Common name:Shrimp Pink Aloe
Botanical name:Aloe saponaria
This succulent plant will grow about 2' high and has large, greenish/white leaves with orange, pink, and red flowers that bloom in spring and fall.
Common name:Golden Bamboo, Fish Pole Bamboo
Botanical name:Phyllostachys aurea
This bamboo will grow to about 25' tall and is drought tolerant with dense foliage. This running bamboo needs to be restricted or confined. Plant only in a container.
Common name:Mountain Violet Bearded Iris
Botanical name:Iris bearded 'Mountain Violet'
Delicate, lacy pinkish white standards and lilac violet falls. Reblooms in winter
Common name:Bush Anemone
Botanical name:Carpenteria californica
This California native is a dense, clean evergreen shrub that grows 4-8 ft high and 5 ft. wide. It is tolerant of sun or shade. It has white fragrant flowers from May - August.
-Cornflower Farms
Common name:Baby Blue Eyes
Botanical name:Nemophila menziesii
Nemophila menziesii is an annual. Trailing plants are 6"-12" high, with bell-shaped flowers to 1" across. Flowers are sky blue with whitish centers. Pale green, hairy, fern-like foliage gives plants a delicate appearance.
Common name:Purple Sage
Botanical name:Salvia leucophylla
The purple sage is an evergreen shrub that grows 2-3' tall by 5-6' wide. It has white tomentose stems and leaves and light purple flowers that bloom between May and June. This shrub tolerates heat and drought. The purple sage is a California native. -Cornflower Farms
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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Practice grass-cycling by leaving short grass clippings on lawns after mowing, so that nutrients and organic matter are returned to the soil.
Remove irrigation water and fertilizer from areas where you don't want weeds to grow.