Common name:Jupiter's Beard, Red Valerian
Botanical name:Centranthus ruber
This perennial ground cover will grow 1'-3' high and has medium-size blue/green leaves with red, pink, or white flowers that bloom in the summer.
Common name:Bicolor Autumn Sage
Botanical name:Salvia greggii 'Bi-color'
This shrub will grow 1'-4' tall and wide. It has glossy green leaves with red and white bi-colored flowers that bloom from spring through fall. It prefers well draining soil with regular watering although it will take drought conditions. Prune back to prevent from getting leggy.
Common name:White Gaura
Botanical name:Gaura lindheimeri
White Gaura is a profusely flowering perennial for all zones; it grows 2'-4' high. It has pink buds that open to showy white flowers in spring and fall. It needs full sun and is drought tolerant.
Putting the right plants in the right places in the right groupings is both the challenge and art of good landscape design.
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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.
Develop healthy soil for plants that are vigorous and naturally pest-resistant.