Pansies – Collosus Scarlet

Pansies – Collosus Scarlet

Full Sun – Colorful winter and spring flowers in shades of yellow, purple, red, white and lavender. Flowers attract butterflies in spring. Plant single colors for the most dramatic effect. Withstands frost ok. Requires low water once established. Crown rot can be serious.

Kale – Peacock – Red

Kale – Peacock – Red

Full Sun to Shade – Prized for their stunning, colorful foliage. Inner leaves may be red, white, rose or pink, against darker green outside leaves. Provide spectacular color in flowerbeds or borders during the winter months. Beautiful combined with solid pansies and Dusty Miller. Grows in shade but not as pretty. Requires medium water and […]

Waxmyrtle – Southern Leaves

Waxmyrtle – Southern Leaves

Full Sun to Partial Shade – Rounded, deciduous or evergreen shrub with upright branches and aromatic, glossy olive-green leaves. This wispy, broadleaf evergreen makes an excellent pruned screen, and can be pruned to form an attractive small tree to expose the handsome gray to white bark. Requires medium water and tolerates wet conditions. The Dwarf […]

Sycamore leaf and fruit

Sycamore leaf and fruit

Sun – Fast growing, very large shade tree that tolerates most soils, stands up beautifully under city smog, soot, dust and reflected heat. Does best with deep watering in summer. Tolerates low humidity and high winds if roots are moist. Susceptible to serious lace bugs and anthracnose can be severe. Leaves and bark are messy. […]

Sweet Gum leaf

Sweet Gum leaf

Sun – Large shade trees, upright and somewhat cone shaped when young, spreading with age. Leaves turn purple, yellow or red in fall. Native to low, swampy, bottomlands and stream banks. Requires high and consistent water. Does not tolerate high heat and fruit is hazard and messy. Not good as a street tree.

Pecan leaf

Pecan leaf

Full Sun – The state tree of Texas. A large, graceful, shapely tree valued for both its shade and delicious nuts. Due to susceptibility to tent caterpillars, weevils, scab, shuck worms and many more pests, needs considerable chemical controls. Requires moist, well drained soils but tolerates a wide range of water situations. Not good in […]

Pear – Bradford leaf

Pear – Bradford leaf

Full Sun – Upright symmetrical growing ornamental tree. Beautiful pure white flowers in early spring and rich purplish red foliage in the fall. Requires low water. Susceptible to some fire blight, week wood, and weak branch angles, but few other problems.

Oak – Red

Oak – Red

Full Sun -Produces acorns which can be messy. Requires medium water but must be well drained. Prune to develop good branch angles.