I am constantly on the lookout for the best plants for a courtyard garden as I have a small courtyard garden myself. It's a ...

A: Consider Lacey oak. It’s native to the Hill Country, also to far Southwest Texas. It grows 20 to 25 feet tall and 15 to 20 feet wide. It has small, rounded blue-green leaves all summer. In late ...

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Q: Shade has been increasing in my backyard ... (3 to 5 feet tall), and what would be a couple of the best ground covers? I’d prefer plants that are relatively drought tolerant.

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