Common name:Apple, edible
Botanical name:Malus

Apples can be a wonderful addition to an edible landscape. Typically, they are available as in dwarf,semi-dwarf and standard sizes, though not all varieties are available in each size. Consider the space available before you select a variety and size.

Common name:Calendula, Pot Marigold, Poor-man's
Botanical name:Calendula officinalis

Regardless of which name is used, calendula is a wonderful addition to an herb or vegetable garden. Flowers are densely petaled in warm tones, typically soft yellow to bold orange, depending on the variety. Leaves are deep green and smooth to gently lobed. Flower petals are edible, and add a bright spot to salads, or when cooked with rice, impart a golden tint and earthy scent. Flowers mid spring to early summer, and sometimes again in the fall.

Common name:English Lavender
Botanical name:Lavandula angustifolia

English lavender is a dependably hardy, heat tolerant, drought resistant perennial, well suited to our arid, cold climate. Aromatic, green to grey-green foliage has a rich, resin scent, and grows in tight clumps 1 to 2 feet in height and width, depending on variety. Flowers form at the ends of stiff stems, in whorls of blue to lavender to purple, again, depending on variety. Flowers may add another 6 to 12 inches of height. Use in any sunny spot, such as perennial border, herb garden, parkstrip, lining a pathway.

Common name:Red Mother-of-Thyme
Botanical name:Thymus serpyllum coccineus

Red Mother-of-thyme is a very showy thyme, with its profusion of rosy-red flowers in summer. Plants form thick mats of tiny, luscious green foliage, and though its evergreen, the foliage turns bronze in the fall. A wonderful low-water, low maintenance groundcover to use in place of low-use lawns or for between pavers. Grows about 2 to 3 inches tall and spreads about 12 to 18 inches wide.

Common name:Japanese Pagoda Tree
Botanical name:Sophora japonica

Japanese Pagoda tree is a deciduous tree that grows to 30 to 50 feet tall, with a rounded crown nearly as wide. The young bark is pale gray, becoming furrowed into fibrous, interlaced, scaly ridges. Leaves are bright green, pinnate, and fern-like, with a yellow fall color. In the late summer, upright panicles of lovely, pea-like white, slightly fragrant flowers are produced at the ends of branches. Flowers are followed by bean-like pods that persist well into winter. A lovely shade tree.

Common name:Western Catalpa; Northern Catalpa
Botanical name:Catalpa speciosa

A native of the central US. Its branch structure presents a bold, rugged appearance.This large, deciduous tree has an upright and rounded form; leaves are light green to yellow-green and heart-shaped. Large white, orchid-like flowers appear above the leaves in late May to early June, and are followed by long pods. Size is variable depending on seed source and site conditions, growing between 40 and 70 feet tall and 20 to 50 feet wide. There are some lovely specimens at Liberty Park along 700 East.