Beginner Gardening: Gardenia Radican as small sized flower bed border?, 0 by prabal

prabal wrote:
Hello,

I'm trying to find a low (1 to 2ft) height evergreen border (flowering plant would be a plus for sure!) for a section of my front yard that I plan to use as a flowering bed. The way I picture it, the front and the sides of this area would be bordered by flowering perennials, preferably evergreen varieties, the back border would be occupied by 2 to 3 ft high flowering perennials (I have peony in mind) and the middle area would be dedicated to annuals (I've ordered tulip bulbs for the coming spring). The area is shaped as the attached picture. It gets pretty consistent afternoon sun. Here in Cupertino, CA weather is mostly pleasant with summer temp staying below 90 for most times and winter is above 32 for most times. USDA zone is 9.

Sorry for the rather lengthy description, but, given the above, would you recommend Gardenia Radican for the front and side border? The reason they look attractive is their height, width, evergreen nature and of course fragrant and showy flowers. But since I have never grown these, I'm not sure if they would be actually viable.

If you have any other suggestions, I will only be too glad to hear :)

Take care,
Prabal.