Common name:White Birch, European White Birch
Botanical name:Betula pendula
This medium-size weeping tree will grow to about 40' tall and has a whitish/brown bark with deciduous green leaves. This is one tree that can be planted in a lawn area but is not recommended for drought tolerant designs.
Common name:Lance Coreopsis
Botanical name:Coreopsis lanceolata
This Coreopsis is a long lived perennial growing about 2' tall and 1' wide. Leaves are narrow, growing in a rosette at the base. Yellow flowers are 2" across and occur in late spring and summer; they are held above the foliage. It makes good cut flowers. It will do well in any garden soil but needs full sun to light shade.
Common name:Shrub Rose
Botanical name:Rosa Shrub varieties
The dark green, heavily veined leaves of this bushy shrub are strong support for the pure white or pink, nearly double flowers it produces. This is a very tolerant, heavily scented plant with an impressive fall color. Also, large hips appear intermittently with this plant.
Common name:Bitsy Hybrid Daylily
Botanical name:Hemerocallis 'Bitsy'
This Daylily has yellow flowers in profusion for over 250 days per year. Thin stalks give an airy, fairy-like quality. Tiny 2" lemon-yellow blossoms appear very early in the season above 12"-20" tall slender, grassy foliage
Common name:Eaton Canyon Dwarf Fountain Grass
Botanical name:Pennisetum 'Eaton Canyon'
This grass will grow 2'-3' tall and has red or bronze colored stems that are very slender and topped with red purple whips.
Designer: The Plant Nerd | There is a Garden in the Front |
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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 around plants helps retain water and improves the soil.
Develop healthy soil for plants that are vigorous and naturally pest-resistant.