Common name:Sprenger Asparagus
Botanical name:Asparagus densiflorus 'Sprengeri'
This plant is given a soft, mound-like appearance by the long, arching branches that are found covered with small, bright green leaves. It is able to grow in either full sun or partial shade.
Common name:Shasta Daisy
Botanical name:Chrysanthemum maximum
The Shasta Daisy is a favorite for beds or cut flowers with its white flowers that are 4" across with yellow centers. These flowers bloom during the spring, summer, and fall months.
Common name:Silver Mound Artemisia
Botanical name:Artemisia schmidtiana 'Silver Mound'
This mounding perennial will grow 1'-3' high and has medium-sized silvery white leaves with yellow and white flowers.
Common name:Myer's Asparagus
Botanical name:Asparagus densiflorus 'Myers'
An evergreen groundcover, the 'Myers' also makes an excellent hanging basket plant when larger in size. Its formal looking fronds have an even, spiral arrangement of leaflets. It is damaged by severe frosts, and looks best with at least occasional watering. -Monterey Bay Nursery
Common name:Long- Leafed Yellowwood
Botanical name:Podocarpus henkelii
This handsome evergreen tree will grow 30'-50' high and 15'-20' wide. It has beautiful drooping, shiny, green foliage year-round. Leaves are slightly crescent-shaped, 5'-7' long when young, shorter when plant matures. It makes an attractive container plant.
Common name:Striped Society Garlic
Botanical name:Tulbaghia violacea 'Variegata'
The Striped Society Garlic is a garlic-scented perennial with green narrow leaves that have white margins to 1' tall. The flowers are lavender clusters on a 1'-2' stem that bloom in the spring and summer. This perennial is drought tolerant. -Cornflower Farms
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Practice grass-cycling by leaving short grass clippings on lawns after mowing, so that nutrients and organic matter are returned to the soil.
Apply a layer of mulch around plants to reduce moisture loss.
Choose organic mulches, such as shredded bark, compost or aged sawdust.
Attract, or buy beneficial insects such as ladybugs and lacewings to control pest outbreaks in your garden.