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Lavender Pink  Japanese Wisteria
Tropical Sword Fern
Lavender Pink  Japanese Wisteria

Common name:Lavender Pink Japanese Wisteria
Botanical name:Wisteria floribunda 'Rosea'

Wisteria floribunda is a climbing deciduous vine that grows rapidly to 25' long. It needs support such as a trellis or arbor or patio cover. During the spring, spectacular 18" long, rosy-pink blooms hang like pendants from this vine. It needs full sun to part sun. This vine tends to sucker so if you have the standard form, you must continually prune. It requires medium water when young, but once established, it is drought tolerant.

Tropical Sword Fern

Common name:Tropical Sword Fern
Botanical name:Nephrolepis exaltata

This is a shade loving, relaxed sword fern that is a Boston-type selection.

Sustainable Landscape Renovation

We can identify at least 11 steps of sustainable landscape renovation for consideration. They include critical design, installation and maintenance practices that conform to good principles of appropriate horticulture.

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Fortress Gate

Photographer: George Hutchinson

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.

Integrated Pest Management:

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