Our Annex Garden

Welcome to our demonstration garden here in front of the Annex Building at our Headquarters. It is open and meant for public view. We replaced water-intensive lawn with drought-tolerant landscape that attracts birds and insects. The garden includes these sustainable elements:

	Xeriscape: Drought-tolerant landscaping conserves water, especially in drought conditions. Selected plants and succulents replace thirsty grass and provide for an attractive alternative landscape. No more mowing the lawn.
	Bioswale: A bioswale demonstrates how to draw stormwater run-off into the ground, instead of washing onto to the street where it drags motor oil/fluids to the sea. It consists of a thick pervious layer of rocks which holds water and acts as a conduit to the soil beneath.
	Raised-beds: Two raised-beds showcase growing local organic food. Part of a closed-loop system that produces herbs and vegetables for consumption in our cafeteria on premises, which then composts discarded food waste in worm bins. The worm castings and tea created then fertilize the garden.
	Wildlife: Planted fauna attracts a biodiverse array of birds and insects. This includes the Monarch Butterfly which has been in decline due to climate change issues. Selected plants invite hummingbirds and bees to feed on the nectar.

XERISCAPE
BIOSWALE	RAISED-BEDS

WILDLIFE

The xeriscape is divided into different zones:
	Drought-tolerants: In the mulched areas are bright and attractive drought-tolerant plants, which draw in butterflies, bees and hummingbirds.
	Succulents: In the sloped dirt areas are vibrant succulents that require miniscule water.

DROUGHT-TOLERANTS
Silky Red Butterfly Weed [Asclepias curassavica]	Orange Butterfly Weed [Asclepias tuberosa]	Mexican Lobelia [Lobelia laxiflora]	Blanket Flower [Gaillardia grandiflora]
Gazania [Gazania rigens]	Blue Bedder Penstomen [Penstomen heterophyllus]	Lantana [Lantana camara]	Coreopsis [Coreopsis verticillata]
African Daisy [Osteospermum]	African Daisy [Osteospermum ecklonis]	African Daisy [Osteospermum fortunette]	African Daisy [Osteospermum fortunette]
Superbena Pink [Verbena pedula]	Dusty Miller [Senecio cineraria]	Cape Honeysuckle [Tecoma capensis]	Butterfly Bush [Buddleia davidii]
Jupiter's Beard [Centranthus ruber]	Yarrow 'Fire King' [Achillea millefolium]	Yarrow 'Pomegranate' [Achillea millefolium]	Yarrow 'Rosea' [Achillea millefolium]

SUCCULENTS
Red Apple Ice Plant [Aptenia cordifolia]	Pork and Beans [Sedum rubrotinctum]	Kangaroo Paw [Anigozanthos flavidus]	Stonecrop [Sedum trollii]
Sorrento [Sedeveria 'sorrento']	Ice Plant [Lampranthus]	Hummingbird Yucca [Hesperaloe parviflora]	Postrate Rosemary [Rosmarinus prostratus]
Tricolor Stonecrop [Sedum spurium]	Red Kalanchoe [Kalanchoe longiflora coccinea]	Copper Spoons [Kalanchoe orgyalis]	Red Hot Poker [Kniphofia uvaria]
Plush Plant [Echeveria harmsii]	Mint Truffle [Cotyledon macrantha]	Bronze Carpet Stonecrop [Sedum Spurium]	Lime Gold [Sedum adolphii]

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