DR. LEWIS GARDEN
JANE AND VICTORIA AVENUE
In 1993, Victoria Avenue Forever undertook to improve a semi-abandoned plot of land on the northwest corner of Victoria and Jane. The landscape plan of this ‘water wise’ garden was developed by Richard Catron as one of the first Mediterranean plantings in the area. The garden was dedicated to a longtime and respected physician in town, Dr. Peter M. Lewis. The hardscape, irrigation system, and plants were funded by donations, and VAF volunteers did the planting and, to this day, maintain the garden.
Pictures of Dr. Lewis Garden
Water Requirements
① – Little to Moderate ② – Moderate ③ – Regular |
List of Plants and their Water Requirements:
Trees
Agonis flexuosa – Peppermint Tree, Australian Willow Myrtle ①
Araucaria heterophylla – Norfolk Island Pine or Star Pine ②
Banksia integrifolia – Coast Banksia ①
Ceiba speciosa – Floss Silk Tree ①
(formally called Chorisia speciosa)
X Chitalpa tashkentensis – Chitalpa ①
Juniperus chinensis ‘Spartan’ – Spartan Juniper ①
Lagerstroemia indica – Crape Myrtle ②
Parkinsonia aculeate – Mexican Palo Verde ①
Tipuana tipu – Tipu Tree ③
Shrubs
Agave (several species) ①
Aloe spp. (several species) ①
Anigozanthos ‘Harmony’ – Yellow Kangaroo Paw ③
Artemesia caucasia – Silver Spread, Silver Mound ③
Caesalpinia pulcherrima – Red Bird of Paradise ①
Dasylirion longissimum – Mexican Grass Tree ①
Dasylirion wheeleri – Desert Spoon, Sotol ①
Echium candicans – Pride of Madeira ①
Hesperaloe parviflora – Red Yucca ①
Justicia spicigera – Mexican Honeysuckle ②
Lantana ‘Radiation’ – Lantana ②
Leonotis leonurus – Lion’s Tail ①
Leucophyllum frutescens – Texas Ranger ①
Ligustrum japonicum – Japanese Privet ②
Phlomis fruticose – Jerusalem Sage ①
Pittosporum tobira – Tobira ②
Punica granatum ‘Nana’ – Dwarf Pomegranate ②
Salvia clevelandii – Cleveland Sage ①
Salvia greggii– Autumn Sage ①
Salvia leucantha – Mexican Sage ①
Salvia microphylla – Hot Lips ②
Tagetes lemmonii – Mexican Marigold ②
Westringia fruticose – Coast Rosemary ①
Xylosma congestum – Xylosma ②
Ground Covers and Grasses
Artemesia – Powis Castle ①
Erigeron karvinskianus – Santa Barbara Daisy ②
Mahonia repens – Creeping Mahonia ②
Pennisetum setaceum – Fountain Grass ①
Rosmarinus officianalis – Rosemary ①