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:Big Basin Sagebrush
Botanical name:Artemisia tridentata
Native 1500-10000' across the Great Basin Not happy in the low desert. Rough shaggy bark, irregular form. Dense, semi-evergreen 2-8'. Hairy silvery grey leaves, narrow and wedge shaped. Full sun, Well drained sites. Very rugged. Strongly aromatic foliage. Flowers are inconspicuous.
Common name:Fig Edible
Botanical name:Ficus carica
This small tree produces wonderful figs that are a brownish red color.
Designer: Vanessa Nagel
Photographer: Vanessa Nagel
Physical weed control, including mulching, or hand removal protects the watershed from harmful chemicals.
Develop healthy soil for plants that are vigorous and naturally pest-resistant.
