To go with your native shrubs, how about mulch and native ground covers?
It is more productive than
turf. Frog fruit is awesome as both butterfly host and food and cover.
Wedelia, sedges, Gulf Muhly, Bluestem, Side-oats Grama (Texas State
Grass, you live in Autin, right?)
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Gary Harper wrote:
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I have a bald spot in my yard about 6' x 6'. I can't tell if my grass =
is
St. Aug or Zoysia. Which should I patch with? The old grass died beca=
use
it got too much sun/heat the summer before last. It's starting to reco=
ver
but I am tired of looking at it.
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Thanks,
Gary

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