Lawn/Landscape/Yard   YOU are about to create—a little heaven-on-earth. Read on ---   Your lot on Cherry Hills Lane (and Castle Pine Drive) is part of the Cross Timbers geological area, soil known for sustaining home foundations beautifully over the years.   Cross Timbers is defined by the presence of Post Oak forest; your lot has been this forest for hundreds of years. These hardwoods are prime nesting sites for robins/songbirds. Post Oaks have a deep vertical tap root, are perfectly adapted to our climate and rainfall, resistant to uprooting and not prone to root horizontally.    Not commercially available because of the early deep tap root, small seedlings can be nurtured; we have done this, and have transplanted three or four back onto each lot --- several are two feet or more tall at transplant. Some of your neighbors have seedlings from us.   Trees, natural to the area and loved by local fauna/birds/butterflies, are planted. Flowering shrubs, and bushes, natural pathways through your lot, beautiful buffalo grass are also used in your landscape. I’ve found buffalo grass to be pet-friendly, dog or cat. You decide on completion plantings.     The following lists comprise plants that add to your beautiful, easy-care yard, AND a list of conventionally-used but dangerous or invasive non-native species—which we don’t plant, and suggest you avoid.   Our yards are adaptable for Texas Parks and Wildlife “Wildscape” classification. We guarantee that you will attract butterflies; many species are in Texas year-around.   Children, age two on, find the wonder of natural landscape and the “life” and ever-changing color and texture to be a great source of joy. In fact, at any age, this wonderful reconnection to God’s creation, is joy.    Plantings used: Plants to avoid:       Post Oak trees Asclepia Pampas Grass Redbud trees Rock rose Boxwood hedges Fig trees Salvia (several)* Pyracantha Pear trees Lantana Red-tipped Photinia Crab apple trees Turk’s Cap Nandina Mountain Laurel trees Fennel Japanese honeysuckle Mexican Plum trees Bridal wreath Privet Rosemary Passion Vine Salvinia *note similar name