Common name:Purple Fountain Grass
Botanical name:Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum'
This grass will reach 6' high and has deciduous, purplish/red leaves with clusters of purple flowers that appear in summer and fall.
Common name:Sugar Bush
Botanical name:Rhus ovata
Dense rounded evergreen shrub growing 8-15 ft. tall & wide with creamy flowers between March & May. Small red fruit. Grows well in inland areas and is drought tolerant. Native dry mountain slopes 3-5000' Az, S. Calif into Baja. Leathery rich dark green foliage. Needs additional water in low desert every 2 weeks or afternoon shade. Well drained site. Susc. to verticillium wilt in wet areas.
Common name:Golden Breath Of Heaven
Botanical name:Coleonema pulchrum 'Sunset Gold'
Sunset Gold Breath of Heaven is a fine textured, low growing shrub to 10 in. high and wide with bright yellow foliage. It is excellent for rock gardens. It is drought tolerant. -Cornflower Farms
Common name:Olive
Botanical name:Olea europaea
This broad tree will grow to 40' tall and has small, gray/green leaves with fleshy black fruit that appears in fall.
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Designer: | Dry Creek Bed Front Yard |
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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.
Remove irrigation water and fertilizer from areas where you don't want weeds to grow.