Common name:Hosta (hybrid) assorted
Botanical name:Hosta hybrids
Has various leaf shapes, textures and colors. They form striking clumps. Both flowers and foliage are nice in fresh arrangements. Part to full shade. Keep away from slugs.
Common name:Winter Gem Hardy Boxwood
Botanical name:Buxus microphylla japonica 'Winter Gem'
This 4-6' shrub has a slow growth rate, and will become either an informal hedge, or, with pruning, a formal hedge or standard topiary. Its small, compact foliage is bright green during the summer. The 'WInter Gem' best retains its winter color.
-Monterey Bay Nursery
Common name:Sword Fern
Botanical name:Polystichum munitum
This Fern produces upright fronds, reaching 4'-5' tall in moist, cool forests in Northern California. This size is usually lower, especially without summer watering. It is great in containers or dry shade landscapes. This species is especially useful to give the illusion of lush, moist gardens where little water is actually being used. It should receive part shade to dense shade. -Monterey Bay Nursery
Designer: Vanessa Nagel
Photographer: Vanessa Nagel
Practice grass-cycling by leaving short grass clippings on lawns after mowing, so that nutrients and organic matter are returned to the soil.
Adjust sprinklers to avoid watering sidewalks and driveways.
Attract, or buy beneficial insects such as ladybugs and lacewings to control pest outbreaks in your garden.
