Aerial image of a visitor walking along the walkway surrounded by green and purple plants and bushes

Seasonal Walk

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Marjorie G. Rosen Seasonal Walk
Year-Round

Redesigned in 2014, the Seasonal Walk celebrates the ephemeral beauty of plants, which is a central tenet of the work of Dutch garden designer Piet Oudolf. This double border features a wide array of perennials, grasses, and bulbs selected for their interesting shape, structure, and color in every stage of growth throughout the year. The non-stop floral display is the star of the show. From April to November this garden is sure to delight and inspire!

The Seasonal Walk is a project of Marjorie and Jeffrey A. Rosen.

Season Galleries

  • Brown plants and green trees with white snow on top.
  • Close up of small, brown flowering plant with white snow on top.
  • Close up shot of green bushes with white snow on top of them, and green trees and the top of one of the Haupt Conservatory glasshouses in the distance.
  • Grey pathway surrounded by green and brown trees with white snow on top of them.
  • Brown and green pushes surrounded by green trees with a light dusting of white snow on the ground and flying in the air.
  • Small brown flowers with clear, jewel-like ice sickles that have formed on top.
  • Photo of Seasonal Walk

    Mixed spring bulbs and a Japanese flowering cherry brighten the Marjorie G. Rosen Seasonal Walk in early April.

  • Photo of Seasonal Walk

    The exuberance of Seasonal Walk complements the grandeur of the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory.

  • Small red flowers growing amongst green bushes next to a grey, cement pathway with wooden benches below green trees in the distance.
  • Small flowers with shades of coral, and burgundy on tall burgundy stems with green leaves in background.
  • Pathway with people walking in the distance next to small yellow, white and green plants with green trees sprouting white flowers below blue skies.
  • Two people walking down pathway surrounded by green grass, bushes and trees with one tree sprouting small pink flowers.
  • Small purple and pink flowers spouting from the ground surrounded by brown leaves and green grass.
  • White and purple flowers sprouting amongst green leaves and bushes.
  • Pink flower with orange center, and a green stem amongst a green background that is not in focus.
  • Aerial shot of person walking down grey pathway with multicolored bushes and green trees on both sides of the pathway.
  • Pathway surrounded by green bushes, small pink, purple and white flowers and green trees towering over bushes.
  • Pathway surrounded by a small, multicolored stone wall, green bushes, and yellow, pink and purple flowers underneath green trees and blue skies.
  • Closeup of insect enveloped inside of a bright green cocoon hanging from a small, yellow flowering plant.
  • Seasonal Walk - Fall
  • Seasonal Walk - Fall
  • Seasonal Walk - Fall
  • Seasonal Walk - Fall
  • Grey cement path surrounded by green and brown bushes, and small purple flowers with green trees overhead.
  • Grey cement pathway surrounded by multicolored bushes, a short stone wall, pink and purple flowers, green trees and a view of the very top of the Haupt Conservatory glasshouses.
  • Purple, pink and white flowers amongst green bushes.

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