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Pollinator Garden

Color for you, food for bees. Penstemon, globe mallow, desert marigold and salvias that bloom across the seasons and feed bees, butterflies and hummingbirds.

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Sample yard: a single-story tan stucco house with a tile roof and a green front lawn
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AI-generated sample yard. Not a real home.

Materials

warm decomposed granite with a curving flagstone path and a few small boulders.

Upkeep: Low to moderate (seasonal trimming)

Plants in this style

  • Parry's penstemonPenstemon parryi2–4 ft flower stalks · Late winter–springReseeds; spring show.
  • Globe mallowSphaeralcea ambigua2–3 ft tall and wide · SpringNative bee favorite.
  • Desert marigoldBaileya multiradiata1 ft tall · Spring–fallLong bloom season; reseeds.
  • Autumn sageSalvia greggii2–3 ft tall and wide · Spring and fallHummingbirds love it; likes afternoon shade.
  • Texas sage (Texas ranger)Leucophyllum frutescens4–6 ft tall and wide · After summer rainsBlooms after monsoon humidity; avoid shearing into boxes.
  • Desert willowChilopsis linearis15–25 ft tall · Spring–fallHummingbird favorite; deciduous in winter.
  • BrittlebushEncelia farinosa3 ft tall and wide · Late winter–springSilver leaves; native spring color.
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