Corner Garden
Corner Garden Native Plantings
Enhancing Shoreline Biodiversity at Beach Road & West Shore Avenue
Groton Long Point Corner Garden
The Corner Garden was created by the GLP Conservation Commission to highlight how plants native to our area can work in our shoreline neighborhood. Native plants are not only beautiful, but they provide a rich array of environmental services to our landscape. Their pollen, nectar, and seeds feed birds, butterflies, moths, bees, and other insects.
In the summer of 2024, volunteers Elaine Shumway and Tim Friar spent invaluable hours removing poison ivy from the site, followed by amended soil delivered by Park & Rec Director Steve Boccia. Designed and planted in 2025, the garden includes more than 130 native plants of 10+ different varieties.
The "3-3-3" Native Garden Rule
Plant at least 3 species of plants, with at least 3 plants of each species, for each of the 3 seasons (Spring, Summer, Fall).
Corner Garden Map & Layout
Located at Beach Road and West Shore Avenue.
Plants in the Corner Garden
Host plant for monarch butterfly caterpillars. Thrives in sandy or dry sites with full sun due to its long, deep taproot.
Bushy perennial that provides excellent pollinator support from a billowy mound of yellow flowers.
Delicate beauty with small blue-violet bell-shaped flowers on wiry stems. Perfect for rock crevices and border edges.
Showy golden-yellow flowers held high above fine, threadlike leaves. Tolerant of heat and coastal drought.
Prairie classic blooming for up to two months. Seed heads left in fall feed goldfinches in winter.
Native to coastal southern New England. Blooms in bursts of white flowers providing late-summer pollinator support.
Perfect fall-bloomer for sandy habitats and native rock gardens. Lavender flowers with yellow centers.
Tall spikes of fuzzy, violet-pink "bottlebrush" flowers above grass-like leaves. Highly drought tolerant.
Unique multi-colored blossoms in pink, green, yellow, and maroon. Handles intense shoreline sun.
New England's only native cactus. Low-growing sprawling pads with bright yellow flowers.
Lavender trumpet-shaped flowers blooming in late spring when few other species are flowering.
Free-spirited species with cheery yellow flowers and chocolate brown centers. Incredibly drought tolerant.
Our Corner Garden Volunteers
A big thank you to the dedicated volunteers who brought the Groton Long Point Corner Garden to life!
