Common name:Crimson Queen Maple
Botanical name:Acer palmatum 'Crimson Queen'
This mounding plant has finely dissected foliage that retains its red color during the summer.
Common name:Potato Vine
Botanical name:Solanum jasminoides
Attractive, shrubby climber gives an almost perpetual display of showy yellow-white, fragrant blossoms. Good ornamental cover for fences or walls, or grow across lattice for shade. Semi-evergreen. Grows easily in average, well-drained soils. Water regularly during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system; deeply and less frequently, once established. Feed with an all-purpose fertilizer. Provide support such as a trellis or arbor. Prune annually to control size. Does best in full or part sun. Quickly reaches 25' long, attracting hummingbirds. The delicate look and assertive growth of this vine makes it a good cover for fence or arbor. Twine up the post of a shade covering or around the base of palm trees. Good container plant for porch or patio.
Common name:Sprenger Asparagus
Botanical name:Asparagus densiflorus 'Sprengeri'
This plant is given a soft, mound-like appearance by the long, arching branches that are found covered with small, bright green leaves. It is able to grow in either full sun or partial shade.
Common name:Black-Eyed Stella Hybrid Daylily
Botanical name:Hemerocallis 'Black-Eyed Stella'
The first All-America Daylily Award Winner! Bright yellow-gold with a reddish eyezone and dark blue-green foliage. Excellent for mass displays. Created from 'Stella de Oro', the most successful daylily in history. 'Black-Eyed Stella' was the result of over 3,000 hybrid crosses. It has been rated as excellent for growth in eight zones across the US and Canada.- Greenwood Daylily Gardens
Designer: O'Connell Landscape
Photographer: O'Connell Landscape
Practice grass-cycling by leaving short grass clippings on lawns after mowing, so that nutrients and organic matter are returned to the soil.
Replace turf with groundcovers, trees, and shrubs. If you have areas where no one uses the grass, patches that do not grow well, or a turf area too small to water without runoff, consider replacing the turf with water-efficient landscaping.
Remove irrigation water and fertilizer from areas where you don't want weeds to grow.
