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Dwarf Columnar Juniper
Vanderwolf's Blue Pine
Trailing Germander
Dwarf Columnar Juniper

Common name:Dwarf Columnar Juniper
Botanical name:Juniperus communis 'Compressa'

This larger shrub will grow 12'-25' tall and has small, scaled dark green leaves.

Vanderwolf's Blue Pine

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.

Trailing Germander

Common name:Trailing Germander
Botanical name:Teucrium X lucidrys

This mini-shrub with small, shiny, dark green leaves on woody stems can be sheared and shaped. The stems trail and rise to 24", with lovely, reddish purple flowers between the upper leaves. It can be used as a low hedge plant in herbal knot gardens. To encourage branching, it should be pruned in the spring. -Holland WIldflower Farm

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Soils and Compost:

Maintain a two to four inch layer of mulch on the soil surface to reduce weeds, infiltrate rain water, and reduce compaction.

Integrated Pest Management:

Drip and other smart irrigation delivers water directly to roots, allowing no excess water for weeds.