More Progress

I finally was able to get back to the Grow Native Nursery on the westside and picked up a lot more plants today.

After talking to several people I decided to go for a symmetrical look on the front path. I put margarita penstemon at the corner, and then several small penstemon next to the path and hummingbird sage behind it, just as on the left side. Unfortunately, the stem of one of the sages broke in the car while I was transporting it, so I need to pick up another one. Also, I need two or three more small penstemons to complete the path. I think I will need to order them.




One of the hummingbird sages is preparing to blossom, so this is what the early phase of the flowers looks like:


Along the side walk, I decided not to mirror the front left yard and put in a mix of red and yellow buckwheats.

I put in three reds:


And two yellows:


I also edged the second flagstone path across the parkway strip with more blue-eyed grass:


I put in more margarita penstemon at the corner:


I read did the first flagstone path so it would be level. Here's how it now looks:


Some panoramas of the house with the now completed north parkway strip (though I still need to mulch it) and the right front yard with three of the four borders done:



I also finished the west planter box. I put in two shrubby monkeyflowers. These will grow over three feet tall and be covered in dusty coral flowers:


The last thing I did was begin to border the west side yard. This will be a wild flower garden, but I want to run a border of coyote mint along the sidewalk. I put in two, one at either end.


I really like the way the coral bells look in the late afternoon sun, so I've decided to put in another row of them to border the top of the right front yard. I'll pick up as many as I can of them tomorrow. Once they're in, I'll be able to measure how many square feet of grass I'll need to I can order it and finish the front right yard.