Common name:Leyland Cypress
Botanical name:Cupressocyparis leylandii

The Leyland Cypress is easy to grow, and will become a tall, evergreen tree with a dense crown that is conical to columnar in shape. While its leaf form, size and shape resemble those of the Cupressocyparis nootkatensis, its branchlets are finer, longer and more slender. It combines well with broadleaf evergreens, low junipers, and barberry.

Common name:Eastern Redbud
Botanical name:Cercis canadensis texensis 'Oklahoma'

This small, deciduous tree with a rounded head is covered with small flowers of a rose pink color in the spring before the appearance of heart-shaped leaves. It can grow to 25' tall with an equal spread. It has a low branching habit with a rounded form. Leaves turn yellow green in the fall. Not as tolerant of drought of high pH as some other varieties of Redbud. Needs protection from the afternoon sun in the low desert.

Common name:Garden Verbena
Botanical name:Glandularia X hybrida (Verbena)

This perennial will grow to 1' x 3'. It has gray-green leaves with flowers of various colors that bloom in summer and fall.