Lonnie and Karen built a new house in S. Auburn and wanted a front garden with drought tolerant plants and no lawn.
Here are views of the front of the house before the landscaping was installed:



The weeds were sprayed and then, a week later, all the flat areas were rototilled to loosen up the compacted soil:
Existing rocks were moved around and 35 yds. of soil was hauled in and spread:
The neighbor across the street gave Lonnie and Karen 2 Bottlebrushes that were in large pots. We planted them on the slope in front of the wall:
Before pruning
After pruning
Plants were delivered to the site and I laid them out according to my plant list for each area:
Large plants are planted first then the 1 gal. We always plant high so soil will not wash in over the stem.

These 5 gal. plants are planted 2″ high; the mulch will be 2″ thick and will cover the exposed side roots.
The 1/2″ drip pipes are installed; emitters are installed on the drip pipe and 1/8″ distribution tubing is installed from the emitters to the plant:
Fabric was installed and then cobbles were placed on the fabric:
Mulch was delivered and spread to prevent weeds, save water and cover the drip tubing:
Job finished February 6, 2022.
Looks great, Barry!
On Sun, Feb 6, 2022 at 2:20 PM In the Garden Around the World wrote:
> Barry M. Friesen posted: “Lonnie and Karen built a new house in S. Auburn > and wanted a front garden with drought tolerant plants and no lawn. Here > are views of the front of the house before the landscaping was installed: > The weeds were sprayed and then a week later, all the flat a” >