Photo by Patrick & Topaze McCaffery "Berms on either side of the decomposed granite pathways add height to the garden and give it a park-like feeling."

Native hydrangea and bottle brush buckeye populate the front yard beneath an existing dogwood and a magnificent deodar cedar michael west
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Patrick & Topaze McCaffery - Taproot Garden Design & Fine Gardening "Myrica californica (Pacific Wax Myrtle) are planted in a raised bed made of landscape ties and ipa wood."

Combining colorful flowers and foliage with controlled growth, Purple Diamond® is a gem. Unlike some other loropetalums that can swallow your house, this one grows 4 to 5 feet tall and wide. Showy pink flowers appear in spring and sometimes summer. Deep, rich purple foliage holds its color all season. FEATURES Bloom/Feature Magenta ribbons in spring Plant Type Shrubs Evergreen or Deciduous Evergreen USDA Zones 7,8,9,10 Zone Detail Hardy to 0 F Key Features Deer resistant, reblooming, dwarf, year-round interest Use Accent, container, mass planting, slope, hedge Exposure Full sun to part shade Bloom Season Spring Dimension 4-5' H x 4-5' W Growth Rate Moderate to fast growth CARE Water Water as needed Soil Type Acidic, moist, well-drained, humus-rich Fertilizer Early spring Pruning Shape after spring bloom PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS water before planting plant in full sun to part shade dig hole 3X the width of pot, backfill and plant 1”-2” above soil level water and add more soil if needed mulch plants

Large wax myrtles were added for song bird habitat and to provide screening of the neighboring home. This photo is taken looking back toward the boardwalk. Newly installed 9/16. Photo by Jay Sifford.

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Patrick & Topaze McCaffery - Taproot Garden Design & Fine Gardening "Myrica californica (Pacific Wax Myrtle) are planted in a raised bed made of landscape ties and ipa wood. Ceanothus 'Ray Hartman' are planted in the taller concrete planters."

Timber steps lead down to a private fire pit patio. Cornus florida (Dogwood trees), Myrica californica (California Wax Myrtle), Calamagrostis 'Karl Foerster' (Feather Reed Grass), and an Acer platanoides 'Crimson King' (Norway Maple) surrounds the space.

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Patrick & Topaze McCaffery - Taproot Garden Design & Fine Gardening "Photo taken in March 2015, two years after installation. The Native California plants in this garden include Ceanothus 'Ray Hartman', Myrica californica, and Calamagrostis foliosa."

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Photo by Jay Sifford.
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Photo by Jay Sifford.

These are great shade trees for this children's play area. Live Oak and Wax Myrtles planted and provided by Treeland Nursery.

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