Common name:Bush Germander
Botanical name:Teucrium fruticans
This round shrub will reach about 12' high and has small, grayish/silvery leaves with blue flowers that appear throughout the seasons.
Common name:Rose Pink Autumn Sage
Botanical name:Salvia greggii 'Rose Pink'
This shrub will grow 1-4' tall and 1-4' wide. It has glossy green leaves with pink flowers that bloom from fall to spring.
Common name:Candicans French Lavender
Botanical name:Lavandula dentata v. candicans
This evergreen shrub will grow 3'-4' tall and 4'-6' wide. It has large, gray leaves with purple flowers that bloom spring through summer.
Designer: Robin Lewis and Lynne Tuft
Photographer: GardenSoft
Practice grass-cycling by leaving short grass clippings on lawns after mowing, so that nutrients and organic matter are returned to the soil.
Replace turf with groundcovers, trees, and shrubs. If you have areas where no one uses the grass, patches that do not grow well, or a turf area too small to water without runoff, consider replacing the turf with water-efficient landscaping.
Attract, or buy beneficial insects such as ladybugs and lacewings to control pest outbreaks in your garden.