We live in the beautiful Texas Hill Country. With so many deer and other wild life gardening can be a real challange, not to mention the droughts and floods. Recently we sodded our front yard with Zoyza Pallasaides, this is supposed to be drought resistant, and takes little water once it is established. In the back yard we keep the deer out with a 6 foot horse fence, which allows us to grow flowers and vegetables which are included in the butterfly and hummingbird friendly environment. To attain the rustic Hill Country Cottage look, my husband recently mortared flagstone over the entire frint porch, walk way and extended the sides of the driveway with flagstone, then addes a little side yard area making a prayer garden. Now we are looking for some seating ideas, swing, bench?? i am sure to get good ideas on this new site that I just found tonight.