Then and Now: Creating a garden

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager.

Photos: Daniel Barringer

Assistant Educator and Land Steward Devon Funt has prepared a presentation about the native woodland garden she designed and installed with volunteers, located on a bank above the parking area at Crow’s Nest Preserve’s Warwick Woods. We were able to find some photos—from December 2020 and June 2024—showing the dramatic change. Above is a screenshot of what it looks like; the red arrows point to the same tree for reference.

This restoration and garden have appeared on this blog before, but I don’t think we captured the change as dramatically as Devon has here. This year the woodland wildflowers and ferns should begin to fill in and we’ll be able to document an even more dramatic change. Look for an update here, or better yet, come to Warwick Woods to see the gardens in person!