Common name:Oklahoma Redbud
Botanical name:Cercis reniformis
Oklahoma Red Bud is a deciduous small tree or large shrub with beautiful red bud leaves that are almost heart shaped. It is a great specimen plant with beautiful red blooms in the spring.
Common name:Dwarf Plumbago
Botanical name:Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
Intense blue flowers adorn the glossy green leaves of this plant in late summer and fall. This 6" mat-forming groundcover does well in shade or sun, and in average soil. -Holland WIldflower Farm
Common name:Waxleaf Privet
Botanical name:Ligustrum japonicum 'Texanum'
This dense, evergreen shrub reaches 6'-8' tall and 4'-6' wide. Waxleaf Privet has dark green, leathery, evergreen leaves that make a great privacy hedge. White fragrant flowers bloom in spring and summer. Bees love these flowers! Blue black berries follow bloom season. Part of this shrub may be poisonous if ingested. It prefers full sun to light shade with a medium amount of watering, more in hot summer months.
Designer: Homeowner
Photographer: GardenSoft
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.
