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Mesilla Garden 5
Stevens Holly
Arborvitae
Stevens Holly

Common name:Stevens Holly
Botanical name:Ilex X 'Nellie R. Stevens'

Spiny leaves and bright red berries in the fall and winter highlight this vigorous-growing evergreen shrub. Its leaves are dark green and noticeably larger than other hollies.

Arborvitae

Common name:Arborvitae
Botanical name:Platycladus orientalis

This larger shrub will grow to about 15' tall and 10' wide. It has small, scaled, light green and yellow green leaves. This is a highly combustible plant.

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Mesilla Garden 5

Photographer: GardenSoft

Soils and Compost:

Physical weed control, including mulching, or hand removal protects the watershed from harmful chemicals.

Water Saving Tip:

Different areas of your landscape have different water requirements.

Shrubs need much less water than lawns and drip systems should never be scheduled on the same program with lawns.

Establish separate watering schedules for those areas.

Integrated Pest Management:

Develop healthy soil for plants that are vigorous and naturally pest-resistant.