Don't feel bad, I've dug up roses that would make some people scream in dismay. The thing is, it's my garden and the roses have to make me happy. If I don't love them, they have to go to another home. Carol

I have zero help on what to plant but you need to finish getting rid of the Bermuda Grass first. Its an ugly process. Weeds that grow from seeds are way down the priority list compared to the problem below the surface. Don't disturb the soil because you don't want to break off the Bermuda Grass and leave pieces that are very deep and will not come back for many months. You need to water deeply and wait for the Bermuda to come back up. You can gently pull on them and see if they are shallow. Don't break them off. Mostly that is a waste of time. Hit the new growths with Round Up. Repeat until there aren't any new growths of Bermuda Grass. You will probably need to repeat this 4-5 times so you are looking at a 3 month process. If you try to do this in a month you will have lots of remaining Bermuda that will sprout. You will need to be vigilant and Round Up every new growth. If you have established plants at that time, the best way is to dab Round Up Concentrate directly on the sprout. The plants system will circulate it through the plant. An alternative process on such a small area is to completly sift the top 8" of dirt to remove all the Bermuda Grass rhizomes. I understand that the best way to do this on the other side is to mow the Bermuda short and then use lots of Round Up on it. That gets down into the rhizomes and then very little will come back. I'm not a huge fan of Round Up, or any chemicals for that matter, but this is an ideal use of Round Up. Edited to add: I forgot to mention that the rhizomes from the remaining side can spread under the walkway and recontaminate your hard work. This post was edited by GregBradley on Sat, Apr 19, 14 at 13:05

I was cleaning out my iris bed a few weeks ago & tossed out a soft mass of leaves. Hit me after I tossed it, it felt very compact. Looked again & it was a nest of newly hatched baby birds. I felt so bad. I put the nest back where it was the best I could. The birds were gone later that day. I have a couple of elderly cats that hardly move by the back door, but the neighbors have cats too. Not a great place to nest, but I felt really bad about it. Love Gypsy Romance! One of my favorite irises, I moved mine last year & it refused to bloom this year.

I would love to have the Culinarian, but that deal was just too good. I believe I will be very happy with my decision. Gets delivered in a few hours!