Common name:Ever Red Japanese Maple
Botanical name:Acer palmatum 'Ever Red'
The Laceleaf Japanese Maple stands 10 feet high and 12 feet wide, with a pendulous growth habit and silver pubescens on new growth.
Common name:Vanderwolf's Blue Pine
Botanical name:Pinus flexilis 'Vanderwolf's Pyramid'
Vanderwolf's Pyramid Pine is a distinctive, densely branched, pyramidal selection of Limber Pine. Its branches display long, twisting, blue green needles with a light blue line on the undersides. Choose a north or east exposure protected from the wind for this pine. Pines are highly combustible plants. It needs full sun to part shade.This plant is fire-prone! Please use caution when planting near your home.
Common name:Gold Spot Euonymus
Botanical name:Euonymus japonica 'Aureo Variegatus'
Growing to about 8' tall, this evergreen shrub has green foliage with yellow variegation.
Common name:Red Clusterberry Cotoneaster
Botanical name:Cotoneaster lacteus
This is an evergreen shrub that grows to a size of 8' tall with long, arching branches. Cotoneaster exhibits dark green leaves above and gray beneath with dusky red fruit. It requires sun to part shade with little or no watering. This plant is tough enough to naturalize in many areas in CA, and should be considered potentially invasive.
Common name:Sun Rose
Botanical name:Helianthemum nummularium
This plant is a low-spreading, evergreen shrub that reaches 6"-1' tall and 3' wide. Foliage is small, oval and green. During spring and summer, saucer-shaped flowers appear on the shrub. It prefers full sun with moist, well-draining soil. This shrub hugs the ground. Tip-shear after bloom period. Great for dry rocky areas and for small areas that need a ground cover. Cultivars have different flower colors.
Common name:Wisley Pink Sun Rose
Botanical name:Helianthemum nummularium 'Wisley Pink'
Pink Sunrose is a low growing evergreen shrublet staying 6"-8" high and spreading 2'-3' with gray foliage and pink flowers from April through June. It prefers full sun exposure and is drought tolerant. - Cornflower Farms
Designer: Karen Marshall
Photographer: GardenSoft
Physical weed control, including mulching, or hand removal protects the watershed from harmful chemicals.
Remove irrigation water and fertilizer from areas where you don't want weeds to grow.