Common name:English Lavender
Botanical name:Lavandula angustifolia
This evergreen shrub reaches 1-2' tall and wide. It has a mounding habit that is densely covered with foliage and thin flowering stalks above foliage. Leaves are narrow, gray-green and aromatic. During summer, vertical unbranched stalks carry short spikes of fragrant purple flowers, attracting bees. This shrub does best in full sun with well-draining, neutral to alkaline soil. Very attractive plant. Manu cultivars available.
Common name:Lady's Mantle
Botanical name:Alchemilla sp.
This perennial possesses clusters of tiny, greenish-yellow flowers, which bear conspicuous outer calyces in the summer. They may also be propagated by seed or division in the spring or autumn seasons.
Designer: Vanessa Nagel
Photographer: Vanessa Nagel
Maintain a two to four inch layer of mulch on the soil surface to reduce weeds, infiltrate rain water, and reduce compaction.
Mulching and adding compost to soil can minimize evaporation and help soil absorb and store water.
Drip and other smart irrigation delivers water directly to roots, allowing no excess water for weeds.
