Common name:Shrimp Plant
Botanical name:Justicia brandegeana

This shrub will reach 6' tall and has small, light green leaves with yellow and white flowers that bloom in spring, summer, and fall.

Common name:Dazzler Flax
Botanical name:Phormium 'Dazzler'

Dazzler Flax is a New Zealand flax with striped maroon and scarlet leaves from 3'-6' in height.

Common name:Sweet Alyssum
Botanical name:Lobularia maritima

Lobularia maritima is an annual. It is a low branching, trailing plant to 1' tall, with narrow or lance-shaped leaves .5"-2" long. There are tiny, four-petaled, white flowers crowded in clusters.

Common name:Dwarf Compact Heavenly Bamboo
Botanical name:Nandina domestica 'Nana'

The ' Nana' is a small, rounded shrub that grows from 12"-15" high. Its growth habit is dense, and the leaves become bright red in color in cold winter areas. It can receive sun to part shade, and is used well as an accent plant.

Common name:Incense Cedar
Botanical name:Calocedrus decurrens

The Cedar is an attractive, stiff, narrow evergreen tree which has a columnar growing pattern and maintains a central leader. The foliage is comprised of imbricate-scales, while the coarse bark has an attractive cinnamon red-brown coloring. The cedar retains its color in winter and under good cultural conditons, will maintain its foliage to the ground. It serves as an effective screening evergreen, and contrasts well with Maples and other deciduous trees and flowering plants.

Common name:Sweet Bay
Botanical name:Laurus nobilis

This aromatic tree or large shrub is composed of a cluster of many straight, branched stems. Sweet Bay is densely pyramidal in shape with dark, glossy green leaves which are used in cooking.

Pest Management

Are pests bugging you? If pests are taking over there might be a good reason! Instead of grabbing that bottle of spray, consider using techniques that can solve your pest problems without toxic pesticides.

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