Post script, after thought or just a thought..

Can't decide which this is but here goes.... This blog is to help you landscape in the southwest using plants that take little water once established. And I do hope that you find what you can use to help you here . If you need to ask a question... please do.. I may not know the answer but I can find it for you. Thanks

Texas Mountain-laurel (Pea family)

This is an evergreen shrub that grows slowly but will last for years. It gets to 10'wide by 15' high and has showy purple flowers in March and April. The flowers smell like grape soda. You can increase its growth rate by watering two or three times a month. The pods that it produces are poisonous, so keep them cut off the plant. Get a few of these and group them along your walkway and enjoy the fragrance.

Shrubby Senna (pea family)

This deciduous shrub has gray-green leaves one inch long and 1/2 inch wide. It reaches a height of 6' by 8' wide. June to September it has bright yellow flower clusters. Once established, it is very drought tolerant. Watering deeply once a month increases the flowering. Use this plant as a background for any of your native grasses.