Beginner Gardening: Landscape plot where large juniper bush was once located, 3 by mlboyd18

mlboyd18 wrote:
I removed a very large juniper bush from the front of the house I lived in. Hard Work!

Anyway I would like to replace the spot with some landscaping that looks good but not too time consuming to maintain.

I would like to balance it with the rock type garden I created to the north of this plot. I have included a picture of that.

This plot gets lots of full sun. Even at the end of July this plot is still has full sun into 2:00 p.m. At the longest day of the year it will have sun well into 3 p.m.

So plants that like sun will be ideal My wife would like to have a lilac. A dwarf would be idea so I do not end up the overgrown issue like with the juniper. Suggestions would be helpful. I am in zone 6 in Oregon.

In the existing north plot note my use of red lava rock. When I developed that area, I used the lava rock to help stop local cats and other animals from disposing their waste products there. In this area I have Spanish moss, Alyssum, Hosta, and some Sedum plants. Note that I am using random shaped quarry type rock as edging. It is a bit of a extra work and challenging to keep it edged where the mower can not reach. Not sure why, but I like the effect.

At the time the undeveloped south plot is being used extensively by the local animal population for waste. This is why I doubt I will be very successful replacing the bare spot with any sort of lawn grass.