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Smart Gardens for a Dry Climate
Cover: main photograph: Chocolate Lily, Arthropodium strictum
© Copyright Coliban Water, City of Greater Bendigo and Department of Primary Industries
First published 2003 Revised edition 2007
Disclaimer
The information contained in this publication is of a general nature only.
This publication is not intended to provide a definitive analysis, or discussion, on each issue canvassed.
While Coliban Water, the City of Greater Bendigo and the Department of Primary Industries believes the information contained herein is correct, they do not accept any liability whatsoever/howsoever arising from reliance on this
publication. Therefore, every reader should make their own enquiries, and conduct their own investigations, concerning every issue canvassed herein.
Understanding more about your soil, careful selection of plants and the introduction of water conservation principles to your garden will mean that the time, money and effort you put into your garden will result in a healthier, more interesting one that is appropriate for our dry climate. Your waterwise garden will also provide multiple environmental benefits including:
• preserving water, which is our most precious resource; • reducing the spread of environmental weeds through careful plant selection; • lowering groundwater levels, thus helping to control urban salinity; and • reducing the amount of pesticides used on the garden, through healthier soil and plants.
ContentsWaterwise garden design ............................2
Understand and improve your soil ..............5
Mulching your garden .................................8
Watering your garden ................................11
Plant selection for Waterwise gardens ......20
Some environmental weeds ......................22
References and further reading.................24
Key to Plant List ........................................25
Plant List....................................................26
Introduction
This booklet is brought to you by Coliban Water, the City of Greater Bendigo and the Department of Primary Industries. It provides a wealth of practical information about waterwise plants and garden design and offers practical advice about how to maintain your garden in a dry area.
Special thanks to Greg Guy of the Horticultural Department at BRIT (Bendigo Regional Institute of TAFE), Anthony Sheean, Mitch Kemp and Roger Barbetti of the City of Greater Bendigo, and Kevin Walsh, author of Waterwise Gardening (2004) for their contribution to this book. We acknowledge the assistance of staff from the Department of Primary Industries and the Department of Sustainability and Environment in the development of the plant list.
We also acknowledge the ongoing support and assistance of Coliban Water, the City of Greater Bendigo, the Department of Primary Industries, and Bendigo Regional Institute of TAFE. Photogaphy by Geof Gerdsen, Richard Gibbs and Norm Stimson. This edition was edited by Kevin Walsh.
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Designing your garden to be waterwise is not as hard as you might think. There are a few simple principles to keep in mind and after that it comes down to using drought-tolerant plants.
Reduced lawn areasWatering of lawns is one of the first things to be affected by water restrictions, so it makes sense to have as little of it as possible if you want to keep your property looking green and attractive.
Remember, too, that an area of plants will use less water than the same area of lawn, and the more drought-tolerant the plant, the less water is used. So replacing lawn with hard surfaces and waterwise plants will also reduce your water bill.
Front lawn The front lawn really serves no purpose except to help show off the house and this could also be achieved by using drought-tolerant groundcovers such as Creeping Boobialla (Myoporum parvifolium), Ruby Saltbush (Enchylaena tomentosa), Matted Bush Pea (Pultenaea pedunculata) or ground covering Grevilleas. Alternatively, a mixture of shrubs and perennials could be grown to add year-round colour.
Side lawns Reconsider the need for side lawns. Generally side lawns do not grow well because of too much shade from houses and fences. They are also affected by wear and tear. It would be better to replace side lawns with proper paths and colourful waterwise garden plants.
Remove unsuccessful lawn It is no use trying to grow lawn in areas that are too shady, such as under established trees. Use drought-tolerant plants instead. Worn patches such as around barbecue areas or under clotheslines should be paved. Areas under children’s swing sets should be replaced with a thick layer of soft-fall mulch available from landscape suppliers.
Have a straight-edged and level lawn The lawn you decide to keep should be straight-edged and of a regular shape such as a rectangle or even ‘L’ shaped. These shapes are much more efficient to water than curved or non geometric lawns. Also, try to make the lawn relatively level, as this will mean water gets a chance to soak in rather than just run off the surface. Have a very slight slope though, to shed excess water when those big downpours happen.
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‘an area of plants will use less water than the same area of lawn’
Photo courtesy Continuing Education Bendigo.
Divide the garden into various watering ‘zones’Divide your garden into four watering zones by grouping plants together according to their water needs. This way you can water a whole garden bed when required and not just because one plant in the garden is thirsty. Dividing your garden into watering zones will also make it easier to cope with water restrictions.
One zone will be the areas that need no watering at all and include paths, paving and garden beds that feature a selection of extremely drought hardy indigenous, native and exotic plants.
You could then set aside garden areas for plants with medium drought-tolerance, which may need to be watered about once a month, and ones of low drought-tolerance that might be watered once a fortnight.
Try to keep areas of heavy water users to a minimum. ‘Water guzzlers’ include lawns, ferns and vegetable gardens.
Understand your siteIf you understand your garden and the climate that affects it, you can take advantage of it, or take steps to reduce the worst aspects. For example, if you have a wet area or a low area where rain tends naturally to run, then you could put the most water loving plants there to take advantage of the situation. If you suffer hot winds then a windbreak of drought-tolerant plants will reduce the drying effects of the wind. If an area remains shady and does not dry out rapidly this may be a good watering zone for some of the water guzzlers that like shade.
You should also take the effort to understand the soil you have in your garden – see the following section.
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‘waterwise gardens can be as interesting and colourful as you want to make them’
Photos courtesy Continuing Education Bendigo.
Waterwise garden design Use drought-tolerant plantsThere is a huge range of drought-tolerant plants for all types of gardens – from local indigenous plants to Australian natives, as well as plants from other parts of the world that do very well on minimal amounts of water. They come in all types and effects too, so that you should be able to choose just the right plant for the situation, as well as creating the look you are after.
For further information on Waterwise Plants, please refer to page 20.
Waterwise gardens come in all stylesA waterwise garden should not limit the type of garden you have, or the range of plants you can use. Your garden can be formal or informal, cottage garden or very contemporary, native plants or all bold foliage. Remember that waterwise gardens can be as interesting and colourful as you want to make them.
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‘there is a huge range of drought-tolerant plants for all types of gardens’
Photo courtesy Glen Loddon Homes.
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Good soil is the basis of a good garden. By understanding, managing and improving your soil you will be able to use less water, while maintaining an attractive looking garden, even in the toughest times. Understanding your soil will also help you choose the right plants for your conditions.
Understanding soilThe water holding capacity of a soil directly relates to the soil type, especially its structure and texture.
Soil structure and soil texture A good soil consists of peds (soil particles held together by humus) with spaces between them called ‘soil pore space’. These spaces can accommodate air, water, micro-organisms and roots of plants. The amount and type of pore space varies with soil texture and structure. A good soil has up to 50 per cent pore space by volume.
Soil structure relates to the arrangement of soil particles and their pore space.
Texture relates to the soil particle sizes from gravels through to coarse sands, fine sands through to silts, and finally clays which have the smallest of soil particles.
The infiltration rate of the soil relates to the rate at which water will soak into soil. A good textured and structured soil should have a good infiltration rate.
A simple test to determine your soil type Take a handful of your soil and make it just damp. Try forming it into a ball or sausage in your palm. If it forms a ball that readily stays in shape then your soil is clay. If it tends to hold its shape, but is a bit crumbly, then it is loam. A sandy soil will not hold shape but fall apart very quickly.
Loam A loamy textured soil with a crumbly structure and with good pore space will allow water to move through it by capillary action similar to how water moves when it soaks through blotting paper.
Well-structured clays and sandy loams with lots of organic matter are the best soils for holding the largest amounts of water for plant growth.
Clay soil If your soil is clay you may want to add gypsum to help break it up. This helps water get in more easily, and also breaks up the crust that often forms and makes water run off the surface, rather than soak in. Gypsum is available in both a powder and spray-on formula.
Clay soils may need deep-ripping or breaking up when almost dry to help with initial aeration, but it is bad practice to cultivate wet or very dry clay soils.
Sandy soil Sandy soils lose their moisture very quickly. Many are also hard to wet again once they have dried out. With sandy soils it is important to constantly add old organic matter.
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‘good soil is the basis of a good garden’
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Indigenous Plants and soilOur local flora has evolved over many thousands of years to thrive in our local soils. One of the advantages of growing indigenous plants is that you don’t need to import foreign soil and apply large amounts of fertiliser. This also reduces the risk of introducing weeds and other soil-borne pests and diseases. Some local native plants will adapt to soils which have been altered or improved in some way, for example by the addition of organic matter or clean clay or sand.
In an established garden where the soil has been dramatically altered, careful plant selection is required. While many indigenous plants will adapt to changed soil some may struggle in the altered conditions. Potential problems include too many nutrients, poor drainage leading to water-logged soil, competition from weeds, and changes to the natural make-up of micro-organisms in the soil.
In new development areas always work with the existing soil. If you need additional soil – for example, you want to create some mounds for interest and improve drainage – then determine your soil type and try to purchase the same type of soil from a location close by. An adjoining site cut for a new house is often a good option.
Improve your soilAlways continually improve your soil by adding lots of composted organic matter. This is best done in winter and spring. Organic matter in the soil helps to feed the plants, keeping them healthy and healthy plants cope much better with less water. It also encourages earthworms, whose little tunnels form great conduits to allow water to penetrate into the soil. The organic matter also holds the moisture in the root zone of plants where they can use it.
Humus (organic matter broken down by micro-organisms and other soil life) acts as a binding agent in the formation of soil peds (crumbs), ensuring good water holding capacity as well as good drainage. Humus can hold several times its own weight in water and helps prevent plant nutrients from leaching away. Humus gradually breaks down, releasing nutrients to plants. A humus-rich soil will also help keep a more constant temperature throughout the year.
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‘always work with the existing soil’
Melaleuca decussata - Totem Poles.
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Water and soilsWe need to ensure that water will soak into the soil when we water the garden or when it rains.
Improve water penetration with terracing Creating flatter ground by terracing slopes, as well as adding organic matter, allows much better water penetration as the water gets a chance to infiltrate the soil, rather than just run off. Make the ground as level as possible, but ensure there is a gentle slope so that in very wet periods, or times of heavy downpours, excess water can get away.
Improving hydrophobic soils If you find your soil does not take the water in easily and it tends to sit on the surface then the soil is referred to as ‘hydrophobic’. In this case it may pay to add one of the soil-wetting agents. There are a number available and they can be bought in powder or liquid form. They are often a special type of detergent that acts by breaking up surface tension, allowing water to spread through the soil particles. Wetting agents are best applied at the start of the dry season, as they are biodegradable and only last for around six months. Don’t use these types of wetting agents near waterways as they have been known to affect aquatic creatures such as frogs.
Other soil additives to hold water Another example of a soil additive that helps to hold water are water crystals. These swell up to a jelly-like consistency, and while they do not overcome hydrophobia in soils, they are useful for holding moisture in the root zone of plants. This is particularly useful for reducing transplant shock in newly-planted plants and seedlings, and for keeping moisture in potting mixes that dry-out rapidly.
Coco peat or copra peat is an organic material made from the husks of coconuts. Incorporated into the soil, it is also able to hold large amounts of water. It can be used in the same situations as water crystals, and as a general aid to moisture retention in garden beds.
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‘healthy plants cope much better with less water’
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Photo courtesy PepperGreen Farm.
Mulching is a wonderful way to improve soil condition. Mulch reduces soil water loss, keeps soils cooler in summer, and helps to reduce the number of weed problems in your garden.
Why we use mulchesMulching is the single most important thing you can do to help your garden survive in our dry climate.
Mulches reduce evaporation The principle reason for mulching is to reduce evaporation of water from the soil. In fact, it has been shown that a 70 mm thick layer of mulch will reduce soil evaporation by as much as 70 per cent.
Other benefits of mulching As well as reduced evaporation, mulching has a number of other benefits. As the mulch breaks down it improves the soil’s structure and its ability to hold moisture in the root zone of the plant. At the same time it is adding nutrient to the soil. A mulch will also reduce the number of weeds, and this is important as weeds use precious water. You will also find that any weeds that do germinate in the mulch are very easy to remove. Importantly, mulches can prevent or delay the formation of water repelling crusts that often form on our soils.
Types of mulchesA mulch cover can be formed from a wide range of materials. They can be cheap or expensive and formed from either organic or inorganic materials. Quick rotting mulches, such as pea straw and compost, have the benefit of adding organic matter rapidly, but need to be replaced regularly. Long term mulches, while lower in maintenance, do not give much benefit beyond reducing evaporation.
Compost Compost is the best mulch you can use as it has plenty of nutrient, good evaporation control, and quickly improves soil texture and water-holding. It is also a great worm encourager, and it is easy to make your own.
Pea straw or lucerne hay Both pea straw and lucerne hay have plenty of nitrogen and break down well to supply nutrients to plants. They are ideal for heavy feeders like roses and vegetable gardens, especially where their quick decay improves soil texture. Avoid using in very windy areas.
Shredded green waste Council landfills and private operators often have shredded green waste for sale at very reasonable prices. As this material can often contain weeds or seeds it is essential that you compost it first before using it as a mulch or soil improver.
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‘mulching helps to reduce the number of weed problems in your garden’
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Grass clippings High in nitrogen content, these are best mixed with leaf litter, straw or twiggy material to prevent it forming soggy, water impenetrable layers. Ideally, it is best to compost grass clippings before using.
Paper or cardboard Ideal to use under bark or stone. Paper should be several layers thick and have holes punched in it to allow water through. It is best to wet the paper or cardboard before laying it.
Bark or wood chip Some bark and wood products contain substances that inhibit plant growth, and should be left for several months in the weather to leach out toxins prior to using as a mulch. Most of these products can be used around established plants. Think about the source of the material and try to make environmental choices, like using pine bark rather than red gum.
Mushroom compost Mushroom compost is often available. This has great moisture holding ability and makes a fantastic soil improver as well as a mulch. Generally it is weed free, but be aware that it has lime added to it, and so is no good for lime sensitive plants such as Camellias.
Stone, pebbles or rocks Stone, pebbles or rocks are examples of good long-lasting mulch material, especially for storing heat through the day and releasing warmth at night, which is great for frosty areas. Again, avoid using unsustainable materials and choose by-products or recycled materials like crushed bricks.
Weedmat Better than plastic because it lets air and moisture through. If using an irrigation system it is best to have drip irrigation under the weedmat.
Plastic This is best avoided as it reduces available air for the soil to breathe, often making the soil turn ‘sour’. While plastic does reduce evaporation it also sheds water, often meaning that less water gets into the soil.
Living mulches Many people use low and ground covering plants as a living mulch. These probably use up any water they save, but do create an interesting and green garden. Make sure you use plants with low water requirements.
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Make your own compostGood compost makes a great mulch. Just about anything organic can be added to a compost. Build it up in thick layers of carbon rich material like straws, garden waste and autumn leaves, alternating with thin layers of nitrogenous material like manures and fresh grass clippings. Avoid adding problem weeds like couch and oxalis, and keep the heap just damp. After a month turn it so that the material that was on the outside is now on the inside and vice versa. A month later repeat this to ensure that all matter spends some time in the hottest part of the heap, to kill any seeds. In this way your compost will be ready in just a few months.
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Using mulchMulches are essential in our dry climate to help create a more waterwise garden. Here are a few tips on their correct use.
How to mulch Always thoroughly remove any weeds before mulching. Then give the soil a light forking over to break up any crust that might have formed.
Organic mulch, particularly long-term ones such as bark and wood-chips, can develop nitrogen deficiency in plants, causing them to turn yellow. This is caused by bacteria taking nitrogen out of the soil to break down the organic matter. If using these types of mulches it is important to add nitrogen to the soil. Blood and bone or any type of animal manure is a great way to counter this problem. Add this after you have broken up the crust and then give it a water in. Then put your mulch on top. Mulch should be kept clear from the stem or trunk of a plant to prevent collar rot disease, and ring-barking from frost.
Mulch thickness The depth of a mulch layer depends on the material you are using. If it is fine, like compost, or a mixture with a lot of fine material in it, such as shredded green waste, then it needs to be put on thinner, say 30 mm thick. This is because the fine material holds moisture and reduces the amount of rain and irrigation that can get through it. Chunkier and more open materials, such as pebbles, wood chips and barks, should be used at around 70 mm thick. Do not use it any thicker as it will be too hard for water to get through.
Apply mulch in early summer As the principal role of mulch is to reduce evaporation, the best time to mulch is early summer. The idea is to allow as much winter and spring rain to enter the soil as possible before placing the mulch on, to reduce the loss of that moisture. If you are using a quick-rotting mulch then this will be an annual task. Long-term mulches should still be checked every November, then topped up if necessary.
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‘mulch should be checked every November and then topped up if necessary’
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Water is a precious resource that should always be used as efficiently as possible. By following the guidelines set out in this booklet you could halve the amount of water used on your garden.
Water restrictions and permanent water saving rulesIn recent years residents of North-Central Victoria have had to manage their gardens within the constraints of high levels of water restrictions. These have been necessary because of an extended succession of dry years, with rainfall patterns resulting in little runoff into our catchments, and additional demand from increased development and population growth.
Coliban Water, together with other regional stakeholders, is working towards improved water security for our region. Refer to WaterPlan 2055 on the Coliban Water website for further details..
For website details, please refer to page 24.
However, further projected population growth, and the likelihood of less rainfall in the future as a result of climate change, mean that we all need to permanently change the way we use water.
As we move out of water restrictions in some towns in our region, we move onto Permanent Water Saving Rules. These common-sense rules are both responsible and practical water saving actions.
