Bernheim was one of twelve public gardens invited to set up a display garden on the terrace around the United States Botanic Garden in Washington D.C. this past summer. Bernheim’s garden was a part of an exhibit called A Sense of Place: Public Gardens Across America that ran from May 26 through October 8, 2007.
The theme of Bernheim’s garden was Islands Within Woodlands which showcased the unique grassland community called cedar glades. The garden design was selected to illustrate Bernheim’s landscape design philosophy that incorporates elements of design found in nature.  Bernheim is building plant collections composed of native species and their cultivars and non-native species that:
     Conserve biological diversity
     Are ecologically sound
     Provide a unique sense of place
     Are experientially rich and educational

One of the signs installed at Bernheim's USBG exhibit (left). From left to right: Rick Caldwell, Alison Wheatley, Renee Hutchison, and Eric Garris, who installed Bernheim's exhibit at the entrance of the USBG Conservatory (right).

Bernheim is extremely honored to have been selected as one of only twelve gardens across the US to participate in the project.

Information about Cedar Glades

Islands Within Woodlands plant list