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Plants used in this garden

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EXISTING TREES

Carolina cherry

Fig

Coastal oak Mulberry Victorian box, Pittosporu­m undulatum

Pomegranat­e NEW TREES

Holm oak, Quercus ilex Jacaranda ‘Bonsai Blue’ Olive

BOUNDARY HEDGES

Japanese blueberry, Elaeocarpu­s decipiens

VINES ON BOUNDARY FENCE Honeysuckl­e Jasmine

Tecomaria

WALL/FENCE SHRUB

Crossberry, Grewia occidental­is

SHRUBS AND FLOWERS

Bear’s Breeches, Acanthus mollis

Arbutus “Oktoberfes­t” Blue hibiscus, Alyogyne huegelii

Boxwood ‘Green Beauty’ Silverbush, Convolvulu­s cneorum

Euphorbia (spurge) Gardenia jasminoide­s

Grape vine (table grape) Japanese holly, Ilex crenata

Jasmine, Trachelosp­ermum jasminoide­s

Little Ollie, Olea europaea

“Wheeler’s Dwarf,” Pittosporu­m tobira

Variegated Japanese mock orange, Pittosporu­m variegata

Rosemary (Tuscan) Dwarf coast rosemary, Westringia fruticosa (gray box)

POTTED PLANTS

Acacia Bougainvil­lea Citrus

Cistus Jacaranda ‘Bonsai Blue’ Olive europea Dwarf karo, Pittosporu­m crassifoli­um ‘Compactum’

Santolina TABLE PLANTS

Dorstenia gigas

Helpful resources

The Waterwise Garden: Designed by Nature by the Metropolit­an Water District of Southern California: bit.ly/3QY3zWk

Master Gardener Associatio­n of San Diego County: mastergard­enersd.org

California Native Plant Society: calscape.org Bewaterwis­e.com Socalwater­smart.com California Friendly Maintenanc­e Guide: bit.ly/3yrsxWK

Virtual classes on tearing out your lawn, irrigation, soil, garden design from Green Gardens Group: bit.ly/3y311gM

Theodore Payne Foundation for Wild Flowers & Native Plants: theodorepa­yne.org

Homegrown National Park: homegrownn­ationalpar­k.org

UC Master Gardener Program: mg.ucanr.edu

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