Public education and water restrictions in recent dry years have raised our awareness of the value of water, and the importance of saving water wherever we can. Our challenge when water restrictions are lifted is to continue to be conscious of how we use water, and to change our usage habits forever.
Success is a matter of making a few simple actions part of our everyday routine, just like wearing a seat belt in our car or putting on a bike helmet before we go for a ride. These are actions we no longer consciously think about doing – they have become second nature. So will the Permanent Water Saving Rules.
Future constraints on the way in which we use water in the garden are governed by a new Water Restrictions By-law (from 1 July 2006) and the Permanent Water Saving Rules, which are not part of the water restrictions by-law, but apply at all times when water restrictions are not in place.
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The difference between water restrictions and the permanent water saving rules.Water Restrictions are a specific drought response measure to limit the use of water during times of shortage. The Permanent Water Saving Rules are a set of long-term, permanent water conservation measures which apply when water restrictions are not in place.
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Odds and Evens Watering Calendar This ‘Odds and Evens’ watering system applies to customers on Permanent Water Savings Rules, as well as Stages 1 and 2 and 4A of the Water Restrictions By-law.
For information about the current level of water restrictions in your area, and more information on the permanent water saving rules, refer to Coliban Water’s website at www.coliban.com.au, or call our Contact Centre on 1300 363 200 (cost of a local call).
The Permanent Water Saving Rules
Gardens and lawns Applies to private gardens, public gardens, sports grounds/recreational areas: • use a hand-held hose with a
trigger nozzle, watering can or bucket to water gardens or lawns at any time;
• a sprinkler, micro-spray, drip system or any other watering system can only be used on alternate days before 10am and after 5pm – use the Odds and Evens system listed at right.
Vehicles Hoses used to clean a vehicle by hand must be fitted with a flow shut-off device.
Paved areas Paved areas can only be cleaned using water from a hose in the event:• of an accident, fire, health
or safety hazard, or other emergency; or
• the paved area is under construction or renovation.
Construction industry Hoses must be fitted with flow shut-off devices.
Fountains Fountains not recirculating water must not operate.
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Odds & Evens Calendar
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
Watering days for all odd numbered properties are marked brown.
Watering days for all even numbered and un-numbered properties are marked dark green.
On the 31st day of the month anyone may water
Note: Applicable to street numbers
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Some tips to help your garden through Stage 4 Water RestrictionsDuring Stage 4 Water Restrictions you cannot use potable water on the garden; however, you can use rainwater or greywater.
• Use the greywater from rinsing the vegetables and from the bath, shower and laundry.
• Greywater can vary considerably in quality. If you intend to use greywater on your garden, refer to EPA Greywater reuse guidelines. See EPA website page 24.
• Be very selective about which plants you water. Use the greywater on plants you particularly want to keep. Some plants may die, but you often find that many will get through the summer with little or no water.
• Scrape aside mulch before watering, break up any soil crust and apply the water gently so it soaks in.
• Make a ‘dam’ around plants so that any water you deliver gets a chance to soak in.
• Make sure the garden is mulched. If it is a coarse mulch it should be 70 mm thick. If it is a fine one then about 30 mm thick is good.
• Cull the number of potted plants you have down to just the important ones.
• Plant out potted plants into the ground if the plants are suitable for garden beds.
• Ask family and friends living in areas with low water restrictions, or alternative water sources, to ‘adopt’ some of your precious pot plants (like orchids and bonsais) for the summer.
• Put remaining pot-plants together in the shade where they will be easier to monitor.
• Use manageable containers to catch the cold water that first comes out of the hot tap, then use that water on the garden.
• Install a rainwater tank or an EPA-approved greywater system as an alternative water source. Permanent greywater systems require permission from the City of Greater Bendigo.
• Remember to save water in the house too.
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When to waterOver-watering and other incorrect methods of watering are responsible for a large number of plant losses, as well as the waste of our water.
Check the soil first Always check under your mulch to see if the soil is dry before watering. Often the mulch looks dry on top, but underneath it can still be quite moist. Also, by putting off watering as long as possible you train the plants to put their roots down deep in search of water.
A simple test is to take a handful of soil from where you think you need to water and roll it into a ball in the hand. If it adheres together then there is usually adequate moisture for plant growth. If the soil falls apart when rolling it into a ball then there is usually insufficient moisture.
Check the weather report before watering You may well be able to put off watering if rain is predicted in the forthcoming days, so always check the weather forecast before watering. In the height of summer it is better to water prior to a forecast hot day, rather than water during hot weather. This is much more efficient and reduces the stress on plants.
Change your watering to suit the seasons Remember too, that water requirements change with the seasons. You will need to water much less in autumn and spring, when cooler weather means less evaporation and less plant growth, as well as periods of natural rainfall. In winter the only watering you will probably need to do might be plants in pots, and some gardens in areas missed by natural rain, like under the eaves of the house.
Don’t water in the middle of the day Never water in the middle of the day as it can burn plants, and most of the water will be lost in evaporation. In fact, under the new Permanent Water Saving Rules watering with sprinkler, micro-spray, drip or other system is only allowed on alternate days before 10am and after 5pm. With hand-watering these times also make waterwise sense. A copy of the Permanent Water Saving Rules is included on page 12.
The best time to water is either late at night or early in the morning. There will be little evaporation at this time, so the water gets a chance to really soak in.
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‘always check under your mulch to see if the soil is dry before watering’
Photo courtesy Macdonalds Plants Plus Nursery.
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How to waterIt is important that any water you apply to your garden actually gets to the part of the plant that needs it: the roots.
Slow and deep watering is best Water should be delivered at a rate that the soil can absorb. That is, never water to the point where water is running off the surface. If the water runs off the soil almost immediately you start watering then you will need to work on the soil’s ability to take in and retain moisture. See the section on soils for tips on improving your soil.
It is important to make sure that the water is getting deep into the soil. After watering you might even want to dig a small hole to check how far the water has penetrated. The idea of deep watering is to make sure that the plants’ roots grow down into the soil. In this way they become used to searching for moisture deeper in the ground.
Plants that are used to shallow watering will keep their roots close to the surface. This means they are more likely to die when watering is reduced.
Make your plants less water dependant Try gradually increasing the length of time between watering. You may be surprised to find that most plants will survive quite happily on much less water than you have been applying. This technique will also show you the water requirements of various plants, allowing you to shift them into the appropriate watering zone.
An effective way to keep garden watering to a minimum is to allow established ornamental gardens to become moderately water stressed. Moderate stress to many ornamental plants will not cause problems, and may actually help reduce diseases that can be found in over-wet gardens.
Put the water where the plants need it Remember to water the root area of the plant and not the leaves. Watering this way will also help reduce the incidence of fungal diseases among your plants.
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‘water should be delivered at a rate that the soil can absorb’
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Urban salinityAn urban salinity problem has developed due to excessive garden watering, over fertilising, and the replacement of native vegetation with shallow-rooted garden plants and lawns. Urban salinity occurs when the groundwater level rises and the capillary action draws the water to the surface. As the water evaporates it leaves the salt behind in the soil. Signs of urban salinity include waterlogged soil, growth of salt-tolerant plant species, and unhealthy or dead trees. For further information contact the Department of Primary Industries, the City of Greater Bendigo or Coliban Water for a copy of the Urban Salinity in Bendigo brochure.
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Watering and soil typesWater will readily penetrate a good soil and fill-up the pore spaces between the soil particles. The depth of water penetration depends upon the soil type and structure. For example, when 2 cm of water is applied to soil (excluding run-off) the following results will occur: • sandy soil will be penetrated by approximately 20 cm; • loam soils will be penetrated by approximately 10 to 15 cm; and • clay soils will be penetrated by approximately 5 to 10 cm.
The wetting pattern also changes, with the water in clay soils tending to spread out horizontally, while minimum horizontal spread occurs in sandy soils.
If the average root depth of most plantings is 30 to 40 cm, then approximately 6 cm of water must be applied to reach this depth in an average loam soil.
Watering systemsA well-designed automatic or semi-automatic watering system can help create an efficient, waterwise and attractive garden. An ideal watering system is one that will deliver water directly to the plants’ roots in the required quantity needed by those specific plants. Gardens need to be set-up in such a way that plants with similar watering needs are grouped together to enable efficient watering.
It is important that different watering systems should be on different lines. That is, don’t mix drippers with sprayers on the same line as they deliver water at different rates.
Dripper systems Drip-watering systems are by far the most efficient way to water a garden, and are preferred over other watering systems. The multiple benefits of drip-watering include the fact that no water is lost to wind-drift. Water is also delivered at a slow rate, which means little or no run-off. As the foliage of plants does not get water on it there is much reduced incidence of fungus diseases on the leaves. Drippers require much less water pressure than other systems, so larger areas can be watered at the one time. Drip watering is also the way that greywater must be delivered when used on a garden.
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‘plants with similar watering needs are grouped together to enable efficient watering’
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Sprayers and sprinklers Sprinklers and sprayers that deliver water in large droplets are best if you water with these devices. Fine spray that comes from many sprinklers, and micro-sprays in particular, is easily carried by the wind away from where the water is meant to go. They also tend to wet the foliage, and can thus increase the incidence of fungal disease. Keep the sprays low to avoid this, and also to deliver the water to the root zone where it will be used.
Hand-watering When hand-watering with a hose always use a nozzle with a flow shut-off device, such as a trigger. Remember to turn the hose off at the tap as well as at the nozzle. This will prevent water-waste if the nozzle should leak or even blow off the end of the hose. Use a nozzle that will deliver the water gently and in larger droplets to avoid wind-drift. Long watering ‘wands’ are useful for getting the water close to the ground.
Similarly, watering cans should have a rose that allows the water to be applied gently. Buckets are probably best avoided as the rapid delivery of the water usually means it just runs off the surface rather than soaking in.
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Watering your garden
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How to hand waterWhenever you are hand-watering – and particularly during periods of water restrictions – it is important to make sure your watering is as effective as possible. Do not try to water the whole garden in the one session as this will only lead to shallow watering. Instead, pick a garden area or two and concentrate on giving these a thorough soaking. Use a gentle spray until the water starts to run off the surface, then move to another area. After a while return to the previous areas and again water to the point of run-off. Do this several times until you are sure the areas you are concentrating on have been thoroughly soaked. You could even dig a small hole to see how far the water has penetrated.
In the next watering session you can switch to a different area of garden. Remember to match your watering to the water requirements of the plant grouping. That is, some garden areas may get a soaking once a week, while others may go two to four weeks between waterings.
Photo courtesy Macdonalds Plants Plus Nursery.
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Controlling watering Various types of garden water controllers help take the guesswork out of watering and can save water and money. Water controllers can be manual, fixed program or variable program timers. These devices are usually available at hardware and irrigation outlets. Of course every hose should be fitted with a flow shut-off device such as a trigger nozzle. A simple tap-timer will make sure the hose switches off after a set period of time. Automatic controllers can be programmed to maximise the efficiency of your system. Remember to change the settings as the seasons change, as less water is needed in autumn and spring.
Remember too, that all automatic watering systems installed from 1 July 2006 must have a rain sensor or soil moisture sensor as part of their control system. Even if your automatic system was installed before 1 July 2006 it is easy to have one of these devices fitted, and they will save you water. They work by preventing a system coming on when there has been rain, or the soil is still moist. For example, if you have your system set to come on every seven days and the device detects plenty of soil moisture or recent rain on day seven it will tell the controller not to come on for another seven days.
Watering your garden
Understanding water stress in plantsStress management of plants is an important part of waterwise gardening. The following symptoms are common signs of what is referred to as water or drought stress in plants:
• wilting or drooping of foliage and stems;
• lack of leaf gloss on plants;• colour tinting of leaves (a bit like
autumn foliage);• partial fruit, flower or leaf drop from
plants;• curling of leaf edges;• small stunted growth; and• footprints left behind on a lawn.
In some plants the signs of drought stress are only temporary and may just be the plants’ response to hotter weather. For example, some plants droop their leaves on hotter days to conserve moisture. By night-time the leaves have often returned to normal. So keep an eye on your plants and give them water if the symptoms of stress continue for more than a day or so. The exception are plants that need water to produce a crop, such as your fruits and vegetables. These should not be allowed to stress too much, or production will drop and fruit will split or be distorted. Remember though, that on many plants a little bit of drought stress is OK. However, if you are finding certain plants are easily and constantly stressed, then these probably should be removed from the garden.
Over-watering of plants, or poor soil drainage that results in roots dying of ‘wet feet’, will result in the same symptoms as listed above, so always check the soil to verify the cause of the stress before watering.
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Checking how much water is delivered You should check to see how much water your lawn or garden beds are receiving during an irrigation period. You can simply do this by putting a few containers within the sprinkler area or under drippers to catch the water. Time how long it takes to deliver 10 to 15 cm of water into the container as this should be adequate for a good watering for most loamy soils. This will help you set a limit for your watering times.
For further information on watering and soil types, please refer to notes on page 16 to work out more accurate watering times for different soil types. In addition, it is a good idea to dig a hole in your soil to see how far the water has penetrated after you have watered.
Alternative water sourcesIn our dry climate it is definitely worth considering using alternative sources for your garden water.
Rainwater tanks Consider installing a rainwater tank to collect water for use on the garden. Nowadays tanks come in a wide range of sizes and colours to suit every situation. There are even ‘bladder’ style tanks that can be positioned underneath a house that is on stumps. If you are considering using a hose or irrigation system from your tank you will need to have a power-point nearby to run a pump. Information on rainwater tank guidelines and the State Government’s rebate is available from Coliban Water.
Greywater Greywater is the waste water from the laundry, kitchen and bathrooms, and while it can be a great help in helping your garden survive in dry times, it must be used with caution. Below are some greywater dos and don’ts. For more information check the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) guidelines on its website www.epa.vic.gov.au
Watering your garden
Greywater Dos & Don’tsDosOnly use low phosphorus, environmentally friendly detergents and soaps.
Use the greywater immediately.
Deliver the greywater by sub-surface drip irrigation only.
Ensure greywater goes into the sewer whenever you are not using it, such as in wet times.
Always wash your hands after gardening near greywater areas.
Only use the greywater in dry times.
Don’tsNever allow the greywater to leave your property, and only use it in dry times.
Never store greywater for more than 24 hours.
Don’t use greywater on vegetables or other edible plants.
Do not use the kitchen water from washing dishes as it will contain fats and vermin attracting food particles.
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One of the keys to a successful waterwise garden is to choose and use plants that have low watering requirements. The most waterwise and environmentally friendly are indigenous plants, but there are also many other colourful plants from other parts of Australia and overseas that survive and thrive on small amounts of water. Waterwise plants come in an amazing array of colours, shapes and sizes. There is a waterwise plant for every spot in the garden and for every style of garden you want to create.
Indigenous plantsThe publishers of this booklet strongly encourage the use of indigenous plants, particularly in areas adjoining or close to bushland. Indigenous plants are those that grow in the local area, and are uniquely adapted to grow in the soil, climate and other conditions of the area. A garden planted with indigenous plants is considered ecologically sustainable. The Bendigo district has a fantastic range of interesting and colourful indigenous plants that can be grown in our gardens, and the plant list indicates which plants are indigenous. Growing local native plants will attract wildlife to your garden. Some, such as the Whirrakee Wattle, are rare. The planting of rare species helps ensure their survival. Growing indigenous plants helps maintain the unique visual character of the local area.
Native plantsMany Australian native plants are adapted to dry conditions. These include Eucalypts, Bottlebrushes (Callistemon spp), Banksias and Wattles, but also a range of smaller plants that are showy as well as great for attracting birds, such as Grevilleas, Native Fuchsias (Correa spp), Hakeas, Mint Bushes (Prostanthera spp), Emu Bushes (Eremophila spp), Swan River Daisy (Brachyscome spp) and Waxflowers (Philotheca spp).
Succulents and foliage plantsThe last few years have seen a real rise in the popularity of succulents, ornamental grasses and other foliage plants, especially for use in containers and contemporary style gardens. Some of the best include Black-anther Flax Lily (Dianella admixta), Cane Spear-grass (Austrodanthonia breviglumis), Agaves, Common Tussock Grass (Poa labillardieri), Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia reginae), Cabbage Palms (Cordyline spp), New Zealand Flax (Phormium spp) and Yuccas.
Plant selection for waterwise gardens
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Xerochrysum viscosum - Sticky Everlasting.
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Grey leaf plantsPlants with grey or silvery leaves cope well with heat and drought. Examples include the Clustered Everlasting (Chrysocephalum semipapposum) Lavenders, Wormwoods (Artemisia spp), Lambs Ears (Stachys byzantina), Bearded Iris, Yellow Daisy (Euryops pectinatus), many Wattles, Ruby Saltbush (Enchylaena tomentosa), Daisies, Silverbush (Convolvulus cneorum), Cushion Bush (Leucophyta brownii) and Snow in Summer (Cerastium tomentosum). These are great plants for waterwise gardens as the foliage colour also adds interest.
Tried and true favouritesEarly Australian gardens survived with very little water and it is still possible to find many old favourite plants growing with little or no extra water in such places as old cemeteries. Old fashioned roses, bulbs such as Belladonna Lilies, Daffodils and Jonquils, English Box, Native Fuchsia (Correa reflexa), Wattles (Acacia sp.) Japonica (Chaenomeles japonica), Rosemary, Sacred Bamboo (Nandina domestica) and Red Hot Pokers are amongst the great survivors.
Environmental weedsSome garden plants are escaping and becoming environmental weeds.
An environmental weed is a plant that invades natural areas, like a piece of local bushland, choking out the local native plants, changing the natural environment and destroying the homes and food of our native animals.
