Beginner Gardening: Front Yard Design - CA Native - Review/Suggestions?, 1 by Bunson

Bunson wrote:
I'm new to gardening/landscaping and have made a couple of posts on here and on gardenweb, and looking to see if anyone familiar with CA Natives can check over my current design. The house faces west (sun direction is noted in diagram), and I'm in the Bay Area with adobe/alkaline soil - USDA Zone 8-9, Sunset Zone 14-15. I'm working from the house up to the sidewalk with lawn replacement, and the thick horizontal line just over halfway down is the start of an uphill slope. Each box represents one square foot, boxes with diagonals are areas that I've completed. The "/" after the plant number indicates height of plant at maturity. I can post up some pics later of what I have so far. I'm mainly looking for advice on the larger shrubs/trees, and, if I need more variety such as more groundcover, for better balance - I'm heavy with shrubs/perennials.but once the plants mature want a healthy mix of insects/wildlife.