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Off the top of my head...you should go with drought tolerant as well as heat tolerant plants! It is best to work with the conditions you have rather then trying to fight it!
Have a good look around were you live to see what everyone else is growing to help you decide.
If you have any specific questions feel free to ask!
Off the top of my head...you should go with drought tolerant as well as heat tolerant plants! It is best to work with the conditions you have rather then trying to fight it!
Have a good look around were you live to see what everyone else is growing to help you decide.
If you have any specific questions feel free to ask!
Hi Scjarena,
Ron had a great suggestion to look at other properties and what they have planted. Identify what you like and what is doing well in what conditions, (sunny, shady high and dry low and damp). A great source of local planting information is you county Ag center. They often have hand outs for native and local plantings as well as classes for gardeners. Master Gardeners at Ag centers will be happy to provide a wealth of information for free. Lowe's garden centers as well as A.C.E. ( not sure if you have A.C.E. have well trained garden staff that know the plants they carry very well) You can also google "garden plants for Houston Tx" or flowers to grow in Houston Tx. You will get all the info you need right on your computer. But as always we will be glad to help. Are you interested in Flowers, veggies, xeriscape plants, rock gardens,annuals , perennials or shrubs? There are so many ways to go.
Ron had a great suggestion to look at other properties and what they have planted. Identify what you like and what is doing well in what conditions, (sunny, shady high and dry low and damp). A great source of local planting information is you county Ag center. They often have hand outs for native and local plantings as well as classes for gardeners. Master Gardeners at Ag centers will be happy to provide a wealth of information for free. Lowe's garden centers as well as A.C.E. ( not sure if you have A.C.E. have well trained garden staff that know the plants they carry very well) You can also google "garden plants for Houston Tx" or flowers to grow in Houston Tx. You will get all the info you need right on your computer. But as always we will be glad to help. Are you interested in Flowers, veggies, xeriscape plants, rock gardens,annuals , perennials or shrubs? There are so many ways to go.
Dor
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Hello and welcome Scjarena, I live in a suburb of Houston. We have gotten quite a bit of rain this spring and my plants and veggies are really loving it. Everything is alive and blooming.
I don't know what you like but I have irises, daylilies, cannas, roses, crepe myrtles, a few liles, zinnas, holly hocks, four o'clocks, aloe and elephant ears. Those seem to withstand the heat and drought in our area.
I don't know what you like but I have irises, daylilies, cannas, roses, crepe myrtles, a few liles, zinnas, holly hocks, four o'clocks, aloe and elephant ears. Those seem to withstand the heat and drought in our area.
Trax
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Welcome to the forum! 
We live in central OK and it was epically dry and hot here last summer. But the muscadine grapes, peonies, tea roses, tulips, hardy hibiscus, blue hosta, and tons of other stuff survived and they're doing great this spring! Tiger lilies and Irises are doing awesome too.
I think we had like 2 1/2 months in the 100's.
We live in central OK and it was epically dry and hot here last summer. But the muscadine grapes, peonies, tea roses, tulips, hardy hibiscus, blue hosta, and tons of other stuff survived and they're doing great this spring! Tiger lilies and Irises are doing awesome too.I think we had like 2 1/2 months in the 100's.
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