Common name:Mexican or Texas Needle Grass
Botanical name:Nassella tenuissima

The Mexican Fan Grass is a beautiful, fine, airy grass that is emerald green in color. It has many soft yellow-beige flower stalks in the spring. This grass grows 1' x 2' and is drought tolerant.

Common name:Trailing Lantana
Botanical name:Lantana hybrid 'New Gold'

Evergreen groundcover forms a dark green mound 18" x 3'. Another reliable bloomer on and off throughout the year. Provides wonderful golden flowers, and benefits from deep, infrequent watering and some pruning. Attracts butterflies. May suffer some frost damage but will recover quickly. Very root hardy.

Common name:Italian Cypress
Botanical name:Cupressus sempervirens

Native to southern Europe, western Asia. With its narrow columnar habit of growth, this evergreen forms tall, dark green columns 40' to 60' in height. Leaves are dark green and scalelike. Can reach 3' to 10' wide. Does best in full sun. Established plants need little water. Tolerates most soil types as long as it's well draining. A fast growing tree that generally does not require pruning or maintenance. Dry conditions of the Southwest can cause problems with spider mites in early spring. If tree appears 'dusty', washing the tree down with a jet of water can help. This washing needs to be repeated five days later to control mites.