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.
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.
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.
Designer: T's Gardening | Winding Walks |
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Practice grass-cycling by leaving short grass clippings on lawns after mowing, so that nutrients and organic matter are returned to the soil.
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.