Common name:Irish Moss
Botanical name:Sagina subulata
This perennial is mainly used as a groundcover and is less than 1' tall and wide. It has small, grass-like, light green flowers with insignificant white flowers that bloom in spring and summer.
Common name:Siskyou Blue Fescue
Botanical name:Festuca 'Siskyou Blue'
Siskiyou Blue Fescue has beautiful blue grass blades to about 2' tall. This plant is fire prone. Please use caution when planting near your home.
Common name:Western Azalea
Botanical name:Rhododendron occidentale
The Western Azalea is a deciduous shrub that grows 6'-10' tall. It produces fragrant, showy, white to pink flower clusters in spring. This shrub prefers shade and is hardy to -5 degrees F. Western Azalea is native to CA, prefers well draining, moist soil. Bees and butterflies love Western Azalea.
Common name:Golden Variegated Sedge
Botanical name:Carex elata 'Aurea'
This Sedge is a short ornamental grass the grows to about 3' in height. This plant is fire prone. Please use caution when planting near your home.
Common name:Water Lily , Hardy & Tropical
Botanical name:Nymphaea cultivars
Nymphaea is a water lily. It grows to less than 1' high. Leaves are large and green, but during the fall, the leaves are bronze colored. Flowers are pink and yellow.
Designer: Debbie Snyder-Brooks
Photographer: Debbie Snyder-Brooks
Maintain a two to four inch layer of mulch on the soil surface to reduce weeds, infiltrate rain water, and reduce compaction.
Drip and other smart irrigation delivers water directly to roots, allowing no excess water for weeds.