Common name:Creeping Red Fescue, Red Fescuegras
Botanical name:Festuca rubra
Creeping Red Fescue is not red but dark green. It is a great ground cover kept at longer lengths for banks. It is very shade tolerant and lush looking.
Common name:Southern Magnolia, Bull Bay
Botanical name:Magnolia grandiflora
It's large, simple leathery appearance makes the pyramidal Magnolia grandiflora perfect for either a street or lawn tree. Its leaves are 4-8" long, and its powerfully fragrant blooms are carried throughout the summer and fall. If these plants are grafted, they are more predictable (may take 15 years to bloom). Ungrafted trees will take only 2-3 years. Restricted root areas or heavy soils will slow the growth process. In zones 4 and 5, the tree needs a warm wall or a pocket
Common name:Hall's Japanese Honeysuckle
Botanical name:Lonicera japonica 'Halliana'
The 'Halliana' is a vigorous, hardy, climbing vine with deep green, oval leaves and fragrant white flowers that change their color to yellow. It is good for ground cover or covering fences. Naturalizes.
Common name:Cushion Butterfly Bush
Botanical name:Buddleja davidii nanhoensis
This deciduous or semi-evergreen shrub will grow to 10' x 15' and produces pink, lilac, blue, purple, and white blooms. It attracts butterflies and does well in full sun or light shade.
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Incorporate compost 6" into your soil to retain water, reduce compaction, feed earthworms, and provide valuable nutrients to your plants.
Irrigate early in the morning and/or late in the evening to reduce water loss due to evaporation and wind drift.
Remove irrigation water and fertilizer from areas where you don't want weeds to grow.