Common name:Giant Feather Grass Botanical name:Stipa gigantea
This grass will grow 2'-3' tall and 2'-3' wide. It has narrow, dark green leaves with golden flowers that bloom in the summer.
Common name:Woolly Blue Curls, Romero Botanical name:Trichostema lanatum
The Woolly Blue Curls is an evergreen shrub that reaches 3'-5' high. It has an open branching habit and has long stalks of brilliant purple woolly flowers in the spring and summer. This shrub is native to CA, is drought tolerant, and attracts hummingbirds. -Cornflower Farms
Common name:California or Golden Poppy Botanical name:Eschscholzia californica
This small annual (sometimes acts as a perennial) plant will grow to less than 1' tall and has light, small blue-green leaves with gold and orange flowers that bloom in spring and summer.
Common name:Sticky Monkey Flower Botanical name:Mimulus aurantiacus
Sticky Monkey Flower is a drought tolerant evergreen shrub 4' tall with numerous orangish-yellow flowers in spring and summer. It is a California native that attracts hummingbirds. This shrub can be found on the dry hills and canyon slopes in the Sierra Nevada foothills and the central Coast Ranges.
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Common name:Cleveland Sage, Calif. Blue Sage Botanical name:Salvia clevelandii
The Aromas Sage is a selection that stays more compact than the Cleveland Sage and grows to about 3'-5' high and wide. It has distinctively fragrant grey-green foliage and whorls of violet-blue flowers in spring/summer. It can withstand strong winds and is deer resistant. Prefers full sun and well-draining soil.
Common name:Silver Bush Lupine Botanical name:Lupinus albifrons
The bush lupine is an evergreen shrub that grows to 5 ft. tall. It has soft silver-grey stems and foliage. This plant develops fragrant purple and white flowers in the spring. The bush lupine requires full sun and little to no water once it is established. It is a native to California, drought tolerant, and attracts hummingbirds and butterflies.- Cornflower Farms
Common name:White Sage, Sacred White Sage, Bee 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' tall and 6'wide.
Sustainable Landscape Renovation
We can identify at least 11 steps of sustainable landscape renovation for consideration. They include critical design, installation and maintenance practices that conform to good principles of appropriate horticulture.
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Using Water Wisely
An efficient watering system applies the right amount of water to the right parts of the garden at the right time. This conserves water and saves you money.
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Sea of Color Garden Image:
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Soils and Compost:
Maintain a two to four inch layer of mulch on the soil surface to reduce weeds, infiltrate rain water, and reduce compaction.
