Common name:Oldham Bamboo
Botanical name:Bambusa oldhamii
This bamboo will grow 40-55' tall and has large leaves with green culms.
Common name:Long-leafed Yellow Wood
Botanical name:Podocarpus henkelii
This evergreen tree will grow 30'-50' high and 15'-20' wide. It has beautiful drooping, shiny green foliage all year-round. Leaves can be 5"-7" long when young, shorter when plant matures.
Common name:Mondo Grass
Botanical name:Ophiopogon japonicus
This Ophiopogon japonicus is a grass-like plant growing to about 6'-8' high. Its leaves are 1/8" wide, and about 8"-12" long. It makes a beautiful ground cover or accent plant, and does well in Asian-style gardens.
Common name:Blue Star Creeper
Botanical name:Laurentia fluviatilis
Laurentia fluviatilis has bright green, nearly stemless, 1/4" leaves. In late spring and summer, these form a backdrop for equally tiny, star-shaped pale blue flowers.
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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.
Attract, or buy beneficial insects such as ladybugs and lacewings to control pest outbreaks in your garden.
