I disagree with bboy. I think you have room for a few small shrubs and perennials, but what you have now is definitely a hodge podge. I dare say, little attention was paid to light and soil needs. Azaleas and roses, for example, have different needs. You need to get a good sense of what you have and what the soil and sun conditions are in that bed. I'd make a list of what you have in the whole bed (by the way, the side bed looks slightly better than the from the front bed in the photo). It looks like there's some nepata?, grasses?,daylillies? maybe a butterfly bush over on the end??? Hard to tell from the photos. Start from the list. You may want to add some tall bearded irises (easy to get from a gardening friend) to go along with the roses. Or you may find you have enough sun for russian sage, and purple coneflower, both tall growing perennials. Get rid of the chive, it's just an invasive weed, really, unless carefully chosen for a particular spot. You probably want to move the azaleas to a spot where they'll be happier. Also, the bed looks like it could use some good compost and maybe some organic fertilizer to perk up the plants. When you know what you have, it's very easy to move plants and you still have a bit of time before the summer weather makes it a bad idea to do so. Just be sure to dig big enough holes, top dress with some good compost, water in well, and mulch around the plant (keeping away from the crown of the plant.)

Smile. It really is paradise but it is a lot of work. I wish I had about 1/3 of it would be plenty to maintain. I think about how to downsize all the time but the work to downsize is so much work I keep plodding along. I am really happy with those violets!! Heck I bought them at Walmart and repotted them into the larger blue and white pots using African violet potting mix. I water them about weekly making a best effort to dump in the pot not on the leaves and usually put a couple drops of that violet food you pick up and just drop in. I think a lot of it is getting them in the right place. They are really happy on that table where they get indirect but a lot of light. They have quit blooming a couple times for a few weeks but come out again in glory. I love them....so old fashioned.

Cheater earthly, LoL Nancy - I wanted to tell you soooooooooo bad who your pal was because you loved your box so much. That is Maryannes signature. When my mom passed last year, she sent me a wonderful box with the "theme" of spiritual serentiy. She included a CD, 2 mini rose bushes, a pamplet, lots of things that was very soothing and calming. Kids are getting ready to go out. Caleb, of all things, is going as a "gothic barbie", Lain is going as a "Viking football player!!!", and James is going as "Spiderman" (only because his girlfriends dad is making him wear the costume, LoL). Caleb was wanting to g as a "dead hooker", whatever THAT would be, LoL. I told her that I was just going strap a matress to her back, and put a rope around her neck and call it good, HA! OK, time to get the ready for the ghosts and goblins, whahahahahahahahahahahaha Happy Halloween Everyone! Have a safe evening! Tina

Hope you caught these persnickitydesign posts: "It was pretty much a full time job (plus overtime) and it still took a year and a half for me to get everything purchased & everyone lined up. ...One of my oldest & dearest friends' DH owns the HVAC company. He did our house at cost. Another owns the company that did our fireplace and garage doors. He also worked at the lumber yard for years and gave us the names of many of the subs that we ended up using. ...our friends came by to help us out and worked for free" "Our permits were $433. We're on county water & sewer and did have to pay a tap-in fee of $1067. There were no charges for the gas and power." "We are fortunate enough to live in an area where the cost of living (and cost to build) is extremely low. Plan prices are not mentioned. Also, keep in mind the year of the build--2008. There was a wee bit of a recession going on then, centred on the collapsing housing market. Trades were desperate for work, suppliers for customers. I had the fortune to build in earlier declines. With cash in hand, you were like a god.Now, not so much.