Common name:Monarch Blanket Flower
Botanical name:Gaillardia X grandiflora 'Monarch'
Gaillardia gra. 'Monarch' is a perennial. Grows to 2'-4' high, 1.5' wide, with roughish grey-green foliage and single or double mixed red and yellow bicolor blooms 3"-4" across. Exceptionally long bloom. Keep dead-heading and they'll bloom til frost.
Common name:Candle Delphinium, Candle Larkspur
Botanical name:Delphinium elatum
This perennial will grow 3'-6' tall and produces wonderful white flowers with dark centers that bloom during the spring. It will do well in full sun with regular watering.
Common name:London Plane Tree
Botanical name:Platanus X acerifolia
The Platanus acerifolia is a fast-growing, deciduous tree that reaches a size 40'-80' high by 30'-40' wide. Its leaves are 3-5 lobed, with a width of 4"-10", turning yellow in fall. This tree is tolerant of most soils, smog, dust and reflected heat. It is tolerant of wet soils also. Exfoliating bark is beautiful, revealing a lovely winter silhouette.
Common name:Lemonade Berry
Botanical name:Rhus integrifolia
The Lemonade Berry is an evergreen shrub that reaches 30' high. It has aromatic leaves and develops small white to pink flowers and red berries. This shrub grows best is coastal areas and is drought tolerant. The lemonade berry is a native to CA. - Cornflower Farms
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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.
Attract, or buy beneficial insects such as ladybugs and lacewings to control pest outbreaks in your garden.