Common name:Elijah Blue Fescue
Botanical name:Festuca 'Elijah Blue'
The 'Elijah Blue' is a dwarf, very glaucous variety with almost white foliage. It should receive sun and little summer watering. -Monterey Bay Nursrey
Common name:Burnished Bronze Coral Bells
Botanical name:Heuchera 'Burnished Bronze'
This perennial will grow to about 3' tall and has medium-sized dark chocolatey green leaves with inconspicuous flowers that bloom from spring to fall.
Common name:Golden Breath Of Heaven
Botanical name:Coleonema pulchrum 'Sunset Gold'
Sunset Gold Breath of Heaven is a fine textured, low growing shrub to 10 in. high and wide with bright yellow foliage. It is excellent for rock gardens. It is drought tolerant. -Cornflower Farms
Common name:Texas Ranger, Cenizo, Texas Sage
Botanical name:Leucophyllum frutescens
Texas ranger is a dense shrub that grows from 6-8 ft high and wide. It has pink flowers in the summer and gray foliage. It tolerates wind, heat and full sun. It is drought tolerant and attracts hummingbirds. - Cornflower Farms
Common name:Dome Euphorbia
Botanical name:Euphorbia characias
This perennial will reach about 4' tall and has blue/green leaves with bright green flowers that bloom from late winter to early spring.
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Learn how to use the various features of your irrigation controller.
If you’ve lost the instruction manual for your irrigation timer, find and download a replacement from the Internet.
Attract, or buy beneficial insects such as ladybugs and lacewings to control pest outbreaks in your garden.