Common name:English Lavender
Botanical name:Lavandula angustifolia
A well-developed woody base is apparent with this evergreen subshrub. Its leaves assume an obtuse form, and have a grey-green color above and a white tomentose shade below. It is fragarant and needs little water, full sun, and well drained soils.
Common name:Texas Honey Mesquite
Botanical name:Prosopis glandulosa
Deciduous tree grows to 30' x 30'. Blooms in spring with pale yellow flower long, narrow beans in summer. Foliage is larger and brighter green than other mesquites. Native to Texas and Mexico.
Designer: Margaret Joplin
Photographer: Tim Fuller
Physical weed control, including mulching, or hand removal protects the watershed from harmful chemicals.
Water-wise plants can be beautiful as well as practical.
Ask for low water use plants at your local nursery.
Drip and other smart irrigation delivers water directly to roots, allowing no excess water for weeds.
