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Mexican Bush Sage, Velvet Sage
Ken Taylor Trailing Rosemary
Geraldton Wax Flower
Fig Edible
Mexican Bush Sage, Velvet Sage

Common name:Mexican Bush Sage, Velvet Sage
Botanical name:Salvia leucantha

The Mexican Sage is a bushy shrub that grows 3'-4' tall and wide. It has hairy white stems, gray green leaves and velvet-like purple flower spikes that bloom summer through fall. This shrub tolerates sun, light shade, little water, and is hardy to 15 degrees F. The Mexican Sage is drought tolerant and attracts hummingbirds. -Cornflower Farms

Ken Taylor Trailing Rosemary

Common name:Ken Taylor Trailing Rosemary
Botanical name:Rosmarinus officinalis 'Ken Taylor'

This spreading and mounding Rosemary is 2'-3' high and 5'-6' wide with deep blue flowers.

Geraldton Wax Flower

Common name:Geraldton Wax Flower
Botanical name:Chamelaucium uncinatum

This Wax Flower is a wispy, open evergreen shrub that grows to 4', bearing soft, needle-like foliage and open terminal sprays of Leptospermum-like flowers with a heavy, waxy texture. It is best known for its use as a long-lasting cut flower. This plant grows best with good drainage and little summer watering. It should be sheared after flowering in order to thicken the plant and promote flowering wood. If fertilized in fall and winter, the plant will not bloom. -Monterey Bay Nursery

Fig Edible

Common name:Fig Edible
Botanical name:Ficus carica

This small tree produces wonderful figs that are a brownish red color.

Designer: Stephanie Blanc

Cal Greek Winding Stairway

Photographer: GardenSoft

Soils and Compost:

Practice grass-cycling by leaving short grass clippings on lawns after mowing, so that nutrients and organic matter are returned to the soil.

Integrated Pest Management:

Drip and other smart irrigation delivers water directly to roots, allowing no excess water for weeds.