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Lace Leaf Japanese Maple
Red Japanese Maple
Lady Elizabeth Daylily
David viburnum
Lace Leaf Japanese Maple

Common name:Lace Leaf Japanese Maple
Botanical name:Acer palmatum 'Dissectum'

This small maple has bright green lacy leaves. It grows to 10' and spreads 8'. This plant gives a weeping, delicate appearance. Flowers are purple and inconspicuous. The fruit is a winged samara.

Red Japanese Maple

Common name:Red Japanese Maple
Botanical name:Acer palmatum 'Atropurpureum'

This Japanese Maple grows as a small, deciduous tree complete with palmate leaves that turn red and endure for the entire season.

Lady Elizabeth Daylily

Common name:Lady Elizabeth Daylily
Botanical name:Hemerocallis 'Lady Elizabeth'

This ground cover will grow 1'-3' high and 1'-3' wide; it has large green leaves with yellow and white flowers that bloom in spring, summer, and fall.

David viburnum

Common name:David viburnum
Botanical name:Viburnum davidii

The David viburnum is an evergreen shrub that remains at 1'-3' tall and 4' wide. It has leathery, glossy green leaves, white flowers and on female plants, and blue fruit. This shrub does best in partial shade with acidic soils. -Cornflower Farms

Designer: Solid Ground Landscape

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Photographer: GardenSoft

Soils and Compost:

Practice grass-cycling by leaving short grass clippings on lawns after mowing, so that nutrients and organic matter are returned to the soil.

Integrated Pest Management:

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