Customer Plant Selection Review - EL - July 9, 2020

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Front Left Corner Plant Bed

Soil Amendment: Mushroom compost to be used in planting holes

Mulch: Pine Bark Nuggets

Border: Use existing man-made borders. Existing brick to be removed along walkway edge.
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Point-of-view is from street.

(1) Crimson Queen Japanese Maple - Acer palmatum var. dissectum Crimson Queen'

Centerpiece - rear of bed, centered on window set

Deciduous

Blooms: Inconspicuous, prized for foliage

Sunlight: Partial to Full Sun

Water/Soil: Moist, not soggy/well-drained. Water weekly or more often in extreme heat.

Mature Height: 4 to 5'  Mature Spread: 5 to 6'

(2) Sunshine Ligustrum - Ligustrum sinense 'Sunshine'

One each, rear of bed, centered on left and right edges of window set 

Evergreen

Blooms: Inconspicuous, if at all

Sunlight: Partial to Full Sun

Water/Soil: Moist, not soggy/well-drained. Water weekly or more often in extreme heat.

Mature Height: 3 to 5'   Mature Spread: 3 to 4'

(3) Spreading Japanese Plum Yew - Cephalotaxus harringtonia 'Prostrata'
Forward of and between Crimson Queen Japanese Maple and Sunshine Ligustrums

Evergreen

Blooms: None - Prized for Foliage

Sunlight: Partial to Full Sun

Water/Soil: Moist, not soggy/well-drained. Water weekly or more often in extreme heat.

Mature Height: 2 to 2.5'   Mature Spread: 3 to 3.5'

(2) Purple Pixie® Dwarf Weeping Loropetalum - Loropetalum chinense 'Peack'

One left of left-most Spreading Japanese Plum Yew; One forward left of raised bed

Evergreen

Blooms: Pink Fringes - Heaviest in Spring; Repeating Throughout the Year.

Sunlight: Partial to Full Sun

Water/Soil: Moist, not soggy/well-drained. Water weekly or more often in extreme heat.

Mature Height: 1 to 2'   Mature Spread: 4 to 5'

(3) Peter Pan Agapanthus - Agapanthus 'Peter Pan'

Roughly forward of right-most Spreading Japanese Plum Yew

Perennial

Blooms: Blue to Bluish-Purple - Mid to Late Summer

Sunlight: Partial to Full Sun

Water/Soil: Moist, not soggy/well-drained. Water weekly or more often in extreme heat.

Mature Height: 0.5 to 2'   Mature Spread: 1 to 2'

(1) Red Sensation Cordyline - Cordyline australis

In glazed pot along with Sweet Potato Vine, between and rear of break from Canna Lilies to Agapanthus

Annual

Blooms: None, prized for foliage

Sunlight: Partial to Full Sun

Water/Soil: Moist, not soggy/well-drained. Water weekly or more often in extreme heat.

Mature Height: 3 to 4'   Mature Spread: 1.5 to 2.5'

(3) Margarita Sweet Potato Vine - Ipomoea batatas 'Margarita'

In glazed pot along with Festival Raspberry Cordyline

Perennial

Foliage: Chartreuse

Blooms: Inconspicuous, appreciated for its foliage

Sunlight: Partial to Full Sun

Water/Soil: Moist, not soggy/well-drained. Water weekly or more often in extreme heat.

Mature Height: 6 to 12"'   Mature Spread: Virtually endless - prune to desired length

(1) Glazed Pot

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Front Lawn Island Plant Bed
Roughly the same location as existing bed

Shape: Oriented front to back, but with various curves to allow plants to be staggered side to side for better visibility from home or street

Soil Amendment: Mushroom compost to be used in planting holes

Mulch: Pine Bark Nuggets

Border: Establish Natural Border
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Point-of-view is from street.

(1) Bloodgood Japanese Maple - Acer palmatum var. atropurpureum 'Bloodgood'

Rear of Bed

Deciduous

Blooms: Inconspicuous, prized for foliage

Sunlight: Filtered to Full Sun

Water/Soil: Moist, not soggy/well-drained. Water weekly or more often in extreme heat.

Mature Height: 15 to 20'   Mature Spread: 15'

(1) Little Lime Hardy Hydrangea - Hydrangea paniculata 'Jane'

Left and forward of Bloodgood Japanese Maple

Evergreen

Blooms: Green during Summer to Pink in Fall

Sunlight: Filtered to Full Sun

Water/Soil: Moist, not soggy/well-drained. Water weekly or more often in extreme heat.

Mature Height: 3 to 5'   Mature Spread: 3 to 5'

(2) Existing Roses
Right and partially forward of Little Lime Hardy Hydrangea

(1) Golden Mop Threadleaf False Cypress - Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Golden Mop'

Center, Most Forward

Evergreen

Blooms: None

Sunlight: Full Sun

Water/Soil: Moist, not soggy/well-drained. Water weekly or more often in extreme heat.

Mature Height: 3'   Mature Spread: 4'