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Stacked Wall and Plantings
California Fuchsia, Zauschneria
Garden Penstemon
Kleinia
Kanooka Box, Water Gum
California Fuchsia, Zauschneria

Common name:California Fuchsia, Zauschneria
Botanical name:Epilobium canum

The California fuchsia is a perennial with dense, narrow, green gray foliage and red orange summer flowers. The growth habit of this plant is sprawling and low. The California fuchsia is native to California, is drought tolerant, and attracts hummingbirds.

Garden Penstemon

Common name:Garden Penstemon
Botanical name:Penstemon 'Cherry Glo'

This Penstemon is tolerant of garden settings and produces bright red flowers in the spring and summer. In order to flourish, it requires good drainage.

Kleinia

Common name:Kleinia
Botanical name:Senecio mandraliscae

This succulent perennial will grow to about 1.5' tall and 2' wide. It has curved, bluish gray leaves that are about 3.5" long and very slender.

Kanooka Box, Water Gum

Common name:Kanooka Box, Water Gum
Botanical name:Tristaniopsis laurina

This slow growing, evergreen, multi-trunked tree is 20' tall and 10' wide. It has a dense, rounded crown with yellow flowers that bloom in late spring, and attractive leaves and bark. It requires regular watering.

Designer: Billy Goodnick and Owen Dell

Stacked Wall and Plantings
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Photographer: Billy Goodnick and Owen Dell

Soils and Compost:

Practice grass-cycling by leaving short grass clippings on lawns after mowing, so that nutrients and organic matter are returned to the soil.

Integrated Pest Management:

Remove irrigation water and fertilizer from areas where you don't want weeds to grow.