Professional Landscape Design

BARBEQUE ROSEMARY

Zones - 8-10

Description -

Selected for its unusually upright, stiff twigs preferred for savory kebob skewers. Foliage maintains especially good flavor and aroma for cooking. Quickly forms an upright hedge of aromatic needle-like foliage. Blue flowers in summer are profuse and clear. Takes to pruning well for plentiful harvest. Height is perfect for screens. Evergreen shrub. Full sun. Moderate growing 4 to 6 feet tall, 2 to 3 feet wide.

Key Benefits
Foliage of this selection has especially good flavor and aroma for cooking. Quickly forms an upright hedge of aromatic needle-like foliage. Profuse clear-blue flowers add to the effect. Takes to pruning well, perfect for screens. Evergreen.

Time of Flowering
Blue flowers in summer.

Average Landscape Size
Moderate growing 4 to 6 ft. tall, 2 to 3 ft. wide.

Water Needs
Once established needs only occasional water.

Sun Exposure
Full sun

Cold Hardiness
10 to 20 F

BARBARA KARST BOUGAINVILLEA

Zones - 10-11

Description -

Vigorous, showy vine shines with bright red bracts gives a fine cover to patios or arbors. Also a good ground cover for banks. Use as annual color in colder climates. Evergreen. Full sun. Fast grower to 20 to 30 feet long. Cutting grown.

Key Benefits
Vigorous, showy vine shines with bright red blooms to give a fine cover to patios or arbors. Also a good ground cover for banks. Use as annual color in colder climates. Evergreen.

Time of Flowering
Blooms spring through summer.

Average Landscape Size
Fast grower to 20 to 30 ft. long.

Water Needs
Once established needs only occasional water.

Sun Exposure
Full sun

Cold Hardiness
30 to 40 F

BARBARA CLEMATIS

Zones - 4-9

Description-

Bred for its vigor, strong structure, and extended blooming period, the flowering cycle has been noted to last five weeks or more, with flowers eight inches across. Vivid purplish pink flowers with an even deeper colored central bar. Very free flowering from May to mid-July and again from August to September. Clematis love deep fertile soils, and protection from strong winds and hot afternoon sun. Won a Gold Medal at the 2002 Plantarium Arboricultural Trade Fair in Holland.

Key Benefits
Intense purplish-pink flowers with deep purple anthers appear first followed by reddish-purple in the later season display. Allow to cover fences, trellises and arbors or enjoy in a large container. Deciduous.

Time of Flowering
Late spring through mid summer & again late summer.

Average Landscape Size
Moderate growing stems 8 to 10 ft. long.

Water Needs
Water regularly, when top 3 in. of soil is dry.

Sun Exposure
Full to partial sun

Cold Hardiness
-30 to -20 F

BAR HARBOR JUNIPER

Zones - 3-9

Description -

This broadly trailing, ground-hugging selection is excellent for large scale ground cover, quite handsome cascading over walls. Summer`s intense silvery-blue coloring turns silvery-plum in winter. Evergreen. Full sun. Fast-growing to 12 inches high, spreads to 8 to 10 feet. Cutting grown.

Key Benefits
This broadly trailing, ground-hugging selection is excellent for large scale ground cover, quite handsome cascading over walls. Summer`s intense silvery-blue coloring turns silvery-plum in winter.

Time of Flowering
No noticeable flowers.

Average Landscape Size
Fast growing to 12 in. high, spreads to 8 to 10 ft.

Water Needs
Once established needs only occasional water.

Sun Exposure
Full sun

Cold Hardiness
-40 to -30 F

BANANA SPLIT® SOFT LEAF YUCCA

Zones - 7-9

Description -

In sunlight the brightly striped foliage is a stand-out for both color and texture. Each blade of this clumping rosette bears a golden center and gray-green edges. Over time plants develop trunks. Moth pollinated flowers are born on huge spikes up to 4 feet tall that are long lasting. A western native with lots of personality for problem solving in hot, dry climates. Use as single focal point in containers or with other drought tolerant plants in the landscape. Evergreen. Full sun. Moderate to fast growth up to 6 feet tall at maturity and about 4 feet wide.

Key Benefits
A broad golden yellow stripe accents the gray green margins on the arching, strap-like leaves. Large spikes of creamy white blooms 2 to 4 ft. high add additional interest. An excellent focal point or container subject. Evergreen.

Time of Flowering
Creamy white flowers in summer.

Average Landscape Size
Moderate grower to 4 to 6 ft. tall and wide.

