Common name:Japanese Blood Grass
Botanical name:Imperata cylindrica 'Rubra'
This ground cover/grass can reach up to 3' tall and has green leaves that are reddish/maroon at the tips.
Common name:Autumn Sage
Botanical name:Salvia greggii 'Alba'
This drought-tolerant, evergreen shrub is 4' tall x 4' wide and produces beautiful white flowers that bloom from spring to fall.
Common name:Swiss Mountain Pine
Botanical name:Pinus mugo
Pinus mugo is an evergreen tree or shrub that grows slowly. Needles are 2 in., dark green, stout, and crowded. Cones are 1-2 in., oval, and tawny to dark brown. Generally a bushy, twisted, somewhat open pine.
Common name:Shore Juniper
Botanical name:Juniperus conferta 'Blue Pacific'
This improved form of the Junipreus conferta, the growth of this variety is more compact, with foliage that is a rich blue-green color.
Common name:Fountain Grass
Botanical name:Pennisetum alopecuroides
Pennisetum alopecuroides is a perennial grass. Bright green, 3-4 ft. foliage clumps are topped by pinkish plumes in early summer. Leaves turn yellow in fall, brown in winter.
Mulch between stepping stones.
Designer: Connie Lefkowits | Side Path to Statuary |
Photographer: GardenSoft |
Physical weed control, including mulching, or hand removal protects the watershed from harmful chemicals.
Develop healthy soil for plants that are vigorous and naturally pest-resistant.