phlox is colorful or coopers ice is a purple flower that is plant-it and forget-it spreads well and is very hardy with-in a couple of years 2 or3 plants will cover a 4 sqft area

Lamb's Ear. Loves full sun. Low maint. Irresistable to touch, and blooms are lavender in color.

Lazy Gardener Plan: Looks like you need something short...purple verbena and/or purple potato vine will last all summer into fall. You can intertwine the vine through out the green plants and make them pop. I also like purple ice plants.

Working Gardener Plan: Make raised beds, move plants as needed and use the various plants you and others have suggested. Keep in mind there will be maintenance required like deadheading short ...»

You could use purple and white salvia, nepita, all heights, also,pink or purple perrenial genaniums, bloom all season. Need to change up some of the shrubs, any small tree that grows slow. Don't want it to get too big, and then have to move or cut down in a few years. Annuals are always nice, you can have them bloom all season and change them up next year.

You dont want to cover up the rest of the landscape so if ya want a nice smelling area plant Lavender in the back with yellow marigolds in front in the middle green folige plants like purple petunias what a contrast!

Do move smaller shrubs the lavender needs room!

I am a landscape designer, and to stay cost effective, and not harm the existing plants, to make it pop, I would put some Blazing Star Liatris in the front of the other shrubs, and maybe some rose moss for groundcover

how about some lavendar?

Mexican Heather. Can take drought and blooms purple flowers until frost.

Google 'xeriscape' for some nice low/no water landscaping.

Don't fix the problem, get rid of it (-:

i think a japaneese maple that is red/purple would look great in that empty spot. you can control how big it gets.

I would put a Crape Myrtle in the center out from the wall of your house; and some Stella De Ora Lillies with some Purple Verbena. I would put the Verbena in the very front; since it is more like a ground cover; and it also comes in other pretty colors. Main thing is to Paint your own picture. Verbena will do good in your area. Good Luck!

Romona, is your profile picture from your garden? I think it's so adorable and would love to know how you did it. Can you post about it here?

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I would go with the purple petunias, with some white petunia

I didnt know that petunias were drought resistant for all of you posting that .They are not drought resistant,

Just an idea, Water feature.

take a look at Texas vitex -- it is lovely.

I would plant a magnolia tree then put impatiences and petunias underneath, your magnolia will bloom and then below you would have your impatiences and petunias .

a foutain in between the lavender and marigolds

Midnight blue Slyvia in back with yellow marigolds in front safari