Water Needs
Once established needs only occasional water.

Sun Exposure
Full sun

Cold Hardiness
0 to 10 F

BANANA SHRUB

Zones - 8-11

Description -

Fragrant, creamy-yellow blooms shaded with purple have a banana-like scent. Compact densely branched shrub displays narrow, glossy leaves. Use near the front of borders so fragrance can be enjoyed. Full to partial sun. Slow-growing to 6 to 10 feet tall and wide. Cutting grown.

Key Benefits
Fragrant, creamy-yellow blooms shaded with purple have a banana-like scent. Compact densely branched shrub displays narrow, glossy leaves. Use near the front of borders, so fragrance can be enjoyed.

Time of Flowering
All season, heaviest in spring.

Average Landscape Size
Slow growing to 6 to 10 ft. tall and wide.

Water Needs
Water regularly, when top 3 in. of soil is dry.

Sun Exposure
Full to partial sun

Cold Hardiness
10 to 20 F

BAMBOO MUHLY

Zones - 7-11

Description -

Fluffy warm season grass native to the Southwest. Lacy texture and fern-like leaves offer unique textural opportunities. Clumping form is upright, arching and non-invasive. Excellent soft background material for xeriscape gardens. Spot into landscape as single specimen or create exciting effects in large containers. Grass. Full sun. Fast growing 3 to 6 feet tall, 3 to 4 feet wide.

Water Needs
Once established needs only occasional water.

Sun Exposure
Full sun

Cold Hardiness
0 to 10 F

BALLERINA CRANESBILL

Zones - 4-9

Description -

Dainty, lilac-pink flowers marked with purple veining held above lacy, gray green foliage spring into summer. Red foliage in fall on this outstanding, long-blooming addition to borders or rock gardens. Herbaceous perennial. Full to partial sun. Spreading mound 6 to 8 inches tall, 12 to 15 inches wide. Cutting grown.

Key Benefits
Dainty, lilac-pink flowers marked with purple veining above lacy, gray green foliage. Red foliage in fall on this outstanding, long-blooming addition to borders or rock gardens. Herbaceous perennial.

Time of Flowering
Blooms all summer.

Average Landscape Size
Spreading mound 6 to 8 in. tall, 12 to 15 in. wide.

Water Needs
Water regularly, when top 3 in. of soil is dry.

Sun Exposure
Full to partial sun

Cold Hardiness
-30 to -20 F

BALD CYPRESS

Zones - 5-11

Description -

Outstanding conifer for streambanks or the edge of ponds. Delicate leaves are feathery sprays on a stately pyramidal form. Foliage turns bright orange brown in fall before dropping. Deciduous. Full sun. Fast-growing tree to 60 feet tall, 30 feet wide. May become 100 feet tall with age. Seed grown.

Key Benefits
Outstanding conifer for streambanks or the edge of ponds. Delicate, feathery leaves on a stately pyramidal form. Foliage turns bright orange brown in fall before dropping. Excellent lawn tree.

Time of Flowering
No noticeable flowers.

Average Landscape Size
Fast growing to 60 ft. tall, 30 ft. wide. May become 100 ft. with age.

Water Needs
Keep surface of soil moist, but not soggy.

Sun Exposure
Full sun

Cold Hardiness
-20 to -10 F

BALBOA SUNSET® TRUMPET VINE

Zones - 4-11

Description -

Intense color distinguishes this new scarlet trumpet vine. Spectacular effects created with clusters of up to 12 red flowers, each 4 inches long. Irresistible to hummingbirds. Blooms in late spring and continues off and on through fall. Vigorous growth is eager to climb and cover by self clinging, but needs some help when young. Useful plant for large bare walls, as an accent or focal point, or exploit the lush shade-giving foliage on arbors. A southern American native that is rugged and reliable in cold climates yet appears tropical. Not particular as to soil conditions or mild drought. Deciduous vine. Full sun. Very fast growth to 30 feet or more.

Key Benefits
Tubular, 3 to 4 in. dark red flowers in clusters of 6 to 12 create a dramatic show and attract hummingbirds. A clinging vine ideal for screening on lattice, covering large areas as a groundcover or on an arbor. Deciduous.

Time of Flowering
Late spring through fall.

Average Landscape Size
Vigorous vine to 30 ft. or more.

Water Needs
Water regularly, when top 3 in. of soil is dry.

Sun Exposure
Full sun

Cold Hardiness
-30 to -20 F