June 22, 2010
 
DESERT BLOOM - Fragrance

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A little thought and a lot of fragrance can be added to your landscape. Norm Schilling has some ideas.

Mock Orange (Pittosporum tobira)

Mock Orange



Creosote (Larrea tridentata)

Cresote



Powis Castle Wormwood
(Artemisia arborescens 'Powis Castle')

Wormwood



Lavender Cotton
(Santolina chamaecyparissus)

Lavender Cotton



Chaste tree
(Vitex agnus-castus)

Chaste tree



Arabian Jasmine
(Jasminum sambac)

Arabian Jasmine



Sacred Datura
(Datura wrightii)

Sacred Datura


Blackfoot Daisy
(Melampodium leucanthum)

Blackfoot Daisy

And congratulations to Norm Schilling. For the fourth year in a row, Norm's work won first place in the SNWA Landscape Awards in the category of Landscape Design by a Professional.

Norm says "I was also personally honored to have received the Linn Mills Award. It is given to an individual who makes a significant or outstanding contribution in the area(s) of water conservation, horticulture and/or landscape design. I feel very honored."

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