Across Australia governments and communities are spending millions of dollars and countless volunteer hours controlling environmental weeds. Care should be taken when selecting plants for the garden as many exotic and some native plants are environmental weeds and should be avoided. Gazanias and Cootamundra Wattle are two of our most common environmental weeds that began as ornamental garden plants.
Plant selection for waterwise gardens cont
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‘waterwise plants come in an amazing array of colours, shapes and sizes’
Xerochrysum viscosum - Sticky Everlasting.
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Some Environmental Weeds
SMART GARDENS FOR A DRY CLIMATE
The following list of environmental weeds is intended as a general guide only and is constantly being updated. Some plants listed are Declared Noxious Weeds, proclaimed under the Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994, but many are not. Dispose of all garden waste properly. Dispose of any environmental weeds by putting them into sealed bags and disposing at a council approved landfill.
BOTANICAL NAME COMMON NAME STATUS
Acacia baileyana Cootamundra Wattle Undeclared
Acacia iteaphylla Flinders Ranges Wattle Undeclared
Acacia longifolia Sallow or Coast Wattle Undeclared
Rosa rubiginosa Briar Rose Undeclared
Chrysanthemoides monilifera Bitou Bush / Boneseed Declared
Asparagus asparagoides Bridal Creeper or Smilax Undeclared
Zantedeschia aethiopica Arum Lily Undeclared
Vinca major Blue Periwinkle Undeclared
Gazania linearis Gazania Undeclared
Genista monspessulana Cape Broom Undeclared
Watsonia meriana Bulbil Watsonia Undeclared
Cytisus scoparius English Broom Undeclared
Cortaderia selloana Pampas Grass Undeclared
Salix spp. Willow species Undeclared
Foeniculum vulgare Fennel Undeclared
Ulex europaeus Gorse or Furze Declared
Crataegus monogyna English Hawthorn Undeclared
Erica lusitanica Portuguese Heath Undeclared
Oxalis pes-caprae Oxalis or Sour Sob Undeclared
Moraea flaccida One-leaf Cape Tulip Declared
Moraea miniata Two-leaf Cape Tulip Declared
Allium triquetrum Angled Onion Undeclared
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BOTANICAL NAME COMMON NAME STATUS
Nassella neesiana Chilean Needle Grass Undeclared
Phalaris aquatica Phalaris Undeclared
Juncus acutus Spiny Rush Declared
Hedera helix English Ivy Undeclared
Tradescantia fluminensis Wandering Jew Undeclared
Pinus radiata Radiata Pine Undeclared
Disa bracteata South African Weed-orchid Undeclared
Fraxinus angustifolia ssp. angustifolia Desert Ash Undeclared
Cotoneaster glaucophyllus Large-leaf Cotoneaster Undeclared
Cotoneaster pannosus Silver-leaf Cotoneaster Undeclared
Freesia leichtlinii Freesia Undeclared
Briza maxima Shell Grass Undeclared
Echium plantagineum Paterson’s Curse Declared
Prunus cerasifera Cherry Plum Undeclared
Schinus molle Peppercorn Tree Undeclared
Lonicera japonica Japanese Honeysuckle Undeclared
Ligustrum lucidum Broad-leaf Privet Undeclared
Lycium ferocissimum African Boxthorn Declared
Acacia saligna Golden Wreath Wattle Undeclared
Hypericum perforatum St John’s Wort Declared
Marrubium vulgare Horehound Declared
Rubus spp. Blackberry Declared
Some Environmental Weeds
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Waterwise Gardening Walsh, Kevin Reed New Holland 3rd Edition (2004)
Indigenous Plants of Bendigo – A Gardener’s Guide to Growing and Protecting Local Plants Available from early 2007 from the City of Greater Bendigo and the Bendigo Native Plant Group Inc.
Plants and Animals of the Box-Ironbark Area of Central Victoria (CD Rom) Viridians, Bentleigh East, Vic, 2005 Available for purchase from the Bendigo Field Naturalists’ Club Inc., PO Box 396, Bendigo, Victoria, 3552
Eucalypts of the Bendigo District. Franklin, D., Lindner, J., Robinson, J. Bendigo Field Naturalists’ Club Inc. (1991)
Gardening Down-Under Handreck, Kevin CSIRO Publication Australia (1993)
Native Trees and Shrubs of South Eastern Australia Costermans, L.F. Weldon, Sydney (1992)
Encyclopaedia of Australian Plants, Vol 1 – 8 Elliot, R.W., Jones, D.L. Lothian, Melbourne (1980 – 2002)
Bush Invaders of South-East Australia. Muyt, Adam. R.G and F.J. Richardson, Victoria. (2001).
Environmental Weeds – A Field Guide For SE Australia. Blood, Kate. CH Jerram Science Publications (2001).
Useful websites
www.savewater.com.au
www.weeds.crc.org.au
www.weeds.org.au
For more information Coliban Water 1300 363 200 www.coliban.com.au
City of Greater Bendigo (03) 5434 6000 www.bendigo.vic.gov.au
Department of Primary Industries (03) 5430 4444 www.dpi.vic.gov.au
North Central Catchment Management Authority (03) 5448 7124 www.nccma.vic.gov.au
Environment Protection Authority (EPA) (03) 5442 4393 www.epa.vic.gov.au
Greening Australia Victoria (03) 9450 5300
Bendigo Native Plant Group Inc. PO Box 669 Bendigo, Victoria, 3552
Bendigo Field Naturalists’ Club PO Box 396 Bendigo, Victoria, 3552
References & further reading
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Botanical nameGives the current botanical name. Old names are included in the comments column.
Common nameGives the most accepted common name.
Width (Wdth)Indicates the spread a plant will reach.No width has been indicated for climbers or for lawn grasses.
Deciduous/Evergreen (D/E)D = deciduous. This has also been applied to bulbs or perennials that die down.E = evergreen.
Exotic/Native (E/N)Ex = non-Australian plant. N = a plant native to Australia.
Indigenous (Indg)Y = plant that is indigenous to the City of Greater Bendigo.
Flower Colour (Flr Colour)Indicates the colour of the flower.
Flowering Time (Flr time)A = autumnW = winterSp = springSu = summer
Watering Needs Without Rain (watr)0 = watering not required once established. 1 = water once a month.2 = water twice a month.
Shade/Sunny (Shd/Sun)Sh = shady position.Sun = sunny position.
Frost Tolerant (Frst) Y = yesN = noY/N = Tolerates light frosts only, or will tolerate frosts once established.
CommentThis gives a brief comment on the plant.
Key to Plant List
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Bota
nica
l nam
e
Com
mon
nam
e
Wdt
h D/
E
E/N
In
dg
Flr C
olou
r
Flr t
ime
Wat
r Sh
d/Su
n Fr
st
Com
men
t
Tree
s, O
ver
10m
Acac
ia d
ealb
ata
Silv
er W
attle
4
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Y
Ye
llow
W
/Sp
1 S
h/S
un
Y
Very
qui
ck g
row
ing
Acac
ia m
earn
sii
Late
Bla
ck W
attle
4
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Y
Ye
llow
S
p 0
Sp
Y
Goo
d sh
ade
tree
but n
eeds
room
Acac
ia m
elan
oxylo
n B
lack
woo
d 6
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Y
Ye
llow
W
/Sp
0 S
h/S
un
Y
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p aw
ay fr
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phor
a co
stat
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-bar
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um
10
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Whi
te
Sp
0 S
un
Y
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moo
th p
ink
bark
Ca
llitris
gla
ucop
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W
hite
Cyp
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Pin
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Y
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Sun
Y
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liage
upr
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con
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in
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oak
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C
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S
p 1
Sun
Y
S
light
ly w
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liage
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mbi
a cit
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cent
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6 E
N
C
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W
0
Sun
Y
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moo
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and
wee
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perv
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1
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- -
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un
Y
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row
upr
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con
ifer o
ften
used
in fo
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gar
dens
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lyptu
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tring
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N
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S
p/S
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Y
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hard
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calyp
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N
Ye
llow
W
0
Sun
Y
N
ecta
r attr
acts
bird
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calyp
tus
goni
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Long
Lea
ved
Box
8
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Y
C
ream
A
0
Sun
Y
B
ird a
ttrac
ting
Euca
lyptus
leuc
oxylo
n ssp
pruin
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w G
um
10
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Y
C
ream
W
-Su
0 S
un
Y
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m is
a la
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tree
for m
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so
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calyp
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mel
liodo
ra
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w B
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10
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Y
W
hite
S
p/S
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Sun
Y
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ird a
ttrac
ting,
den
se c
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food
tree
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polya
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mos
ssp.
vesti
ta R
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12
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Y
C
ream
S
p/S
u 0
Sun
Y
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ood
shad
e tre
eEu
calyp
tus
trica
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Red
Iron
bark
8
E N
Y
Cr
eam
/Pin
k A/W
0
Sun
Y
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tere
stin
g bl
ack
bark
, bird
attr
actin
g w
inte
r flow
ers
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lyptu
s m
acul
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Spo
tted
Gum
10
E
N
W
hite
W
/Sp
0 S
un
Y/N
S
moo
th tr
unk
with
bea
utifu
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k.
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o la
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for m
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lyptu
s w
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mon
-flow
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5
E N
Yello
w
W/S
p 1
Sun
Y
/N
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liage
, lar
ge y
ello
w fl
ower
s
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burs
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Loc
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8 D
Ex
- -
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un
Y
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t gre
en le
aves
turn
yel
low
in
au
tum
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eep
away
from
pav
ing.
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an s
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pan
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ta
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den
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n Tr
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5 D
Ex
Yello
w
Sp
0
Sh/
sun
Y
Sha
de tr
ee w
ith in
tere
stin
g se
ed
po
ds a
nd g
ood
autu
mn
colo
ur
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naria
pat
erso
nia
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folk
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nd H
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cus
4 E
Ex
P
ink
Su/
A
0 S
un
Y/N
D
ense
gre
y fo
liage
is g
ood
for
w
indb
reak
. Hai
ry s
eedp
ods
can
ca
use
irrita
tion
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cus
cana
riens
is A
lger
ian
Oak
10
D
Ex
- -
0 S
un
Y
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e, s
emi-d
ecid
uous
tree
for
av
enue
s an
d sh
ade
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us p
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olia
C
hine
se E
lm
10
D
Ex
-
- 0
Sun
Y
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road
sha
de tr
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at d
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ops
in
tere
stin
g ba
rk a
s it
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s, U
nder
10m
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ia h
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ticky
Wat
tle
5 E
N
Ye
llow
S
p 0
Sh/
Sun
Y
G
ood
plan
t for
scr
eeni
ng
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ia im
plex
a Li
ghtw
ood
3 E
N
Y
Yello
w
Su/
A
0 S
h/S
un
Y
Dro
ught
har
dy a
nd lo
ng li
ved
Acac
ia p
odal
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olia
M
t. M
orga
n W
attle
4
E N
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w
W
0 S
un
Y
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wy
in w
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r. U
se in
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d of
C
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mun
dra
Wat
tle
Acac
ia p
ravis
sima
Ove
ns W
attle
3
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Yello
w
Sp
1 S
un
Y
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ne to
kee
p co
mpa
ct
Acac
ia p
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ntha
G
olde
n W
attle
3
E N
Y
Ye
llow
W
/Sp
0 S
un
Y
Flor
al e
mbl
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f Aus
tral
ia
Acac
ia re
tinoi
des
Wiri
lda
3 E
N
Y
Yello
w
Sp
0 S
un
Y
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flow
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g, q
uick
scr
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r
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ia v
erni
ciflua
Va
rnis
h W
attle
3
E N
Y
Ye
llow
S
p 0
Sh/
Sun
Y
B
ushy
. Will
gro
w o
n
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bank
men
ts
Agon
is fle
xuos
a W
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ng M
yrtle
5
E N
Whi
te
Sp/
S
0 S
un
Y/N
G
race
ful,
new
tips
are
bro
nze
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casu
arin
a lu
ehm
anni
i B
ulok
e 4
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Y
-
- 0
Sun
Y
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lera
tes
mild
sal
inity
, wee
ping
ha
bit,
grey
folia
ge, r
are
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casu
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a ve
rticil
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D
roop
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She
oak
6 E
N
Y
- -
0 S
un
Y
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nded
, dro
opin
g ca
nopy
su
itabl
e fo
r ave
nues
.
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n. C
asua
rina
stric
ta
Bota
nica
l nam
e
Com
mon
nam
e
Wdt
h D/
E
E/N
In
dg
Flr C
olou
r
Flr t
ime
Wat
r Sh
d/Su
n Fr
st
Com
men
t
Tree
s, U
nder
10m
Arbu
tus
uned
o S
traw
berr
y Tr
ee
4 E
Ex
W
hite
S
p 1
Sun
Y
Fr
uits
rese
mbl
e st
raw
berr
y.
G
loss
y fo
liage
Bank
sia e
ricifo
lia
Hea
th B
anks
ia
4 E
N
O
rang
e A
0
Sh/
Sun
Y
B
ushy
, sm
all t
ree
with
bird
attr
actin
g flo
wer
sBr
achy
chito
n po
puln
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N
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hite
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p 0
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owin
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lliste
mon
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inus
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rimso
n B
ottle
brus
h 2
E N
Red
S
p 0
Sun
Y
S
mal
l tre
e or
larg
e sh
rub
with
bird
attr
actin
g flo
wer
s.
M
any
form
s av
aila
ble
Callis
tem
on v
imin
alis
Wee
ping
Bot
tlebr
ush
4 E
N
R
ed
Su
1 S
un
Y
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wy
with
wee
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hab
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at
trac
ts b
irds
Cham
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ps h
umilis
Fa
n P
alm
4
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- -
0 S
h/S
un
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m fo
liage
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yline
aus
tralis
C
abba
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alm
3
E N
Whi
te
Sp/
S
0 S
h/S
un
Y
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row
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ight
pal
m w
ith
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rapp
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aves
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mbi
a fic
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Fl
ower
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Gum
4
E N
Red
S
u 0
Sun
Y
/N
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rt g
um tr
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ith v
ery
show
y
flo
wer
s. S
yn. E
ucal
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s fic
ifolia
Cydo
nia
oblo
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Qui
nce
4 D
Ex
Whi
te
Sp
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un
Y
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ing
blos
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, sce
nted
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t
used
in ja
ms
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agnu
s an
gust
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R
ussi
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live
5 D
Ex
Yello
w
Sp
0 S
un
Y
Look
s ve
ry s
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r to
oliv
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t is
deci
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sEr
iobo
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japo
nica
Lo
quat
4
E Ex
Cre
am
W
1 S
h/S
un
Y
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k gr
een
leav
es, e
dibl
e fru
itEu
calyp
tus
behr
iana
B
ull M
alle
e 3
E N
Y
C
ream
S
u 0
Sun
Y
R
are
smal
l tre
es o
f the
Whi
pstic
k
Fo
rest
Euca
lyptu
s ca
esia
S
ilver
Prin
cess
3
E N
Pin
k A
/W/S
p 1
Sun
Y
W
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ng tr
ee w
ith la
rge
bird
attr
actin
g flo
wer
s.
P
refe
rs g
ood
drai
nage
Euca
lyptu
s fo
rrest
iana
Fu
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um
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N
C
ream
A
0
Sun
Y
Ve
ry s
how
y re
d bu
ds a
nd fr
uits
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lyptu
s fro
ggat
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Kam
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alle
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Y
W
hite
S
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R
are,
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mal
l gar
dens
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lee
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N
P
ink
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hman
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ate
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N
Ye
llow
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/Sp
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S
mal
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ith s
how
y
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calyp
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um
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N
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ink
W/S
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ecta
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bird
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ake
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r the
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orm
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lyptu
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lue
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lee
3 E
N
Y
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am
A/W
0
Sun
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ird a
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and
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sed
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form
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cree
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calyp
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spat
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ta
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amp
Mal
let
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N
W
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p 0
Sun
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ery
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geEu
calyp
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iridi
s G
reen
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lee
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N
Y
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te
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0 S
un
Y
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a ra
nge
of c
ondi
tions
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llow
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inea
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R
ed
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un
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le fr
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dens
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info
rmal
hed
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g 5
D
Ex
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urpl
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ible
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ellip
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ush
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reen
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2
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Sun
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elig
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atki
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win
ter
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incu
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n H
akea
3
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Red
W
/Sp
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h/S
un
Y/N
N
eat d
ense
gro
wth
hab
it.
In
tere
stin
g ro
und
flow
ers
are
good
bird
attr
acto
rsLa
gers
troem
ia in
dica
C
repe
Myr
tle
3 D
Ex
Pin
ks
Su
2 S
un
Y/N
A
ttrac
tive
bark
, flow
ers
can
be
af
fect
ed b
y la
te fr
osts
Mel
aleu
ca la
nceo
lata
M
oona
h 3
E N
Y
C
ream
S
p 1
Sun
Y
W
indb
reak
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aleu
ca li
narii
folia
S
now
-in-s
umm
er
4 E
N
W
hite
S
u 0
Sun
Y
C
over
ed in
whi
te fl
ower
s in
sum
mer
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aleu
ca s
typh
elio
ides
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rickl
y P
aper
bark
5
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te
Su
0 S
un
Y
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all d
ense
tree
, pric
kly
leav
esPi
ttosp
orum
ang
ustif
oliu
m
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ping
Pitt
ospo
rum
3
E N
Y
Ye
llow
S
p 0
Sun
Y
Ve
ry a
ttrac
tive
wee
ping
hab
it.
