Common name:Skyrocket Columnar Juniper
Botanical name:Juniperus scopulorum 'Skyrocket'
Skyrocket Juniper has blue green foliage on vertically growing branches that create a spire-like form. It is suitable for planting where space is limited or where a large blue exclamation point is needed! It needs full sunlight. Junipers are highly combustible plants. -Fort Collins Nursery
Common name:Yellow Fortnight Lily
Botanical name:Dietes bicolor
This clumping perennial Iris relative stands 3'-4' high. It has light yellow, iris-like flowers with maroon blotches that are about 2" wide. It performs best in full sun and in soil with good drainage.
Designer: Dave Roberts Landscape
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.
Mulching and adding compost to soil can minimize evaporation and help soil absorb and store water.
Develop healthy soil for plants that are vigorous and naturally pest-resistant.