This space was lightly dappled by live oaks on a steep hillside. I used a mix of shade and sun tolerant plants that would also be drought tolerant once established in the hill. I tried to use as many plants with colored foliage and interesting textures to provide interest year round. I used Heuchera, Loropetalum,Continue reading “Bernie’s front yard (Santa Cruz, CA)”
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Gillette’s front yard (Scotts Valley, CA)
Pat’s front yard (Felton, CA)
This was a challenging job because of the half sun/ half shade split during the day. I had to choose plants that could accommodate this sun/shade environment while also being deer resistant, frost resistant and of coarse attractive! I used Heuchera, Aquilegia, Bergenia, Acorus, Nandina, Campanula, Lamium, Bloodgood Maple and much more!
Abutilons – The Hummingbird Haven
This is a picture of my favorite plant called the Abutilon. There are a number of species and many hybrids with color shades that range from red, pink, orange to yellow with various tones and combined colors as well. I like this plant because it shows itself to be very delicate and beautiful while atContinue reading “Abutilons – The Hummingbird Haven”
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