Common name: Blue Aster
Botanical name: Aster x frikartii

Blue Aster is a very popular flower for color beds. It is a perennial in some areas but grown as an annual in warm areas. This plant can reach 1'-3' tall and grows in clumps. During summer and fall, daisy-like, fragrant flowers with violet blue rays and yellow centers appear above the foliage, attracting butterflies. Leaves are dark green and a bit sticky. This plant does best in full sun with well draining soil. It looks great in containers.

Common name: Japanese Boxwood
Botanical name: Buxus microphylla japonica

Japanese Boxwood is often used as a hedge. It is compact, with small bright green leaves. It can reach 4-6' tall and wide or be kept smaller through pruninig. It can be sheared to shape. It does better in areas with milder winters. It prefers full sun and a moderate amount of water.

Common name: Wheeler's Dwarf Pittosporum
Botanical name: Pittosporum tobira 'Wheeler's Dwarf'

This handsome dwarf form of the Pittosporum tobira grows into a low, dense mound, 2'-3' tall and 4'-5' wide. This shrub is covered with glossy, evergreen foliage. Small, fragrant, white flowers cover this shrub in spring. It prefers full to part sun and is drought tolerant once its established. Give extra water in summer. Wheeler's Dwarf is dependable and easy to grow. Prune in winter to keep shape.

Common name: Radiance Flax
Botanical name: Phormium 'Radiance'

Phormium 'Radiance' is an evergreen perennial. It is a 6'-8' tall, dramatic plant composed of many swordlike, stiffly vertical leaves in a fan pattern. The leaves are variegated yellow and green.