Andy took me to Fresno Ag (a local hardware store) where we got some more soil, and a few more plants. I think that we'll go back there for more plants soon. They had a good selection, and they had some stuff I hadn't seen yet. They have good prices, too. We got three 6-packs for $2.59 each, and the 2 cubic feet bag of soil for $6.59.
New plants:
Sweet Alyssum (Easter Bonnet Violet)
Scotch Moss (Sagina subulata 'Aurea')
Blue Ageratum (Hawaii Royal)
Andy also helped me build a new bed at the very front of our yard. It looks really nice, so I hope that it works to collect the water rather than funnel it into the neighbors' yard.
We put the most of the Alyssum in the new front bed, but we put one by the rock outcropping in towards the back fence. That is also where we put all of the scotch moss, and the lobelia that we bought earlier. (I kind of forgot about planting the lobelia, and it's looking "iffy", now, so it might not make it.) We split the Ageratum between the front bed and the rocks. And, everything we just put in is a ground cover, so they shouldn't take much maintenance.
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