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WATER CONSERVATION DEMONSTRATION GARDEN

The Lakehaven Utility District Water Conservation Garden was constructed with the generous support of local businesses to serve as a demonstration garden to promote outdoor water conservation.

 

Conservation Garden Entrance

The garden is located at 31531 1st Avenue South in Federal Way, WA. Brochures on conservation gardening, soil preparation and plant lists are available at the District's Office. If you would like further information call (253) 946-5446.

 

Water Conservation Garden Plant List

Conservation gardening is a relatively new concept in the Northwest that represents a sensible old idea:

Let the outdoor environment you create around your home echo the natural world of your region.

It often means the use of native plants, or plants adapted to the area's level of natural rainfall. Typically, native drought tolerant plants are used in conservation landscaping.

The primary goal of conservation landscaping is to reduce the amount of water applied to the landscape. It may take up to three years to wean a new or transformed landscape to a minimum of applied water, but with careful planning, it's quite possible to reduce or completely eliminate the need for added water above natural precipitation.

Remember: a water-efficient landscape is not made up entirely of low-water plants, so use these plants to take advantage of, or enhance specific conditions in your landscape or garden. Again, remember to plant in the fall to help your roots establish during the rainy season with a minimum of applied water.
 

EVERGREEN TREES  

Common name

Scientific name
Weeping Blue Atlas Cedar
Deodar Cedar
Weeping Alaska Cedar
Spruce (Hoopsi)
Weeping Norway Spruce
Weeping Giant Sequoia
Weeping White Pine
Dwarf Sitka Spruce

Japanese Umbrella Pine
Cedrus atlantica glauca pendula
Cedrus deodara
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis pendula
Picea pungens "Hoopsi"
Picea abies
Sequoiadendron gigantium pendula
Pinus strobus pendula

Picean sitchensis
   
DECIDUOUS TREES  
Common name Scientific name
Eastern Redbud
Flowering Crab
Norway Maple, Crimson Sentry
Dogwood
Staghorn Sumac
Coral Bark Japanese Maple
Northern Red Oak
Pin Oak
Green Lace Leaf Maple
Fern Leaf Maple
Serrula Bark Cherry
Sweet Gum
Pine Bark Japanese Maple
Dogwood Cherokee Chief
Contorted Filbert
Ginko Autumn Gold
Green Japanese Maple
Pink Flowering Dogwood
Star Magnolia
Dogwood Cherokee Daybreak
Norway Maple Crimson King
Cercis canadensis
Malus loensis Klem's Improved Bechtel
Acer plantenoides
Cornus kousa
Rhus typhina
Acer palmatum "Sango Kaku"
Quercus borealis
quercus palustris
Acer palmatum dissectum viridis
Acer japonicum aconitifolium
Prunus serrula
Liquidamber styraciflus
Acer palmatum "Nishiki Gawa"
Cornus florida "Cherokee Chief"
Corylus aveliana contorta
Gioko biloba
Acer palmatum
Cornus florida rubra
MagnoIia stellata
Cornus florida "Cherokee Daybreak"
Acer plantanoides "Crimson King"
   
DECIDUOUS SHRUBS  
Common name Scientific name
Witch hazel
Dwarf Honeysuckle
Honeysuckle
Burkwood Viburnum
Forsythia Mini Gold (dwarf)
Heavenly Bamboo
Potentilla
Weigela
Weigela
Apple Blossom Escallonia
Purple Osier Willow
Sweet Mock Orange
Hamamelis ijelena
Lonicera"Clavey's Dwarf"
Lonicera "Freedom"
Viburnum burkwoodii

Nandina domestica
PotentHla fruticosa "Goldfinger"
Weigela florida varigata
Weigela "Java Red"
Escallonia langleyensis
Salix purpurea
Philadelphus coronarius
   
