Common name:Japanese Blood Grass
Botanical name:Imperata cylindrica 'Rubra'
This ground cover/grass can reach up to 3' tall and has green leaves that are reddish/maroon at the tips.
Common name:Autumn Sage
Botanical name:Salvia greggii 'Alba'
This drought-tolerant, evergreen shrub is 4' tall x 4' wide and produces beautiful white flowers that bloom from spring to fall.
Common name:Swiss Mountain Pine
Botanical name:Pinus mugo
Pinus mugo is an evergreen tree or shrub that grows slowly. Needles are 2 in., dark green, stout, and crowded. Cones are 1-2 in., oval, and tawny to dark brown. Generally a bushy, twisted, somewhat open pine.
Common name:Shore Juniper
Botanical name:Juniperus conferta 'Blue Pacific'
This improved form of the Junipreus conferta, the growth of this variety is more compact, with foliage that is a rich blue-green color.
Common name:Fountain Grass
Botanical name:Pennisetum alopecuroides
Pennisetum alopecuroides is a perennial grass. Bright green, 3-4 ft. foliage clumps are topped by pinkish plumes in early summer. Leaves turn yellow in fall, brown in winter.
Mulch between stepping stones.
Designer: Connie Lefkowits | Side Path to Statuary |
Photographer: GardenSoft |
Physical weed control, including mulching, or hand removal protects the watershed from harmful chemicals.
Attract, or buy beneficial insects such as ladybugs and lacewings to control pest outbreaks in your garden.