Common name:Chinese Redbud
Botanical name:Cercis chinensis 'Avondale'
Avondale Redbud is the most showy of all the redbuds, this selection from Dunkin & Davies in New Zealand produces fantastic deep purple flowers along its branches and even on the main trunk. Grown as a single stem or multi-stemmed tree, it flowers at an early age. In early spring blooming can knock your socks off.
Common name:Goodness Grows Veronica
Botanical name:Veronica 'Goodness Grows'
'Goodness Grows' is a blue flowering veronica. It blooms longer than all the veronicas, which makes it an excellent container plant.
Designer: Bonnie Bayard
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.
Drip and other smart irrigation delivers water directly to roots, allowing no excess water for weeds.
