Common name:Red Fringe Flower
Botanical name:Loropetalum chinese 'Rubrum'
Red Fringe Flower is a 6-12' shrub with arching branches and light green and reddish leaves .
Common name:Deer Grass
Botanical name:Muhlenbergia rigens
The deer grass is a warm season perennial that forms dense clumps from the base. The spike like flower stalks grow 2-3 ft. tall and this grass has striking foundation form. The deer grass is native to California, is drought tolerant, and is a beneficial insect plant. -Cornflower Farms
Common name:Australian Rosemary
Botanical name:Westringia fruticosa
The Australian-rosemary is an evergreen shrub that grows 3-6 ft. tall. It has soft gray-green leaves and white flowers throughout the year and prefers sun and little to average amounts of water . This shrub is also drought tolerant. -Cornflower Farms
Common name:Purple Carpet Creeping Thyme
Botanical name:Thymus praecox arcticus 'Purple Carpet'
This perennial will grow about 3" tall and 3' wide. It has small, dark green leaves with clusters of purple/lavender flowers that bloom in spring and summer. Leaves are fragrant when crushed, can be used for seasoning.
Putting the right plants in the right places in the right groupings is both the challenge and art of good landscape design.
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Physical weed control, including mulching, or hand removal protects the watershed from harmful chemicals.
Remove irrigation water and fertilizer from areas where you don't want weeds to grow.