Common name:White Sage, Sacred White Sage
Botanical name:Salvia apiana
This woody shrub has long stems with silvery white leaves and fragrant white flowers that bloom in the spring. It provides a strong sturctural form as a garden focal point. It can reach 6'H x 6'W.
Common name:Rosea Tree Mallow
Botanical name:Lavatera thuringiaca 'Rosea'
Lavatera thuringiaca 'Rosea' is an evergreen shurb that grows 6-8 ft. tall and 4 ft. wide. The leaves are green with a maplelike form. Produces pink blossoms.
Common name:Goodwin Creek Gray Lavender
Botanical name:Lavandula 'Goodwin Creek Gray'
Lavandula 'Goodwin Creek Gray' is an evergreen shrub. This dense foliaged plant grows to 2.5-3 ft. high and 3-4 ft. wide, with silvery leaves that are toothed at the tips. Deep violet-blue flowers from spring to late fall.
Common name:Chinese Elm
Botanical name:Ulmus parvifolia
The 'Drake' is a tall, semi-evergreen tree with a graceful, weping habit of growth. Its leaves are small with a dark green color. With proper care, this can mature into a beautiful tree.
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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.
Irrigate early in the morning and/or late in the evening to reduce water loss due to evaporation and wind drift.
Attract, or buy beneficial insects such as ladybugs and lacewings to control pest outbreaks in your garden.