N
eeds
goo
d dr
aina
gePr
unus
am
ygda
lis
Alm
ond
4 D
Ex
Whi
te
Sp
0 S
un
Y
Goo
d fru
iting
var
ietie
s av
aila
ble
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ca g
rana
tum
P
omeg
rana
te
3 D
Ex
Ora
nge
Su
1 S
h/S
un
Y
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orat
ive
edib
le fr
uit i
n au
tum
n
Bota
nica
l nam
e
Com
mon
nam
e
Wdt
h D/
E
E/N
In
dg
Flr C
olou
r
Flr t
ime
Wat
r Sh
d/Su
n Fr
st
Com
men
t
Tree
s, U
nder
10m
Pyru
s ca
llery
ana
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lery
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r 5
D
Ex
W
hite
S
p 2
Sun
Y
M
any
form
s w
ith g
ood
autu
mn
colo
ur a
re a
vaila
ble
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s us
surie
nsis
Man
chur
ian
Pea
r 6
D
Ex
W
hite
S
p 0
Sun
Y
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rge,
spr
eadi
ng s
hade
tree
with
good
aut
umn
colo
ur
Robi
nia
‘Fris
ia’
Gol
den
Rob
inia
5
D
Ex
C
ream
S
u 0
Sun
Y
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ght g
reen
, alm
ost y
ello
w fo
liage
.
Can
suc
ker
Robi
nia
‘Um
brac
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ra’
Mop
Top
Rob
inia
2
D
Ex
-
- 0
Sun
Y
P
rune
ann
ually
in to
mai
ntai
n ba
ll
sh
ape.
Can
suc
ker
Soph
ora
japo
nica
Ja
pane
se P
agod
a Tr
ee
4 E
Ex
Ye
llow
S
p 2
Sun
Y
A
ttrac
tive
flow
ers
Trac
hyca
rpus
fortu
nei
Win
dmill
Pal
m
4 E
Ex
-
- 0
Sh/
Sun
Y
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ugh
palm
tree
with
hai
ry tr
unk
Tall
Shru
bs, U
nder
3m
Abel
ia x
gra
ndifl
ora
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ssy
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lia
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Ex
P
ink
Su
1 S
h/S
un
Y
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hy a
rchi
ng s
hrub
.
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d sc
reen
erAc
acia
acin
acea
G
old-
dust
Wat
tle
2 E
N
Y
Yello
w
Sp
0 S
un
Y
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ck s
cree
ning
pla
ntAc
acia
asp
era
Rou
gh W
attle
2
E N
Y
Ye
llow
S
p 0
Sh/
Sun
Y
W
ill g
row
und
er ta
ll tre
esAc
acia
aus
feld
ii A
usfe
ld’s
Wat
tle
2 E
N
Y
Yello
w
Su
0 S
un
Y
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e. P
refe
rs g
ood
drai
nage
out o
f win
dsAc
acia
boo
rman
ii S
now
y R
iver
Wat
tle
3 E
N
Ye
llow
S
p 2
Sun
Y
M
ay s
ucke
r, ne
eds
a lit
tle w
ater
Acac
ia b
rach
ybot
rya
Gre
y M
ulga
2
E
N
Y
Yello
w
W/S
p 0
Sun
Y
P
refe
rs s
andy
soi
lAc
acia
eut
hyca
rpa
Wal
low
a 2
E N
Yello
w
Sp
0 S
un
Y
Tall
roun
ded
shru
b ne
edin
g
go
od d
rain
age
Acac
ia fl
exifo
lia
Ben
t-Le
af W
attle
2
E N
Y
Ye
llow
W
0
Sh/
Sun
Y
G
ood
low
hed
ge, a
dapt
able
to
va
rious
soi
lsAc
acia
flor
ibun
da
Whi
te S
allo
w W
attle
4
E N
Yello
w
Sp
1 S
h/S
un
Y
Gol
d sc
reen
, fine
folia
geAc
acia
gen
istifo
lia
Spr
eadi
ng W
attle
2
E N
Y
Ye
llow
W
/Sp
0 S
hSun
Y
P
rickl
y, g
ood
hedg
e, b
ird h
aven
Acac
ia m
onta
na
Mal
lee
Wat
tle
2 E
N
Y
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w
Su
0 S
un
Y
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d de
nse
fenc
e sc
reen
erAc
acia
ver
nicifl
ua
Varn
ish
Wat
tle
2 E
N
Y
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w
Sp
0 S
un
S
hiny
folia
ge a
nd u
prig
ht g
row
thAc
acia
willi
amso
nii
Whi
rrak
ee W
attle
3
E N
Y
Ye
llow
S
p 0
Sun
Y
R
are.
Mak
es a
goo
d in
form
al
he
dge
Agon
is fle
xuos
a ‘N
ana’
D
war
f Will
ow M
yrtle
2
E N
Whi
te
Sp
2 S
h/S
un
N
Gra
cefu
l, w
eepi
ng s
mal
ler f
orm
Allo
casu
arin
a m
uelle
riana
S
laty
She
oak
3 E
N
Y
Red
-
0 S
un
Y
Attr
activ
e, v
ery
dry
Argy
rant
hem
um fr
utes
cens
M
argu
erite
Dai
sy
1.5
E Ex
Man
y A
2
Sun
Y
/N
Man
y fo
rms
and
colo
urs.
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g
flo
wer
ing
quic
k fil
ler
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ngto
nia
behr
ii B
room
Bae
ckea
1
E N
Y
W
hite
S
p/S
u 0
Sun
Y
G
ood
drai
nage
is e
ssen
tial
Baec
kea
linifo
lia
Bae
ckea
2
E N
Whi
te
Su
1 S
h/S
un
Y
Com
pact
, wee
ping
hab
it. D
oes
best
in fu
ll su
n.
W
ithst
ands
poo
r dra
inag
e.
Bank
sia m
argi
nata
S
ilver
Ban
ksia
3
E N
Y
Ye
llow
S
p/S
u/A
1
Sun
Y
R
are
in o
ur a
rea,
but
long
flow
erin
g pe
riod
Bank
sia s
pinu
losa
H
airp
in B
anks
ia
2 E
N
Ye
llow
A
/W
1 S
h/S
un
Y
Nec
tar a
ttrac
ts b
irds
Berb
eris
thun
berg
ii
Pur
ple
Japa
nese
Bar
berr
y 3
D
Ex
Ye
llow
S
p 2
Sh/
Sun
Y
D
ense
, tho
rny,
goo
d he
dge
with
‘A
tropu
rpur
ea’
grea
t aut
umn
colo
urBo
roni
a an
emon
ifolia
S
ticky
Bor
onia
1
E N
Y
P
ink
Sp/
Su
0 S
h Y
S
how
y in
flow
er a
nd g
ood
cont
aine
r pla
nt
Boro
nia
hete
roph
ylla
Red
Bor
onia
1
E N
Pin
k S
p 2
Sh
Y
Per
fum
ed fl
ower
s. N
eeds
goo
d
dr
aina
geBo
roni
a m
egas
tigm
a B
row
n B
oron
ia
1 E
N
B
row
n S
p 2
Sh
Y
Hig
hly
scen
ted,
nee
ds d
rain
age.
Budd
leja
dav
idii
B
utte
rfly
Bus
h 2
D
Ex
Pur
ple
Sp/
Su
2 S
un
Y
Attr
acts
but
terfl
ies,
man
y va
rietie
sBu
rsar
ia s
pino
sa
Sw
eet B
ursa
ria
2
E N
Y
W
hite
S
u 0
Sun
Y
S
mal
l fra
gran
t flow
ers,
attr
act
bu
tterfl
ies
Callis
tem
on ‘C
apta
in C
ook’
C
apta
in C
ook
Bot
tlebr
ush
2
E N
Red
S
p 1
Sh/
Sun
Y
/N
Very
flor
ifero
us b
ut fr
ost t
ende
r
whe
n yo
ung
Callis
tem
on p
hoen
iceus
Fi
ery
Bot
tlebr
ush
1.5
E N
Red
S
p/S
u 1
Sun
Y
S
how
y, b
ird a
ttrac
ting
flow
ers
Callis
tem
on s
iebe
ri R
iver
Bot
tlebr
ush
3
E N
Y
C
ream
S
u/A
2
Sh/
Sun
Y
Lo
cal b
ottle
brus
h us
eful
for
sc
reen
ing
Bota
nica
l nam
e
Com
mon
nam
e
Wdt
h D/
E
E/N
In
dg
Flr C
olou
r
Flr t
ime
Wat
r Sh
d/Su
n Fr
st
Com
men
t
Tall
Shru
bs, U
nder
3m
Callis
tem
on s
ubul
atus
D
war
f Bot
tlebr
ush
1
E N
Red
S
p 2
Sh/
Sun
Y
C
ompa
ct, s
mal
ler s
hrub
.Ca
loth
amnu
s qu
adrifi
dus
Crim
son
Net
Bus
h 2
E N
Red
S
p/S
u 1
Sun
Y
S
oft p
ine-
like
leav
es a
nd re
d
flo
wer
s. N
eeds
goo
d dr
aina
geCa
loth
amnu
s vil
losu
s W
oolly
Net
Bus
h 2
E N
Red
S
p/S
u 1
Sun
Y
R
ed fl
ower
s at
trac
t nec
tar f
eedi
ng
bi
rds
Calyt
rix te
trago
na
Com
mon
Frin
ge M
yrtle
1
E
N
Y
Pin
k S
p/S
u 0
Sh/
Sun
Y
G
ood
info
rmal
hed
ge a
nd c
ut
flo
wer
sCa
mel
lia ja
poni
ca
Japo
nica
Cam
ellia
1.
5 E
Ex
P
ink
Sp
2 S
h Y
M
any
form
s. B
est i
n sh
ade
with
plen
ty o
f soi
l org
anic
mat
ter
Cam
ellia
sas
anqu
a S
asan
qua
Cam
ellia
1.
5 E
Ex
P
ink
W
2 S
h/S
un
Y
Toug
her t
han
Japo
nica
Cam
ellia
.
M
any
form
sCe
anot
hus
‘Blu
e Pa
cific’
B
lue
Pac
ific
3 E
Ex
B
lue
Sp
0 S
un
Y
Mas
ses
of b
lue
flow
ers
Chae
nom
eles
japo
nica
Ja
poni
ca
1.5
D
Ex
P
ink
W
0 S
un
Y
Attr
activ
e flo
wer
s on
bar
e st
ems
in w
inte
rCh
amae
lauc
ium
unc
inat
um
Ger
aldt
on W
ax
3 E
N
Pi
nk/W
hite
W/S
p 1
Sun
Y
/N
Exce
llent
for c
ut fl
ower
s. N
eeds
good
dra
inag
eCh
oisy
a te
rnat
a M
exic
an O
rang
e B
loss
om
3
E Ex
Whi
te
Sp
1 S
h/S
un
Y
Sw
eetly
sce
nted
flow
ers.
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d
sc
reen
pla
ntCi
stus
lada
nife
r C
rimso
n-sp
ot R
ock
Ros
e 2
E Ex
Whi
te
Su
! S
un
Y
Flow
ers
like
sing
le ro
ses.
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ge is
stic
kyCi
stus
x p
urpu
reus
P
urpl
e R
ock
Ros
e 2.
5 E
Ex
Pin
k S
u 0
Sun
Y
La
rge
sing
le fl
ower
s w
ith a
pur
ple
splo
tch
Cole
onem
a pu
lchru
m
Dio
sma
2
E Ex
Pin
k S
p 1
Sh/
Sun
Y
M
asse
s of
sm
all p
ink
star
ry
flo
wer
s an
d ar
omat
ic fo
liage
Corre
a al
ba
Nat
ive
Fuch
sia
1.5
E N
Whi
te
W
1 S
h/S
un
Y
Win
ter fl
ower
s at
trac
t bird
s
Corre
a ba
ckho
usea
na
Nat
ive
Fuch
sia
2 E
N
G
reen
W
1
Sh/
Sun
Y
N
ecta
r attr
acts
bird
sCo
rrea
glab
ra
Roc
k C
orre
a 1
E N
Y
G
reen
W
1
Sh/
Sun
Y
N
eeds
goo
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aina
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rrea
refle
xa
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ive
Fuch
sia
1 E
N
Y
Gre
en
A/W
0
Sh/
Sun
Y
N
ecta
r attr
acts
bird
s. L
ocal
form
has
gree
n flo
wer
sCr
owea
sal
igna
W
illow
-leaf
ed C
row
ea
1
E N
Pin
k A
/W
1 S
h/S
un
Y
Goo
d in
the
shad
e bu
t nee
ds
go
od d
rain
age
Davie
sia le
ptop
hylla
N
arro
w L
eaf B
itter
Pea
1
E
N
Y
Yello
w/R
ed S
p 0
Sun
Y
C
olou
rful,
pea-
like
flow
ers
Dodo
naea
visc
osa
Hop
Bus
h 2
E
N
Y
Red/
Gre
en S
u 1
Sun
Y
A
ttrac
tive
pape
ry s
eed
pods
in
su
mm
er. V
ario
us lo
cal f
orm
s ar
e
av
aila
ble
Dodo
naea
visc
osa s
sp. c
unea
ta W
edge
-leaf
Hop
Bus
h 2
E N
Y
Re
d/G
reen
Su
0 S
un
Y
Loca
l for
mEc
hium
fast
uosu
m
Prid
e of
Mad
eira
2
E Ex
Blu
e S
u 1
Sun
Y
/N
Tall
spik
es o
f sho
wy
flow
ers
Erem
ophi
la lo
ngifo
lia
Ber
rigan
Em
u B
ush
3 E
N
Y
Pin
k S
p 1
Sun
Y
Ve
ry to
ugh,
but
mus
t hav
e go
od
dr
aina
geEr
emop
hila
nive
a S
ilky
Erem
ophi
la
2 E
N
P
urpl
e S
p 2
Sun
Y
A
ttrac
tive
grey
folia
ge a
nd p
urpl
e
flo
wer
sEs
callo
nia ru
bra v
ar. m
acra
ntha
Es
callo
nia
1.5
E Ex
Pin
k S
u 2
Sh/
Sun
Y
G
ood
hedg
e or
scr
een
Euon
ymus
japo
nica
S
pind
le B
ush
2 E
Ex
W
hite
S
p 1
Sun
Y
G
loss
y fo
liage
and
pin
k fru
itsEu
phor
bia
char
acia
s W
ulfe
n S
purg
e 1.
5 E
Ex
Gre
en
Sp/
Su
0 S
un
Y
Attr
activ
e fo
liage
and
unu
sual
yello
w-g
reen
flow
ers
Eury
ops
pect
inat
us
Yello
w D
aisy
1.
5 E
Ex
Yello
w
All
Yr
1 S
un
Y
Gre
y fo
liage
, mos
t flow
ers
are
in
la
te w
inte
rFo
rsyt
hia
susp
ensa
G
olde
n B
ells
2
D
Ex
Yello
w
Sp
2 S
h/S
un
Y
Mas
ses
of e
arly
spr
ing
flow
ers
befo
re th
e le
aves
Good
enia
ova
ta
Hop
Goo
deni
a 0.
5 E
N
Y
Yello
w
Sp/
Su
2 S
h
Free
flow
erin
g, to
lera
tes
moi
st
co
nditi
ons
Grev
illea
‘Cle
arvie
w D
avid
’ C
lear
view
Dav
id G
revi
llea
2 E
N
R
ed
W/S
p 1
Sun
Y
B
ird a
ttrac
ting
flow
ers
Grev
illea
‘Cro
sbie
Mor
rison
’ C
rosb
ie M
orris
on G
revi
llea
2 E
N
R
ed/O
r S
p 1
Sun
Y
Fl
ower
s fo
rm la
te w
inte
r thr
ough
to s
umm
erGr
eville
a en
dlich
eria
na
Spi
ndly
Gre
ville
a 1.
5 E
N
Whi
te
Sp
1 S
un
Y
Nee
ds w
ell-d
rain
ed s
oil
Bota
nica
l nam
e
Com
mon
nam
e
Wdt
h D/
E
E/N
In
dg
Flr C
olou
r
Flr t
ime
Wat
r Sh
d/Su
n Fr
st
Com
men
t
Tall
Shru
bs, U
nder
3m
Grev
illea ‘
Poor
inda C
onsta
nce’
Poor
inda
Con
stan
ce G
revil
lea
5 E
N
R
ed
W/S
p 1
Sun
Y
N
ecta
r attr
acts
bird
sGr
eville
a ‘P
oorin
da Q
ueen
’ P
oorin
da Q
ueen
Gre
ville
a 3
E N
Pin
k S
p 1
Sun
Y
Ex
celle
nt s
cree
ner a
nd b
ird
at
trac
tor
Grev
illea
lava
ndul
acea
La
vend
er G
revi
llea
1.5
E
N
Cr
eam
/Red
Sp
2 S
h/S
un
Y
Gre
y-gr
een
leav
es. V
aria
ble
Hake
a de
curre
ns
Bus
hy N
eedl
ewoo
d 2
E N
Y
C
ream
S
p 0
Sh/
Sun
Y
Ve
ry p
rickl
y, p
rovi
ding
she
lter
ssp.
phy
soca
rpa
for b
irds
Hebe
‘Ins
pira
tion’
In
spira
tion
Heb
e 1.
