Q Nigra is everywhere here, so are other oaks, nope, they don't soak up too much water, tho if he is in Montgomery City, deer are everywhere, and Montgomery Co is on the other side of my south neighbor. Cannas and soil holding plants like crinums and Louisiana walking iris, liriope, (never cold enough and too hot for Flag iris,) we have oxblood lilies and hurricane lilies, the pink shamrocks are native and he might get them like it or not. A Hill Hardy rosemary would do good, and if there is sun, vitex, cyclamen manage til July, tradescantia, mexican heather, I would be adding raised areas with stuff like container soil so plants feet could dry in few areas, I fight peppervine where I am.
