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Rosemary

Common name: Rosemary
Botanical name: Rosmarinus officinalis

Rosemary is hardy in full sun areas where winter temperatures do not drop below 10 degrees F. Rosemary is evergreen and makes a great aromatic hedge, 4'-6' tall and 2' wide. Foliage is used in cooking. Blue flowers appear in summer. This plant is drought tolerant once it's established. Bees love Rosemary!

Spanish Lavender

Common name: Spanish Lavender
Botanical name: Lavandula stoechas

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

Monterey Cypress

Common name: Monterey Cypress
Botanical name: Cupressus macrocarpa

Standing 40' tall and wide, bright green foliage highlights this tree. Ideal for planting on golf courses or near the coast, the Monterey Cypress spreads with age to shed its narrow and pyramidal structure of youth. The wind will shape the tree. It grows best in coastal habitats where it is not exposed to extreme heat or humidity. It does best in full sun with acidic, sandy, loam, clay soil that is well draining. It is drought tolerant once it's established. Also known as Hesperocyparis macrocarpa

Japanese Garden Juniper

Common name: Japanese Garden Juniper
Botanical name: Juniperus procumbens

Juniperus procumbens, commonly called Japanese garden juniper, is a dwarf, procumbent, shrubby ground cover