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A mixed border with Texas hill country flair! In the front, big muhly shows off its autumnal shape, bordered by creeping dahlia greggi. Fall aster, purple coneflower, autumn sage, butterly weed, mealycup sage, and red and San Angelo yucca round out the mix.

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The plantings in this family garden is designed to provide year-round interest and color. Evergreen herbs, like purple-leaf sage and lavender, are mixed with shrubs, including low-growing ceanothus, azaleas, and a yellow-flowered hypericum.

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Herbs and edible plants make a delicate and attractive front garden.

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A garden for the birds! We started with our large live oak and moved outward from there. In front, dwarf ruelia border an Oklahoma redbud.

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The dry creek bed was originally a design feature out of necessity, to stop the runoff from our porch roof from continuing to erode out front lawn. The end result has been much less mess when it rains, and a pleasant divider between our overwhelming coleus and the beautyberry, gaura, and fringe flower combination on the other side.

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Yellow or citrus colors are associated with liveliness and exuberance. Try to use masses of a single color instead of mixing colors in a flower bed. Mass planting of a single color will produce a stronger impact.

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A splash of color adds a one-two punch to any front yard design.

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This spiral butterfly garden is designed after the spiral herb gardens as a water-wise option for a cottage look with a lot of shape. Mountain Laurel is just starting to put on its spring show.

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The plantings in this family garden is designed to provide year-round interest and color. Evergreen herbs, like purple-leaf sage and lavender, are mixed with shrubs, including low-growing ceanothus, azaleas, and a yellow-flowered hypericum.

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Yellow or citrus colors are associated with liveliness and exuberance. Try to use masses of a single color instead of mixing colors in a flower bed. Mass planting of a single color will produce a stronger impact.

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