Good perennials for central Texas edge garden? We'll be moving into a new place soon and I'll want perennials in places I don't put bushes.?

Day lilies are always a good choice. They like lots of sun but are easy to take care of. Hostas do well if you have some shade. Mums will do well in most of Texas. Black eyed susans and all of their cousins do well in the sun. Daffodils do well but not tulips.

The Master Gardener program is very active in Texas. Contact the county agricultural agent and ask about the Master Gardeners. They usually have a phone service for answering questions like yours.

https://mastergardener.tamu.edu/

You do know that small bushes will grow large but just keep trimming them back. I live much farther south so I put in a lot of tropicals and was so surprised a few years ago when it did snow here that many of the tropicals were not damaged by the weather or the snow. I suggest going to a local nursery and make some new best friends. I have found an older man and his wife and he knows what will grow here and how to plant it and how to take care of it. Stay out of the DIY stores because they get in things that just don't grow well...at least here.

But what I wanted to know is that you made a statement to a question about candles that the catholic candles should not be used around pets. Why? I don't use candle so much anymore as the little awful electric ones so I don't fall asleep and burn down my house. But as an animal advocate in my area, I need to know what is bad for them. Appreciate the answer.