Seeking low plants for the front row of my flower bed, I chose 'Festuca Blue' fescue grass (Festuca ovina 'Glauca'), also known as 'Elijah Blue' fescue grass (Festuca (ovina var.) glauca 'Elijah Blue'), and 'Angelina' stonecrop. These plants work nicely with my blue-purple-gold color scheme. The blue fescue grasses bear bluish-gray foliage; Angelina stonecrop has golden-green foliage.
Blue fescue grass is an ornamental grass. It's easy enough to trim, should it outgrow the place I have chosen for it. Angelina stonecrop (Sedum rupestre 'Angelina') is a trailing plant. The latter, incidentally, is also an excellent choice for rock gardens, as it is a drought-tolerant plant.
Remember, I'm starting out with immature plants: they will "fill in" as time passes.
In Step 8, I'll discuss my plant selection for the middle row, in which I'll use plants with blue flowers and purple flowers....
