Native Plants, Perennials, Shrubs, Grass & Trees      Native Plants Shrubs can provide the majority of landscaping color In their wide varieties of leaf, flowers & fruit colors Flowering Shrubs: Plant   Color   Season Azaelea/Rhododendrun White, Pink, Red, Purple Spring Loropetalum Burgandy Spring Camellia White, Pink, Red Spring & Fall Forsythia Yellow Spring Gardenia White Spring & Early Fall Hydrangea White, Pink, Blue Summer Indian Hawthorne White, Pink Spring Purple Sage White, Lavender, Pink Summer - Fall Shrubs with Colorful Foilage: Plant    Foilage Color Holly Green, Yellow Privet/Varigated Yellow, Green Nandina Orange, Red              Best Grasses For This Area   Turf is the foundation on which your landscape is built. Some grasses to consider. Common/Hybrid Bermuda   Low shade tolerance Drought tolerant   St. Augustine   Medium shade tolerance but prefers sun Can suffer freeze damage Frequent fungus problems   Fescue   Good shade tolerance Tendency to be thin  Draught tollerant    Perennial or Annual Rye Grass   Used for Fall over seeding to provide green Winter turf Shade tolerance is medium    Trees       Planted strategicly, trees can help homeowners save energy.   With proper care, the life span of trees can exceed 50 years.   Flowering trees provide a great source of color and shade.     Spring Flowering Tree   Color Crabapple White, Pink, Red Dogwood White, Pink, Red Southern Magnolia White Flowering Pear White Tulip Magnoila Lavender, Pink     Summer Flowering     Mimosa  Pink Crepe Myrtle White, Pink, Red, Lavender Golden Raintree Yellow     Fall Color - Leaves Chinese Pistacio   Smoke Tree Dogwood Ginko Red Oak Texas Ash Crepe Myrtle American Elm Sweet Gum Cedar Elm