Common name:Purple Leaf Acacia
Botanical name:Acacia baileyana 'Purpurea'
This cultivar is one of the showiest Acacias for western gardens. It usually grows to 15' in height, with a compact, dense habit; it is one of the first plants to flower, blooming heavily in late winter. It has soft textured leaves that are usually purple/green. It is very drought tolerant and comes from Eastern Australia.
Common name:Hybrid Tea Rose (selections)
Botanical name:Rosa Hybrid Tea varieties
These shrubs and vines are the most loved in the Western USA and are very resilient. They come in a wide variety of sizes and colors and are easy to maintain with proper care. They can be used in a water-conserving garden with careful attention to irrigation practices.
Common name:Climbing Rose
Botanical name:Rosa Climbing varieties
With its dark green foliage and fragrant flowers with full and double blooms, this upright shrub is generally grown as a vine or pillar rose. Climbing varieties come in many colors.
Common name:Purple Dusty Miller
Botanical name:Centaurea gymnocarpa
This perennial plant won't grow more than 1' tall and has large, silvery white leaves with blue, purple, or yellow flowers that bloom in summer.
Common name:Camphor Tree
Botanical name:Cinnamomum camphora
This beautiful evergreen tree has glossy foliage that is light green in color. The new foliage comes in with a tinted red color. Eventually, this tree becomes quite large in size (50'-60' tall and 60' wide).
Designer: Laima Zbojniewicz | Trellis for Roses |
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.
Water-wise plants can be beautiful as well as practical.
Take your 'My List' Hydrozone Report to a landscape designer, or local nursery, when selecting and purchasing plants.
Attract, or buy beneficial insects such as ladybugs and lacewings to control pest outbreaks in your garden.