California Gardening: Suggestions for a slope ?, 1 by Redtootsiepop

Redtootsiepop wrote:
Hey - just moved to CA. As you can see, our backyard beckons me daily (we just moved in). While, I'm delighted there is no grass to pull out; I really need to get moving on this.

The soil is rocky to say the least. I have put in a few things (on the recent 105 day whew!) I'm going to have to stick to some toughies I think, half the slope is full sun, the other half partial.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated !