Leon laid the rest of the bricks today around the border and I went out and raked the bark so it looked a little less bumpy. I started to worry about it not looking just so, but then I realized that in nature, nothing looks just so. Nature’s beauty is chaotic and uncontrolled. So is my bark-spreading. So, I’m calling it good for now.
There is a LOT of barked area with no plants. I’m growing a bunch from seed and cuttings that will eventually fill in this area and may purchase a few more choice items, as well. I plant to put a willow in this area, and I posted an inquiry to the Pacific Northwest Native Plants Facebook group if the have any suggestions on what species might be best for a small-ish front yard.
Some of the plants from Seattle Native Plants are already flowering, which is a nice touch.
There are also a few natives that I already had in the garden that are about to make statements around the yard.
Camassia leichtlinii 
Vancouveria hexandra
I planted seeds of native plants yesterday, as well, and left them out in the weather to get rain and cool and hopefully all they want for germination. The seeds included Solidago, Anemone, Delphinium, Asclepias, Aquilegia, Mimulus, Linum, and Penstemon. I also ordered some new seeds yesterday from Northwest Meadowscapes that included Aquilegia, Collomia, Camassia, Castilleja, Elymus, Deschampsia, Sidalcea, Lupinus, and Lomatium.