Category Archives: Xeriscape
Salvia Greggi “Mirage”, Deep Purple
Salvia Greggi “Mirage”, Deep Purple A Cultivar With Class True to the Texas native Salvia Greggi, the cultivar “Mirage” deep-purple is a show stopper with a profusion of blooms and evergreen leaves that keep the interest on it all year round. While there are a variety of colors in the cultivar such as pink, cream, …
Blackfoot Daisy
Native Plants for Easy Care Blackfoot Daisy is a Texas native plant that is mounding in nature and growing to maturity at about 1’ t x 2’ w. It makes an excellent border plant for any xeriscape garden in hardiness zones 4-11. Deer Resistant and Drought Tolerant If you’re in an area where deer are …
Square Bud Primrose, Sundrops
Like a Ray of Sunshine in the Landscape Square Bud Primrose, also known as “Sundrops” is a beautiful perennial whose bright and sunny color lights up the landscape with blooms all spring, summer and up to the fall. Native Plant for Central Texas One of the many Central Texas natives that thrive in our average …
Agarita
Interesting Foliage, Flowers and Fruit. Agarita is an evergreen, native plant of Texas. Boasting tri-leaved blue-ish green/grey foliage, yellow flowers and edible red fruit that is great for jams and jellies. Drought Tolerant and Deer Resistant Agarita is deer resistant and super drought tolerant. It’s an excellent Xeriscape plant that works well in a myriad …
Top 20 Native and Adapted Shade Plants for Austin
Of all the landscape designs I’ve created in last 20 years, shade gardens in Austin are by far the most challenging. I’ve compiled some of my favorite native and adapted shade plants for Austin. We have very little color for shade so it’s Important to use a lot of texture with a splash of color …