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Yellow Flower Parkway
Weeping Blue Atlas Cedar
Provence Blue Lavandin
Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac
Hetz Arborvitae
Sun Rose
Silky Leaf Woodwaxen
Weeping Blue Atlas Cedar

Common name:Weeping Blue Atlas Cedar
Botanical name:Cedrus atlantica 'Glauca Pendula'

This large, slow-growing conifer exhibits weeping growth form. Its golden leaves are 1" in size, and it also requires full sun in order to best develop its color. It serves as an excellent specimen or rock garden subject.

Provence Blue Lavandin

Common name:Provence Blue Lavandin
Botanical name:Lavandula X intermedia 'Provence'

With tall 24"-30" stems, 'Provence' has true, lavender colored flowers that are fragrant and excellent for cutting. It flowers in early June and has large, gray green leaves.

Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac

Common name:Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac
Botanical name:Buddleja davidii

Butterfly bush is a fast growing deciduous or semi-evergreen shrub ranging from 3' up to 10', with an open, rangy growth habit. It should be cut back nearly to the ground in fall for size control and appearance. Purple, pink, white or red flowers appear in spring and summer, attracting butterflies. Sterile varieties are required in Oregon because of invasive issues. Use 'Asian Moon','Blue Chip', or 'Purple Haze' for example.

Hetz Arborvitae

Common name:Hetz Arborvitae
Botanical name:Platycladus orientalis 'Hetz Wintergreen

This tree will grow to about 40' tall and makes a good screen. It has small, scaled, light green leaves This is a highly combustible plant.

Sun Rose

Common name:Sun Rose
Botanical name:Helianthemum nummularium

An evergreen shrublet that grows 6"-8" high and 2' wide, the flowers of this plant are 1" wide, and from April to June, are borne in shades of red, apricot, orange, yellow, pink, rose and white.

Silky Leaf Woodwaxen

Common name:Silky Leaf Woodwaxen
Botanical name:Genista pilosa

This broom is less invasive than its cousins. It is a prostrate shrub/groundcover growing not much beyond a foot in height. It has magnificient yellow blooms in spring.

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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:

Remove irrigation water and fertilizer from areas where you don't want weeds to grow.