Plants
Native Mow Free blend by Delta Bluegrass of western fescue (Festuca occidentalis), Idaho fescue (Festuca idahoensis) and red fescue (Festuca rubra), to maintain an open green space in the front yard. “Great for shade and full sun,” he says, and it uses 50 percent less water than a conventional lawn.
Amelanchier x grandiflora 'Autumn Sunset' is a single-stemmed cultivar that is tolerant of drought and heat.
Columnar Gingko Princeton Sentry?
manzanita dr. hurd
dr hurd manzanita
arbutus marina
ceanothus espalier
pleached trees
Not all trees are suitable for pleaching, but linden (Tilia x europaea), beech (Fagus sylvatica), hornbeam (Carpinus betulus) and fruit trees, such as apples and pears, are commonly pleached species. Pleached trees tend to be deciduous, though the evergreen oak (Quercus ilex) has been successfully pleached.
purple weigelas (pronounced why-JEE-lah), like Wine & Roses (Weigela florida Wine & Roses, zones 4 to 8),
spires rosemary, germander, olive, roses
A narrow gravel path runs the length of the side yard next to the house. Rosemary and olive trees (seen in the first photo) form a fragrant screen from the street on the right side of the path, and low-growing common thyme (Thymus vulgaris), dusty gray bush germander (Teucrium fruticans) and vibrant leucadendron (Leucadendron tinctum) grow along the other side.
Limestone pavers surrounded by thyme and moss lead up to the front door, reminiscent of the geometric pattern on the gate.
dwarf redblush grapefruit
Leucospermum scarlet ribbons
leucospermum yellow bird
Schefflera plant
CA Buckwheat hedge
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