Common name:Tiny Towers Italian Cypress
Botanical name:Cupressus sempervirens 'Tiny Towers'
This tree will grow to 60' tall and has dark green foliage with a lot of branches. The tree is upright, narrow, and very dense.
Common name:Blackstem Pittosporum, Tawhiwhi
Botanical name:Pittosporum tenuifolium
This medium-sized evergreen shrub has medium green leaves with black stems. Its pleasing texture and narrow, upright growth make this a fine hedge or screen. It is easy to grow in soils with good drainage. Many new cultivars are being introduced with smaller, variegted and/or multi-colored foliage.
Common name:Swan Hill Fruitless Olive
Botanical name:Olea europaea 'Swan Hill'
Standing 25-30' high, a flower deformity makes this tree fruitless.
Common name:Amazing Red Flax
Botanical name:Phormium 'Amazing Red'
Phormium 'Amazing Red' is an evergreen perennial. Big, dramatic plant composed of many swordlike, stiffly vertical leaves in a fan pattern. Flowers stems reach high above leaves, bearing clusters of 1-2 in. blossoms in red.
Designer: Ann Breemer Designs
Photographer: GardenSoft
Practice grass-cycling by leaving short grass clippings on lawns after mowing, so that nutrients and organic matter are returned to the soil.
Remove irrigation water and fertilizer from areas where you don't want weeds to grow.