The garden incorporates historical materials and native plants tied to Powhatan County. A fence section along the back wall replicates the fence that surrounded the courthouse square in the 1840s when it was used for public grazing. Bricks edging the garden came from the Miller-Polk Tavern that stood near Bienvenue and Erin Hill, two old homes present in the Courthouse district in the 1830s. The garden entrances include bricks made in Powhatan at Clayville in 1907. Buckingham Slate used for the walkways is the same slate found on the roof of the oldest building in the Courthouse area, the Clerk's office, built in 1796. The garden also includes native plants of the kinds that would have been readily available to gardeners of that time, valued for their hardiness and ability to adapt to local climate and soils. Plants in beds 7 and 8 are native plant beds. These plants can be used in home gardens because they survive without chemical pesticides and fertilizers and need little supplemental water. Native pollinators are strongly attracted to them, using them as food sources and support for their reproductive cycle, and incorporating native plants into home landscapes helps reduce chemical and water use.