Common name:Japanese Boxwood
Botanical name:Buxus japonica
Japanese Boxwood is often used as a hedge. It is compact, with small bright green leaves. It can reach 4-6' tall and wide or be kept smaller through pruninig. It can be sheared to shape. It does better in areas with milder winters.
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.
Designer: Mark Schroeder and Asso.
Photographer: Mark Schroeder
Incorporate compost 6" into your soil to retain water, reduce compaction, feed earthworms, and provide valuable nutrients to your plants.
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.
Develop healthy soil for plants that are vigorous and naturally pest-resistant.
