Armeria, Sea Pink Thrift
Looking like small tufts of evergreen grass, Armeria is a sweet little perennial that is tougher than it looks.  It tolerates seaside conditions and thrives in rockeries. Flower clusters are dainty balls of color on tall stems.  Ideal conditions include full sun and moist, well-drained, poor to moderately fertile soil.
 

Aster
A large group of perennials, Asters usually have a daisy blossom.  Representing a wide range of colors, many are summer bloomers, but some flower in the fall.  Good for cutting, they are suitable in an informal garden, border or in containers. Easy to grow, most are attractive to butterflies. 
 
Campanula
One of the best-loved perennials, there is a campanula to fit almost any situation.  They can be creeping or erect, short or tall.  The flowers can be stars, bells or tubular in shape, and come in a wide range of colors.  They thrive in full sun or partial shade with well-drained, fertile soil, and are suitable for borders, rockeries or containers.
 
Centaurea
Centaurea is a rapid grower with bushy foliage and flowers that resemble thistle without the prickles. An early summer bloomer and cut flower favorite, it is drought tolerant and suitable for borders in full sun.
 
Coreopsis
A native of the Americas, Coreopsis blooms all summer, attracting bees until the first frost.  The daisy flowers are excellent for cutting - usually in shades of yellow, but oranges, pinks and red now available.  The petals are often notched, giving the blooms a somewhat frilly look. It prefers moist, well-drained soil, but is drought tolerant once established.
 
Delosperma
With fleshy, succulent laves and brightly colored daisy flower, Delosperma is excellent for dry areas such as rock gardens, walls, and dry slopes - a good ground cover in a xeriscape.  A water-wire perennial, it requires very good drainage.
 
Dianthus
Showy and often fragrant, they have a place nearly everywhere: in borders and beds, as edging or in rock gardens.  Dianthus is versatile and easy to grow, especially in cooler climates, requiring only full sun and decent drainage.
 
Dicentra
Dicentra's spring flowers feature charming, pendent, heat-shaped blossoms on a stem arching above the feathery foliage. A classic shade garden and woodland plant, Dicentra tolerates more sun if kept adequately moist, but will often go dormant during the summer heat.  The fern leaf types tend to bloom longer and go dormant much later.
 

Geranium
Geraniums are summer bloomers that come in a wide range of heights and flower colors.  They are easy to grow in full sun or part shade in moist, well drained soil and generally are deer and rabbit resistant.
 
Heuchera Coral Bells
Mostly evergreen and semi evergreen, Coral Bells are native to woodlands, preferring good drainage in shade or sun.  Upright panicles of bell-shaped flowers are attractive to bees and hummingbirds.  They do well in garden beds or containers.
 
Isotoma
With tiny, star shaped flowers appearing spring through summer, Isotoma forms a dense, flat mat of small green leaves.  In full sun, with moderate soil moisture, it is suitable for planting between pavers, in a rock garden or in a border. As a ground cover, it will tolerate moderate foot traffic.
 

Lavandula
A small evergreens shrub, Lavender is legendary for its fragrant foliage and flowers. All prefer full sun and reasonable drainage. Most are drought tolerant and deer resistant.
 
Leontopodium Edelweiss
These alpine perennials have wooly leaves, and flowers with felted bracts. Low growing and small, they do best in rockeries or raised beds.
 
Lysimachia
This genus includes upright forms, as well as low, ground cover types.  All prefer regularly moist soil, with some doing well along pond edges or in damp gardens in full sun or partial shade. Creeping forms can also be used in banging baskets or mixed containers.
 
Salvia
A very large group of plants, Salvia is typically happiest in a sunny, well drained location.  Usually long blooming, the flowers are often in whorls on taller stems.  It does very well in mixed beds, borders or containers and is generally drought tolerant and deer resistant.
 
Saponaria
Blooming profusely in spring, Saponaria is excellent in rock gardens, spilling over walls, or on the edges of a border. It's called Soapwort because crushing the leaves in water will form a lather that once was used as soap.  In the ornamental garden, it thrives in full sun and moist, well-drained soil.
 

Saxifraga
This is a large group of perennials that is easy to grow.  Many form rosettes and are suitable for mixed borders or woodland gardens.
 

 

Sedum
The creeping Sedum comes in a large range of foliage colors and textures.  Easy to grow, they prefer full sun and drier soil conditions.  These low-growing succulents are a good choice for green roofs, rock gardens or containers.
 
Silene
Easy to grow, the Silene are a varied group of plants.  They come in a wide range of heights, so some are suitable for rockeries, while taller varieties do well at the front of middle of the border.
 
Thymus
Creeping Thymus take the wonderful aroma of the herd and put it into the ornamental garden.  Preferring full sun, they are outstanding used as small ground covers, tucked around stepping stones, or places as colors spots in a rock garden. Easy to grow as long as drainage is good, they attract bees while they are covered in their tiny flowers.
 
Veronicas
Often on spikes, sometimes in clusters, the flowers have the characteristic two stamens that show on the face of the flower.  Planted in full sun or partial shade, it is showy in borders and beds, with low-growing varieties looking great in rock garden or as ground covers.
 
Wild Rose
Come see these native roses on the road approaching the garden.

Every Thursday in July & August

6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. 

The Summer Concert Series kicks off with musician Sum Guy (Brian Ohme)
$10 adults, $5 youth or $90 for entire series-Concert Series Passes are transferable.
Individual Season Pass holders can purchase a non-transferable concert series pass for $27.
Family Season's Pass holders can purchase a non-transferable concert series pass for $40
All Sponsors can purchase a Concert Series' Pass for $45 (nine passes to use as you choose)
Bring a picnic dinner, tour the gardens and enjoy the live music!

Every Tuesday & Wednesday in July & August

10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. 

Ohme Gardens is hosting two day art classes for children every Tuesday & Wednesday in July & August. Cost is $50 per session (cost includes admission to the Gardens, two days art instruction and all art supplies). Ohme Gardens Season Pass Holders receive a $15 discount per session. Classes include: Bugs 'N' Critters, Print Making, Beautiful Big Butterflies, Bird Houses and Rock Painting. All proceeds go to Ohme Gardens Friends' Society.

Saturday, July 11th

5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. 

It is the Garden Party of the summer!  Enjoy award-winning wines from NCW's premium estate-grown vintners, complimented by food from NCW's very best restaurants and caterers, held at Ohme Gardens, one of the most picturesque locations in Washington.  Help celebrate Ohme Gardens' 80th anniversary with music, wine and food that will be an evening to remember.  This gala event will be held July 11th from 5:30 p.m. -8:30 p.m.  Ticket prices are $100 per couple, $75 singles.  Order tickets online at Columbia River Wine Country.

July 20th, 21st, & 22nd

7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. 

The Wells House Players at Ohme Gardens present "The Comedy of Errors", Shakespeare's hilarious tale of two sets of identical twins! This is the 15th year of the funniest Shakespeare in the valley and the second time at Ohme Gardens. The performances begin at 7pm. There is a special $3.00 admission to Ohme Gardens after 5pm! Bring the whole family for a night of fun!