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Fox Garden Tour

  • 16 Apr 2022
  • 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Matthews-Mint Hill
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Visit the native garden of Jon and Carol Fox in the Matthews-Mint Hill area.

Twenty years ago, we selected a ¾ acre lot in a suburban neighborhood to build a custom home. Interested in natural habitat and gardening for many years, we chose the lot because it met many of our desires:  a level spot with north-south orientation for the house, wooded surroundings for privacy, interesting topography sloping down to a shallow stream and then rising to another wooded area with a long rock outcropping.

Upon moving in, we discovered that the lot had much more botanical diversity than we initially realized.  We found oak and hickory forest in the back, a sourwood/black gum grove on the side and a wetland area with wildflowers, fringe trees, ironwood, button bush and native azaleas across the stream.  For years, we’ve tried to preserve the original native plants and add others.

What is our native plant garden like today?  We’ve found many varieties of wildflowers on the north-facing slope above the stream.  A few atamasco lilies from 10 years ago have grown into an ever-expanding colony occupying 30-40’ of a wooded seep and now spilling into the sunshine on the stream bank.  A water runoff control system includes an attractive dry stream bed that ends in a rain garden. Our woodland areas are now more diverse with the addition of buckeyes, bigleaf magnolia, ferns, sedges and more. Sunny areas include a pollinator garden.

We are excited to share our garden with you.



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