A: Consider Lacey oak. It’s native to the Hill Country, also to far Southwest Texas. It grows 20 to 25 feet tall and 15 to 20 feet wide. It has small, rounded blue-green leaves all summer. In late ...

and purple wintercreeper euonymus (which I also use in full sun). I’m a holly fanatic, so they’re my preference for shrubs in the shade, and the best ones in your size range include dwarf ...

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What low and mid-sized shrubs would do well (3 to 5 ft ... too slow growing), liriope (where I need something taller), and purple wintercreeper euonymus (which I also use in full sun).

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