Rachel, I don't see any chewed-up leaves... I would just make sure that soil drains well, and perhaps even separate the clump (seems to be pretty dense). You could have easily 2 pots. They are easy plants to grow and not demanding. I am not expert on plants, but try to make sure that all plants have also good air circulation (especially ones prone to powdery mildew) - besides trying not to overwater. Don't spray with anything, they attract beneficial insects, bees, butterflies, even hummingbirds. You can cut off (deadhead) flowers when finished flowering to hopefully get few more and prevent self-seeding. I leave them on to ripen the seeds which are great food for birds in fall (love the yellow finches!). Rina

Hello flora_uk. Yes, I was aware of that; Aussie plant names generally derive from the UK, and Europe generally, as we, (the Eurpoean) population do. I haven't grown the subject plant, so as to the degree of 'hairiness' alluded to by ash_ga I can't comment. By the way, 'Funnelweb' is not simply 'funnel' it refers to a spider, the word's deadliest - Atrax Robusta, in my case the male of the species. Its habitat is the northern suburbs of Sydney (Aus.), where I lived before I retired and gardened and moved away. I had a 'close encounter' with one some years ago. It's a long story, but I admire the animal; it is a magnificent specimen of the species - certainly (for it's species) a perfect killing machine. By the way, I'm not, I'm a gardener!

Great list of questions! Thanks for the general framework to think through my decisions here - super helpful. We have a very small backyard in which I am constantly tinkering - the back fence is a pretty prominent feature because of the size of the yard - and right now it's still dry dusty dirt mostly except for the two veggie beds, and the giant orange tree. So, to answer your questions: -I am very "into" gardening (borderline obsessed maybe?) though new to it, happy to trim a couple times a month; - I don't need flowers all the time - seasonal flowers I think are appreciated differently/more in fact, but either is fine; - flower debris is fine (I would probably just let it fall into the beds and become mulch around the other future-plants if possible? Also happy to sweep them - orange tree drops loads of debris it turns out); - our yard backs up to a concrete garage pad and concrete walkways at the backs of the other properties, so I don't think it could creep anywhere really - as long as it doesn't shoot vines 20 feet underground; - I am concerned about invasive plants generally and invested in native plants in our front yard - so don't want to plant anything that will get eaten by birds and dropped into Griffith Park (Pampas grass, tree of heaven, ice plant for instance are all terrible) - I am also somewhat impatient - less so in my front yard where I've planted for the long-term and happy to wait - backyard is like an extension of our living room.... in the pic you can see the fence and the orange tree and patio relationship - I also need to be mindful of orange tree roots too... you can just barely see the dichondra, salvia and penstemons I just bought and am trying to place in front of the fence....oh and the lovely view of the neighbor's garage...;)

I did a bit of searching trying to find detailed information for you although I knew the answer to your question. Only Google directs you to the best advice. Do a search there for, outdoor plant placement + feng shui. You will quickly note that yellow/gold flowers which signify power should be planted on the west side of your garden. Also, have you searched, feng shui garden coaches? Some helpful info there there plus several interesting blogs on the subject.