The soil is fairly good, not much clay. Early morning shade, then full-on southwest open exposure, so pretty hot. I like a mix of hot colors, good suggestions. Basil never does well for me, but peppers is a great idea. What I found this year was the poppies came back very thickly and early, and likely choked out any other self-sown seedlings I may have had. I may try to start some of the later annuals in 2" packs and pop them in as the poppies wind down their show. I can probably just do that outside so I don't have to go through the transition stage.
