Common name:White California Poppy
Botanical name:Eschscholzia californica 'White'
This annual will grow 6-24" tall and produces beautiful white blooms surrounded by dark green foliage. It does best in full sun and dry to moist soil.
Common name:Big-Leaf Maple, Oregon or Canyon Ma
Botanical name:Acer macrophyllum
This fast-growing deciduous tree grows to 90 feet in height with a 45' spread. It is a coastal and inland native which flourishes on north facing slopes. It has very large leaves, 6-15 in. wide, sometimes the size of dinner plates, that offer spectacular yellow fall color in cool areas. It is found in streambanks and watershed canyons and should only be used in areas that are naturally moist.
Common name:Spanish Lavender
Botanical name:Lavandula stoechas
This dense shrub grows 2-3 ft. tall with blue gray foliage and deep purple flowers that have large showy bracts near the top of the spikes. It is drought tolerant . - Cornflower Farms
Common name:Woolly Blue Curls
Botanical name:Trichostema lanatum
The wooly bluecurls is an evergreen shrub that reaches 3-5 ft. high. It has an open branching habit and has long stalks of brilliant purple wooly flowers in the spring and summer. This shrub is native to California, is drought tolerant, and attracks hummingbirds. -Cornflower Farms
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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Incorporate compost 6" into your soil to retain water, reduce compaction, feed earthworms, and provide valuable nutrients to your plants.
Adjust sprinklers to avoid watering sidewalks and driveways.
Remove irrigation water and fertilizer from areas where you don't want weeds to grow.