Common name:Dwarf Tanyosho Pine
Botanical name:Pinus densiflora 'Umbraculifera' Dwarf
Pinus densiflora 'Umbraculifera' Dwarf is an evergreen tree. Grows 12-20 ft at a slow to moderate pace. Broad, flat topped, with numerous trunks from base. The spread is greater than the height. Has showy, flaking red-orange bark on young branches.
Common name:Monarch Blanketflower
Botanical name:Gaillardia grandiflora 'Monarch'
Gaillardia gra. 'Monarch' is a perennial. Grows to 2-4 ft. high, 1.5 ft. wide, with roughish gray-green foliage and single or double flowers 3-4 in. across. Exceptionally long bloom.
Designer: Sarah Nichols
Photographer: GardenSoft
Practice grass-cycling by leaving short grass clippings on lawns after mowing, so that nutrients and organic matter are returned to the soil.
Attract, or buy beneficial insects such as ladybugs and lacewings to control pest outbreaks in your garden.
