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:Hot Lips Sage
Botanical name:Salvia 'Hot Lips'
Salvia 'Waverly' is a perennial shrub that reaches 3'-5' tall and wide. It needs full sun and medium amount of water. Pinkish white flowers bloom in the spring but this shrub has blossoms most of the year. This shrub will get knocked down to the ground when the first frost arrives; however, it will come back vigorously especially if pruned in February or March. Hummingbirds love the flowers.
Common name:Hosta assorted varieties
Botanical name:Hosta assorted varieties
Hostas are low mounding perennials that come in a dizzying array of leaf colors and flower colors. Usually that have large oval like leaves and can range in size from just a few inches to several feet. They are shade plants and are great for understories. Hostas with variegated leaves, of which there are plenty make great accent plants.
Common name:Akebono Flowering Cherry
Botanical name:Prunus X yedoensis 'Akebono'
The 'Akebono' is a fast grower to a size of 40' tall by 30' wide. The flowers are single pink, nearly white in color. It has an early bloom period. Yellow fall color.
Common name:California Fescue
Botanical name:Festuca californica
The California Fescue is a cool season bunchgrass with blue-green blades that reach 2' high. The violet colored flower stalks are 5' tall, appearing in spring and summer, creating fountain-like clumps. This grass is drought tolerant for sun and shade although it looks better with additional summer water. The California fescue is native to CA and is a beneficial insect plant. Plant on dry sunny slopes or on the edge of a dry creek bed. Fire prone plant be care using it near the home.
Designer: Debbie Snyder-Brooks
Photographer: Debbie Snyder-Brooks
Physical weed control, including mulching, or hand removal protects the watershed from harmful chemicals.
Mulching and adding compost to soil can minimize evaporation and help soil absorb and store water.
Develop healthy soil for plants that are vigorous and naturally pest-resistant.