We have progressed to the next stage of the front garden bed rebuild. To recap, I dug out a few yards of dirt to remove the plants that had taken over, we purchased several yards of bedding soil and my husband amended it with chicken compost and refilled the bed. He set up the drip system and planted three kinds of Liriope, a flowering grass.

The next step is to put down mulch. The Turks Cap is the only native. Liriope does well in this climate, though, and is low maintenance, which is what we need.