Beginner Gardening: A make over of this full sun area, 0 by betra

betra wrote:
I really need a big change on this area. It's facing east, gets all day long sun. The dirt is a bit clay, but lots of gravel in it. Tried to get rid of them, but seem like they are very persistent to stay there ): Unless I have to dig more than 2 feet, but its impossible to do, unless I's break this fence (hubby disagree about this).

Since I'm a beginner gardener, I need your suggestion what plants are suitable for this area. What I want to do is having 4-5 rows of plants with different time of blooming and also drought resistant.
1. Flowering evergreen plant as the back drop with mature high less than 5 feet.
2. Evergreen for front row with about 2 feet high.
3. One row of perennial for center area
4. Another one-two rows for the center of flowering bulb.

Thank you so much