Native ferns cloth the limestone walls around a secluded pond.
Water plants cover most of the waters surface and include water lillies, Thalia, iris, Pickerel plant, and many native underwater plants collected from Edward s Plateau water ways. This spot acts as a natural attractor for birds, insects and other native wildlife. In the afternoons zebra butterflies hover around passionflower vines and tiger swallowtail butterflies fly just above the water spray from the built in sprinkler system. Pauline Dossmann stands with one of her favorite plants in the gardens collection, an angel trumpet datura. These lovely flowers open just after sunset and fill the garden with a fragrant perfume that can be appreciated many feet away.