Sample Garden Plans

Creating the perfect garden for your house is challenging and fun. Take a look at our sample gardens... then start planning your own garden!

Each title below shows a different style of garden and a sample plants for each area. Click on a type of garden below to jump to the section.

California Landscape Garden

Ornamental Grass Garden

Mediterranean Garden

Mediterranean and California Garden

Mixed Landscape Garden

Subtropical and Succulent Garden

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California Landscape

California Landscape Sample Garden

Cleveland Sage

Botanical name: Salvia clevelandii
Type: Shrub
Sun or shade: Half
Water demand: Low
Size and coverage: 4 ft. tall & wide

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Chickering Sage

Botanical name: Salvia 'Allen Chickering'
Type: Shrub
Sun or shade: Sun
Water demand: Low
Size and coverage: 2-5 ft. tall & 2-5 ft. wide

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Powis Castle Artemisia

Botanical name: Powis Castle Artemisia
Type: Shrub
Sun or shade: Sun
Water demand: Low
Size and coverage: 3 ft. high & 5ft. wide

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Carolina Laurel Cherry

Botanical name: Prunus caroliniana
Type: Tree
Sun or shade: Sun
Water demand: Low

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Yarrow

Botanical name: Achillea millefolium
Type: Shrub
Sun or shade: Shade
Water demand: Low
Size and coverage: 2-3 ft. tall

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Deer Grass

Botanical name: Muhlenbergia rigens
Type: Bunchgrass
Sun or shade: Half
Water demand: Drought tolerant
Size and coverage: 2-3 ft. tall

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Blue Fescue

Botanical name: Festuca ovina glauca
Type: Bedding
Sun or shade: Half
Water demand: Medium
Size and coverage: less than 1' tall

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Creeping Mahonia

Botanical name: Berberis repens
Type: Shrub
Sun or shade: Shade
Water demand: Low
Size and coverage: 1-3 ft. tall

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Coyote Bush

Botanical name: Baccharis pilularis 'Pigeon Point'
Type: Groundcover
Sun or shade: Half
Water demand: Low
Size and coverage: 18-24 in. tall & 10-12 ft. wide

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Dudleya

Botanical name: Dudleya sp
Type: Succulent
Sun or shade: Half
Water demand: Low
Size and coverage: 15 in. tall with 35 in. stems

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Western Redbud

Botanical name: Cercis occendentalis
Type: Shrub
Sun or shade: Half
Water demand: Low
Size and coverage: 6-20 ft. tall & 10-15 ft. wide

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Mediterranean Landscape

Mediterranean Garden

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Germander

Botanical name: Teucrium cossonii majoricum
Type: Subshrub
Sun or shade: Sun
Water demand: Low
Size and coverage: 8 in. tall & 1.5 ft. wide

Pink Rockrose

Botanical name: Cistus skanbergii
Type: Shrublet
Sun or shade: Sun
Water demand: Low
Size and coverage: 6-8 in. tall & 2-3 ft. wid

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Spanish Lavendar

Botanical name: Lavandula stoechies
Type: Shrub
Sun or shade: Half
Water demand: Low
Size and coverage: 2-3 ft. tall

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Trailing Lantana

Botanical name: Lantana montevidensis
Type: Shrub
Sun or shade: Half
Water demand: Low
Size and coverage: 2 ft.. tall & 6 ft. wide

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Compact Strawberry

Botanical name: Arbutus unedo 'Compacta'
Sun or shade: Sun
Water demand: Low
Size and coverage: 5 ft. high

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Foxtail Agave

Botanical name: Agave attenuata
Type: Succulent
Sun or shade: Shade
Water demand: Low
Size and coverage: 2-3 ft. tall & 3-4 ft. wide

Rosemary

Botanical name: Rosmarinus
Type: Shrub
Sun or shade: Sun
Water demand: Low
Size and coverage: 2-6 ft.. tall & 2-4 ft. wide

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English Lavendar

Botanical name: Lavandula angustifolia
Type: Subshrub
Sun or shade: Sun
Water demand: Low
Size and coverage: 1-1.5 ft. tall & wide

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Myoporum

Botanical name: Myoporum parvifolium
Type: Groundcover
Sun or shade: Half
Water demand: Low
Size and coverage: 1-1.5 ft. tall & wide

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Strawberry Tree

Botanical name: Arbutus unedo
Type: Tree or shrub
Sun or shade: Half
Water demand: Low
Size and coverage: 15 ft. tall & 15 ft. wide

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Italian Cypress

Botanical name: Cupressus sempervirens
Type: Tree
Sun or shade: Sun
Water demand: Low
Size and coverage: 60 ft. tall

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Mediterranean and California

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Background Shrubs

• Purple Rock Rose
• Ceanothus
• Noell Grivillea
• Rosemary
• Texas Ranger
• Pyracantha

Midground Shrubs

• Spanish Lavender
• Artemisia
• Dwarf New Zealand Tea Tree
• Russian Sage
• Mexican Bush Sage
• Ground Morning Glory

Foreground Shrubs

• Coral Bells
• Common Thrift
• Tricolor Sage
• Compact Kinnikinnick
• Lavender Cotton
• Lamb's Ear

