Common name:Bloodgood Japanese Maple
Botanical name:Acer palmatum 'Bloodgood'
Bloodgood Japanese maple is a lovely, upright to rounded small tree, well suited to patios and courtyards. It has red to bronze-red foliage, becoming more bronzy with summer heat. Fall color is brilliant red. New wood is very dark, turning a reddish brown as it ages. Grows 15 to 18 feet tall and wide, though it will do so slowly.
Common name:Hybrid Columbine
Botanical name:Aquilegia hybrids
Hybrid columbine are usually sold as a selection of a range of colors, from pastels to stronger, jewel-like tones. Foliage is blue-green and deeply lobed. Blooms in spring. Plants are generally 2 to 3 feet tall and half as wide.
Designer: Stephanie Duer | Flagstone Walk Garden 3 |
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Change spray sprinklers to low-flow bubbler or drip systems. Shrubs and trees are ideal candidates for this type of irrigation because the water is applied directly to the root zones.