Plants by Type

Fast spreading groundcover. Pretty narrow gray leaves, red bark. Well drained solid inland; more tolerant coastal. Full sun. Cold hardy to 15°F.

Glossy bright green groundcover with pink flowers gives a tidy look. Requires full or partial shade and well drained soil in warmer, inland areas. More tolerant of heavy soils near the coast.

A mounding shrub with exceptional shape and pretty pink flowers. Good on slopes and under trees. Tolerant of all soils. Cold Hardy to 15°F.

Dark bark, slow growing (will take many years to reach 10 feet or more). Open habit - great for training into a small multi-trunk tree. Occasionally can be found in 15g but rarely in larger sizes. Sculptural, dark red trunk with large, mint green leaves,...

Dark bark, slow growing (will take many years to reach 10 feet or more). Open habit - great for training into a small multi-trunk tree. Occasionally can be found in 15g but rarely in larger sizes. Sculptural, dark red trunk with large, mint green leaves,...

Powis Castle,' an evergreen shrub that forms mounding clusters and grows relatively quickly in Southern California. Cultivated primarily for its pleasant fragrance and visually appealing foliage, this shrub belongs to the Aster family. While it...

Powis Castle,' an evergreen shrub that forms mounding clusters and grows relatively quickly in Southern California. Cultivated primarily for its pleasant fragrance and visually appealing foliage, this shrub belongs to the Aster family. While it...

A prostrate form of our native California Sagebrush, ‘Canyon Gray’ forms a mat of soft silver foliage 4 to 8 feet wide and mounding up to 2 feet tall. Will drape over garden features and cascade over walls and banks. Grow in full sun to part shade in...

A prostrate form of our native California Sagebrush, ‘Canyon Gray’ forms a mat of soft silver foliage 4 to 8 feet wide and mounding up to 2 feet tall. Will drape over garden features and cascade over walls and banks. Grow in full sun to part shade in...

A staple of the California coastal sage scrub and chaparral communities, Artemisia californica will grow in the hottest, driest conditions, in very lean soil with infrequent to no water once established. An evergreen shrub that’s variable in size and...

A staple of the California coastal sage scrub and chaparral communities, Artemisia californica will grow in the hottest, driest conditions, in very lean soil with infrequent to no water once established. An evergreen shrub that’s variable in size and...

A short-lived but remarkable sub-shrub native to the coastal Pacific Northwest, this Artemisia forms a low mound of soft, feathery, silver foliage that’s perfect for contrast at the front of garden beds and borders. Foliage-covered, curved stalks bearing...

Native to the California coastline from San Francisco to Baja, Atriplex leucophylla forms a sprawling (occasionally mounding) ground cover on beach dunes and in sandy soils. Grey-green foliage forms rosette-like clusters along the branches. Blooms from...