So in the southern bed I plan to have a couple lavender plants with a rose bush in between them, and clematis climbing the chain-link fence behind. I read once that in the Old World it was common to grow lavender near the clothes line because it scented the clothes! I am going to try it. :-)
In the middle bed, I was planning to have a rock garden and plant the wildflower seeds from Yellowstone Nat'l Park there, but Dad didn't like the idea of using garden bed space for a rock garden. Mom and I reconsidered and are thinking now of putting a grove with the wildflowers by the back patch of Austrees (in the Southwest section of the yard). So now I'm not sure what I'll do with this bed.
And in the northern bed, possibly have an herb garden. I am wary of planting herbs in a permanent fixture like this because most of them do not tolerate cold weather well. Maybe in these two latter beds I will just work experiments with natives, and then just grow herbs in pots that I can bring indoors in bad weather. I just think with all the exposure to sun and heat they would shrivel up in that northern bed (far from northern in its climate).
So here is the updated format:
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