‘Zenfully’ Green
This garden has a ‘zen’ vibe and feels like a secret meditation area nestled in a forested meadow. The palette of evergreens including Weeping Blue Atlas Cedar, Redwood and a variety of junipers gives the garden strong structure. Clustered stone and vertical basalt ground the garden. These are softened by ornamental grasses like Blue Fescue, Creeping Red Fescue and Zebra Grass.This ‘greener’ garden benefits from a northern exposure which reduces its daily water requirements and exposure to late afternoon sun and heat.
On our visit to the garden we were pleasantly surprised to see a pair of native California Carpenter Bees flitting about. Something good is happening in this garden if it’s attracting native pollinators!
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Plant List
- California Poppy,
Eschscholzia californica - Japanese Garden Juniper,
Juniperus procumbens ‘Nana’ - Butterfly Iris,
Dietes bicolor - Orange New Zealand Sedge,Carex testacea
- Blue Fescue,Festuca ovina glauca
- Rosemary, Rosmarinus officinalis
'Wickwar Flame' - Chinese Fringe Flower,
Loropetalum chinense - Weeping Blue Atlas Cedar,
Cedrus atlantica ‘Glauca pendula’ - Horsetail Reed,
Equisetum hyemale - Creeping Red Fescue,
Festuca rubra - Zebra Grass,
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Zebrinus’ - Variegated Pittosporum,
Pittosporum tobira ‘Variegata’ - Mugho Pine,
Pinus mugho - Variegated Lemon Thyme, Thymus x citriodorus ‘Variegata’
- Shore Juniper, Juniperus conferta 'Powis Castle'
- Sea Thrift,
Armeria maritima californica - Hens and Chicks,
Echeveria imbricata - Japanese Persimmon,
Diospyros kaki - Moonglow Juniper,
Juniperus scopulorum ‘Moonglow’ - Aloe Vera,
Aloe vera 'Powis Castle'
