Common name:Majestic Beauty Flame Tree
Botanical name:Brachychiton X Majestic Beauty
Brachychiton hybrid Majestic Beauty is an evergreen and partly deciduous tree. It produces boat-shaped fruits. It has green glossy leaves and a smooth trunk. In late spring to early summer, the tree is covered with groupings of 3/4" red or orange-red, bell-like flowers.
Common name:Kleinia
Botanical name:Senecio mandraliscae
This succulent perennial will grow to about 1.5' tall and 2' wide. It has curved, bluish gray leaves that are about 3.5" long and very slender.
Common name:Dymondia, Rock Ditty
Botanical name:Dymondia margaretae
This foliage is gray/green/silvery; it is a very dense, mat forming ground cover. It tolerates drought, cold, salt spray and poor soils. It's deep rooted and produces small, inconspicuous yellow flowers. Rock Ditty is great for use in between stepping stones or pavers.
Common name:Jacaranda
Botanical name:Jacaranda mimosifolia
This irregular to rounded deciduous tree will reach about 40' tall and has fine, compound green leaves with blue flowers. Jacaranda's main blooming season is in spring and summer, but it will often produce sporadic blooms in fall as well.
Common name:Umbrella Flatsedge
Botanical name:Cyperus alternifolius
This perennial will grow 5'-6' tall and has tiny flat leaves with greenish flowers at the center. It also produces fruit that appears golden and then turns to dark brown.
Common name:Diablo Purple Ninebark
Botanical name:Physocarpus opulifolius 'Diabolo'
Diablo Purple Ninebark is a small, dense upright shrub. The foliage a burgundy red. It is a great accent plant because of its foliage color. It is one of the best performing, burgundy foliage plants for alkaline soils. It needs full sunlight.
If you have impermeable paving that you would like to make permeable, there are two main methods for doing so:
1. Break up hard paved surfaces to create spaces for water to seep through.
2. Remove and replace the surfaces with permeable paving.
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Ground cover spacing between stepping stones allows water to pass through.
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Physical weed control, including mulching, or hand removal protects the watershed from harmful chemicals.
Attract, or buy beneficial insects such as ladybugs and lacewings to control pest outbreaks in your garden.
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