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Leather Leaf Sedge
Reed Grass
Lemonade Berry
Leather Leaf Sedge

Common name:Leather Leaf Sedge
Botanical name:Carex buchananii

This orange/bronze ornamental grass/reed is 2-3'H x 1-2' W and does best in full sun to part shade.

Reed Grass

Common name:Reed Grass
Botanical name:Calamagrostis foliosa

This tufted perennial bunchgrass is native to the northern California coastal scrub. It forms a beautiful, dense mound of grey greeen leaves that reach 2' tall, with showy arching flower stalks to 3' tall. Reed Grass leaves assume an attractive purple coloration in the fall and winter. This evergreen should be grown under sun, with little or no summer watering required. -Monterey Bay Nursery

Lemonade Berry

Common name:Lemonade Berry
Botanical name:Rhus integrifolia

The lemonade berry is an evergreen shrub that reaches 30 ft. high. It has aromatic leaves and develops small white to pink flowers and red berries. This shrub grows best is coastal areas and is drought tolerant. The lemonade berry is a native to California - COrnflower Farms

Designer: Liz Ryan

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Photographer: GardenSoft

Soils and Compost:

Maintain a two to four inch layer of mulch on the soil surface to reduce weeds, infiltrate rain water, and reduce compaction.

Water Saving Tip:

Learn how to use the various features of your irrigation controller.

If you’ve lost the instruction manual for your irrigation timer, find and download a replacement from the Internet.

Integrated Pest Management:

Drip and other smart irrigation delivers water directly to roots, allowing no excess water for weeds.