Common name:Fern Pine
Botanical name:Podocarpus gracilior
Soft, narrow, pointed leaves on graceful arching branches charatcerize this plant. The foliage is gray-green, and the plant can be used as an individual specimen, screen, or even a small tree.
Common name:Dwarf Morning Glory
Botanical name:Convolvulus sabaticus
Convolvulus sabaticus is a perennial that grows 1-2 ft. high, with branches that spread to 3 ft. or more. Produces blue to lavender flowers with blooms of 1-2 in. wide.The soft, evergreen leaves are 1/2 to 1 1/2 in. long.
Common name:Deerweed
Botanical name:Lotus scoparius
This perennial has small, bright green leaves with tons of yellow flowers that bloom in the spring.
Common name:Black-Eyed Stella Hybrid Daylily
Botanical name:Hemerocallis 'Black-Eyed Stella'
The first All-America Daylily Award Winner! Bright yellow/gold with a reddish eyezone and dark blue-green foliage. Excellent for mass displays. Created from Stella de Oro, the most successful daylily in history, Black-Eyed Stella was the result of over three thousand hybrid crosses. It has been rated as excellent for growth in eight zones across the US and Canada.- Greenwood Daylily Gardens
Common name:Torch Lily
Botanical name:Kniphofia hybrids
This perennial will grow to about 6' tall and has large green leaves and has red, orange, and yellow flowers that bloom in spring, summer, and fall.
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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.
Attract, or buy beneficial insects such as ladybugs and lacewings to control pest outbreaks in your garden.
