DR. LEWIS GARDEN

Jane and Victoria Avenue

In 1993, Victoria Avenue Forever undertook to improve a semi-abandoned plot of land on the northwest corner of Victoria and Jane. The landscape plan of this ‘water wise’ garden was developed by Richard Catron as one of the first Mediterranean plantings in the area. The garden was dedicated to a longtime and respected physician in town, Dr. Peter M. Lewis. The hardscape, irrigation system, and plants were funded by donations, and VAF volunteers did the planting and, to this day, maintain the garden.

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Pictures of Dr. Lewis Garden

Trees

List of Plants and their Water Requirements

Agonis flexuosa

Peppermint Tree, Australian Willow Myrtle

Water requirements

Araucaria heterophylla

Norfolk Island Pine or Star Pine

Water requirements

Banksia integrifolia

Coast Banksia

Water requirements

Ceiba speciosa

Floss Silk Tree (formally called Chorisia speciosa)

Water requirements

X Chitalpa tashkentensis

Chitalpa

Water requirements

Juniperus chinensis ‘Spartan’

Spartan Juniper Water requirements

Lagerstroemia indica

Crape Myrtle

Water requirements

Parkinsonia aculeate

Mexican Palo Verde

Water requirements

Tipuana tipu

Tipu Tree

Water requirements