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Meadow Garden with Vinca Minor
Judith Hybrid Daylily
Mirror Plant, Looking-Glass Plant
White Birch, European White Birch
Dwarf Periwinkle, Dwarf Vinca
Judith Hybrid Daylily

Common name:Judith Hybrid Daylily
Botanical name:Hemerocallis 'Judith'

This Daylily has a coral pink flower with a yellow green throat that blooms in summer. It reaches about 24" tall and has green, grass-like foliage. Butterflies and hummingbirds love this Daylily. Plant in full sun or light shade with well draining, moist soil. Flowers are fragrant. Cut spent flowers to encourage more blooms.

Mirror Plant, Looking-Glass Plant

Common name:Mirror Plant, Looking-Glass Plant
Botanical name:Coprosma repens

This spreading, evergreen shrub will reach 3' tall and has glossy, oval leaves that make for a nice foundation plant.

White Birch, European White Birch

Common name:White Birch, European White Birch
Botanical name:Betula pendula

This medium-size weeping tree will grow to about 40' tall and has a whitish/brown bark with deciduous green leaves.

Dwarf Periwinkle, Dwarf Vinca

Common name:Dwarf Periwinkle, Dwarf Vinca
Botanical name:Vinca minor

This groundcover will grow less than 1' tall and has small, glossy, dark green leaves with blue, purple, lavender, or white flowers that bloom in the spring.

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Meadow Garden with Vinca Minor

Photographer: GardenSoft

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:

Drip and other smart irrigation delivers water directly to roots, allowing no excess water for weeds.