Landscape Maintenance

Plant: Butterfly Bush

Term: Edging

Butterfly BushBuddleia

• Flowering Shrub• USDA Hardiness Zone 5 - 10• Full Sun• Drought Tolerant• Grows 5' to 10' tall, produces large arching canes • Blooms: lavender, pink, purple white blooms all summer

• A rather unkept growth habit. • Can grow 5' to 8' from the ground in a single season • Pruning: Cut back every winter Attracts birds &

butterflies. Cut flowers• Can become invasive

Edging

• Installing a sharp line of separation between a garden area and an adjacent lawn.

• Can also refer to removing turf material that is overgrowing walks & driveways

Advantages of Edging

• Keeps weeds & grass from growing into garden beds

• Gives a firm edge to use a line trimmer against

• Gives a finished appearance to the lawn

Plastic edging

• Install by removing a wedge of sod• Place the edging in the gap • The top of the edging should be about 1” above

the lawn level• Straighten ahead of time by allowing to lay flat –

(esp. important in cold temperatures)• Best to stake down to prevent winter heaving• New types are more attractive →

– more expensive

Poor Quality Installation

Other Edging

• Dug Edging

• Stone Edging

• Other Edging

Poured Edging

• Stamped Concrete

Warrenton Community Center

• Field Trip Friday

• Lunch will be provided• Got to bus port following 2nd block

Jobs

• Edge gardens

• Weed Beds

• Plant flowers

• Mulch

• Pea gravel

Garden Plan

• Accent Stones

• Low Maintenance

• Year-round interest

Plants

• Euphorbia – Blackbird

• Coreopsis – Crème Brule

• Heuchera – Tiramisu

• Pennisetum – Little Bunny