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Orange Bowl
Tussock Sedge
Japanese Cleyera
Tussock Sedge

Common name:Tussock Sedge
Botanical name:Carex stricta

Tussock Sedge is an evergreen perennial that reaches 2' tall bearing very narrow, coppery brown leaves splitting to hair-like threads at their tips, which continue to grow to 4'-8' in length. This plant should be grown in sun with little or no summer watering. -Monterey Bay Nursery

Japanese Cleyera

Common name:Japanese Cleyera
Botanical name:Ternstroemia gymnanthera

This elegant evergreen shrub slowly reaches 8'-10' tall and 6' wide with dark green, glossy leaves New foliage is bronzy red. For proper growth, the plant should receive shade or part sun, with well draining, fertile, moist soil. Creamy white, fragrant, tiny flowers bloom in spring, followed by reddish orange egg shaped berries. This shrub is great for borders.

Designer: Laurie Sager & Associates

Orange Bowl
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Photographer: David Gibb Photography

Soils and Compost:

Physical weed control, including mulching, or hand removal protects the watershed from harmful chemicals.

Water-Saving Tip:

Consider replacing some lawn areas with groundcovers, trees, and shrubs.

Good candidates for removal are portions of large lawns, areas where no one uses the grass, patches that don't grow well, or spaces too small to water without overspray.

Integrated Pest Management:

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