Help me design my California garden!?

I have a relatively small plot in my yard in California and I would like to put drought-resistant plants in. Any suggestions as to what plants and soil/rocks/liner I should use? This is all entirely new to me so the more detailed you can be the better.

Ideally, I d like 4 or 5 plants that don t overreach onto the cement by much. I would like to put them in some type of rock bed, but not sure what this encompasses.

I also have a dog that frequents the yard and I would like something that wouldn t hurt her or attract her into digging there.

THANK YOU!

2015-07-29T17:46:46Z

Also, the wall above it is entirely bare... Maybe 2 3-plant-wide boxes with succulents?

Hockeytown5622015-07-29T17:13:26Z

All that is currently there will be replaced. Shoe is there to show scale.

Anonymous2015-07-29T23:54:17Z

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