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Kangaroo Paws Big Red
Monarch Blanketflower
Mirror Plant, Looking-Glass Plant
Kleinia
Creeping Fig
Tree Sonchus
Echeveria hybrids
Mirror Plant, Looking-Glass Plant
Kangaroo Paws Big Red

Common name:Kangaroo Paws Big Red
Botanical name:Anigozanthos 'Big Red'

Anigozanthos flavidus 'Tall Red' is a perennial with dark green, smooth, swordlike evergreen leaves. It produces spikes of striking, fuzzy, tubular flowers in yellow-green, tinged with red that are curved at the tips. The flowers attract hummingbirds. Flowers bloom from late spring to fall if spent flowering spikes are cut to the ground. It makes for a good cut flower.

Monarch Blanketflower

Common name:Monarch Blanketflower
Botanical name:Gaillardia X grandiflora 'Monarch'

Gaillardia granidiflora 'Monarch' is a perennial. It grows to 2'-4' high, 1.5' wide, with roughish, gray green foliage and single or double flowers 3"-4" across. It has an exceptionally long bloom.

Mirror Plant, Looking-Glass Plant

Common name:Mirror Plant, Looking-Glass Plant
Botanical name:Coprosma repens

This spreading, evergreen shrub will reach 3' tall and has glossy, oval leaves that make for a nice foundation plant.

Kleinia

Common name:Kleinia
Botanical name:Senecio mandraliscae

This succulent perennial will grow to about 1.5' tall and 2' wide. It has curved, bluish gray leaves that are about 3.5" long and very slender.

Creeping Fig

Common name:Creeping Fig
Botanical name:Ficus pumila

This is one of the few plants that can attach itself securely to wood, masonry, or metal. Because there is no limit to its size, it can overcome an entire buliding. It is most often found in colder climates. This vine will not climb on the south or west walls. This plant is fast growing and can be invasive.

Tree Sonchus

Common name:Tree Sonchus
Botanical name:Sonchus canariensis

Odd, irregular upright shrub that is of more ornamental value if ground level shoots are allowed to sprout at its base. Yellow flowers in the spring and summer adorn this Canary Island curiosity. It take sun to part sun exposures.

Echeveria hybrids

Common name:Echeveria hybrids
Botanical name:Echeveria hybrids

Echeveria hybrids are succulents that comes in numerous varieties and forms. It makes a wonderful accenting plant for beds needing contrast. Cultivars come in various sizes and colors too various to list.

Mirror Plant, Looking-Glass Plant

Common name:Mirror Plant, Looking-Glass Plant
Botanical name:Coprosma repens

This spreading, evergreen shrub will reach 3' tall and has glossy, oval leaves that make for a nice foundation plant.

Permeable Surfaces

If you have impermeable paving that you would like to make permeable, there are two main methods for doing so:
1. Break up hard paved surfaces to create spaces for water to seep through.
2. Remove and replace the surfaces with permeable paving.

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Designer: Gabriel Frank

Walkway to Chairs

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:

Develop healthy soil for plants that are vigorous and naturally pest-resistant.