5 E
Ex
P
urpl
e S
p/S
u 2
Sun
Y
C
ompa
ct ro
unde
d sh
rub
Hibi
scus
syr
iacu
s R
ose
Of S
haro
n 2
D
Ex
Purp
le/Bl
ue
Su/
A
1 S
un
Y
Flow
ers
sum
mer
and
into
aut
umn
Indi
gofe
ra a
ustra
lis
Indi
gofe
ra
2
E N
Y
P
urpl
e S
p 2
Sh/
Sun
Y
Ti
p pr
une
to p
rom
ote
bush
ines
sKu
nzea
eric
oide
s B
urga
n 3
E
N
Y
Whi
te
Sp/
Su
1 S
un
Y
Attr
activ
e w
indb
reak
or i
nfor
mal
hedg
e Ku
nzea
par
vifol
ia
Sm
all-l
eave
d K
unze
a 3
E
N
P
ink
Sp/
Su
2 S
h/S
un
Y
Flow
er li
ke s
mal
l bot
tlebr
ush
Lasio
peta
lum
beh
rii
Pin
k Ve
lvet
Bus
h 1.
5 E
N
Y
P
ink
Sp
0 S
h/S
un
Y
Nee
ds w
ell d
rain
ed s
oils
. Lik
es
oc
casi
onal
ligh
t pru
ne.
Lo
ng la
stin
g flo
wer
s Le
ptos
perm
um m
yrsin
oide
s H
eath
Tea
Tre
e 1.
5 E
N
Y
W
hite
S
p/S
u 0
Sh/
Sun
Y
P
rolifi
c flo
wer
s in
spr
ing
Lept
ospe
rmum
niti
dum
Te
a Tr
ee
2
E N
Whi
te
Sp
2 S
h/S
un
Y
Den
se if
pru
ned,
pro
lific
flow
ers,
can
be u
sed
as a
hed
geLe
ptos
perm
um o
bova
tum
R
iver
Tea
Tre
e 2
E N
Whi
te
Su
2 S
h/S
un
Y
Can
with
stan
d w
et s
oils
als
oM
ahon
ia a
quifo
lium
O
rego
n G
rape
1
E Ex
Yello
w
Sp
2 S
h/S
un
Y
Sm
all p
urpl
e fru
its in
sum
mer
Mel
aleu
ca d
ecus
sata
To
tem
Pol
es
2 E
N
Y
Mau
ve
Sp
0 S
un
Y
Goo
d w
indb
reak
, hed
ge o
r scr
een
Mel
aleu
ca h
yper
icifo
lia
Red
Hon
ey M
yrtle
3
E N
Ora
nge
Sp
1 S
un
Y/N
G
ood
scre
en a
nd b
ird a
ttrac
tor
Mel
aleu
ca in
cana
G
rey
Hon
ey M
yrtle
2
E N
Cre
am
Sp
1 S
un
Y
Mas
ses
of fl
ower
s
Mel
aleu
ca la
terit
ia
Rob
in R
ed B
reas
t Bus
h 1
E N
Red
S
p/S
u 2
Sun
Y
B
ushy
, with
sho
wy
oran
ge-r
ed
flo
wer
s
Mel
aleu
ca n
esop
hila
S
how
y H
oney
Myr
tle
3 E
N
M
auve
S
u 0
Sun
Y
Fa
st g
row
ing
scre
en p
lant
with
flo
wer
s at
the
tips
Mel
aleu
ca u
ncin
ata
Bro
om H
oney
Myr
tle
2 E
N
Y
Cre
am
Sp
1 S
un
Y
Very
sal
t tol
eran
t. U
sefu
l scr
een
or
he
dge
and
with
stan
ds s
ome
w
inte
r floo
ding
Mel
aleu
ca w
ilson
ii Vi
olet
Hon
ey M
yrtle
2
E N
Y
Pi
nk/P
urple
S
p 0
Sh/
Sun
Y
D
ense
loca
l pla
nt fo
r win
dbre
ak
or
scr
een
with
sho
wy
flow
ers
Mel
icytu
s de
ntat
us
Tree
Vio
let
1 E
N
Y
Cre
am
Sp
0 S
un
Th
e sm
all p
endu
lous
flow
ers
are
ve
ry fr
agra
nt.
Sy
n. H
ymen
anth
era
dent
ata
Myo
poru
m in
sula
re
Boo
bial
la
3 E
N
W
hite
W
0
Sun
Y
D
ense
folia
ge m
akin
g a
good
w
indb
reak
. Fire
resi
stan
t
Nand
ina
dom
estic
a S
acre
d B
ambo
o 1
E
Ex
C
ream
S
p 0
Sh/
Sun
Y
C
olou
red
berr
ies.
Doe
s no
t suc
ker
lik
e tr
ue b
ambo
os
Olea
ria d
ecur
rens
C
lam
my
Dai
sy B
ush
1.5
E
N
W
hite
S
u/A
0
Sun
Y
N
eeds
goo
d dr
aina
ge. P
rune
to
pr
omot
e bu
shy
grow
th
Olea
ria fl
orib
unda
H
eath
Dai
sy B
ush
1 E
N
Y
Whi
te
Su
1 S
un
Y
Tip
prun
e to
kee
p a
bush
y ha
bit
Olea
ria te
retif
olia
C
ypre
ss D
aisy
Bus
h 1
E N
Y
W
hite
S
p 0
Sun
Y
R
ound
ed s
hape
Philo
thec
a m
yopo
roid
es
Wax
flow
er
2 E
N
W
hite
S
p 1
Sh/
Sun
Y
Lo
vely
pin
k bu
ds a
nd s
tarr
y
flo
wer
s. S
yn. E
riost
emon
myo
poro
ides
Phot
inia
‘Red
Rob
in’
Red
Rob
in P
hotin
ia
2 E
Ex
W
hite
S
p 2
Sun
Y
H
edge
pla
nt w
ith b
right
red
new
le
aves
.
Phot
inia
robu
sta
Pho
tinia
4
E
Ex
W
hite
S
u 1
Sun
Y
H
eavy
som
etim
es ir
ritan
t per
fum
e.
Pitto
spor
um a
ngus
tifol
ium
W
eepi
ng P
ittos
poru
m
3 E
N
Y
Yello
w
Sp
0 S
un
Y
Ora
nge
fruits
Syn
. Pitt
ospo
rum
ph
yllira
eoid
es
Pitto
spor
um ‘J
ames
Stir
ling’
Ja
mes
Stir
ling
Pitt
ospo
rum
2
E Ex
- -
2 S
un
Y
Pop
ular
scr
een
plan
t, ca
n al
so b
e
us
ed fo
r hed
ges
Bota
nica
l nam
e
Com
mon
nam
e
Wdt
h D/
E
E/N
In
dg
Flr C
olou
r
Flr t
ime
Wat
r Sh
d/Su
n Fr
st
Com
men
t
Tall
Shru
bs, U
nder
3m
Plum
bago
aur
icula
ta
Plu
mba
go
2
E Ex
Blu
e S
u/A
1
Sh/
Sun
Y
/N
Goo
d ba
ckgr
ound
pla
nt o
r can
be
clip
ped
into
hed
gePo
mad
erris
race
mos
a C
lust
er P
omad
erris
1
E
N
Ye
llow
S
p 1
Sh
Y
Talli
sh b
ackg
roun
d sh
rub.
Lik
es
so
me
moi
stur
e. R
espo
nds
wel
l to
prun
ing
Pr
osta
nthe
ra n
ivea
Sno
wy
Min
t Bus
h 2
E N
Y
W
hite
S
p/S
u 1
Sh/
Sun
Y
Fa
st g
row
ing,
pru
ne re
gula
rlyPr
osta
nthe
ra o
valif
olia
C
omm
on M
int B
ush
2
E N
Pur
ple
Sp
2 S
h/S
un
Y
Pro
lific
flow
erer
Pros
tant
hera
rotu
ndifo
lia
Rou
nd-le
af M
int B
ush
1.5
E
N
P
urpl
e S
p 2
Sh/
Sun
Y
Fo
liage
has
per
fum
e w
hen
crus
hed
Rosm
arin
us o
fficin
alis
Ros
emar
y 1.
5 E
Ex
Blu
e S
p/S
u 1
Sun
Y
C
ulin
ary
herb
, can
be
used
for a
n
un
clip
ped
hedg
eSa
ntal
um a
cum
inat
um
Sw
eet Q
uand
ong
2 E
N
Y
Gre
en
Sp
0 S
un
N
Has
shi
ny re
d ed
ible
frui
tSe
nna
arte
misi
oide
s S
ilver
Cas
sia
1.5
E
N
Ye
llow
S
p/S
u 0
Sun
Y
Fi
ne, s
ilver
y fo
liage
Syn
. Cas
sia
arte
mis
ioid
es
Sola
num
lacin
iatu
m
Kan
garo
o A
pple
2
E N
Y
P
urpl
e S
p/S
u 0
Sh/
Sun
Y
Fa
st g
row
ing
with
yel
low
-ora
nge
egg
shap
ed fr
uit.
Sel
f sow
s re
adily
Spira
ea c
anto
nien
sis
Ree
ves’
May
Bus
h 4
D
Ex
Whi
te
Sp
1 S
un
Y
Arc
hing
bra
nche
s m
ake
this
pla
nt
m
uch
wid
er th
an it
is ta
llSy
mph
orica
rpos
alb
us
Sno
w B
erry
1.
5 D
Ex
Pin
k S
p 1
Sh/
Sun
Y
D
aint
y fo
liage
and
whi
te b
errie
s Sy
mph
orica
rpos
orb
icula
tis
Cor
al B
erry
1.
5 D
Ex
Whi
te/P
ink
Sp
1 S
h/S
un
Y
Pur
ple-
red
fruits
in s
umm
er
Syrin
ga c
ultiv
ars
Lila
cs
1.5
D
Ex
P
urpl
e S
p 1
Sun
Y
P
erfu
med
flow
ers
with
man
y
co
lour
s fro
m w
hite
to d
ark
purp
le a
vaila
ble
Teuc
rium
frut
icans
S
hrub
by G
erm
ande
r 2
E Ex
Mau
ve
Sp/
Su
1 S
un
Y
Pre
tty g
rey
folia
ge, c
an b
e us
ed a
s
a
hedg
e
Thry
ptom
ene
calyc
ina
Gra
mpi
ans
Thry
ptom
ene
1.5
E N
Pin
k S
p 2
Sun
Y
G
ood
cut fl
ower
, nee
ds g
ood
dr
aina
ge
Vibu
rnum
tinu
s La
urus
tinus
2.
5 E
Ex
W
hite
S
p 0
Sh/
Sun
Y
P
inki
sh in
bud
, har
dy h
edge
or
sc
reen
Vim
inar
ia ju
ncea
G
olde
n S
pray
2
E
N
Y
Yello
w
Sp/
Su
1 S
un
Y
Tole
rate
s m
oist
soi
ls, s
how
y
flo
wer
s an
d at
trac
tive
droo
ping
fo
liage
Wei
gela
flor
ida
Wei
gela
2
D
Ex
P
ink
Sp
2 S
un
Y
Arc
hing
hab
it
Wes
tring
ia fr
uitic
osa
Coa
st R
osem
ary
2 E
N
W
hite
S
p 1
Sun
Y
G
reyi
sh fo
liage
and
can
be
used
as
a h
edge
or s
cree
n
Smal
l Shr
ubs,
Und
er 1
MAc
acia
lani
gera
W
oolly
Wat
tle
1 E
N
Y
Yello
w
W
0 S
un
Y
Use
ful f
or ro
cky
grou
nd a
nd w
inte
r
flo
wer
s
Arte
misi
a ab
sinth
ium
W
orm
woo
d 1
E Ex
Yello
w
Su
0 S
un
Y
grow
n fo
r its
silv
er fo
liage
. Mak
es
a
toug
h in
form
al h
edge
Callis
tem
on ‘L
ittle
Joh
n’
Littl
e Jo
hn B
ottle
brus
h 1
E
N
R
ed
Sp/
Su
1 S
un
Y
Bus
hy, b
ird a
ttrac
ting
plan
t. Fr
ost
te
nder
whe
n yo
ung.
Fu
ll su
n is
bes
t
Cist
ius
salvi
ifoliu
s S
age-
leaf
Roc
k R
ose
1.2
E Ex
Whi
te
Su
1 S
un
Y
Low
and
spr
eadi
ng. U
se in
gro
ups
as
a g
roun
dcov
er
Conv
olvu
lus
cneo
rum
S
ilver
Bus
h 1
E
Ex
W
hite
S
u 1
Sun
Y
S
ilver
y fo
liage
. Nee
ds g
ood
dr
aina
ge
Corre
a pu
lchel
la
Sal
mon
Cor
rea
0.5
E
N
O
rang
e W
Sh/
Sun
Y
G
ood
low
shr
ub fo
r win
ter i
nter
est
Crow
ea e
xala
ta
Sm
all C
row
ea
1 E
N
Y
Pin
k S
p/S
u 1
Sh/
Sun
Y
Lo
ng fl
ower
ing,
sui
tabl
e fo
r
co
ttage
gar
dens
Cryp
tand
ra a
mar
a B
itter
Cry
ptan
dra
0.5
E N
Y
Pi
nk/W
hite
A/W
0
Sh/
Sun
Y
C
an a
lso
be u
sed
as a
gr
ound
cove
r in
mas
s pl
antin
gs
Bota
nica
l nam
e
Com
mon
nam
e
Wdt
h D/
E
E/N
In
dg
Flr C
olou
r
Flr t
ime
Wat
r Sh
d/Su
n Fr
st
Com
men
t
Smal
l Shr
ubs,
Und
er 1
mDa
mpi
era
rosm
arin
ifolia
R
osem
ary
Dam
pier
a 1
E N
Blu
e S
p/S
u 2
Sh/
Sun
Y
S
ucke
ring
plan
t with
dee
p bl
ue
flo
wer
s. N
eeds
goo
d dr
aina
geDa
viesia
ulic
ifolia
G
orse
Bitt
er P
ea
1
E N
Y
O
rang
e S
p 0
Sh/
Sun
Y
Eg
g an
d ba
con
flow
ers
Derw
entia
per
folia
ta
Dig
ger’s
Spe
edw
ell
1 E
N
Y
Pur
ple
Sp
0 S
h/S
un
Y
Per
enni
al-li
ke s
hrub
gre
at fo
r
cotta
ge g
arde
ns. C
ut b
ack
hard
in
w
inte
r. Sy
n. P
arah
ebe
perfo
liata
Di
llwyn
ia c
iner
asce
ns
Gre
y P
arro
t Pea
0.
5 E
N
Y
Yello
w
Sp
0 S
h Y
B
ird a
ttrac
ting.
Pru
ne a
fter
flo
wer
ing
to k
eep
bush
y Di
llwyn
ia s
erice
a S
how
y P
arro
t Pea
0.
5 E
N
Y
O
rang
e S
p 0
Sh/
Sun
Y
U
sefu
l und
er ta
ll tre
es
Epac
ris im
pres
sa
Com
mon
Hea
th
0.5
E
N
M
any
Sp/
Su
2 S
h/S
un
Y
Nec
tar a
ttrac
ts b
irds.
Sta
te fl
oral
embl
em
Epac
ris lo
ngifo
lia
Fuch
sia
Hea
th
1.5
E
N
R
ed/W
h S
p/S
u 1
Sh/
Sun
Y
N
ecta
r attr
acts
bird
s. S
how
y
pe
ndul
ous,
tubu
lar fl
ower
sEr
ysim
um ‘W
inte
r Joy
’ W
inte
r Wal
lflow
er
1 E
Ex
P
urpl
e W
2
Sh/
Sun
Y
S
hort
live
d bu
t goo
d fo
r win
ter
flo
wer
s Eu
ryom
yrtu
s ra
mos
issim
a R
osy
Hea
th-m
yrtle
2
E N
Y
P
ink
Sp/
Su
1 S
h/S
un
Y
Nee
ds e
xcel
lent
dra
inag
e an
d fu
ll
su
n Sy
n. B
aeck
ea ra
mos
issim
aEu
taxia
micr
ophy
lla
Com
mon
Eut
axia
0.
5 E
N
Y
Ye
llow
/Or
Sp
1 S
h/S
un
Y
Sho
wy
pea
flow
ers.
Nee
ds g
ood
drai
nage
. Res
pond
s to
occ
asio
nal
pr
unin
gFe
licia
am
ello
ides
Fe
licia
0.
5 E
Ex
B
lue
Sp
2 S
un
Y/N
B
lue
dais
y flo
wer
s w
ith a
yel
low
cent
re. I
nfor
mal
hed
geGo
oden
ia b
enth
amia
na
Cla
spin
g G
oode
nia
0.5
E N
Y
Ye
llow
S
p/S
u 0
Sun
Y
C
otta
ge g
arde
ns. R
are.
Good
enia
var
ia
Stic
ky G
oode
nia
1
E N
Y
Ye
llow
W
1
Sh/
Sun
Y
G
olde
n ye
llow
flow
ers
thro
ugho
ut
th
e ye
ar
Grev
illea
alpi
na
Dow
ny G
revi
llea
1 E
N
Y
Crea
m/R
ed W
/Su
0 S
h/S
un
Y
Low
shr
ub w
hich
attr
acts
bird
s
Grev
illea
dryo
phyll
a G
oldfi
elds
Gre
ville
a 1.
5 E
N
Y
G
reen
/Red
Sp
0 S
h/S
un
Y
Pric
kly
leav
es. W
ill g
row
und
er
tre
es. R
are
Grev
illea
rosm
arin
ifolia
R
osem
ary-
leaf
Gre
ville
a 1.
5 E
N
Y
Red
W
/Sp
0 S
h/S
un
Y
Fros
t har
dy lo
cal f
orm
doe
s no
t
ge
t hig
her t
han
abou
t a m
etre
Grev
illea
thel
eman
nian
a S
pide
r Net
Gre
ville
a 1
E N
Red
W
/Sp
1 S
h/S
un
Y
Low
shr
ub w
ith b
ird a
ttrac
ting
flo
wer
s
Hibb
ertia
crin
ita
Hoa
ry G
uine
a Fl
ower
0.
