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Message: [QUOTE="marlingardener, post: 84351, member: 1535"] Scales, welcome to the forum, and welcome to gardening in Texas! Our climate and soil can make gardening a challenge, and also very rewarding. Have you considered own-root roses of the antique variety, like Marie Pavie, Old Blush, Caldwell Pink, and Nagadoches? We are in central Texas, midway between Austin and Dallas, and have had good luck with these roses. They are hardy, need little care, and bloom like crazy! I do encourage you to get native plants, native to your region of Texas. Instead of fighting mother nature, give the old girl a chance to let plants live and thrive. Here is a link to the Native Plant Society of Texas with a list of plants that will do well for you: [URL]http://npsot.org/wp/[/URL] And, since Texas has eight ecosystems, please let us know your general location so we can make more specific recommendations. We'll get your pretty flowering bushes/plants for your yard! [/QUOTE]