Here is a list of almost 50 plants–actually it’s 33–that Stacey Parker, horticulturist with the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden, has included in her  shady “new front yard” to date.

To learn more about Stacey’s experience removing her lawn visit: Stacey Parker's Lawn Removal or visit her photo gallery on Flickr.

1. Agave colorata, red bud agave
2. Agave parryi v. parryi ‘Estrella’, Estrella mescal-agave
3. Aloe mutabilis, torch plant
4. Aloe striata, coral aloe
5. Aquilegia sp., columbine
6. Aristolochia californica, California Dutchman’s pipe
7. Asarum caudatum, tailed snakeroot
8. Carex flacca ‘Blue Zinger’, blue sedge
9. Carex oshimensis ‘Evergold’, variegated Japanese sedge
10. Carex testacea, orange New Zealand sedge
11. Coprosma × kirkii ‘Variegata’, creeping mirror plant
12. Correa pulchella ‘Orange Flame’, orange flame bell correa
13. Cotyledon orbiculata, pig’s ear
14. Cyrtomium falcatum, Japanese holly fern
15. × Graptoveria ‘Fred Ives’, Fred Ives Echeveria Graptopetalum Hybrid
16. Fragaria vesca, wild strawberry
17. Geranium × cantabrigiense, ‘Biokovo’, Biokovo cranesbill
18. Hellebore sp., lenten rose
19. Heuchera ‘Rosada’, rosada coral bells
20. Nandina domestica ‘Filamentosa’, threadleaf nandina
21. Neomarica caerulea, walking iris
22. Oxalis regnellii var. triangularis, purple shamrock
23. Ribes aureum var. aureum, golden currant
24. Ribes malvaceum ‘Montara Rose’, Montara chaparral currant
25. Salvia spathacea, hummingbird sage
26. Sedum palmeri, Palmer’s sedum
27. Sedum rupestre ‘Angelina’, spruce-leaved stonecrop
28. Sedum rupestre ‘Blue Spruce’, blue spruce mat sedum
29. Senecio mandraliscae, blue chalk sticks
30. Westringia fruticosa ‘Smokie’, gray leaf coast rosemary
31. Woodwardia fimbriata, giant chain fern
32. × Pachyveria paraguayense, Pachyphytum and Echeveria hybrid
33. Zephyranthes candida, Argentine rain lily