he yard at Kevin and Janine's house is all Courtyard. Very unique but very challenging. Here are some of the plants they might consider.
-Double Knockout is a great bloomer and hold up good in droughts too.
-Double Pink Knockout is equally as durable and another great bloomer.
-If you are looking for a border plant, Big Blue Liriope is hard to beat.
-Bicolor Iris is a standard in Central Texas for low maintenance in the landscape.
-Butterfly Iris is equally as durable.
-Society Garlic makes a nice border and it blooms all the time.
-Autumn Sage (or Salvia greggii) does pretty good in full sun or light shade. There are many different colors to choose from.
-Dwarf Gardenias do pretty good in ight shade and will have lots of flowers during the summer.
-Orange Bulbine is another plant that blooms from spring to winter.
-Aztec Grass also makes a good border and brightens up an area with it's variegation.
-Texas Betany is a perennial that blooms all summer.
-Mexican Heather is a central Texas favorite.
-Purple Fountain Grass adds lots of color to the landscape.
-Purple Heart Wandering Jew is easy and, though it's an annual, it usually comes back in the spring.
-Foxtail Fern can take sun or shade.
-When it comes to Lantana, you have a multitude of choices. Here are Dallas Red
-and Irene Lantana.
-Lord Baltimore is a Hardy Hibiscus.
-Cannas can be either standard or dwarf, like these red variety.
-Dusty Miller is often overlooked. It's very hardy and low maintenance.
-Mystic Spires Salvia is definitely a superstar in our soil.
-Bridal Wreath loads up with white flowers in the spring.
-Pink Lady Indian Hawthorne does the same with pink flowers.
-Firebush is a favorite of every hummingbird I've ever known.
If you want to screen an area here are some plants that will do the job...
-Japanese Blueberry
-Loquat
-Xylosma
If you want blooms all summer try these oleanders
-Shari D
-Trey Boy
-Petite Pink
More summer color
-Mexican Bush Sage
-Showers of Gold Thryallis
-Blue Plumbago
-Giant Liriope likes full sun or full shade
-Acanthus mollis goes by a variety of common names, like Grecian Pattern Plant. It does this in the summer.
-Pink Skullcap is native to our neighbor to the south. Que Bueno!
That's it for now.
Let me know if you have any questions.
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