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Purple Needle Grass
Columbine Selection
Purple Needle Grass

Common name:Purple Needle Grass
Botanical name:Nassella pulchra

This perennial grass has deep green leaves with wonderful purple seed heads.

Columbine Selection

Common name:Columbine Selection
Botanical name:Aquilegia hybrids

Large, spurred flowers with clear colors of white, lavender, yellow, deep red and pink are borne on 2 1/2' tall plants. The strikingly beautiful blooms make good cut flowers. They require partial shade, well draining, moist soil. This lovely perennial is great in a woodland setting with ferns or Heuchera. It will go dormant in summer if water or heat stressed. Plants reseed.

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By the Pool in Ruins
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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.

Integrated Pest Management:

Drip and other smart irrigation delivers water directly to roots, allowing no excess water for weeds.