Earley Memorial Shrub Garden
Given in Memory of Harold and Lillian Earley
A spacious gently sloping lawn anchored in the corner by a stately pecan tree provides the setting. On either side of the mulch path are sweeps of over 50 varieties of old fashioned flowering shrubs, small flowering trees, and antique daffodils punctuated from time to time by an unusual architectural relic from Lynchburg’s history.
These deciduous shrubs and daffodils were extremely popular in gardens of the 19th century. Some are well known today; some are enjoying a revival of interest; some are native plants that went out of favor as new hybridized varieties became more popular. Most were chosen for inclusion in the Earley Memorial Shrub Garden because of multi-season interest, low maintenance, and drought and disease tolerance—factors that are still desirable by any standard. Many are resistant to deer damage.
The following shrubs, small trees, vines, and daffodils are individually labeled within the area.
Shrubs
| Botanical Name | Common Name |
| Aesculus parviflora | Bottlebrush Buckeye |
| Aronia arbutifolia ‘Brilliantissima’ | Red Chokeberry |
| Berberis thunbergii var. atropurpurea | ‘Rose Glow’ Barberry |
| Buddleia davidii | Summer Lilac, Butterfly bush |
| Callicarpa dichotoma | Purple Beautyberry |
| Callicarpa japonica | Japanese Beautyberry |
| Calycanthus floridus | Strawberry shrub, Carolina Allspice |
| Clethra alnifolia | Hummingbird Clethra, Summersweet Clethra |
| Clethra barbinervis | Tree Clethra, Japanese Clethra |
| Corylopsis glabrescens | Fragrant Winterhazel |
| Cotinus coggygria | Purple Smoke Tree, ‘Royal Purple’ |
| Deutzia scabra plena | Double-flowered Deutzia |
| Fothagilla gardenii | Fothagilla |
| Hamamelis virginiana | Witchhazel |
| Hibiscus syriacus | Althea, Rose-of-Sharon |
| Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ | PeeGee Hydrangea |
| Hydrangea paniculata ‘Tardiva’ | Tardiva |
| Hydrangea quercifolia | Oakleaf Hydrangea |
| Ilex verticilatta ‘Sparkleberry’ | Winterberry |
| Ilex verticilatta ‘Harvest Red’ | Winterberry |
| Itea virginica | Virginia Sweetspire |
| Kerria japonica ‘Pleniflora’ | Japanese Kerria |
| Macleaya cordata | Plume Poppy |
| Philadelphus ‘Natchez’ | Sweet Mockorange |
| Polygonum cuspidatum | Japanese Knotweed |
| Poncirus trifoliata | Hardy-orange |
| Prunus laurocerasus | English Laurel, Cherrylaurel |
| Prunus triloba | Flowering Almond |
| Sorbaria sorbifolia | Ashleaf Spirea, Falsespirea |
| Spiraea cantoniensis ‘Lanceata’ | Double Reeves Spirea |
| Spiraea thunbergii | Thunberg Spirea |
| Syringa x persica | Persian Lilac |
| Tamarix ramosissima ‘Summer Glow‘ | Tamarix |
| Thuja occidentalis ‘Emerald’ | Arborvitae |
| Viburnum opulus sterile | Snowball |
| Vitex negundo ‘Heterophylla’ | Chastetree |
| Yucca filamentosa | Adam’s Needle |
Small Trees
| Botanical Name | Common Name |
| Acer palmatum ‘Bloodrich‘ | Burgundy Japanese Maple |
| Asimina triloba | Pawpaw |
| Carpinus caroliniana | American Hornbeam |
| Chionanthus virginicus | White Fringetree |
| Crataegus phaenopyrum | Washington Hawthorn |
| Franklinia alahama | Franklinia |
| Halesia carolina | Carolina Silverbell |
| Lagerstroemia indica | Crape Myrtle |
| Malus sargentii | Sargent Crabapple |
| Prunus avium | Mazzard Cherry |
| Salix matsudana ‘tortuosa’ | Corkscrew Willow |
| Stewartia pseudocamellia | Japanese Stewartia |
| Styrax japonicus | Japanese Snowbell |
| Styrax obassia | Fragrant Snowbell |
| Syringa reticulata ‘Ivory Silk’ | Japanese Tree Lilac |
| Ulmus parvifolia | Dwarf Chinese Elm |
Vines
| Botanical Name | Common Name |
| Amphelopsis brevipedunculata | Porcelainberry Vine |
Daffodils
Click here for the Hehl Antique Daffodil Collection
