs
- provides cool, colorful space in which to rest
and enjoy Salem landscape
- seasonal plantings include:
a. scented geraniums (Geranium sp.)
b. rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis)
c. lavender (Lavandula spica, Lavandula
angus tif olia)
d. tulips, Lady (Tulipa clusiana)
e. garden balsam (Impatiens balsamina)
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