GROUND COVERS  
Common name Scientific name
Japanese Spurge
Carpet Bugle
Iris Moss
Wintergreen
Sedum
Gaultheria
Bearberry Cotoneaster
Potentilla
Varigated English Ivy
Bergenia
Bramble
Dwarf Periwinkle
Green Feather Ivy
Rock Daphne
Sweet Woodruff
Creeping Veronica
Blue Star Creeper
Sea Thrift
Pachysandra terminalis varigata
Ajuga reptans
Sagina subulata
Gaultheria procumbens
Sedums rupestre
Gaultheria numeralbides
Cotoneaster dammeri
Potentilla ucina
Hedera helix varigata
Bergenia hybrid "Evening Glow Pink"
Rubus calycinoides
Vinca minor
Hedera helix
Daphne cneorum
Galium odoratum
Veronica repens
Laurentia fiuviatiiis
Armeria maritima
   
VINES  
Common name Scientific name
Chinese Wisteria
Evergreen Clematis
Kiwi
Wisteria sinensis
Clematis armandii
Actinidia chinensis "Fuzzy Hayward"
   
EVERGREEN SHRUBS  
Common name Scientific name
Winter Daphne
Rhododendron
Heath
Oregon Grape
Firethorn
Japanese Dwarf Holly
Bog Rosemary
Golden Hinoki Cypress
Lingonberry
Dwarf Ceanothus
Azalea Pink Chungi Bunkwa
Andromeda
Mugo Pine
Nest Spruce
Euonymous "Emerald Gold"
Golden Thread Branch Cypress
Andromeda
Azalea Murisakiskikibu
Rhododendron Dwarf
Dwarf Mugo Pine
English Yew "Summer Gold"
Viburnum davidii
Himalayan Sweet Box
Blue Star Juniper
Andromeda
Viburnum Allegheny
Blue Nest Spruce
Hebe
Euonymous
Daphne odora marginata
Rhododendron empeditum
Erica carnea vivellii
Mahonia aquifolium
Pyracantha coccinea "Govt. Red"
Ilex crenata helleri
Andromeda polifolia
Chamaecyparis obtusa Aurea
Vaccinium vitus-minus
Ceanothus gloriosus "Point Reyes"

Pieris japonica varigata
Pinus mugo
Picea abies nidiformis
Euonymous fortunci
Chamaecyparis psisfera filifera aurea
Pieris japonica "Mt. Fire"

Anna Baldsiefen
Pinus mugo pumila
Taxus baccata
Viburnum davidii
Sarcococca hookerana humilis
Juniperus squamata
Pieris japonica
Viburum ryicophylloides
Picea americana nana
Hebe buxifolia
Euonymous fortunei "Emerald Gaiety"
   
PERENNIALS  
Common name Scientific name
Purple Rockcress
Foxglove
Lithodora
Coral Bells
Rockcress
Columbine
Oriental Poppy
Yellow Flag Iris
Yarrow
False Spirea
False Spirea
Plantain Lily
Cranesbill Geranium
Dwarf Shasta Daisy
Scabiosa
Companula
Coreopsis
Coreopsis moonbeam
Dianthus
Abretja
Digitalis
Lithospermum diffusum
Heuchera sanguinca
Arabis sturii
Aquilegia
Papaver orientale
Iris pseudacorus
AchiIlia
Astilbe arendsii "Fanal" (pink)
Astilbe arendsii "Bridal Veil" (white)
Hosta fortunei "Aurao marginata"
"Pink Wargrave"
Chrysanthemum maximum
Scabiosa carcasica
Campanula rotundifolia "Harebell"
Coreopsis grandiflora
Coreopsis verticillata
Dianthus plumarrus
   
GRASSES  
Common name Scientific name
Snowy Woodbrush
Pampas Grass
Blue Fescue
Dwarf Mondo Grass
Dwarf Fountain Grass
Dwarf Sweet Flag
Japanese Blood Grass
Ribbon Grass
Black Mondo Grass

Luzula nivea
Cortaderia selloana
Festuca ovina glauca
Ophiopogon japonicus
Pennisetum setaceum
Milium effusum "Aureum"
Phalaris arundiacca picta
Ophiopogon Planiscapus "Nigrescens"
   
HERBS  
Common name Scientific name
Rosemary
French Lavender
Creeping Red Thyme
White Rosemary
Dwarf Santolina
Munstead Lavender
Rosemarinus officinalis
Lavandula dentata
Thymus praecox arcticus
Rosemarinus officinalis albus
Santotina chamaecyparissus
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