Common name:Japanese Black Pine
Botanical name:Pinus thunbergii
This variety of Pine is both rigid and twisted, with needles of 3"-4". It has an irregular shape, and the short, contorted branches produce a canopy shaped tree. The buds are white, and the cones are egg -shaped and without prickles. Pines are highly combustible plants.
Common name:Blue Sage
Botanical name:Salvia 'Allen Chickering'
The Allen Chickering Sage is a perennial shrub that grows 2'-5' high and 2'-4' wide. It has blue flowers that bloom in the spring and summer. This shrub is native to California and is drought tolerant.
Common name:Louis Edmunds Manzanita
Botanical name:Arctostaphylos bakeri 'Louis Edmunds'
This is an upright shrub that grows 6'-8' tall. It is tall with green foliage and pink flowers during the winter and spring.
Common name:Pheasant's Tail Grass
Botanical name:Stipa arundinacea
Pheasant's Tail Grass is a beautiful, fine, airy grass that is emerald green in color. It has many soft yellow, beige flower stalks in the spring. This grass grows 10"-12" tall , 1'-2' wide and is drought tolerant.
Common name:Tall Fescue, Marathon (turf)
Botanical name:Festuca arundinacea 'Marathon'
This grass is best when kept at about 2"-2.5" high, but it has a root depth of about 6'. It is a beautiful, dark green color all year and is used in a variety of locations.
Common name:Giant Feather Grass
Botanical name:Stipa gigantea
This grass will grow 2'-3' tall and 2'-3' wide. It has narrow, dark green leaves with golden flowers that bloom in the summer. Tall grasses are highly combustible.
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Maintain a two to four inch layer of mulch on the soil surface to reduce weeds, infiltrate rain water, and reduce compaction.
Modify your controller each season. In the rainy season turn it off.
Remove irrigation water and fertilizer from areas where you don't want weeds to grow.