Well, I finally got that front strip next to the driveway replanted, mostly anyway. I put a honeysuckle back on the fence to climb and spread and a pink butterfly bush up near the corner of the garage at the other wide point. It's an oddly shaped strip and I wanted some variety in there. At one point I had all penstemmon in there and while it grew well, I just got bored with the mass of it.
I alternated lavendars and shoot, something pink I can't remember the name of right now. Both should get about 2' high. I did some low annuals (but probably not enough) in between them for now, white and purple. I planted snapdragons around the butterfly and cosmos back between that and the fence. Also some more snapdragons there and some 12" high (eventually) white perennial. Oh, I also snuck some purple bearded irises around. It will hopefully be a riot of color but with some pattern and groupings, but not overly formal.
I planted artichokes and rhubarb back in my new raised beds, where I'd done the lasagna stuff. My gosh that is nice soil there now! Totally black and crumbly beneath the top layer. The garlic and strawberries I planted in them are doing great.
