Austin area

Or look here.

https://extension.colostate.edu/docs/pubs/garden/07229.pdf

and exactly what i was looking for - plants for xeriscaping. As this is for the CO area i'll do further research to see if the recommended shrubs are suited for zone 8B (central TX). Thanks!

thank you! I'll read up on it and take into consideration

Thank you!

They grow well in a variety of soil conditions and are almost impossible to kill. All they really need are plenty of spacing and sunshine. They are also relatively maintenance free. I just take the hedge trimmers to mine once or twice a year to keep them inside their beds. If they ever get too thick you can slash them back almost to the ground and they will come back. You can deadhead them if you want to make them bloom even more, but I usually don’t as they do fine anyway.

I live in North Texas.

I googled and found this: https://www.foragingtexas.com/2008/08/rose.html

What variety do you have? Also, is there a thornless variety? We already have several rose bushes in the flowerbeds below the 2 homes on my property and they're quite lovely, but thornless given these are rental homes and i don't want my tenants' kids being pricked in the case they happen to come near them.

I have them spaced about 3' apart. If I had it to do over again I'd probably give them another foot of spacing, but they aren't bad the way they are.

I planted them a few years back.

Most commercial roses have a wild rose root stock with something else grafted to them. The reason is because wild roses have more hardy roots that are more disease resistant. Wild roses grow on their own root stock, so there's no worries about killing the grafted rose. I don't really do anything to mine. They aren't bothered by mold, mildew, or pests so I don't ever have to treat them with anything. You can give them some flowering shrub fertilizer in the spring if you want, but I generally don't and they still bloom profusely. Mine are getting ready to burst with flowers probably by next week.

As far as mine goes, they are far from thornless but their thorns aren't big and nasty like most hybrid tea roses are. I usually don't even wear gloves when I'm pruning them back and I wouldn't dare do that with a hybrid tea. You wouldn't want to jump in the middle of them, but just brushing up against them is no big deal. I have them planted in my front flower beds with my entryway sidewalk running through them. I do believe there are thornless versions of wild roses, but I couldn't tell you what those are.

We have a large backyard with quite a bit of space between the trees as well so i'll definitely try wild roses.

I agree with Texas Ranger, it can't be beat.

you are asking for headaches. Where are you located in Texas? There are some really wonderful natives that will fill your needs.
These might be good places to start your search for plant beauty.
Happy gardening!


http://www.txsmartscape.com/plant-search/index.php

https://npsot.org/wp/

https://www.wildflower.org/collections/collection.php?collection=TX_central

https://www.gardenguides.com/94739-native-plants-texas.html

My goal is to xeriscape everything & make all the yards on my properties low maintenance & low-watering. We do microclover yards as well. They're awesome!

has extensive lists of native plants including central Texas and various sun/water situations

https://www.wildflower.org/collections/