Do they still have the Flower Festival?   

Also, Kevin Bupp, and Jefferson Lily have very informative podcasts.  

It has flowers planted in the lawn while the other side had brownish grass and lots of weeds.

They also sell an inexpensive cleaner which I also bought.https://www.amazon.com/Natures-Miracle-Remover-Flower-Meadow/dp/B00A0MTGJY/ref=sr_1_12?

One year in the waiting because of the pandemic, plan check has been approved by Building and Safety, but the city of LA Bureau of Sanitation and Bureau of Engineering has not cleared the very simple rainwater plan which is standard with a flower bed.

My live-in maintenance guy (finally found a good one) has been excellent & took it upon himself to plant all sorts of flowers, get free mulch etc that he grabbed from a nursery they were tearing down.

@Ivy Flowers I have done both and by far the path of least resistance is to hire someone and the professional will always do a better job. 

I've been liking the light browns/tans with a greenish/avocado like color trim, perhaps some castle blocks rounding the front with flowers behind them..

Was looking for plants and flowers, but didn't see anything I really wanted; however, I did pick up two lamps for dirt cheap!

Some people like to think the damn things are worth something on their own.I am also trying to page @Jefferson Lily but the mention button won't work for him.