SummerHome Garden

About

SummerHome, an inner-city xeric pocket garden, is built on a residential lot that previously had an uninhabitable house.

The intentions of the garden are to instruct and advise gardeners on the use of xeric/endemic plantings, create a public community garden and gathering place for all to enjoy, and deter overdevelopment.

Plantings center around commercially available species of low-water plants with a rolling bloom from February to October. Pathways, fountains, and art greet visitors as they stroll through the garden. Large bug snugs providing habitat for beetles, bugs, and bumblebees, were constructed using plant material from the garden.

A large crevice garden made of local sandstone slabs highlights cold-hardy cacti and succulents from around the world. Trees and shrubs, including ‘Sucker Punch’ chokecherry, red buds, sumacs, chokeberry, and atriplex, present the canvas for the lesser sized agastache, salvias, goldenrod, rabbit brush, Apache plume, and many others.

This garden’s estimated size is 6,200 sq. ft.

This Garden Host reports the following Terrain Notes about the garden: This garden has wheelchair and stroller accessible pathways providing access to all.

2026 Open Day Date: Saturday, June 13

Open Day Hours: 10am–1pm