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Flowering Shrubs add Bold Beauty to your yard and they are...
American Beautyberry
American Beautyberry
Barbados Cherry
Barbados Cherry flowers
Scarlet Buckeye
Scarlet Buckeye detail flowers
Buttonbush
Buttonbush flowers
Buttonbush flowerhead
Carolina Buckthorn
Coralberry. Almost evergreen and almost a shrub, it can be used as a groundcover and it grows in full shade! A good native substitute for Coral Bells.
Coral Bean
Yellow Bells/ Esperanza
Texas NATIVE Lantana (this is the only Lantana to use, it makes more nectar For pollinators in hummingbirds and is not invasive)
Texas NATIVE Lantana
Mexican Oregano
Mexican Oregano
Pride of Barbados
Pride of Barbados is attractive to pollinators
Sangria Yellowbells/Esperanza
Sangria Yellowbells/Esperanza
Skeletonleaf Goldeneye
Willow Baccharis is often considered weedy, but it is quite beautiful in a suitable location and it is native
Martin Byhower home
My landscape service fees
About Me
Contact me
Other Services
Plant Photo Gallery
Large / Shade trees
Ornamental / small to medium trees
Perennial Flowering shrubs
Flowering Perennials
Evergreen shrubs
Vines
Cactuses, yuccas & agaves
Ornamental, Xeriscape and Turf Grasses
Groundcovers
Annuals/wildflowers
Examples of my work
Plant information & lists
Why Native Plants?
Deer resistant plants
Freeze resilient plant List
Shade Tolerant Plants
Creating a pollinator garden from Wizzie Brown
>
Mountain Laurels and Genista moth caterpillars
Wildlife Friendly Pest Control
Beneficial Insects from Wizzie Brown
Gallery of Beneficial Bugs
Mosquito control newsflash!
Dealing with Deer
Backyard & Neighborhood Birds of Central Texas
Birding Guide Service & Bird Gallery
Checklist birds of the region
Checklist Birds of Sun City
Recent referrals/recommendations
Birds of Central Texas Gallery
My favorite Williamson County Birding locations
sparrow ID
Gardening tips
The case for leaving leaves
Planting a Butterfly Garden
Where have all the birds and butterflies gone?
Garden Tips for Wildlife
Is your lawn making your pet sick?
Garden alternatives to non-native plants
Gardening for bats
One Option in Bare shady areas?
Green Waste and Mulch
Bird Garden & Feeding Tips
Bird Friendly Native Plants
Attracting Birds to Your Garden
Bird Feeding Tips
Sun City Activity Center Plants
My movie
Fun Photo Galleries
Photographer of the month candidates gallery
Earth week in Sun City spring 2023
New England Trip
Some of my favorites gallery
Flight and Fancy
Gallery from the Great Freeze
After the freeze Gallery
Hints of Spring Gallery
Birds of Spring in Central Texas
Late spring central Texas life Gallery
Summer 2021
A sampling of my subjects
Presentations
Earth Week in Sun City 2023
Composting presentation
Leaf and groundcover presentation
Earth and pocketbook-friendly gardening
My Blog
Reviews