Common name:Purple Delight Lilac Hibiscus
Botanical name:Alyogyne huegelli Purple Delight
This beautiful evergreen shrub is great for borders, entryways, or hedges in warmer climates. It will grow 6' tall x 4' wide and can be used as a summer annual.
Common name:Yellow Wave Flax
Botanical name:Phormium 'Yellow Wave'
This evergreen perennial is 3' high with clumping yellow-green variegation and weeping leaves.
Designer: Water Conservation Garden
Photographer: GardenSoft
Maintain a two to four inch layer of mulch on the soil surface to reduce weeds, infiltrate rain water, and reduce compaction.
Change spray sprinklers to low-flow bubbler or drip systems. Shrubs and trees are ideal candidates for this type of irrigation because the water is applied directly to the root zones.
Drip and other smart irrigation delivers water directly to roots, allowing no excess water for weeds.