Common name:Torrey Pine
Botanical name:Pinus torreyana
This broad evergreen can reach a height of 80' if it grows straight. Better growth results from life on the coast, from which the sea winds promote a broad, open, irregular habit. While tolerant of both heat and drought, the tree does better with moisture and slight exposure to fog. This plant is fire-prone! Please use caution when planting near your home.
Common name:Daylily (hybrid selection)
Botanical name:Hemerocallis hybrids
These summer-blooming perennials form clumps with large, grass-like leaves. Its showy flowers, resembling lilies, are borne in clusters on stems held well above the foliage. Daylilies can be found in many colors: yellow, orange, red, purple, pink or multi-colored. Hemerocallis does better in well-draining soil and with extra summer water. Hemerocallis are very hardy,with few or none pests/problems.
Common name:Skyrocket Columnar Juniper
Botanical name:Juniperus scopulorum 'Skyrocket'
Skyrocket Juniper has blue green foliage on vertically growing branches that create a spire-like form. It is suitable for planting where space is limited or where a large blue exclamation point is needed! It needs full sunlight. Junipers are highly combustible plants. This plant is fire-prone! Please use caution when planting near your home.
Common name:Tall Moor Witch Grass
Botanical name:Molinia caerulea 'Moorehexe'
Molinia caerulea 'Moorehexe' is a perennial grass. Plants live long but grow slow. Leaves are light green, narrow, in neat dense clumps 1-2 ft. tall and wide. In summer, yellowish to purplish flowers in narrow, spikelike clusters rise 2-3 ft. above clumps. This plant is fire prone. Please use caution when planting near your home.
Designer: Vanessa Nagel
Photographer: Vanessa Nagel
Incorporate compost 6" into your soil to retain water, reduce compaction, feed earthworms, and provide valuable nutrients to your plants.
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.