Common name:Pacific Mist Manzanita
Botanical name:Arctostaphylos 'Pacific Mist'
This is a native ground cover that grows 2'-3' high and spreads 4'-6'. It has a blue-gray, green leaves and pale pink flowers that bloom in the winter.
Common name:Catalina Evergreen Currant
Botanical name:Ribes viburnifolium
The Evergreen Currant is a fragrant evergreen shrub that grows 3'-6' tall and 6'-10' wide. It has red stems and small rose-colored flowers with red berries between February and April. This shrub tolerates moist conditions and needs partial shade inland. The Evergreen Currant is native to California and is drought tolerant.
-Cornflower Farms
Common name:Japanese Viburnum
Botanical name:Viburnum japonicum
10 x 15' tall, 8-12 ' wide. A good hedge, screen or small tree. 6 in. leathery, shiny leaves.
Common name:Compact Lacy Nandina
Botanical name:Nandina domestica 'Compacta'
The dwarf heavenly bamboo is an evergreen shrub that grows 4'-5' tall and 3' wide. It has green and bronze foliage that turns red in the winter. Red berries appear in fall and winter. It is resistant to oak root fungus and hardy to 10 degrees F. Small white flowers appear in spring. It prefers full to part sun with a moderate amount of watering, more during hot summer areas. It is deer resistant and looks great in woodland theme gardens.
Designer: Jack Lindeman
Photographer: GardenSoft
Maintain a two to four inch layer of mulch on the soil surface to reduce weeds, infiltrate rain water, and reduce compaction.
Drip and other smart irrigation delivers water directly to roots, allowing no excess water for weeds.