Common name:Sunset Foxglove
Botanical name:Digitalis X mertonensis
With glossy dark green leaves, this flower spikes to 3' and produces large, red/salmon pink flowers.
Common name:English Yew
Botanical name:Taxus baccata
This evergreen conifer shrub reaches 5-15' tall and 3-6' wide. It has a spreading habit that is densely branched. Tiny leaves are actually dark green needles that have a fine texture, creating a green background with mature plants. Small fruit contain seeds that are poisonous. It does best in full sun with well-draining with moist, fertile, sandy soil. Mature plants tolerate complete shade. Can be pruned as a topiary or sheared to create a screen.
Common name:Climbing Rose
Botanical name:Rosa Climbing varieties
With its dark green foliage and fragrant flowers with full and double blooms, this upright shrub is generally grown as a vine or pillar rose. Climbing varieties come in many colors.
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Practice grass-cycling by leaving short grass clippings on lawns after mowing, so that nutrients and organic matter are returned to the soil.
Mulching and adding compost to soil can minimize evaporation and help soil absorb and store water.
Attract, or buy beneficial insects such as ladybugs and lacewings to control pest outbreaks in your garden.
