After digging out two old juniper shrubs, I amended the bed with better soil because it was predominately sand. It's on the north side of the building, so it's shaded most of the time. What do I plant?
I planted lava rock!
Spirea shrubs failed, so solar rock was added and various perennials planted.
They did grow, but were definitely not the right plants. It just seemed like a mixed variety with no theme, so I tried something different.
Now, it is two catmint plants in the background, and three Arizona Sun perennial blanket flowers in the foreground. I liked the Mesa Yellow blanket flowers planted the year before, but they winter killed. It seems that I'll have to plant fresh blanket flower every spring as they are sensitive to our harsh winters. They are only $2.99 each at the local Ace Hardware. It's a cheap planting.
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