Common name:Spreading Germander
Botanical name:Teucrium X lucidrys 'Prostratum'
This groundcover reaches 5' tall and 20' wide. It easy to grow, hardy and likes full or partial sun. This evergreen plant has reddish purplish flowers in the summer. It is drought tolerant and needs well-drained soil.
Designer: Margaret Joplin
Photographer: Tim Fuller
Practice grass-cycling by leaving short grass clippings on lawns after mowing, so that nutrients and organic matter are returned to the soil.
Use multiple cycles of irrigation on watering days. Most sprinklers deliver water faster than soils can absorb it.
By breaking up the watering time into smaller segments, runoff can be greatly reduced.
Drip and other smart irrigation delivers water directly to roots, allowing no excess water for weeds.
