Common name:Pink Muhly, Hairy Awn Muhly
Botanical name:Muhlenbergia capillaris
Pink Muhly is an ornamental grass that grows to about 3' and has beautiful, soft reddish flower plumes in the fall. It is one of the last grasses to bloom and it great for fall entertainment.
Common name:Flanders Poppy
Botanical name:Papaver rhoeas 'Flanders Field'
This beautiful annual has bright red single flowers, each petal often marked at its base with a large black blotch. Sow seeds in spring. Flanders Poppy is attractive near entries, walkways, and in containers. It can reach 3' tall and prefers full sun in well draining, rich soil. It may re-sow.
Designer: Jody Palmer | Pink and Red Tones |
Photographer: GardenSoft |
Maintain a two to four inch layer of mulch on the soil surface to reduce weeds, infiltrate rain water, and reduce compaction.
Replace turf with groundcovers, trees, and shrubs. If you have areas where no one uses the grass, patches that do not grow well, or a turf area too small to water without runoff, consider replacing the turf with water-efficient landscaping.
Remove irrigation water and fertilizer from areas where you don't want weeds to grow.