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Winding Walks
Japanese Blood Grass
Blue Star Creeper
Japanese Maple
Spanish Lavender
Raywood Ash, Claret Ash
Japanese Blood Grass

Common name:Japanese Blood Grass
Botanical name:Imperata cylindrica 'Rubra'

This groundcover-grass can reach up to 3' tall and has green leaves that are reddish-maroon at the tips.

Blue Star Creeper

Common name:Blue Star Creeper
Botanical name:Laurentia fluviatilis

Laurentia fluviatilis has bright green, nearly stemless, 1/4" leaves. In late spring and summer, these form a backdrop for equally tiny, star-shaped pale blue flowers.

Japanese Maple

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.

Spanish Lavender

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

Raywood Ash, Claret Ash

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.

Designer: T's Gardening

Winding Walks

Photographer: GardenSoft

Soils and Compost:

Practice grass-cycling by leaving short grass clippings on lawns after mowing, so that nutrients and organic matter are returned to the soil.

Water Saving Tip:

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.

Integrated Pest Management:

Develop healthy soil for plants that are vigorous and naturally pest-resistant.