Common name:Chitalpa Pink Dawn
Botanical name:Chitalpa X tashkentensis 'Pink Dawn'
This medium size deciduous tree grows rapidly to 30' x 30'. It has wide, long, pointed, deep green leaves. Upon these leaves grow the pale-lavendar to pink trumpet-shaped flowers with pale yellow throats. Over a long bloom season, these flowers will appear in showy clusters. - Mountain States Nursery
Common name:Powis Castle Artemisia
Botanical name:Artemisia 'Powis Castle'
This mounding shrub reaches 3 ft. high and up to 5ft. wide with fine silver foliage. It does well in coastal areas as well as inland warm areas. It rarely blooms but is used for its beautiful foliage. It is striking next to perennials with bright colors. This shrub prefers full sun and well draining soil. It is drought tolerant once it's established.
Common name:Prairie Buffalo Grass
Botanical name:Buchloe dactyloides 'Prairie'
This perennial shortgrass grows 2-5" high and 6-12' wide. The rounded, hollow stems have gray/green curly leaves that are 1/10" wide and 2" long. This grass is very drought-resistant and turns tan in winter and lavender in autumn.
Common name:Gold Spot Euonymus
Botanical name:Euonymus japonica 'Aureo Variegatus'
Growing to about 8' tall, this evergreen shrub has green foliage with yellow variegation.
Designer: David A. Grant | Organ Mountain Vista Garden 11 |
Photographer: GardenSoft |
Practice grass-cycling by leaving short grass clippings on lawns after mowing, so that nutrients and organic matter are returned to the soil.
Remember to check your irrigation system at least once a month, especially your valves, sprinkler heads, and drip emitters.
Drip and other smart irrigation delivers water directly to roots, allowing no excess water for weeds.