Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens Florilegium

Works from the Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens Florilegium. The project began in early 2018 and was completed in early 2026. Three artists produced paintings of thirty-five of Jenkins most important plants. This page shows my eleven pieces that were created with much research, time and love of the gardens. Living in an apartment I was not able to plant specimens in my personal garden to work on so Jenkins became my garden. Weekly visits were so calming and peaceful. What a wonderful, educational and inspiring project.

Carex plantigenia, plantain leaf sedge, watercolor on paper

Carex plantigenia, plantain leaf sedge, watercolor on paper

Cephalanthus orientalis, buttonbush, watercolor and graphite on paper

Cephalanthus orientalis, buttonbush, watercolor and graphite on paper

Cornus florida, flowering dogwood, watercolor and graphite on paper

Cornus florida, flowering dogwood, watercolor and graphite on paper

Kalmia latifolia, mountain laurel, watercolor and graphite on paper

Kalmia latifolia, mountain laurel, watercolor and graphite on paper

Magnolia virginiana, sweetbay magnolia, watercolor and graphite on paper

Magnolia virginiana, sweetbay magnolia, watercolor and graphite on paper

Mertensia virginica, watercolor on paper

Mertensia virginica, watercolor on paper

Nymphaea odorata, American white water lily, watercolor and graphite on paper

Nymphaea odorata, American white water lily, watercolor and graphite on paper

Onoclea sensibilis, sensitive fern, watercolor on paper

Onoclea sensibilis, sensitive fern, watercolor on paper

Spigelia marilandica, Indian pink, watercolor on paper

Spigelia marilandica, Indian pink, watercolor on paper

Stokesia laevis, Stoke's aster, watercolor and graphite on paper

Stokesia laevis, Stoke's aster, watercolor and graphite on paper

Taxodium distichum, bald cypress, graphite on paper

Taxodium distichum, bald cypress, graphite on paper