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Pavers and Ground Cover on Parkway
Silk & Heavy Hybrid Daylily
Hybrid White Rockrose
Blue Star Creeper, Isotoma
Silk & Heavy Hybrid Daylily

Common name:Silk & Heavy Hybrid Daylily
Botanical name:Hemerocallis 'Silk & Heavy'

A bright, fire engine red that is outstanding in all ways. Striking planted in front of Nandina

Hybrid White Rockrose

Common name:Hybrid White Rockrose
Botanical name:Cistus hybridus

This is a small evergreen shrub with 2 in. long gray-green crinkly leaves. It has pure white flowers with prominant yellow stamens . It is produced throughout the spring to early summer. Avoid heavy mulches. Also sold as Cistus corbariensis.

Blue Star Creeper, Isotoma

Common name:Blue Star Creeper, Isotoma
Botanical name:Pratia pedunculata

Laurentia fluviatilis has bright green, nearly stemless, 1/4" leaves. In late spring and summer, these form a backdrop for equally tiny, star-shaped pale blue flowers.

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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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.