Cut Flowers for Your Table

Common name:All That Jazz Bearded Iris
Botanical name:Iris bearded 'All That Jazz'

Yellow/gold standards, red/mahogany falls. Autumn rebloom.

Common name:Paprika Fonos Bearded Iris
Botanical name:Iris bearded 'Paprika Fonos'

A vigorous early season bloomer in rich earth tones. Buff ivory blooms are almost completely covered with spots and splashes of paprika. Blooms appear red from a distance. Shipped all year.

Common name:California Poppy, Golden Poppy
Botanical name:Eschscholzia californica

This small annual (sometimes acts as a perennial) plant will grow to less than 1' tall and has light, small blue/green leaves with gold and orange flowers that bloom in spring and summer.

Common name:Buffalo Grass
Botanical name:Buchloe dactyloides

Native American grass, can make a low water lawn, little maintenance needed. Slow to establish, a little summer water can look quite nice. Winter brown. Full Sun. Only grows 4-8". Early green up in spring. Soft textured. This perennial shortgrass grows 2-5" high and 6-12' wide. The rouded, hollow stems have gray/green curly leaves that are 1/10" wide and 2" long. This grass is very drought-resistant and turns tan in winter and lavender in autumn.

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.

Water Saving Tip:

As the weather gets hotter avoid the temptation to increase run times.

Instead, schedule more start times with one to two hours in between to allow the water from the previous session to soak in before watering again.

Integrated Pest Management:

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