Omelet wrote:
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Suzie-Q wrote:

I want to turn my front yard into something that I don't have
to mow. I suppose I could leave some grass, but not much. I
live in central Texas, so xeriscape plants would do well.

If any of you have such a garden that didn't cost much to
create, I'd love to see pictures. I'm always looking for ideas.

I've started with a sort of oval of river rocks surrounded by
those flat stones that are abundant in this area. Sandstone,
maybe?

I also plan to, eventually, enclose my front yard with a short
picket fence.

Thanks in advance.

I'm working on that too. Look into dwarf Mondo (monkey) grass. It's a
tad bit expensive and takes awhile to grow in, but you don't have to mow
it, it takes little water, and it does not freeze.

I'm in the midst of implementing this in my front yard.

Mondo grass does best in full shade to filtered sunlight where regular
grass does not, and my front yard is almost fully shaded.

Another good, low growing ground cover is Vinca.


We saw a demo xeriscaped plot in Corpus Christi when we visited there a
few years ago. Check

http://www.cctexas.com/?fuseaction=main.view&page=1047

for more information.

HTH