Common name:Leyland Cypress
Botanical name:Cupressocyparis leylandii
The Leyland Cypress is easy to grow, and will become a tall, evergreen tree with a dense crown that is conical to columnar in shape. While its leaf form, size and shape resemble those of the Cupressocyparis nootkatensis, its branchlets are finer, longer and more slender. It combines well with broadleaf evergreens, low junipers, and barberry.
Common name:Black Bamboo
Botanical name:Phyllostachys nigra
A tall running, very exotic looking bamboo, that needs to be confined or it becomes invasive. It one to two-story stalks are green the first year then become a dark purple to jet-black color.
Catch basin for runoff.
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Practice grass-cycling by leaving short grass clippings on lawns after mowing, so that nutrients and organic matter are returned to the soil.
Attract, or buy beneficial insects such as ladybugs and lacewings to control pest outbreaks in your garden.