On Tue, 16 Dec 2003 16:17:38 GMT, Lynda LeCompte
wrote:

On Tue, 16 Dec 2003 15:48:23 GMT, Pam - gardengal
wrote:. I have
these things bordering everywhere else right now...
http://purplelinny.com/greenery/pics/borders.JPG and am a bit sick of the
sight of them :-/ Erm... again, identification would be appreciated... I
didn't see these in England either!

Thanks for the advice Pam.
And thanks for the patience of others with my ignorance on native plants in
these parts!
--
Lynda
The border plants are Aspidistra aka cast iron plant (name should
suggest why you have so much of it).

I couldn't get much out of the other pics to add to others' ideas (but
if it has serrated margins, it is not mtn. laurel as was suggested
earlier). But the tree just behind the shrubs is almost certainly a
crape myrtle.

For a replacement idea, should it come to that, you might like yaupon
holly. fairly shade tolerant, but looks a lot like what you've
posted. you can get dwarf varieties, which you will want in this
site--the natural form would grow to 10 feet tall or more. I'm not
sure how far south you are, but I suspect the yaupon can do fine
almost anywhere in TX.

K
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