Common name:Oleander
Botanical name:Nerium oleander
Oleander is a dense, upright evergreen shrub that grows quickly to 6' x 4'. Leaves are dark green, leathery, and glossy. Accepts reflected sun. Flowers appear spring to fall. Excellent screen. Good summer color. Native to the Mediterranean.
Common name:Alkali Sacaton
Botanical name:Sporobolus airoides
Grass grows to 3' x 3'. It has grayish green leaves. Fall color is yellow turning tan. Pink flowers clusters appear in summer and fall with erect, showy plumes to 5'. Tolerant of the alkaline soils of the southwest. A good reclamation plant as well as an ornamental. Deep rooted, durable and drought tolerant.
Designer: Jennifer Barr
Photographer: GardenSoft
Maintain a two to four inch layer of mulch on the soil surface to reduce weeds, infiltrate rain water, and reduce compaction.
Apply a layer of mulch around plants to reduce moisture loss.
Choose organic mulches, such as shredded bark, compost or aged sawdust.
Drip and other smart irrigation delivers water directly to roots, allowing no excess water for weeds.
