Menu

Hotlinks:

Tour: Hacienda Style

Add
Sit and Sing the Blues
Variegated Italian Buckthorn
Dalmation Bellflower
Variegated Italian Buckthorn

Common name:Variegated Italian Buckthorn
Botanical name:Rhamnus alaternus variegata

Evergreen shrub grows to 6-8' tall and wide. Leaves edged with creamy white. Remove the green shoots when they appear or else they will take over plant. Needs little or no water.

Dalmation Bellflower

Common name:Dalmation Bellflower
Botanical name:Campanula portenschlagiana

The Dalmation Bellflower is a mounding, deciduous perennial that forms a curtain of purple flowers often blooming in waves throughout the year. It should be grown in areas with sun to partial shade. -Monterey Bay Nursery

Designer:

Sit and Sing the Blues
Image: 11 of 15

Photographer: GardenSoft

Soils and Compost:

Maintain a two to four inch layer of mulch on the soil surface to reduce weeds, infiltrate rain water, and reduce compaction.

Water Saving Tip:

Dig-up patches of weeds and undesirable grasses from turf areas.

Use water to grow the turf you want, not the weeds you don't want! Once you have eliminated what you don't want, add sod or over-seed to repair the bare areas.

Integrated Pest Management:

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