River Wey & Navigations : planning a water-efficient garden

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	Cerise Queen Achillea millefolium		Ballota Ballota pseudodictamnus
	Sea Holly Eryngium varifolium		Feather Reed Grass Calamagrostis x acutifolia
	Californian Lilac Ceanothus arboreus		Blue Oat Grass Helictrotrichon sempervirens
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