Texas Gardening: Recommendations, 1 by bayllw

bayllw wrote:
Hi! I'm southwest of houston (zone 9) and just bought my first house. Between the renters that were in it and the owner moving out of the country right before I bought it, I've been left with a yard that needed a lot of TLC. This side of the house needs some major help. This picture is right after the landscaper ripped out a bunch of boston fern (any way to kill it?!). I'm wanting to rip out the bushes that are left and start from scratch with an attempt to mask the cords coming out of the side of the house a little better, but where they aren't completely lost back there in case Dish or the cable company needs to do something.