I'm doing something of an end of season review of what plants worked well for me (in a hot and dry year) and what didn't. I've relocated a few things - the major one is a 7 foot tall black lace elderberry that was growing into the sidewalk and not dealing with the sun/heat/drought well so I dug it up and moved it into part shade next to the house. (And was sore for days...) it lost all the leaves but has sprouted new ones in its new location, so fingers crossed that means it will be okay for next year. If not... it couldn't stay where it was so... worth a shot.
I'm moving iceplants that are in little deck containers into rock beds, where they seem to make it through the winter.
And laughing that this Sedum Telephium, which the label says tolerates poor soil, heat, and drought.... The label literally says "this is a tough succulent!".... both plants died mid summer. But the other plants around it all did well, including dwarf greek oregano, dwarf catmint, and a volunteer cherry tomato, which I just ate fruit from.... Sometimes I just don't know.
On the other side of that bed, my lavender exploded, and while normally I struggle with rosemary, it's happly nestled in the lavender with Lithodora mixed in there too. I'm excited to see if the rosemary actually overwinters in this spot. I've heard that is possible here but have not had any luck.
LOL and the funniest thing is.... I planted arugula seeds about a decade ago. That garden bed is gone and a garage now, but I transplanted a few to a new garden bed and they are all over the back lawn now. There are 2 bigger ones in the front lawn that DH kept asking me to pull out.... and instead I created the landscape around them. The bees like them and... it's yummy and very drought and heat tolerant so.... landscaping with arugula it is.