Common name:Japanese Maple
Botanical name:Acer palmatum 'Shaina'
This magnificent plant can used as a small tree or shrub. It is deciduous with graceful leaves that have a scarlet color in spring as it leafs out. Later, they turn orange or yellow in fall. It is slow growing to 20' and requires shelter from hot winds.
Common name:Spanish Lavender
Botanical name:Lavandula stoechas
This dense shrub grows 2'-3' tall with blue-grey foliage and deep purple flowers that have large showy bracts near the top of the spikes. It is drought tolerant . - Cornflower Farms
Common name:Raywood Ash, Claret Ash
Botanical name:Fraxinus angustifolia 'Raywood'
This large tree will grow 45'-80' high and has luscious green foliage. It does best in full sun and dry to moist soil.
Common name:Santa Barbara Daisy
Botanical name:Erigeron karvinskianus
This low mounding perennial, with fine leaves and white to pinkish daisy-like flowers, is an excellent asset to rock gardens.
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Physical weed control, including mulching, or hand removal protects the watershed from harmful chemicals.
Check the soil's moisture level before watering.
You can reduce your water use 20-50% by regularly checking the soil before watering.
Remove irrigation water and fertilizer from areas where you don't want weeds to grow.