The Fairgrounds Entrance Gardens

The individual gardens shown below give you ideas for your own home or public space. We've provided photos and information about the gardens at the Benton County Fairgrounds, but we invite you to walk through the gardens yourself and enjoy the many environments we've created.

Xeriscape Garden - Low Water Gardening

Xeriscape means 'dry scene". This garden is sunny and hot in summer and windy year-round. But, these plants get watered only once or twice a month in our dry summer.

Pollinator Garden - Attracting Pollinators

Pollinator numbers have declined due to habitat destruction and chemical use. Create a beautiful pollinator paradise in your home landscape.

Deer Resistant Gardening

Making an attractive garden that deer avoid requires flexibility in plant choices and some experimentation. But whether in sun or shade, a deer resistant garden can take the frustration out of coexisting with neighborhood deer.

Bird Garden - Gardening to Attract Birds

Bird Garden Plant List

Cottage Garden - Creating Informal Beauty

Cottage gardens use informal design, dense plantings, and a wide mixture of ornamental and edible plants. They demonstrate a healthy garden ecosystem as the diversity of plant types, heights, flowering times, colors, and fragrances play a role in attracting pollinators and controlling pests.

Children's Garden

This is a garden to cultivate wonder, where all plants are safe to touch, smell, and examine. Please do! Children of all ages can get lost in looking closely at something. Curiosity is fun! Watch the plants grow up each season. Look for learning engagement posts.