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Slope Xeriscape Plans

Southern Exposure Plan

Note: Use map for printing. The Good Earth - Southern Exposure Plan: Designed by Sara Delaloye. 

Code Quantity Common Names Botanical
A 3–4 flats River of starburst iceplant Delosperma floribundum “Starburst”
B 1 Icee blue juniper Juniperus horizontalis “Icee Blue”
C 11 Sulfur flower Eriogonum umbellatum
D 5 Leadplant Amorpha canescens
E 7 Catmint Nepeta x faassenii
F 7 Indian grass Sorghastrum nutans “Sioux Blue”
G 3 Mountain mahogany Cercocarpus montanus
H 7 Sunset hyssop Agastache rupestris
I 3 Plume grass Saccharum ravannae
J 5 Blue woolly speedwell Veronica pectinata
K 5 Silver salvia Salvia argentea
L 7 Partridge feather Tanacetum densum amani
M 9 Blue avena grass Helictotrichon sempervirens
N 4 Apache plume Fallugia paradoxa
O 4 Winecup Callirhoe involucrata
P 1 Beauty bush Kolkwitzia amabilis
Q 5 Husker red penstemon Penstemon digitalis “Husker Red”
R optional Cobble for iceplant river  
S   Retaining wall (wood, boulder, or flagstone)
Design performs best in full to part sun.
 

Dryland Waterfall Plan

Design performs best in full sun. Note: Use map for printing. Designed by Tim LaPan, registered landscape architect.

Code Quantity Common Names Botanical
A 1 Bristlecone pine Pinus aristata
B 2 Vanhoutte spirea Spiraea x vanhouttei
C 3 Hunter rose Rosa “Hunter”
D 5 Apache plume Fallugia paradoxa
E 5 Russian sage Perovskia atriplicifolia
F 5 Trumpet honeysuckle Lonicera sempervirens “Magnifica”
G 6 Little blue stem grass Schizachyrium scoparium
H 25 Winecup Callirhoe involucrata
I 20 Hardy yellow ice plant Delosperma nubigenum
J 20 Sun rose Helianthemum nummularium “Wisely Pink”
K   Decorative boulder  
L   River rock  
M   Stone border  

Country Hillside Plan

Design performs best in full to part shade. Note: Use map for printing. Designed by Tim LaPan, registered landscape architect.

Code Quantity Common Names Botanical
A 25 Icicle speedwell Veronica spicata “Icicle”
B 6 Blue charm speedwell Veronica spicata “Blue Charm”
C   Neon flash spirea Spiraea “Neon Flash”
D 10 Dwarf fountain grass Pennisetum alopecuroides “Hameln”
E 20 Native blanket flower Gaillardia aristata
F 25 Purple coneflower Echinacea purpurea
G 8 Rocky Mountain sumac Rhus galbra x cismontana
H 6 Hughes juniper Juniperus horizontalis “Hughes”
I 55 Emerald queen manzanita Arctostaphylos santii
J 16 Lavender cotton Santolina chamaecyparrisus
K 16 Iris species  
L 7 White rugosa rose Rosa rugosa “Alba”
M   Dry stack stone wall