[Carla B]

We've had mega trouble with shrubs, but the following seem to hold up well:

Walter's Viburnem
Yaupon or Shillings Holly
Indian Hawthorne
Encore Azaleas

Basically what the builder planted, except for the azaleas. All these seem to be bug and disease resistant, take heat and cold, and tolerate drought. Then there are the ubiquitos boxwoods that seem to grow anywhere.
The biggest disappointment in our yard was loropetalum. This was supposed to be a shrub that nothing could destroy...wrong!. Ours got spider mites and were wiped out.