u/MakeItHomemade

This area is north facing and I feel like 100% clay. My kid loves making mud pies out of it.

We use the walkway but not not use the concrete area next to the built in kitchen.

Our gutters go into a drain.

My plan is to dig down 12 inches and mix in expanded shale and compost, then Plant Texas sedge. But is that going to be the best options? Should I embrace it and treat the whole thing as a flower bed? Coneflowers, black food daisys?

I also plan to replace the boxwood with something that will attract pollinators and hummingbirds (for my bird dog to watch- you can see him if you look close). Doing some kind of trellis plant flanking the windows.