Accent Shrubs‍

• Autumn Sage
• Gaura
• Scarlet Carpet Rose
• Blanket Flower
• Butterfly Bush
• California Fuschia
• Beardtongue
• Russian Sage

Parkway Shrubs

• Creeping Mahonia
• Mexican Blue Sage
• Woolly Yarrow

Turf and Trees

• Tall Fescue
• Fruitless Olive
• Western Redbud

Hardscape

• Concrete Step Stones
• Concrete Step Stones

Mixed Landscape

Germander

Botanical name: Teucrium cossonii majoricum
Type: Subshrub
Sun or shade: Sun
Water demand: Low
Size and coverage: 8 in. tall & 1.5 ft. wide

Pink Rockrose

Botanical name: Cistus skanbergii
Type: Shrublet
Sun or shade: Sun
Water demand: Low
Size and coverage: 6-8 in. tall & 2-3 ft. wide

Spanish Lavendar

Botanical name: Lavandula stoechies
Type: Shrub
Sun or shade: Half
Water demand: Low
Size and coverage: 2-3 ft. tall

Trailing Lantana

Botanical name: Lantana montevidensis
Type: Shrub
Sun or shade: Half
Water demand: Low
Size and coverage: 2 ft.. tall & 6 ft. wide

Compact Strawberry

Botanical name: Arbutus unedo 'Compacta'
Sun or shade: Sun
Water demand: Low
Size and coverage: 5 ft. high

Foxtail Agave

Botanical name: Agave attenuata
Type: Succulent
Sun or shade: Shade
Water demand: Low
Size and coverage: 2-3 ft. tall & 3-4 ft. wide

Rosemary

Botanical name: Rosmarinus
Type: Shrub
Sun or shade: Sun
Water demand: Low
Size and coverage: 2-6 ft.. tall & 2-4 ft. wide

English Lavendar

Botanical name: Lavandula angustifolia
Type: Subshrub
Sun or shade: Sun
Water demand: Low
Size and coverage: 1-1.5 ft. tall & wide

Chickering Sage

Botanical name: Salvia 'Allen Chickering'
Type: Shrub
Sun or shade: Sun
Water demand: Low
Size and coverage: 2-5 ft. tall & 2-5 ft. wide

Cal. Fescue

Botanical name: Festicua californica
Type: Bunchgrass
Sun or shade: Half
Water demand: Low
Size and coverage: 5 ft. tall

Coyote Bush

Botanical name: Baccharis pilularis 'Pigeon Point'
Type: Groundcover
Sun or shade: Half
Water demand: Low
Size and coverage: 18-24 in. tall & 10-12 ft. wide

Strawberry Tree

Botanical name: Arbutus unedo
Type: Tree or shrub
Sun or shade: Half
Water demand: Low
Size and coverage: 15 ft. tall & 15 ft. wide

Italian Cypress

Botanical name: Cupressus sempervirens
Type: Tree
Sun or shade: Sun
Water demand: Low
Size and coverage: 60 ft. tall

Trailing Lantana

Botanical name: Lantana montevidensis
Type: Shrub
Sun or shade: Half
Water demand: Low
Size and coverage: 2 ft.. tall & 6 ft. wide

Trailing Lantana

Botanical name: Lantana montevidensis
Type: Shrub
Sun or shade: Half
Water demand: Low
Size and coverage: 2 ft.. tall & 6 ft. wide

Trailing Lantana

Botanical name: Lantana montevidensis
Type: Shrub
Sun or shade: Half
Water demand: Low
Size and coverage: 2 ft.. tall & 6 ft. wide

Ornamental Grass

Background Shrubs

• Back Bear
• Giant Rye
• Purple Fountain
• Japanese Silver Grass

Midground Shrubs

• Bear Grass
• Regal Mist Pink Muhly
• Dwarf Mat Rush
• Jack Spratt Flax

Foreground Shrubs

• Blue Fescue
• Blue Wheat Grass
• Tufted Hairgrass
• Flax Lily

Accent Shrubs

• Blue Oat Grass
• Japanese Blood Grass
• Festival Grass
• Kangaroo Paw

Parkway Shrubs

• Mexican Feather Grass
• Bearberry Cotoneaster

Turf

• Tall Fescue

Trees & Hardscape

• African Sumac
• Shoestring Acacia
• Rock Mulch 3" or larger

Subtropical and Succulent

‍Background Shrubs

• India Hawthorne
• New Zealand Flax
• Octopus Agave
• Bird of Paradise
• Gold Dust Plant
• Ivory Tower Yucca

‍Midground Shrubs

Foreground Shrubs

• Blue Chalk Sticks
• Octopus Agave
• Compact Lantana
• Octopus Agave
• Jack Spratt Flax
• Cast Iron Plant

‍Accent Shrubs

• Octopus Agave
• Blue Glow Agave
• Red Hot Poker
• Spiral Aloe
• Squid Aloe
• Bougainvillea
• Pygmy Date Palm
• Bush Lily

Parkway Shrubs

• Daylily
• Blue Chalk Sticks
• Trailing Lantana

Turf & Trees

• Tall Fescue
• Brisbane Box
• Windmill Palm

Hardscape

• Flagstone

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