Russian sage, (Perovskia atriplicifolia) has been planted extensively around the perimeter of the parking lot. It is covered with blue blooms from late spring through the summer and attracts many bees.
These large evergreen bushes are on the west end of the library, outside the children's room. Senna (Senna corymbosa) flowers primarily during the summer when other plants are waiting for cooler weather.
There is only one Shumard oak (Quercus shumardi) on the library property. It is on the west end of the building, outside the performance area of the children's room. Shumard oaks are one of the most colorful trees in central Texas in the fall. The...
Skullcap (scutellaria suffrutescens) is used extensively in the planting areas around the parking lot. It has a very neat, mounding habit that makes it useful as a groundcover.
Texas mountain laurel (sophora secundiflora) grows as a large shrub or a small tree. It has large clusters of fragrant purple flowers very early in the spring, followed by very large seed pods. This specimen is located in the parking lot, next to the...
Trailing purple lantana (Lantana montevidensis) covers most of the planting areas between 9th Street and the sidewalk along the south side of the parking lot. It blooms intermittently all year 'round and has a light fragrance.
Upright yaupons (ilex vomitoria 'Will Flemming') are planted on the perimeter of the west end of the parking lot. They provide an evergreen screen without completely enclosing the space.
