Common name:Lily of the Nile
Botanical name:Agapanthus hybrids
This evergreen ground cover/shrub will grow about 3' tall and has large green leaves with blue flowers (there is a white variety and dwarf varieties) that bloom in spring and summer. It will grow in all soils but prefers loam soil.
Common name:Creeping Red Fescue
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: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 as a groundcover or for covering fences. This is a highly combustible plant.
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Soils and Compost:
Practice grass-cycling by leaving short grass clippings on lawns after mowing, so that nutrients and organic matter are returned to the soil.
Water Saving Tip:
Modify your controller each season. In the rainy season turn it off.
Integrated Pest Management:
Remove irrigation water and fertilizer from areas where you don't want weeds to grow.