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Mayten Tree
Star Jasmine, Confederate Jasmine
Dwarf Morning Glory
Swiss Mountain Pine
Mayten Tree

Common name:Mayten Tree
Botanical name:Maytenus boaria

The Mayten tree is a slow growing tree that grows to 40 ft. tall. It has weeping branches and dark green leaves. This tree can sucker in lawns and requires good drainage. It is drought tolerant.- Cornflower Farms

Star Jasmine, Confederate Jasmine

Common name:Star Jasmine, Confederate Jasmine
Botanical name:Trachelospermum jasminoides

The star jasmine is an evergreen vine that grows 20 ft. tall or a ground cover that reaches 1-2 ft. tall and 4-5 ft. wide. It has white fragrant flowers in the summer and can tolerate sun or partial shade. The star jasmine is also drought tolerant. -Cornflower Farms

Dwarf Morning Glory

Common name:Dwarf Morning Glory
Botanical name:Convolvulus sabaticus

Convolvulus sabaticus is a perennial that grows 1-2 ft. high, with branches that spread to 3 ft. or more. Produces blue to lavender flowers with blooms of 1-2 in. wide.The soft, evergreen leaves are 1/2 to 1 1/2 in. long.

Swiss Mountain Pine

Common name:Swiss Mountain Pine
Botanical name:Pinus mugo

Pinus mugo is an evergreen tree or shrub that grows slowly. Needles are 2 in., dark green, stout, and crowded. Cones are 1-2 in., oval, and tawny to dark brown. Generally a bushy, twisted, somewhat open pine.

The Right Plant Right Place

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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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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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.

Integrated Pest Management:

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