Now that it is cooling and we are getting rain, we can successfully plant outdoor plants. These all can handle shade or sun. Liriope - solid green grass like foliage that is summer flowering with small lavender blossoms, plant as single cluster or densely as ground cover Vinca/Periwinkle- solid green waxy leaf with periwinkle blossoms in spring, good well behaved ground cover Also a variegated variety that I also use to hang from pots Wild violets- purple, plant in clusters or as a ground cover, dies back in winter returns with blooms in spring. Best planted in spring. Gold moss Sedum/Stringy Stoncrop - yellowish green, spreads, very hardy, tolerates minimal water, only get inch or two tall, I also use to hang from pots, dies back in winter but comes back thick in late spring. Best planted in spring.