Common name:Coral Beauty Bearded Iris
Botanical name:Iris bearded 'Coral Beauty'
This perennial will grow 1'-3' high and has large green leaves with orange flowers that bloom in spring and summer.
Common name:Purple and White Pacific Coast Iris
Botanical name:Iris Pac. Coast Hybrid 'Purple and White
This iris is an evergreen perennial for sun or shade. It is hardy from 0 -10 degrees F. It has spring flowers. It is a California Native and is drought tolerant. - Cornflower Farms
Common name:Purple Coneflower
Botanical name:Echinacea purpurea
The Purple Coneflower is a long-lived, reliable standby for the perennial garden. Rosy-purple petals fall below the prominent orange-tinged cone and blooms late June to September. It should be placed toward the front or middle of the border, or interplanted with Ox-Eye Daisy in the cut flower garden. It should be grown in fertile, well-drained soil. The plant blooms well in shade, but does even better in sun. -Holland WIldflower Farm
Designer: Connie Lefkowitz
Photographer: GardenSoft
Maintain a two to four inch layer of mulch on the soil surface to reduce weeds, infiltrate rain water, and reduce compaction.
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.
Attract, or buy beneficial insects such as ladybugs and lacewings to control pest outbreaks in your garden.
