Our house came with two flower beds right up against the house. This one happens to be right by the dog door, and the dogs had torn it up. I finally got around to cleaning it up on Monday.
This bed is under our roof overhang so it gets next to no moisture. And I really can’t get excited about the amount I’d have to water it to keep flowers alive in it.
So I put in a new cactus. There’s an existing flame acanthus that seems to enjoy the abuse. I pulled some rocks from other parts of the yard and put down some pavers to hopefully keep the dogs out of the bed proper.
I’m really happy with how it turned out without spending any money.