Common name:Feather Reed Grass
Botanical name:Calamagrostis acu. stricta
This ornamental perennial grass grows 4-6' tall x 1-1.5' wide and has semi-evergreen foliage that is green in spring and summer and turns green/brown in fall. The flowers bloom in mid June and emerge a light green but quickly turn to pink/purple.
Common name:California Fescue
Botanical name:Festuca californica
The California Fescue is a cool season bunchgrass with blue-green blades that reach 2' high. The flower stalks are 5' tall and create fountain-like clumps. This grass is drought tolerant for sun and shade. The California fescue is native to CA and is a beneficial insect plant. -Cornflower Farms
Common name:Limelight Strawflower
Botanical name:Helichrysum petiolare 'Limelight'
This groundcover will grow 1'-3' high and has clumped chartreuse (yellow-green) leaves. It does well in full sun and dry soil. Used for its unusual foliage color and hardy habit. It gives off a licorice scent in hot weather.
Common name:Bush Germander
Botanical name:Teucrium fruticans
This round shrub will reach about 12' high and has small, greyish-silvery leaves with blue flowers that appear throughout the seasons.
Designer: Gary Ratway
Photographer: GardenSoft
Incorporate compost 6" into your soil to retain water, reduce compaction, feed earthworms, and provide valuable nutrients to your plants.
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.
Remove irrigation water and fertilizer from areas where you don't want weeds to grow.