Common name:CatMint
Botanical name:Nepeta X Faassenii
Nepeta faassenii makes soft, gray-green, undulating mounds o 1.5 ft. high in bloom. The small leaves are attractive to cats. This perennial has lavender blue flowers in late spring, and early summer.
Common name:Homestead Purple Verbena
Botanical name:Verbena canadensis 'Homestead Purple'
This perennial will reach about 3' tall and has small green leaves with purple flowers that bloom all year.
Designer: Dan Mercado Landscaping
Photographer: GardenSoft
Physical weed control, including mulching, or hand removal protects the watershed from harmful chemicals.
Mulching around plants helps retain water and improves the soil.
Attract, or buy beneficial insects such as ladybugs and lacewings to control pest outbreaks in your garden.
