Common name:Spanish Lavender
Botanical name:Lavandula stoechas
This dense shrub grows 2-3 ft. tall with blue gray foliage and deep purple flowers that have large showy bracts near the top of the spikes. It is drought tolerant . - Cornflower Farms
Common name:Pink Champagne Marguerite
Botanical name:Chrysanthemum frutescens 'Pink Champagne
Chrysanthemum fru. is a perennial and an annual depending on the zone. The flowers are 1.5 to 2.5 in. and are pink. They do well in containers and need well-drained soil.
Common name:Prostrate or Spreading Acacia
Botanical name:Acacia redolens 'Prostrata'
This is a fast growing drought tolerant ground cover growing no higher than 3 feet and spreading 12 to 15 feet wide. The leaves are gray-green and it has yellow flowers from February to April.
Common name:Noell's Grevillea
Botanical name:Grevillea 'Noellii'
A low, compact evergreen shrub, the blooms of this plant are rose red and white, apearing in the spring. Its bright green foliage is needle-like. Full sun is required for growth.
Designer: Ann Breemer Designs
Photographer: GardenSoft
Maintain a two to four inch layer of mulch on the soil surface to reduce weeds, infiltrate rain water, and reduce compaction.
Drip and other smart irrigation delivers water directly to roots, allowing no excess water for weeds.