5 E
N
Y
Yello
w
Sp/
Su
1 S
h/S
un
Y
Upr
ight
shr
ub fo
r con
tain
er,
ro
cker
y or
cot
tage
gar
den
Hyba
nthu
s flo
ribun
da
Shr
ub V
iole
t 0.
9 E
N
Y
M
auve
W
1
Sh/
Sun
Y
N
eeds
mul
ch a
nd g
ood
drai
nage
Lava
ndul
a an
gust
ifolia
En
glis
h La
vend
er
1
E Ex
Pur
ple
Su/
A
1 S
h/S
un
Y
Aro
mat
ic fo
liage
and
flow
ers.
G
ood
drai
nage
nee
ded
Lava
ndul
a de
ntat
a Fr
ench
Lav
ende
r 1
E
Ex
P
urpl
e W
/Sp
1 S
h/S
un
Y
Aro
mat
ic fo
liage
and
flow
ers
Lech
enau
ltia
bilo
ba
Blu
e Le
chen
aulti
a 0.
5 E
N
Blu
e S
p 2
Sun
Y
/N
Nee
ds e
xcel
lent
dra
inag
e.
D
ifficu
lt, b
ut w
orth
tryi
ng fo
r viv
id
bl
ue fl
ower
s
Lept
ospe
rmum
hor
izont
alis
Hor
izon
tal T
eatre
e 2
E N
Whi
te
Sp
0 S
un
Y
Pric
kly
folia
ge s
o go
od b
arrie
r or
ta
ll gr
ound
cove
r
Leuc
ophy
ta b
row
nii
Cus
hion
Bus
h 1
E
N
Ye
llow
S
u 0
Sun
Y
A
ttrac
tive
grey
folia
ge
Sy
n. C
aloc
epha
lus
brow
nii
Leuc
opog
on v
irgat
us
Com
mon
Bea
rd H
eath
0.
5 E
N
Y
W
hite
S
p 1
Sh/
Sun
Y
S
mal
l upr
ight
gro
win
g sh
rub
Micr
omyr
tus
cilia
ta
Hea
th M
yrtle
2
E N
Y
W
hite
/Pk
Sp
1 S
h/S
un
Y
Goo
d lo
w h
edge
and
cut
flow
er
Nand
ina
dom
estic
a ‘N
ana’
D
war
f Sac
red
Bam
boo
1
E Ex
Whi
te
A/W
0
Sh/
Sun
Y
B
eaut
iful a
utum
n co
lour
s he
ld a
ll
th
roug
h w
inte
r
Olea
ria te
retif
olia
C
ypre
ss D
aisy
Bus
h 1
E N
Y
W
hite
S
p 0
Sh
Y
Pro
fuse
flow
erer
. Tip
pru
ne w
hen
yo
ung
with
hea
vier
pru
ning
late
r.
Ozot
hmnu
s ob
cord
atus
G
rey
Ever
last
ing
0.5
E N
Y
Ye
llow
S
p 0
Sh/
Sun
Y
C
ut fl
ower
. Syn
. Hel
ichry
sum
ob
cord
atum
Pela
rgon
ium
x d
omes
ticum
G
eran
ium
1
E
Ex
P
ink/
Red
A
ll Y
r 1
Sun
Y
/N
Toug
h, w
ith y
ear r
ound
flow
ers
Bota
nica
l nam
e
Com
mon
nam
e
Wdt
h D/
E
E/N
In
dg
Flr C
olou
r
Flr t
ime
Wat
r Sh
d/Su
n Fr
st
Com
men
t
Smal
l Shr
ubs,
Und
er 1
mPh
ebal
ium
fest
ivum
D
aint
y P
heba
lium
0.
8 E
N
Y
W
hite
/crm
Sp
0 S
h/S
un
Y
Nee
ds g
ood
drai
nage
Syn.
Phe
baliu
m o
bcor
datu
mPh
iloth
eca
angu
stifo
lia
Nar
row
-leaf
Wax
flow
er
0.5
E
N
Y
Whi
te
W/S
p 0
Sh/
Sun
Y
S
low
gro
win
g. E
xcel
lent
con
tain
er
pl
ant.
Syn.
Erio
stem
on a
ngus
tifol
iaPh
iloth
eca
verru
cosu
s B
endi
go W
axflo
wer
1
E N
Y
Pi
nk/W
hite
Sp
0 S
h/S
un
Y
Long
flow
erin
g an
d go
od fo
r cut
flow
ers.
Syn
. Erio
stem
on v
erru
cosu
sPh
lom
is fru
ticos
a Je
rusa
lem
Sag
e 1
E Ex
Yello
w
Sp/
Su
1 S
un
Y
Gre
yish
folia
gePh
ygel
ius
cape
nsis
Cap
e Fu
chsi
a 1
E Ex
Ora
nge
Su
1 S
un
Y
Look
s m
ore
like
a pe
renn
ial t
han
a
shru
bPi
mel
ea h
umilis
C
omm
on R
ice
Flow
er
0.5
E N
Y
W
hite
S
p 2
Sun
Y
B
utte
rfly
attr
actin
g. G
row
s un
der
es
tabl
ishe
d tre
esPi
mel
ea li
nifo
lia
Sle
nder
Ric
e Fl
ower
0.
5 E
N
Y
Whi
te
Sp
0 S
un
Y
Som
e w
hite
flow
ers
thro
ugho
ut
th
e ye
arPr
osta
nthe
ra a
spal
atho
ides
S
carle
t Min
t Bus
h 0.
5 E
N
Y
R
ed
W/S
p 1
Sh/
Sun
Y
Lo
ng fl
ower
ing.
Can
be
mas
s
pl
ante
d fo
r use
as
grou
ndco
ver
Pros
tant
hera
den
ticul
ata
Rou
gh M
int B
ush
0.9
E
N
Y
Pur
ple
Sp
1 S
h/S
un
Y
Tip
prun
e w
hen
youn
g to
est
ablis
h
bush
y pl
ants
Pros
tant
hera
sax
icola
S
lend
er M
int B
ush
0.5
E
N
Y
Mau
ve
Sp
1 S
h/S
un
Y
Aro
mat
ic fo
liage
Pros
tant
hera
vio
lace
a M
int B
ush
1
E N
Pur
ple
Sp
2 S
h/S
un
Y
Mas
ses
of v
iole
t flow
ers
on a
roun
d bu
shPu
ltena
ea la
rgifl
oren
s Tw
iggy
Bus
h P
ea
0.5
E
N
Y
Oran
ge/Y
el S
p 0
Sh/
Sun
Y
N
eeds
mul
ch a
nd g
ood
drai
nage
Rubu
s pa
rvifo
lius
Nat
ive
Ras
pber
ry
1 E
N
W
hite
S
p 1
Sun
Y
R
ed e
dibl
e fru
itSa
lvia
leuc
anth
a M
exic
an S
age
1 E
Ex
Pur
ple
Su/
A
1 S
un
N
Sof
t flow
ers
so g
reat
for k
ids’
gard
ens
Salvi
a of
ficin
alis
Sag
e 0.
5 E
Ex
Pur
ple
Su
2 S
un
Y/N
G
rey
folia
ge o
ften
used
in c
ooki
ng
Sant
olin
a ch
amae
cypa
rissu
s La
vend
er C
otto
n 0.
5 E
Ex
Yello
w
Sp/
Su
1 S
un
Y
Exce
llent
gre
y le
af b
orde
r or
he
dge
plan
tTe
trath
eca
cilia
ta
Pin
k B
ells
0.
5 E
N
Y
P
ink
W/S
p 1
Sh
Y
Cov
ered
in fl
ower
s in
win
ter a
nd
in
to s
prin
gW
estri
ngia
cra
ssifo
lia
Whi
pstic
k W
estr
ingi
a 0.
5 E
N
Y
Mau
ve
Sp
0 S
h/S
un
Y
Use
ful f
or ro
cker
ies.
Rar
eW
estri
nga
erem
icola
S
lend
er W
estr
ingi
a 1
E N
Y
W
hite
S
p/S
u 0
Sh/
Sun
Y
To
ugh
shru
b fo
r gen
eral
gar
den
use
Ros
es -
Har
dy V
arie
ties
Rosa
‘Ber
lin’
Ber
lin
1
D
Ex
R
ed
Sp/
Su
2 S
un
N
Youn
g br
anch
lets
hav
e lo
ts o
f
thor
nsRo
sa ‘B
lue
Moo
n’
Blu
e M
oon
1.
2 D
Ex
Mau
ve
Sp/
Su/
A
2 S
un
Y
Frag
rant
pal
e m
auve
-blu
e flo
wer
s
ov
er a
long
tim
e Ro
sa ‘B
uff B
eaut
y’
Buf
f Bea
uty
2
D
Ex
Bu
ff/Ye
llow
Sp/
Su
2 S
un
Y
Con
tinuo
us b
loom
s w
ith s
trong
perfu
me
Rosa
‘Céc
ile B
runn
er’
Céc
ile B
runn
er
1.5
D
Ex
P
ink
Sp/
Su
2 S
un
Y
Clu
ster
s of
dai
nty
smal
l pal
e pi
nk
flo
wer
s in
spr
ing
with
a fe
w a
t
othe
r tim
es to
oRo
sa ‘C
orne
lia’
Cor
nelia
1.
5 D
Ex
Pin
k S
p/S
u 2
S
un
Y
Tall
and
bush
y w
ith s
wee
t sce
ntRo
sa ‘D
uche
sse
De B
raba
nt’
Duc
hess
e D
e B
raba
nt
1 D
Ex
Pin
k S
p/S
u 2
Sun
Y
Fr
ee fl
ower
ing
bush
rose
Ro
sa fo
etid
a ‘P
ersia
na’
Per
sian
Ros
e 1.
2 D
Ex
Yello
w
Sp/
Su
1 S
un
Y
Tall
with
dou
ble
yello
w fl
ower
s Ro
sa ‘F
ritz N
obis’
Fr
itz N
obis
1.
5 D
Ex
Pin
k S
p 2
Sun
Y
Ta
ll w
ith a
goo
d sh
ow o
f flow
ers
in s
prin
gRo
sa ‘I
cebe
rg’
Iceb
erg
1.5
D
Ex
W
hite
S
p/S
u/A
2
Sun
Y
B
ush
or s
tand
ard
rose
that
is lo
ng
bl
oom
ing.
Clim
bing
form
als
oRo
sa ‘J
ust J
oey’
Ju
st J
oey
1.2
D
Ex
C
oppe
r S
p/S
u 2
Sun
Y
G
ood
cut fl
ower
and
per
fum
e.
P
etal
s ha
ve fr
illed
edg
esRo
sa ‘L
orra
ine
Lee’
Lo
rrai
ne L
ee
1.5
D
Ex
P
ink
All
year
1
Sun
Y
A
few
flow
ers
at a
ll tim
es w
ith a
flush
in s
prin
g. C
limbi
ng fo
rm a
lso
Rosa
‘Mad
ame
Hard
y’
Mad
ame
Har
dy
1.5
D
Ex
W
hite
S
p
1 S
un
Y
Old
fash
ione
d w
hite
rose
Rosa
‘Mrs
Ant
hony
Wat
erer
’ M
rs A
ntho
ny W
ater
er
1.5
D
Ex
C
rimso
n S
p
2 S
un
Y
Cov
ered
with
flow
ers
in s
prin
g
Bota
nica
l nam
e
Com
mon
nam
e
Wdt
h D/
E
E/N
In
dg
Flr C
olou
r
Flr t
ime
Wat
r Sh
d/Su
n Fr
st
Com
men
t
Ros
es -
Har
dy V
arie
ties
Rosa
‘Pea
ce’
Pea
ce
1.5
D
Ex
Pi
nk/y
ellow
S
p/S
u/A
2
Sun
Y
La
rge,
sho
wy
fragr
ant fl
ower
s th
at
m
ake
good
cut
flow
ers
Rosa
rugo
sa
Rug
osa
rose
1.
5 D
Ex
Pin
k S
p/S
u 1
Sun
Y
Ex
trem
ely
thor
ny. H
as a
ttrac
tive
hip
in a
utum
n. M
any
form
s
av
aila
ble
Per
enni
als,
Bul
bs, G
rass
es A
nd T
ufte
d P
lant
sAc
anth
us m
ollis
O
yste
r Pla
nt
1 D
Ex
Blu
e S
u 1
Sh/
Sun
Y
B
road
dar
k gr
een
leav
es to
l m
.
Dor
man
t in
the
dry
Aeon
ium
‘Zw
artk
op’
Bla
ck A
eoni
um
1 E
Ex
Ye
llow
S
u 0
Sun
Y
/N
Dee
p pu
rple
, alm
ost b
lack
,
folia
ged
succ
ulen
tAg
apan
thus
‘Bab
y Bl
ue’
Dw
arf A
gapa
nthu
s 0.
5 E
Ex
B
lue
Su
0 S
h/S
un
Y
Exce
llent
bor
ders
. Rem
ove
spen
t
flow
ers
into
a b
ag a
nd p
ut in
to
th
e ru
bbis
hAg
apan
thus
pra
ecox
B
lue
Aga
pant
hus
1 E
Ex
B
lue
Su
0 S
h/S
un
Y
Dee
p, d
ark
blue
flow
ers,
to 1
m
ta
ll. R
emov
e sp
ent fl
ower
s in
to a
bag
and
put i
nto
the
rubb
ish
Agav
e at
tenu
ata
Aga
ve
1 E
Ex
-
Su
1 S
un
N
Larg
e, s
oft s
pine
less
suc
cule
nt
fo
liage
whi
ch is
arc
hite
ctur
al.
D
oes
wel
l in
pots
Amar
yllis
bella
donn
a N
aked
Lad
ies
0.5
D
Ex
P
ink
Su
0 S
un
Y
Hig
hly
perfu
med
flow
ers
whi
le n
o
le
aves
on
the
plan
t An
igoz
anth
os fl
avid
us
Kan
garo
o P
aw
0.5
E
N
Re
d/G
reen
Sp
2 S
un
Y/N
N
ecta
r attr
acts
bird
s. B
est o
n fre
e
dr
aini
ng s
oils
Anig
ozan
thos
viri
dis
Gre
en K
anga
roo
Paw
0.
5 E
N
G
reen
S
p 2
Sun
N
N
ecta
r attr
acts
bird
sAn
them
is pu
ncta
ta
- 0.
3 E
Ex
W
hite
S
p 2
Sun
Y
Fi
ne s
ilver
y fo
liage
and
sho
wy
ss
p. c
upan
iana
da
isy
flow
ers
Anth
emis
tinct
oria
D
yer’s
Cha
mom
ile
0.5
E
Ex
Ye
llow
S
p/S
u 1
Sun
Y
G
reen
fern
y le
aves
and
brig
ht
da
isy
flow
ers
Aqui
legi
a vu
lgar
is C
olum
bine
0.
5 D
Ex
Man
y S
p 2
Sh/
Sun
Y
C
otta
ge g
arde
n pl
ant w
ith m
any
form
sAr
ctot
is ‘F
lam
e’
Afri
can
Dai
sy
1 E
Ex
O
rang
e S
um
1 S
un
Y
Har
dy g
rey
leaf
spr
eadi
ng p
lant
Som
e fo
rms
may
be
wee
dyAr
mer
ia m
ariti
ma
Thrif
t 0.
2 E
Ex
Pk/
Wh
Sp/
Su
2 S
h/S
un
Y
Goo
d as
an
edge
r and
for c
otta
ge
ga
rden
sAr
tem
isia
arbo
resc
ens
Silv
er W
orm
woo
d 1
E Ex
- -
1 S
un
Y
Gro
wn
for i
ts s
oft,
silv
er, a
rom
atic
folia
geAr
thro
podi
um fi
mbr
iatu
m
Nod
ding
Cho
cola
te L
ily
0.2
D
N
Y
Mau
ve
Su
0 S
h/S
un
Y
Clu
mp
plan
t for
the
choc
olat
e
pe
rfum
ed fl
ower
s.
Sy
n. D
ichop
ogon
fim
bria
tus
Arth
ropo
dium
stri
ctum
C
hoco
late
Lily
0.
2 D
N
Y
M
auve
S
p 0
Sh/
Sun
Y
S
ome
shad
e is
bes
t.
Sy
n. D
ichop
ogon
stri
ctus
Aste
r nov
i-bel
gii
Mic
hael
mas
Dai
sies
0.
5 D
Ex
Pink
s/Bl
ues
Su
2 S
un
Y
Goo
d m
assi
ng p
lant
s in
man
y
co
lour
sAu
stro
dant
honi
a se
tace
a B
ristly
Wal
laby
Grs
0.
2 E
N
Y
- S
p/S
u
0 S
un
Y
Form
s ex
trem
ely
toug
h tu
ssoc
ks
Aust
rost
ipa
brev
iglu
mis
Can
e S
pear
-gra
ss
0.2
E N
Y
-
Sp/
Su
0 S
un
Y
Tall
and
inte
rest
ing
gras
s th
at
to
lera
tes
moi
st a
rea.
Rar
eAu
stro
stip
a el
egan
tissim
a Fe
athe
r Spe
ar-g
rass
0.
3 E
N
Y
- S
p/S
u 0
Sh/
Sun
Y
Fi
ne fe
athe
ry s
eed
head
s fo
rm a
clou
d ov
er th
is g
rass
in la
te s
prin
gAu
stro
stip
a m
ollis
S
oft S
pear
-gra
ss
0.4
E N
Y
-
Sp
0 S
un/S
h Y
D
ecor
ativ
e gr
ass.
