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Lavenders and Pinks
Spanish Lavender
Pink Champagne Marguerite
Prostrate or Spreading Acacia
Noell's Grevillea
Spanish Lavender

Common name:Spanish Lavender
Botanical name:Lavandula stoechas

This dense shrub grows 2-3 ft. tall with blue gray foliage and deep purple flowers that have large showy bracts near the top of the spikes. It is drought tolerant . - Cornflower Farms

Pink Champagne Marguerite

Common name:Pink Champagne Marguerite
Botanical name:Chrysanthemum frutescens 'Pink Champagne

Chrysanthemum fru. is a perennial and an annual depending on the zone. The flowers are 1.5 to 2.5 in. and are pink. They do well in containers and need well-drained soil.

Prostrate or Spreading Acacia

Common name:Prostrate or Spreading Acacia
Botanical name:Acacia redolens 'Prostrata'

This is a fast growing drought tolerant ground cover growing no higher than 3 feet and spreading 12 to 15 feet wide. The leaves are gray-green and it has yellow flowers from February to April.

Noell's Grevillea

Common name:Noell's Grevillea
Botanical name:Grevillea 'Noellii'

A low, compact evergreen shrub, the blooms of this plant are rose red and white, apearing in the spring. Its bright green foliage is needle-like. Full sun is required for growth.

Designer: Ann Breemer Designs

Lavenders and Pinks
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Photographer: GardenSoft

Soils and Compost:

Maintain a two to four inch layer of mulch on the soil surface to reduce weeds, infiltrate rain water, and reduce compaction.

Integrated Pest Management:

Attract, or buy beneficial insects such as ladybugs and lacewings to control pest outbreaks in your garden.