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Jupiter's Beard, Red Valerian
Kwanzan Flowering Japanese Cherry
Genista Broom
Oregon Grape
Jupiter's Beard, Red Valerian

Common name:Jupiter's Beard, Red Valerian
Botanical name:Centranthus ruber

This perennial groundcover will grow 1'-3' high and has medium-size blue/green leaves with red, pink, or white flowers that bloom in the summer.

Kwanzan Flowering Japanese Cherry

Common name:Kwanzan Flowering Japanese Cherry
Botanical name:Prunus serrulata 'Kwanzan'

This vase-shaped, deciduous tree is 30' high and 20' wide, with double rosy-pink flowers in spring and wonderful fall colors of bronze-orange to orange-red.

Genista Broom

Common name:Genista Broom
Botanical name:Genista lydia

Prostrate Genista is a low growing, partially deciduous shrublet hovering 2' high with a spreading growth habit. It has many yellow flowers that appear in spring and summer. It is drought tolerant. -Cornflower Farms

Oregon Grape

Common name:Oregon Grape
Botanical name:Mahonia aquifolium

Exhibiting erect growth, this evergreen shrub grows to a height of 6'. The leaves are 4"-10" long, with 5-9 very spiny-toothed, oval leaflets that are 1.5" in length.

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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.

Water-Saving Tip:

Give your sprinkler system a checkup when turning it on in the spring and occasionally during the summer.

Trim branches that are obstructing spray patterns and raise sprinklers that are too low for spray to clear the grass.

Integrated Pest Management:

Attract, or buy beneficial insects such as ladybugs and lacewings to control pest outbreaks in your garden.