Idea
l for
rock
erie
s Au
stro
stip
a sc
abra
Va
riabl
e S
pear
Gra
ss
0.2
E
N
Y
- S
p/S
u 1
Sun
Y
Fe
athe
ry fl
ower
s he
ads.
Idea
l for
ss
p. fa
lcata
ro
cker
ies
and
wild
flow
er a
reas
.
Syn.
Stip
a sc
abra
Babi
ana
stric
ta
Bab
oon
Flow
er
0.5
D
Ex
B
lue
Sp
1 S
un
Y
Sm
all b
ulbs
with
inte
rest
ing
colo
urBe
rgen
ia c
ordi
folia
El
epha
nts
Ears
0.
5 E
Ex
Pin
k W
1
Sh
Y
Slo
w s
prea
ding
, for
coo
l spo
ts.
G
ood
for a
bor
der o
f win
ter
flo
wer
s
Bota
nica
l nam
e
Com
mon
nam
e
Wdt
h D/
E
E/N
In
dg
Flr C
olou
r
Flr t
ime
Wat
r Sh
d/Su
n Fr
st
Com
men
t
Per
enni
als,
Bul
bs, G
rass
es A
nd T
ufte
d P
lant
sBr
unon
ia a
ustra
lis
Blu
e P
incu
shio
n 0.
3 E
N
Y
Blu
e S
p/S
u 1
Sun
Y
Li
ves
for a
bout
3 y
ears
so
repl
ace
regu
larly
Bu
lbin
e bu
lbos
a B
ulbi
ne L
ily
0.3
D
N
Y
Yello
w
Sp
1 S
h/S
un
Y
Als
o to
lera
tes
moi
st c
ondi
tions
Brac
hysc
ome
mul
tifida
C
utle
af D
aisy
0.
4 E
N
Y
W
h/bl
ue
All
year
1
Sh/
Sun
Y
S
ome
flow
ers
all y
ear
Calo
ceph
alus
citr
eus
Lem
on B
eaut
y-he
ads
0.2
E N
Y
Ye
llow
S
u 0
Sh/
Sun
Y
C
ut b
ack
afte
r flow
erin
gCa
rex
appr
essa
Ta
ll S
edge
1
E N
Y
-
Sp/
Su/
A
1 S
h/S
un
Y
Sed
ge to
1.5
met
res
tall.
Als
o
to
letr
ates
moi
st c
ondi
tions
Care
x te
retic
aulis
B
aske
t Sed
ge
0.5
E N
Y
O
r/br
own
Sp/
Su
2 S
un
Y
Clu
mp
form
ing
sedg
e th
at
to
lera
tes
moi
st c
ondi
tions
Cent
aure
a cin
erar
ia
Dus
ty M
iller
0.
5 E
Ex
Mau
ve
Su
0 S
un
Y
Folia
ge is
alm
ost w
hite
so
usef
ul
fo
r con
tras
tCh
ryso
ceph
alum
api
cula
tum
Com
mon
Eve
rlast
ing
1 E
N
Y
Yello
w
Sp/
Su
0 S
h/S
un
Y
Pru
ne in
late
aut
umn
to e
ncou
rage
new
gro
wth
in w
inte
r. Ta
kes
mos
t
soils
Chry
soce
phal
um
Clu
ster
ed E
verla
stin
g 0.
7 E
N
Y
Yello
w
Sp/
Su
0 S
h/S
un
Y
Gro
w in
gro
ups
for i
mpa
ct. G
ood
se
mip
appo
sum
cu
t flow
er. S
yn. H
elich
rysu
m
se
mip
appo
sum
Clivi
a no
bilis
C
livia
1
E Ex
Ora
nge
Sp
1 S
h Y
/N
Gro
ws
wel
l eve
n in
dee
p sh
ade
unde
r tre
esCo
reop
sis g
rand
iflor
a C
allio
psis
0.
5 E
Ex
Yello
w
Su
2 S
un
Y
Low
, alm
ost g
roun
d co
verin
g
pe
renn
ial w
ith lo
ng fl
ower
ing
time
Coty
ledo
n or
bicu
lata
C
otyl
edon
0.
5 E
Ex
O
rang
e S
u 0
Sun
Y
/N
Sm
all s
uccu
lent
s gr
ey le
aves
with
red
mar
gins
Cyca
s re
volu
ta
Sag
o P
alm
2
E Ex
- -
1 S
un
Y/N
P
alm
-like
arc
hite
ctur
al fo
liage
plan
t
Dian
ella
tard
a La
te-fl
ower
Fla
x-lil
y 0.
5 E
N
Y
Blu
e S
p/S
u 0
Sh/
Sun
Y
R
are.
Fin
e bl
ue fl
ower
s fo
llow
ed
by
sm
all b
lue
berr
ies
Dian
ella
adm
ixta
Bla
ck-a
nthe
r Fla
x-lil
y 0.
5 E
N
Y
Blu
e S
p 0
Sh/
Sun
Y
G
rass
-like
folia
ge, b
lue
flow
ers
an
d be
rrie
s. S
yn. D
iane
lla re
volu
ta
Diet
es b
icolo
r S
th A
frica
n B
utte
rfly
Iris
0.5
E Ex
Yello
w
Su/
A
1 S
un
Y
Tall
grow
ing,
clu
mp
form
ing
Diet
es x
gra
ndifl
ora
Afri
can
Iris
0.5
E
Ex
W
hite
S
u 0
Sun
Y
Ev
ergr
een
clum
p fo
rmin
g pl
ant
w
ith w
hite
Iris
-like
flow
ers
Dian
thus
cul
tivar
s C
otta
ge P
inks
0.
5 E
Ex
Pin
ks
Sp/
Su
2 S
un
Y
Goo
d fo
r bor
ders
. Sw
eet s
mel
ling
flo
wer
s. M
any
form
s av
aila
ble
Dim
orph
athe
ca s
inua
ta
Afri
can
Dai
sies
0.
5 E
Ex
Whit
e/pu
rp
Sp/
Su
2 S
un
Y
Ann
uals
or s
hort
-live
d pe
renn
ials
.
Eche
veria
var
ietie
s Ec
heve
ria
0.1
E Ex
Man
y S
u 2
Sun
Y
S
uccu
lent
that
form
s a
smal
l
ro
sette
of l
eave
s. G
ood
for e
dgin
g
an
d po
ts
Erag
rost
is br
owni
i C
omm
on L
ove
Gra
ss
0.3
E
N
Y
- S
p/S
u 1
Sh/
Sun
Y
A
ttrac
tive
gras
s w
hich
has
po
tent
ial a
s a
law
n su
bstit
ute
Eryn
gium
mar
itim
um
Sea
Hol
ly
0.5
E
Ex
B
lue
Su
2 S
un
Y
Low
gro
win
g, w
ith m
ost u
nusu
al
ho
lly-li
ke fo
liage
Eryn
gium
ovin
um
Blu
e D
evil
0.5
D
N
Y
Blu
e S
u 0
Sun
Y
Fo
liage
and
flow
ers
have
a
m
etal
lic b
lue
shee
n to
them
Euph
orbi
a m
yrsin
ites
- 0.
25 E
Ex
Yello
w
Sp
0 S
un
Y
Gre
y fo
liage
and
unu
sual
yel
low
flo
wer
s
Gailla
rdia
x g
rand
iflor
a B
lank
et F
low
er
0.5
E
Ex
Re
d/Ye
llow
Su/
A
1 S
un
Y
Extre
mel
y lo
ng fl
ower
ing.
Gaur
a lin
dhei
mer
i M
othfl
ower
0.
5 E
Ex
W
hite
S
p/S
u/A
1
Sun
Y
Lo
ng fl
ower
ing.
Cut
to th
e gr
ound
in
win
ter
Glisc
hroc
aryo
n be
hrii
Gol
den
Pen
nant
s 0.
5 E
N
Y
Yello
w
Sp
1 S
h/S
un
Y
Upr
ight
gro
win
g an
d su
cker
ing
w
ith s
how
y flo
wer
s. B
est i
n sa
ndy
so
ils
Helle
boru
s x
orie
ntal
is W
inte
r Ros
e 0.
5 E
Ex
Whit
e/Pi
nk
SW
2
Sh
Y
Vario
us c
olou
rs, g
ood
un
der t
rees
Bota
nica
l nam
e
Com
mon
nam
e
Wdt
h D/
E
E/N
In
dg
Flr C
olou
r
Flr t
ime
Wat
r Sh
d/Su
n Fr
st
Com
men
t
Per
enni
als,
Bul
bs, G
rass
es A
nd T
ufte
d P
lant
sHe
mar
thria
unc
inat
a M
at G
rass
0.
3 E
N
Y
- S
u 1
Sh/
Sun
Y
M
at fo
rmin
g w
ith s
ub-s
urfa
ce
st
ems.
Use
ful f
or s
oil s
tabi
lizat
ion.
Pos
sibl
e la
wn
alte
rnat
ive
Hem
eroc
allis
fulva
D
ay L
ily
1 D
Ex
Man
y S
p/S
u 2
Sun
Y
S
uita
ble
for c
otta
ge g
arde
ns.
M
ixes
wel
l with
nat
ives
Ib
eris
sem
perv
irens
C
andy
tuft
0.2
E
Ex
W
hite
S
p 2
Sh/
Sun
Y
Ve
ry lo
w s
o cl
ump
plan
tings
form
a gr
ound
cov
erIri
s x
germ
anica
Fl
ag Ir
is
0.5
D
Ex
M
any
Sp
1 S
un
Y
Num
erou
s co
lour
s an
d fo
rms
avai
labl
eJo
ycea
pal
lida
Red
Ant
her W
alla
by G
rass
0.
5 E
N
Y
- S
p/S
u 0
Sh/
Sun
Y
Tu
ssoc
k fo
rmin
g gr
ass.
Ant
hers
brig
ht o
rang
e-re
d. S
yn. D
anth
onia
pallid
a. S
yn. C
hion
ochl
a pa
llida
Junc
us p
allid
us
Pal
e R
ush
0.5
E N
Y
-
Sp/
Su
1 S
un
Y
Sui
tabl
e ar
ound
pon
ds w
here
it
w
ill re
ceiv
e re
gula
r inu
ndat
ion
Knip
hofia
uva
ria
Red
Hot
Pok
er
1 E
Ex
R
ed/O
r S
u 0
Sun
Y
G
reat
bird
attr
acto
rs. F
orm
s w
ith
ot
her c
olou
rs a
nd fl
ower
ing
times
are
avai
labl
e La
chen
alia
alo
ides
S
oldi
ers
0.2
D
Ex
Ye
l/Red
S
p 2
Sun
Y
/N
Old
fash
ione
d bu
lbLa
vate
ra o
lbia
Tr
ee L
avat
era
1 E
Ex
P
ink
Su
1 S
un
Y/N
Ta
ll gr
owin
g w
ith m
allo
w ty
pe
flo
wer
sLe
ucoj
um a
estiv
um
Sno
wfla
kes
0.2
D
Ex
W
hite
S
p 1
Sh/
Sun
Y
S
prin
g flo
wer
ing
bulb
that
mul
tiplie
s re
adily
Li
atris
spi
cata
G
ay F
eath
er
0.2
D
Ex
M
auve
S
p/S
u
1 S
un
Y
Rem
ove
spen
t flow
er s
pike
s fo
r
neat
ness
Lobu
laria
mar
itim
a S
wee
t Aly
ssum
0.
3 E
Ex
Purp
/Whit
e S
p/S
u/A
2
Sun
Y
S
uita
ble
for c
onta
iner
s, c
rack
s in
pavi
ng a
nd s
teps
Lom
andr
a fil
iform
is W
attle
Mat
-rus
h 0.
5 E
N
Y
Cre
am
Su
0 S
h/S
un
Y
Gra
ss-li
ke p
lant
goo
d fo
r roc
kerie
sLo
man
dra
long
ifolia
S
piny
-hea
ded
Mat
Rus
h 0.
5 E
N
Y
Cre
am
Sp/
Su
0 S
h/S
un
Y
Toug
h tu
ssoc
k gr
ower
ofte
n us
ed
in
med
ian
strip
s Ly
chni
s co
rona
ria
Cam
pion
0.
5 E
Ex
Pink
/Whit
e S
p/S
u
2 S
h/S
un
Y
Har
dy s
oft g
rey
folia
geM
icros
eris
lanc
eola
ta
Yam
Dai
sy
0.2
E N
Y
Ye
llow
S
p/S
u 0
Sh/
Sun
Y
S
mal
l per
enni
al s
uita
ble
for
ro
cker
ies
and
cotta
ge g
arde
ns.
D
ande
lion
like
flow
ers
Mus
cari
arm
enia
cum
G
rape
Hya
cint
hs
0.1
D
Ex
B
lue
Sp
1 S
h/S
un
Y
Clu
mp
form
ing
bulb
with
bril
liant
blue
spr
ing
flow
ers
Narc
issus
jonq
uilla
Jo
nqui
ls
0.1
D
Ex
Ye
l/Wh
Sp
1 S
h/S
un
Y
Mas
ses
of s
prin
g co
lour
and
perfu
me
Narc
issus
cul
tivar
s D
affo
dils
0.
1 D
Ex
Yello
w
Sp
1 S
h/S
un
Y
Goo
d cu
t flow
ers
Nepe
ta ‘W
alke
r’s L
ow’
Cat
min
t 0.
4 E
Ex
B
lue
Sp/
Su/
A
2 S
un
Y
Sui
tabl
e fo
r bor
ders
, cut
bac
k
ha
rd in
win
ter
Nerin
e bo
wde
nii
Ner
ines
0.
1 D
Ex
Pink
/Whit
e A
1
Sun
Y
S
how
y flo
wer
s be
fore
the
leav
es c
ome
out
Orni
thog
alum
ara
bicu
m
Ara
bs E
yes
0.3
D
Ex
W
hite
S
p 1
Sun
Y
D
ark
cent
red
star
ry fl
ower
s in
clus
ters
Pela
rgon
ium
aus
trale
A
ustr
al S
tork
’s-b
ill
0.5
E N
Y
W
hite
S
p/S
u/A
1
Sun
Y
S
mal
l flow
ers
and
fragr
ant f
olia
ge.
Pela
rgon
ium
rodn
eyan
um
Mag
enta
Sto
rk’s
-bill
0.
3 E
N
Y
Pur
ple
Sp/
Su/
A
1 S
h/S
un
Y
Sho
wy
flow
ers
over
a lo
ng p
erio
d.Pe
nste
mon
‘cul
tivar
s’
Pen
stem
on
0.4
E
Ex
M
any
All
Yr
2 S
un
Y
Man
y co
lour
form
s ar
e av
aila
ble
of
th
is lo
ng fl
ower
ing
plan
tPh
orm
ium
tena
x N
ew Z
eala
nd F
lax
1 E
Ex
R
ed
Su
1 S
h/S
un
Y
Tall
and
broa
d w
ith lo
ng s
wor
d-
lik
e fo
liage
. Var
ious
form
s an
d
co
lour
sPo
a la
billa
rdie
ri C
omm
on T
usso
ck G
rass
1
E
N
Y
- S
p/S
u 1
Sh/
Sun
Y
Ve
ry la
rge
tuss
ock
gras
s.
Poa
mor
risii
Velv
et T
usso
ck G
rass
0.
4 E
N
Y
-
Sp/
Su
1 S
h/S
un
Y
Sof
t fol
iage
d tu
ssoc
kPo
a sie
bera
na
Fine
-leaf
Tus
sock
Gra
ss
0.2
E
N
Y
- S
p/S
u 1
Sh/
Sun
Y
G
ood
for r
ocke
ries
Podo
lepi
s ja
ceoi
des
Sho
wy
Pod
olep
is
0.4
E
N
Y
Yello
w
Sp
1 S
h/S
un
Y
A p
eren
nial
wild
flow
er fo
r nat
ive
and
cotta
ge g
arde
ns
Bota
nica
l nam
e
Com
mon
nam
e
Wdt
h D/
E
E/N
In
dg
Flr C
olou
r
Flr t
ime
Wat
r Sh
d/Su
n Fr
st
Com
men
t
Per
enni
als,
Bul
bs, G
rass
es A
nd T
ufte
d P
lant
sPy
cnos
orus
chr
ysan
thes
G
olde
n B
illy-
butto
ns
0.4
E N
Y
Ye
llow
S
p/S
u 2
Sh/
Sun
Y
A
lso
tole
rate
s m
oist
con
ditio
ns.
Sy
n. C
rasp
edia
chr
ysan
tha
Pycn
osor
us g
lobo
sus
Dru
mst
icks
0.
4 E
N
Y
Yello
w
Sp/
Su
2 S
h/S
un
Y
Rou
nd b
all o
f flow
ers
on a
str
aigh
t
stem
. Als
o to
lera
tes
moi
st
co
nditi
ons.
Rom
neya
cou
lteri
Cal
iforn
ian
Tree
Pop
py
1 E
Ex
Whi
te
Su
0 S
h/S
un
Y
Larg
e po
ppy
flow
ers
that
look
like
crep
e pa
per,
grey
folia
geRu
dbec
kia
hirta
B
lack
-eye
d S
usan
0.
5 E
Ex
Yello
w
Su
2 S
un
Y
Upr
ight
hab
it, y
ello
w fl
ower
s w
ith
a
blac
k ce
ntre
Salvi
a ar
gent
ea
Silv
er S
age
0.6
E Ex
Whi
te
Su
1 S
un
Y/N
G
row
n fo
r its
rose
tte o
f silv
er
fo
liage
cov
ered
in fi
ne h
airs
. Se
dum
‘Aut
umn
Joy’
A
utum
n Jo
y S
edum
0.
