Thank you That is very helpful!

Our back yard was dug out about 2 bricks lower than our houses ground level by our builder and never filled in, so now our whole backyard is lower than…

Hmmm, and it doesn't appear to be very low maintenance from what I read
I just want nice colourful plants that are low maintenance and…

Would really like opinions on whether the Persian Sheild plant would survive in a Melbourne north facing garden?

I love the Persian Sheild plant in the first picture. Do you think it would have any chance of surviving in my garden?

I live in South East Melbourne, and have a north facing yard.
( I would prefer the green plant not to have flowers)

Also, I would like to find a dark green plant, similar to an aspidistra, but it needs to be able to tolerate full sun. Any ideas?

Could it be Silver Lace Dusty Miller? Or Artemisia Pycnocephala?

http://www.pwcertified.com/photolib/MediumJPG/strobilanthes1.jpg

Anyone?

By the way, thanks Kek for your lovely tiger grass picture

Just wondering whether these ideas will work, and whether anyone has suggestions to improve them?
Thanks
This is what I currently have for…

All the land out the back and front of our house is very hard and cracked, and when I break it, the texture is sandy in one area (I think…

Thanks Fu and Kek, I love those Kniphofias, the colour is amazing! Will have to use them somewhere.

Does anyone know the names of these plants?

Particularly the orange one, the white one and the green ones along the left and right sides.
Thanks

Every plant I like needs shade I have a north facing garden.

One big thing I am stuck on, is the layout of the garden. I can't just plant things everywhere, and I don't know how to set it out. Any ideas…

Any ideas on the name of the plants in the second last picture?

Hmmm, I want smaller plants. This is for the front garden, and I don't want them to tall in front of the house.
I want a little strip of pebbles with…

Thank you both, very helpful information
The Flax looks a bit too messy for me, I have seen people with it in my…

That Rudolf The purple plants in the first pic look a lot more gangly and messy than the one in the second pic, so I…

No one knows any of the plants?
Not sure if my post was overlooked between the others...

Can someone please help me to identify the following plants? ... Thanks
Both plants in this picture

Purple plant on the right
Green plant on…

Thanks!

Thanks A&E
You do have some nice looking plants, thought it is always hard to tell what they are going to look like when…

This is the only picture I have of the front of our house. I know it is terrible! I will replace it when I have a better one

Thanks for all of your comments I have scrapped that idea, but all of your comments helped. Starting fresh. So hard planning this garden!!

Thanks Grom, that is what I was thinking.
Excellent Kek I was wondering whether it was an agave. Love that China doll plant

Thanks Shez! You are full of information