Beginner Gardening: Starting off simple idea workable?, 1 by poolrunning

poolrunning wrote:
Here Ramona the lone swan sits guarding some of the dirty white rock that used to totally cover the front beds. It represents a large semi-sun area where the sellers tore out a tree and it's roots, leaving a hazardous hole and gash obscured by thick grass. I see a spiraea and crocus there eventually. Til then Ramona can bear plants between her wings to help attract hummingbirds. The rock in the foto hain't been rainwashed yet but sparkles when it's clean. Between Ramona and the front beds is a natural walkway to the front door from the drive, for which I have beautiful PA bluestone flags on hand. Someday I'll cut them in with alyssum.