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Giant Feather Grass
Woolly Blue Curls, Romero
California or Golden Poppy
Sticky Monkey Flower
Cleveland Sage, Calif. Blue Sage
Silver Bush Lupine
White Sage, Sacred White Sage, Bee
Giant Feather Grass

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.

Woolly Blue Curls, Romero

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

California or Golden Poppy

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.

Sticky Monkey Flower

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. -Cornflower Farms

Cleveland Sage, Calif. Blue Sage

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.

Silver Bush Lupine

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

White Sage, Sacred White Sage, Bee

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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Photographer: GardenSoft

Soils and Compost:

Practice grass-cycling by leaving short grass clippings on lawns after mowing, so that nutrients and organic matter are returned to the soil.

Integrated Pest Management:

Attract, or buy beneficial insects such as ladybugs and lacewings to control pest outbreaks in your garden.