6 D
Ex
Pin
k A
1
Sun
Y
P
eren
nial
suc
cule
nt w
ith s
how
y
pi
nk fl
ower
s Se
mpe
rvivu
m v
arie
ties
Hou
se L
eek
0.2
E Ex
Man
y S
u 2
Sun
Y
P
eren
nial
suc
cule
nt th
at fo
rms
a
ro
sette
of l
eave
s. C
olou
red
leaf
form
s av
aila
ble
Sene
cio c
iner
aria
D
usty
Mill
er
1 E
Ex
Yello
w
Su
1 S
un
Y
Gre
y fe
athe
ry fo
liage
is a
feat
ure
Spre
kelia
form
osiss
ima
Jaco
bean
Lily
0.
25 E
Ex
Red
S
u/A
1
Sun
Y
S
how
y cr
ucifo
rm fl
ower
s St
achy
s by
zant
ina
Lam
bs E
ars
0.5
E
Ex
P
urpl
e S
u 1
Sun
Y
S
uita
ble
for e
dgin
g bu
t mus
t hav
e
go
od d
rain
age
Ster
nber
gia
lute
a A
utum
n C
rocu
s 0.
2 E
Ex
Yello
w
A
1 S
un
Y
A s
mal
l pla
nt, s
o gr
ow a
t the
fron
t
of th
e ga
rden
bed
Stre
litzia
regi
nae
Bird
Of P
arad
ise
1.5
E
Ex
O
rng/
Blu
e S
u 1
Sun
Y
/N
Form
s la
rge
clum
ps, s
trik
ing
flow
er lo
oks
grea
t in
gard
ens
and
in v
ases
Styli
dium
gra
min
ifoliu
m
Gra
ss T
rigge
r-pl
ant
0.2
E N
Y
P
ink
Su
1 S
un
Y
Has
a tu
ft of
gra
ss-li
ke fo
liage
and
sm
all p
ink
flow
ers
on a
tall
stem
Tana
cetu
m p
tarm
iciflo
rum
C
anar
y Is
land
Tan
sy
0.5
E
Ex
W
hite
S
p 1
Sun
Y
B
eaut
iful s
ilver
folia
ge is
the
mai
n
fe
atur
e
Them
eda
trian
dra
Kan
garo
o G
rass
0.
5 E
N
Y
-
Sp/
Su
1 S
un
Y
Inte
rest
ing
seed
hea
ds
Tulb
aghi
a vio
lace
a S
ocie
ty G
arlic
0.
2 E
Ex
Mau
ve
Sp/
A
1 S
un
Y
Twic
e flo
wer
ing,
mai
n flo
wer
ing
in
sp
ring.
Cru
shed
leav
es s
mel
l of
ga
rlic
Wah
lenb
ergi
a st
ricta
Ta
ll B
lueb
ell
0.2
D
N
Y
Blu
e S
p/S
u 0
Sh/
Sun
Y
S
uita
ble
for r
ocke
ries
and
cotta
ge
ga
rden
s
Xero
chry
sum
visc
osum
S
ticky
Eve
rlast
ing
0.3
E N
Y
Ye
llow
S
p/S
u/A
0
Sh/
Sun
Y
G
ood
for c
otta
ge a
nd n
ativ
e
ga
rden
s. S
yn. H
elich
rysu
m v
iscos
um
Xero
chry
sum
bra
ctea
tum
G
olde
n Ev
erla
stin
g 0.
5 D
N
Y
Ye
llow
S
p/S
u 1
Sh/
Sun
Y
C
lum
ping
pla
nts
with
eve
rlast
ing
da
isy
flow
ers.
Syn
. Hel
ichry
sum
br
acte
atum
Clim
bers
Billa
rdie
ra c
ymos
a S
wee
t App
lebe
rry
- E
N
Y
Cre
am
Sp
1 S
un
Y
Fros
t har
dy v
ine
Billa
rdie
ra e
rube
scen
s R
ed B
illar
dier
a -
E
N
R
ed
Sp
1 S
h/S
un
Y/N
Tw
inin
g, v
igor
ous
and
fairl
y fa
st.
Sy
n. M
aria
nthu
s er
ubes
cens
Boug
ainv
illea
glab
ra
Bou
gain
ville
a -
E
Ex
P
urp/
Red
Su/
A
0 S
un
Y/N
Fr
ost t
ende
r vig
orou
s
cl
imbe
r tha
t han
gs o
n by
way
of
th
orns
Cam
psis
radi
cans
Tr
umpe
t Vin
e -
D
Ex
O
rang
e S
u/A
3
S
h/S
un
N
Vigo
rous
clim
ber w
ith w
oody
st
ems
Clem
atis
micr
ophy
lla
Sm
all-l
eave
d C
lem
atis
-
E N
Y
C
ream
W
/Sp
0 S
h/S
un
Y
Mak
es a
qui
ck s
cree
n w
hen
gr
own
on tr
ellis
or f
ence
Glyc
ine
cland
estin
a Tr
ailin
g G
lyci
ne
- E
N
Y
Mau
ve
Sp/
Su
1 S
h/S
un
N
Twin
es th
roug
h ot
her p
lant
s su
ch
as
shr
ubs
and
trees
Kenn
edia
coc
cinea
C
oral
Vin
e -
E N
Ora
nge
Sp
1 S
h/S
un
Y/N
Ve
ry s
how
y pe
a-lik
e flo
wer
s
Bota
nica
l nam
e
Com
mon
nam
e
Wdt
h D/
E
E/N
In
dg
Flr C
olou
r
Flr t
ime
Wat
r Sh
d/Su
n Fr
st
Com
men
t
Clim
bers
Kenn
edia
nig
rican
s B
lack
Cor
al P
ea
- E
N
Bl
ack/
Yell
Sp
1 S
h/S
un
Y/N
Ex
trem
ely
vigo
rous
, so
plan
t aw
ay
fro
m o
ther
pla
nts.
Goo
d qu
ick
scre
ener
Mue
hlen
beck
ia c
ompl
exa
Mai
denh
air C
reep
er
- E
N
-
- 1
S
h/S
un
Y
Vigo
rous
, with
twin
ing
wiry
ste
ms
and
tiny
leav
es. C
an b
e cl
ippe
d
in
to h
edge
Pand
orea
pan
dora
na
Won
ga W
onga
Vin
e -
E N
Cre
am
Sp
2 S
h/S
un
Y/N
A
bund
ant b
ird a
ttrac
ting
flow
ers
Parth
enoc
issus
tricu
spid
ata
Bos
ton
Ivy
- D
Ex
- A
0
Sun
Y
B
right
red
autu
mn
colo
ur. C
lings
by s
ucke
r dis
cs
Pela
rgon
ium
pel
tatu
m
Ivy
Leaf
Pel
argo
nium
-
E Ex
Pink
/Whit
e S
p/S
u/A
1
Sh/
Sun
Y
/N
Cov
ers
fenc
es o
r wal
ls w
ith
su
ppor
t. Li
ght f
rost
s on
ly
Rosa
‘Alti
ssim
o’
Alti
ssim
o -
D
Ex
R
ed
Sp/
Su/
A
1 S
un
Y
Sin
gle,
sho
wy,
brig
ht re
d flo
wer
Rosa
ban
ksia
‘Lut
ea’
Ban
ksia
Ros
e -
D
Ex
Ye
llow
S
p 1
Sun
Y
C
over
ed in
sm
all y
ello
w fl
ower
s in
sprin
gRo
sa ‘C
ompl
icata
’ C
ompl
icat
a -
D
Ex
P
ink
Sp
1 S
un
Y
Spr
eadi
ng, w
ith la
rge
open
sin
gle
flow
ers
Rosa
‘Kew
Ram
bler
’ K
ew R
ambl
er
- D
Ex
Pin
k S
p 1
Sun
Y
R
ampa
nt g
row
er w
ith a
pple
blos
som
flow
ers
in s
prin
gRo
sa la
evig
ata
Che
roke
e R
ose
- E
Ex
W
hite
S
p 2
Sun
Y
Ve
ry la
rge
sing
le fl
ower
, spr
eadi
ng.
Rosa
‘Mm
e Al
fred
Carri
ère’
M
me
Alfr
ed C
arriè
re
- D
Ex
Cre
am
Sp/
Su/
A 1
S
un
Y
Mai
n bl
oom
ing
in s
prin
g th
en
so
me
flow
ers
for r
est o
f gro
win
g
se
ason
Rosa
‘Sea
Foa
m’
Sea
Foa
m
- D
Ex
Pin
k/W
hite
Sp/
Su/
A 2
S
un
Y
Spr
eadi
ng, p
rofu
se fl
ower
s. O
ften
seen
as
a w
eepi
ng s
tand
ard
Rosa
‘Silv
er M
oon’
S
ilver
Moo
n -
D
Ex
W
hite
S
p 2
Sun
Y
Fl
ower
s ha
ve a
n ap
ple-
like
scen
t
Sola
num
jasm
inoi
des
Pot
ato
Cre
eper
-
E
Ex
W
hite
A
ll Y
r 1
Sun
Y
Vi
goro
us, p
rolifi
c flo
wer
s al
thou
gh
on
ly s
mal
l
Trach
elosp
erm
um ja
smino
ides
Chi
nese
Sta
r Jas
min
e -
E Ex
Whi
te
Sp/
Su
2 S
h/S
un
N
Del
icat
e pe
rfum
e on
a s
mal
ler
cl
imbe
r
Vitis
vinife
ra
Gra
pevi
ne
- D
Ex
- -
1 S
un
Y
Vigo
rous
gro
wth
and
man
y ed
ible
an
d w
ine
varie
ties
Vitis
cogn
etiae
O
rnam
enta
l Gra
pe
- D
Ex
- -
1 S
un
Y
Qui
ck g
row
ing
with
brig
ht re
d
au
tum
n co
lour
. Gre
at fo
r per
gola
s
Wist
eria
florib
unda
Ja
pane
se W
iste
ria
- D
Ex
Pur
ple
Sp
1 S
un
Y
Vigo
rous
gro
wer
Wist
eria
sin
ensis
C
hine
se W
iste
ria
- D
Ex
Pur
ple
Sp
1 S
un
Y
Pru
ne a
fter fl
ower
ing
to h
elp
co
ntro
l it
Gro
undc
over
sAc
acia
acu
leat
issim
a Th
in L
eaf W
attle
1.
5 E
N
Y
Ye
llow
S
p 1
Sh/
Sun
Y
P
rickl
y, a
bund
ant fl
ower
s in
spr
ing
Ajug
a au
stra
lis
Aus
tral
Bug
le
0.3
E N
Y
P
ink/
Mau
ve S
p/S
u 1
Sh/
Sun
Y
G
ood
for r
ocke
ries,
tole
rate
s
ex
tend
ed d
ry p
erio
ds
Ajug
a re
ptan
s B
ugle
Flo
wer
1
E
Ex
B
lue
Sp
2 S
h Y
G
ood
bord
er, g
roun
dcov
er o
ut o
f
ho
ttest
sun
Atrip
lex
sem
ibac
cata
C
reep
ing
Sal
tbus
h 1.
5 E
N
Y
- S
um
0 S
h/S
un
Y
Rap
id g
row
th a
nd e
xtre
mel
y
to
ugh.
Sm
all r
ed b
errie
s
Carp
obro
tus
mod
estu
s In
land
Pig
face
1
E N
Y
P
urpl
e S
p/S
u 0
Sun
Y
Ex
trem
ely
drou
ght h
ardy
and
go
od fo
r em
bank
men
ts
Cera
stiu
m to
men
tosu
m
Sno
w-in
-Sum
mer
1
E Ex
Whi
te
Sum
2
Sun
Y
G
ood
for e
dges
and
rock
erie
s
Conv
olvu
lus
saba
tius
Gro
undc
over
Mor
ning
Glo
ry 1
E
Ex
B
lue
Sp/
Su/
A 1
S
un
Y
Extre
mel
y vi
goro
us. A
lso
good
for
ha
ngin
g do
wn
emba
nkm
ents
or
re
tain
ing
wal
ls
Copr
osm
a x
kirk
ii K
irk’s
Cop
rosm
a 1
E Ex
- -
1 S
h/S
un
Y
Shi
ny le
aves
and
mak
es a
tigh
t
gr
ound
cove
r
Bota
nica
l nam
e
Com
mon
nam
e
Wdt
h D/
E
E/N
In
dg
Flr C
olou
r
Flr t
ime
Wat
r Sh
d/Su
n Fr
st
Com
men
t
Gro
undc
over
sCo
rrea
‘Dus
ky B
ells’
D
usky
Cor
rea
1 E
N
P
ink
A/W
1
Sun
Y
Lo
w s
hrub
with
bird
attr
actin
g
flo
wer
sDa
mpi
era
dive
rsifo
lia
- 0.
5 E
N
B
lue
Sp
2 S
h/S
un
Y
Suc
kers
to fo
rm a
thic
k m
at. M
ust
ha
ve re
ally
goo
d dr
aina
geDo
dona
ea p
rocu
mbe
ns
Trai
ling
Hop
Bus
h 1
E N
Y
C
ream
S
p 0
Sh/
Sun
Y
Ve
ry a
ttrac
tive
low
spr
eadi
ng s
hrub
Ei
nadi
a ha
stat
a S
aloo
p S
altb
ush
0.4
E N
Y
-
- 0
Sh/
Sun
Y
M
akes
a d
ense
gro
undc
over
and
has
red
berr
ies
Eina
dia
nuta
ns
Nod
ding
Sal
tbus
h 0.
4 E
N
Y
- -
0 S
h/S
un
Y
Gre
y fo
liage
and
red
berr
ies
Ench
ylaen
a to
men
tosa
R
uby
Sal
tbus
h 1
E N
Y
G
reen
S
p/S
u/A
0
Sh/
Sun
Y
In
cred
ibly
toug
h gr
ey g
roun
dcov
er
w
ith s
mal
l suc
cule
nt le
aves
Grev
illea
repe
ns
Cre
epin
g G
revi
llea
2 E
N
M
aroo
n S
p 1
Sh/
Sun
Y
R
are.
Nee
ds g
ood
drai
nage
Grev
illea
x ga
udich
audi
i G
audi
chau
di G
revi
llea
2 E
N
R
ed
Sp
2 S
h/S
un
Y
Long
flow
erin
g bu
t do
not g
row
on
po
orly
dra
inin
g so
ilsHa
rden
berg
ia v
iola
cea
Fals
e S
arsp
arill
a 0.
5 E
N
Y
Pur
ple
W/S
p 0
Sh/
Sun
Y
Lo
cal f
orm
is n
ot d
ense
, but
mor
e
fro
st a
nd d
roug
ht to
lera
nt th
an
H
appy
Wan
dere
rHi
bber
tia s
cand
ens
Gui
nea
Flow
er
1 E
N
Ye
llow
S
p/S
u 2
Sh/
Sun
Y
/N
Pru
ne li
ghtly
whe
n yo
ung
for t
hick
grow
thHi
bber
tia e
xutia
cies
Tang
led
Gui
nea
Flow
er
0.5
E N
Y
Ye
llow
S
p 0
Sun
Y
/N
Goo
d fo
r roc
kerie
s.Ho
mor
anth
us d
arw
inoi
des
- 1
E N
Yello
w
Su/
A
1 S
un
Y
Gre
yish
gre
en le
aves
Juni
peru
s ho
rizon
talis
C
reep
ing
Juni
per
1 E
Ex
-
- 2
Sun
Y
D
ense
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N
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ed
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nee
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W
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m
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p/S
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N
Mas
ses
of fl
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s
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Nat
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2 E
N
Y
Prp
/Whi
te
All
Yr
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h Y
Fl
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ost o
f tim
e
Har
dy L
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Cyno
don
dact
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ch
- E
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-
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Sun
Y
Ex
trem
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toug
h, b
ut d
orm
ant i
n
w
inte
r. A
runn
ing
gras
s
Cyno
don
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end’
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gend
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ch
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Ex
-
- 2
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Y
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trem
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toug
h, b
ut d
orm
ant i
n
w
inte
r. A
runn
ing
gras
s
Cyno
don
dact
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‘San
ta A
na’
San
ta A
na C
ouch
-
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- -
2 S
un
Y
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r lea
f cou
ch. E
xtre
mel
y to
ugh,
w
inte
r dor
man
t. A
runn
ing
gras
s
Micr
olae
na s
tipoi
des
Wee
ping
Gra
ss
- E
N
Y
- -
1 S
un
Y
Can
be
used
as
a la
wn
alte
rnat
ive
w
here
ther
e is
not t
oo m
uch
traffi
c
Penn
isetu
m c
land
estin
um
Kik
uyu
- E
Ex
- -
- 1
Sun
Y
To
ugh,
vig
orou
s ru
nnin
g gr
ass.
Ye
llow
s of
f in
win
ter.
Can
be
in
vasi
ve
Sten
otap
hrum
sec
unda
tum
B
uffa
lo G
rass
-
E Ex
-
- -
2 S
un
Y
Toug
h. T
he la
rges
t of t
he ru
nnin
g
gr
asse
s. B
row
ns o
ff in
win
ter
S. s
ecun
datu
m ‘P
alm
etto
’ P
alm
etto
Buf
falo
Gra
ss
- E
Ex
- -
- 2
Sun
Y
To
ugh.
The
larg
est o
f the
runn
ing
gr
asse
s. B
row
ns o
ff in
win
ter
S. s
ecun
datu
m ‘S
ir W
alte
r’ S
ir W
alte
r Buf
falo
Gra
ss
- E
Ex
- -
- 2
Sun
Y
To
ugh.
The
larg
est o
f the
runn
ing
gr
asse
s. Y
ello
ws
in w
inte
r
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