Common name:Snapdragon
Botanical name:Antirrhinum majus
This annual will grow 1'-3' tall and has dark green leaves accented by red, orange, yellow, pink, and white flowers.
Common name:Iceberg Floribunda Rose
Botanical name:Rosa 'Iceberg'
This is a shrub rose (there are climbing varieties) with an abundance of fragrant, medium sized, white blooms. It is one of the most popular roses and very tough.
Common name:Golden Rain Tree, Varnish Tree
Botanical name:Koelreuteria paniculata
This is a small to medium sized tree which produces lacy foliage and upright yellow flower clusters in the summer. It is tolerant of both urban conditions and various soil types.
Common name:Pumpkin Monkey Flower
Botanical name:Mimulus 'Pumpkin'
Mimulus 'Pumpkin' is one of the best performing and 'garden tolerant' of the dry Mimulus species/hybrids. Although it still requires well drained soil and drier conditions in most environments, it stays evergreen and can bloom through the year with supplemental summer water when other varieties will die. It reaches 18"-24" tall and 18"-24" wide and blooms profusely with two toned, pumpkin orange flowers. It is truly stunning and effective in the garden, especially in mass.
Common name:Sweet Pea
Botanical name:Lathyrus odoratus
This is an old-fashioned, all time favorite annual. Sweet Pea is a sweet scented, flowering vine for spring and early summer gardens.
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Maintain a two to four inch layer of mulch on the soil surface to reduce weeds, infiltrate rain water, and reduce compaction.
Develop healthy soil for plants that are vigorous and naturally pest-resistant.