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Yarrow Moonshine
Italian Cypress
Dome Euphorbia
Strawberry Guava
Jeruselum Sage lanata
Double Flower Mock Orange
Mediterranean Fan  palm
Yarrow Moonshine

Common name:Yarrow Moonshine
Botanical name:Achillea 'Moonshine'

Pale yellow flowers appear to float on long, slender stems. Leaves are green to gray-green leaves, which are flatter and less divided than those of the Achillea millefolium. Yarrows propagate easily from rooted cuttings or division, which should be performed in the early spring or fall. Following bloom, one should dead head the plant and divide the clumps when it appears crowded.

Italian Cypress

Common name:Italian Cypress
Botanical name:Cupressus sempervirens 'Stricta'

Italian Cypress is often associated with Italian and Spanish architecture, providing columns in the landscape. They often reach 60' tall. 'Stricta' is compact, columnar and produces long, straight branches with deep green foliage.

Dome Euphorbia

Common name:Dome Euphorbia
Botanical name:Euphorbia characias

This perennial will reach about 4' tall and has blue green leaves with bright green flowers that bloom from late winter to early spring.This plant can be invasive in some areas, so use caution.

Strawberry Guava

Common name:Strawberry Guava
Botanical name:Psidium littorale longipes

This shrub will reach 12' tall and has medium sized, glossy green leaves with white flowers that bloom in the summer.

Jeruselum Sage lanata

Common name:Jeruselum Sage lanata
Botanical name:Phlomis lanata

Phlomis lanata is a dense, compact, shrubby perennial to 2.5' tall, with 1" wide, woolly, wrinkled leaves and whorls of 1/2", tubular, yellow flowers. It is nearly everblooming if old, faded stems are cut out.

Double Flower Mock Orange

Common name:Double Flower Mock Orange
Botanical name:Philadelphus 'Virginal'

Philadelphus X virginalis is a deciduous shrub. It grows 6'-8' tall. It has white fragrant, 4-petaled, 1"-2" wide, double flowers that bloom in late spring or early summer. This is a large vigorous plant with a fountain-like form. The foliage is a medium green color.

Mediterranean Fan  palm

Common name:Mediterranean Fan palm
Botanical name:Chamaerops humilis

Slow growing to 20' tall but very hardy, the Mediterranean Fan palm is clump forming with rich green foliage. It can be used as a good container subject. It does best in full sun or partial shade. Petioles have sharp spines.

The Right Plant Right Place

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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Designer: Jeffrey Gordon Smith

Living Archway

Photographer: GardenSoft

Soils and Compost:

Maintain a two to four inch layer of mulch on the soil surface to reduce weeds, infiltrate rain water, and reduce compaction.

Integrated Pest Management:

Drip and other smart irrigation delivers water directly to roots, allowing no excess water for weeds.