Common name:White Japanese Anemone
Botanical name:Anemone X hybrida 'Alba'
These clumping, deciduous perennials spread by rhizomes to conquer large areas. Stalks of single white flowers with showy yellow stamens appar in fall. Double flowered forms also exist, with two ranks of ray petals. The stalks are 4' tall.
The Japanese Anemone do best in part shade, with average to little summer watering. -Monterey Bay Nursery
Common name:Juniper, Shore Juniper
Botanical name:Juniperus rigida conferta
A prostrate, trailing juniper with bright green, soft scaled foliage. This juniper can reach a size of 1' high and 6' wide. It grows well along the coast as well as inland when given plenty of water. It is an excellent ground cover variety.
This plant is fire prone. Please use caution when planting near your home.
Common name:Western Azalea
Botanical name:Rhododendron occidentale
The Western Azalea is a deciduous shrub that grows 6'-10' tall. It produces fragrant, showy, white to pink flower clusters in spring. This shrub prefers shade and is hardy to -5 degrees F. Western Azalea is native to CA, prefers well draining, moist soil. Bees and butterflies love Western Azalea.
Common name:Hairy Canary Flower
Botanical name:Dorycnium hirsutum
This plant is a tough, dense shrub growing up to 12"-18" high and 2' wide with grey foliage and soft pink flowers that have an interesting rusty brown star-shaped seed pod. Cold tolerant, heat and drought tolerant, and deer resistant. -Cornflower Farms
Common name:Common Butterfly Bush
Botanical name:Buddleja davidii
Butterfly bush is a fast growing deciduous or semi-evergreen shrub ranging from 3 ft. up to 10 ft. with an open, rangy growth habit. It should be cut back nearly to the ground in fall or spring for size control and appearance. - Cornflower Farms
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Practice grass-cycling by leaving short grass clippings on lawns after mowing, so that nutrients and organic matter are returned to the soil.
Mulching and adding compost to soil can minimize evaporation and help soil absorb and store water.
Drip and other smart irrigation delivers water directly to roots, allowing no excess water for weeds.