Common name:Superba Fescue
Botanical name:Festuca amethystina 'Superba'
The Rainbow Fescue is a hardy fescue with fine, blue green foliage that grows 8" tall. It has spring flowers that are 12" above the foliage. This fescue is a very showy, neat grass for sunny spots during spring and fall. The Rainbow Fescue is drought tolerant. -Cornflower Farms
Common name:Dwarf Blue Lily of the Nile
Botanical name:Agapanthus 'Peter Pan'
This variety of Agapanthus has a growth of blue flowers between 12"-18" high. This variety is a dwarf form of the Agapanthus parent plant. It is both smaller in size and has much thinner leaves than the parent.
Common name:Variegated Carmel Creeper
Botanical name:Ceanothus 'Diamond Heights
This evergreen shrub has beautifully variegated dark glossy yellow and green foliage. Grows to 2 - 3' high and 10 - 12' wide. Powdery blue flowers bloom in mid-spring. A good choice for ground cover or bank cover. It is a wonderful accent plant. A fast grower, responds well to pruning. It prefers full sun in coastal areas, light shade in hotter inland areas. It needs good drainage.
Photographer: Vicki Anderson
Practice grass-cycling by leaving short grass clippings on lawns after mowing, so that nutrients and organic matter are returned to the soil.
Change spray sprinklers to low-flow bubbler or drip systems. Shrubs and trees are ideal candidates for this type of irrigation because the water is applied directly to the root zones.
Attract, or buy beneficial insects such as ladybugs and lacewings to control pest outbreaks in your garden.
