So recently we bought a house with a bunch of plants growing in the yard, so I'd like to identify them, and to see what I want to do with them. So if anyone can ID any of these plants, and any general tips for growing/maintaining it, and any other suggestions, let me know!

Note: I do want to get chickens and pets some day so if there's anything on here that's poisonous or dangerous in any way, I would probably really like to remove them.

We live in the DFW area of Texas, Zone 7B.

First, this is my garden layout and the red letters mark the areas where these plants are, if that makes any difference.

a: Tree with little leaves and clusters of tiny green berries

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b: Hedges, I think these are boxwood?
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Also these grassy plants in between the hedges:
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c: Lots of hedges in front of house:
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Picture (looks like 3 different hedges?)
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Picture (think this one is boxwood)
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Picture (this is probably some kind of holly)
Picture (this plant is growing on the bottom)
Picture (crape myrtle?)
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Picture (another hedge in the front, on the left side)

d: Some kind of acuba plant? Black leaves problem?
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e: Pretty sure this is a crape myrtle
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f: Hedge by the house - some kind of holly?
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g: The huge area in the back - maybe it's photinia?
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Picture (one plant has a flower)
Picture (random groundcovers here)
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Picture (one of the plants has tons of dead leaves)
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h: There's two tree looking things here, one looks like the same as the one in the g area, and another is a different tree?
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i: The tree thing again, I think same plant:
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j: Some bush thing - maybe coral berry?
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k: Young tree, think it's some kind of maple
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l: Mystery plant with red stems
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m: These plants behind the hedge on side of house
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n: Huge ass hedge - some kind of cedar or juniper?
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Thanks!

c. - yes, those are 3 different hedges
yes, that is a boxwood

g. - close up, the vine is likely some sort of ipomoea

l. - A "name that plant" all star - poke weed, Phytolacca americana

I know you spent a lot of time on this. But breaking up the images a few at a time per post or limiting it to one plant/section per post, helps people to see your plants and respond. Just a suggestion to help.

FataMorgana

C - the 5th photo looks like heavenly bamboo (nandina domestica) - a small cultivar, like 'Gulf Stream' or 'Harbor Dwarf'? Hard to see if the leaves are tri- pinnate in the photos.

D - Aucuba japonica 'Gold Dust'. Prefers shade. Leaves burn in the sun, may be what the black leaves are, but I can't see enough detail to tell.

E - Crepe myrtle - the flowers are too out-of-focus to be certain, but the distinctive seed pods cinch the crepe myrtle ID for me.

F - second photo is an oak seedling. I don't think the 'holly' is a holly - at least, not an Ilex aquifolium or I. meservea. The new growth is purple, and not enough points on the leaves.

G. Photinia doesn't have purple flowers. It has tiny white, wild-rose flowers in a cluster. The close-up of the groundcovers appear to be a morning glory (Ipomoea).

I - the middle photo is photinia. The best photo you have of that shrub. Excellent focus, great lighting.

K - I agree - some kind of maple. Opposite leaves cinch the ID. What's the deal with the tree stakes?

N - could be a juniper. The photo is so washed-out and out-of-focus, it's hard to see detail, but I think I see one blue juniper berry on it. If it is a juniper, it will have 2 different types of leaves on the same branch. Juvenile leaves are needle-like and mature leaves are scale-like.

Almost all of your photos were washed out, out of focus, or did not show details necessary to make a good ID. I agree with FataMorgana that you should post each plant separately. And take the photos early in the morning when the light is soft. At a minimum, you should take photos of the complete plant, the bark on the trunk (if it's a tree or shrub), one branch, a close-up of the tops and bottoms of the leaves, and a close-up of the flowers. Other characteristics of the plant that stand out, such as purple new growth, or fruit/seeds are helpful. Also, some plants have milky sap, chambered pith, hollow stems, etc., that are unique. Finally, some plants have distinctive scents when the leaves are crushed - yellow cedar smells like wet hay, incense cedar smells like...well, incense. Clerodendron leaves smell like peanut butter. All this information is helpful in identifying a plant that we can't touch, smell, or see with our own eyes over the internet. But conduct these examinations at your own risk- milky sap can often irritate the skin, and some plants have hairs that cause itching (itching powder that was sold in the back of comic books is actually the hairs from the big-leaf maple seed pods), for example.

Have you considered asking a local County Extension agent of Master Gardener to come over and ID your plants, or take samples to their office or a local nursery? It's going to be painfully slow for you doing it this way.

You will need to research. That will get you started.

If the morning sun where you live is washing out your photos, maybe it's not about the time of day, but the direction of the sunlight. Photos taken with the sun behind the subject can appear washed out - even using modern digital cameras with autocorrect features - so maybe you should take photos in the evening instead.

Good luck with the ID on the rest of your plants.