Common name:Bearded Iris
Botanical name:Iris Bearded Hybrids

This perennial will grow 1'-3' tall and has medium sized, blue green leaves with flowers of different colors that bloom in spring. It needs well draining soil and full sun. Many are fragrant and rebloom several times a year. Plant rhizomes in Sept or Oct. They need water once a week during the hot spells. Top dress with compost and gypsum in January and August.

Common name:Bitsy Daylily
Botanical name:Hemerocallis 'Bitsy'

This dependable perennial has thin, strap-like, grass-like leaves reaching 12"-18" tall. Bright yellow flowers, resembling lilies, are high above the foliage, making the overall height of this plant at 24" tall. Blooms appear in spring through fall, thus making this Hemerocallis variety very popular. It needs regular watering and more during hot summer months. It prefers full sun or light shade and will tolerate seaside conditions.

Common name:Compact Carolina Laurel Cherry
Botanical name:Prunus caroliniana 'Compacta'

This large evergreen shrub or small tree has leaves that are glossy and 2"-4" in length. It is excellent as either a formal hedge or an informal screen. It has creamy white flowers in late-winter and spring followed by small black berries. 'Compacta' reaches 8'-10' tall and 6'-8' wide and tends to be more dense.

Common name:Crimson Queen Japanese Maple
Botanical name:Acer palmatum 'Crimson Queen'

This mounding plant has finely dissected foliage that retains its red color during the summer.

Common name:Silvery Sunproof Lilyturf
Botanical name:Liriope muscari 'Silvery Sunproof'

While similar to the Liriope muscari, the leaves of the 'SIlvery Sunproof' are edged gold, turning white as they mature. It grows best under partial shade and in warm climates.

Common name:Striped Calamus or Sweet Flag
Botanical name:Acorus calamus 'Variegatus'

Variegated Sweet Flag is a low ornamental grass with pale yellow-green colored blades. It looks and performs best next to a pond, stream or wet areas, as it needs high moisture. It has inconspicuous tiny flowers. It is best to keep Acorus in pots as in can become invasive.

Common name:Spanish Lavender
Botanical name:Lavandula stoechas

This dense shrub grows 2'-3' tall with blue-grey foliage and deep purple flowers that have large showy bracts in spring and summer near the top of the spikes. It has low watering needs once it's established. It prefers full sun. Foliage is aromatic.

Gravel grouting allows water to get through the patio surface.