Nature is the watchword at Beagle Ridge. Prior to becoming Beagle Ridge Herb Farm, the 160 acre property was part of a 2,000 acre hunting preserve. Its pristine beauty is what nurtures owners Greg and Ellen Reynolds daily and what inspires them to share the bounty of nature with guests. 

A Note from Beagle Ridge 

Our farm building was the site of the pen-raised quail and partridge and the mountains around us are filled with wildlife. We share the farm with deer, turkey, grouse, rabbits, numerous bird species, and even black bears. Gardening in this situation is a challenge; however, we have encroached upon them so we need to work with them. 

Our Tea Garden is redone every few years due to the abundance of mints we use. These herbs do tend to take over and we are now using these terra cots tiles to contain them. It also makes a nice sculpture aspect to the gardens. Everything in these beds can be used for tea. Come sip teas and watch the hummingbirds, or birds, and enjoy the quiet. 

The remainder of the gardens includes a formal walled herbal display garden, a Lavender walk, Thyme, Oregano, and Lavender collections, a pergola which shades our medicinal herbs, a water garden, a Cottage garden, a Wildlife habitat garden, shrub borders with rogusa roses for long season bloom, a Japanese Meditation garden, a Tea Garden and a Gravel/ Mediterranean garden ( yes everything is planted in a substance we call "Dirty Rock").  All the plants are xeric, which means they can survive with little or no additional watering ( of course that means after being established).

The woodland garden has filled in and provides the only true shade in the gardens. The Viburnums create the backdrop to our shade lovers, Columbine, Hepatica, Ginger, and many others. In addition we have lots of berry-producing shrubs which provide a food source for the birds. The dry-bed through the woodland helps eliminate a water problem that occurs when we have thunderstorms. Along this temporary watercourse, we have many primroses, ferns, columbines, sweet woodruff, and Golden Alexander. Although we have now lost a few of the shade producing pines we still have enough shade for our woodland area plants to thrive.

We built a raised bed planter with wheelchair accessibility- I call this my Garden for all Ages.  We are in the process of redoing this area so please excuse our mess. There are lots of other areas to focus on and this will be replanted and pretty again soon. Since it is raised  I have found out how much more enjoyable it was to plant, care for, and harvest from it. The Bee balm will be a permanent fixture in the bed but we have new raised veggie beds so no more vegetables in this bed now- wait and see what we do next... This simple planter box is just the right height for wheelchairs and at less than 3' wide is accessible on all sides.  The two legs of the raised planter contain herbs on one side and cutting perennials in the other.