Common name:Pony Tail or Bottle Palm, Beaucarne
Botanical name:Nolina recurvata
This palm-like shrub from the agave family has a single trunk and grows up to 30' tall. It has thin, flat leaves that can grow up to 6' long and only 1" wide. The base is large and distinctive, usually looks swollen. Mature plants may bloom on a 3-4' stalk.
Common name:Improved Meyer Lemon
Botanical name:Citrus X 'Improved Meyer'
Citrus limon 'Meyer' is a evergreen tree that grows 3'-6' tall and 3'-6' wide and has year around leaves glossy green. This tree likes well drained loam soil, with full sun and medium watering is required and it has white flowers and yellow edible fruit. Frost tender.
Common name:California Poppy, Golden Poppy
Botanical name:Eschscholzia californica
This small annual (sometimes acts as a perennial) plant will grow to less than 1' tall and has light, small blue/green leaves with gold and orange flowers that bloom in spring and summer.
Common name:Strawberry Madrone, Marina Strawber
Botanical name:Arbutus 'Marina'
The 'Marina' has gorgeous bark, with leaves that are smaller and not as glossy as Pacific Madrone. Its flowers are pink, borne in pendant clusters in the summer. The fruit is large, red and quite ornamental. The plant should be grown in sun to part shade, with little or no summer watering when established. The 'Marina' prefers good drainage. -Monterey Bay Nursery
Common name:Purple Sage
Botanical name:Salvia leucophylla
The purple sage is an evergreen shrub that grows 2-3' tall by 5-6' wide. It has white tomentose stems and leaves and light purple flowers that bloom between May and June. This shrub tolerates heat and drought. The purple sage is a California native. -Cornflower Farms
Common name:Coast Rosemary
Botanical name:Westringia 'Wynyabbie Gem'
This evergreen shrub will grow 3-6' high x 6-8' wide and has lavender flowers that bloom February through spring. It is drought tolerant and does well in full sun or partial shade.
Designer: Liz Ryan | Tranquil Garden |
Photographer: GardenSoft |
Maintain a two to four inch layer of mulch on the soil surface to reduce weeds, infiltrate rain water, and reduce compaction.
Eliminate runoff, especially with fixed spray sprinklers, clay soils, and slopes, by dividing the total watering time into shorter increments.
This allows water to soak in.
Drip and other smart irrigation delivers water directly to roots, allowing no excess water for weeds.