Common name:Brown Sedge
Botanical name:Carex testacea
The testacea variety is an evergreen perennial that reaches 2' tall bearing very narrow, coppery brown leaves splitting to hair-like threads at their tips, and continuing to grow to 4-8' in length. This plant should be grown in sun with little or no
summer watering. -Monterey Bay Nursery
Common name:Miss Lingard Carolina Phlox
Botanical name:Phlox carolina 'Miss Lingard'
The 'Miss Lingard' is a deciduous perennial that bears tall, pyramidal spikes of fragrant white flowers to a size of 1" wide. It makes a good cut flower, and does spectacular as a large container plant. This variety should receive sun with average watering. -Monterey Bay Nursery
Common name:Swiss Mountain Pine
Botanical name:Pinus mugo
Pinus mugo is an evergreen tree or shrub that grows slowly. Needles are 2", dark green, stout, and crowded. Cones are 1"-2", oval, and tawny to dark brown. Generally a bushy, twisted, somewhat open pine.
Designer: T's Gardening
Photographer: GardenSoft
Incorporate compost 6" into your soil to retain water, reduce compaction, feed earthworms, and provide valuable nutrients to your plants.
Check your irrigation controller once a month, and adjust as necessary.
Most plants require only one-third as much water in winter as they do in summer.
Develop healthy soil for plants that are vigorous and naturally pest-resistant.
