Common name:Lamb's Ear
Botanical name:Stachys byzantina
This tiny shrub will grow less than 1' tall and has medium-size, greyish-green leaves with blue and lavender flowers that bloom in the spring. This shrub is grown more for its velvety leaves than the flowers. It is drought tolerant once it's established. Be careful not to overwater.
Common name:Dwarf Oakleaf Hydrangea
Botanical name:Hydrangea quercifolia 'Pee Wee'
And upright shrub with large maple like leaves. It has a very graceful form and it has wonderful white flowers in the spring. The plant is worth adding for the foliage alone but the blooms are to die for.
Common name:Common Morning Glory
Botanical name:Ipomoea purpurea
This vine will reach about 15' in length in no short order and has medium sized, green leaves with blue, violet, and purple flowers that bloom in summer. This is a very fast growing plant and can be invasive. Best used in a place where you can let it go wild.
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.
Adjust sprinklers to avoid watering sidewalks and driveways.
Develop healthy soil for plants that are vigorous and naturally pest-resistant.