Lantana

On facebook, a friend posted a "name that plant" picture of this diminutive little plant she said smells *amazing.*

Haha, when it gets to be hedge-sized and leans eastward into the sidewalk, making it difficult for pedestrians to pass, it's not quite as cute.  I guess it does have some redeeming qualities like the hummingbirds grooving on it, and its essence being a decent deterrent for cabbage aphids and possibly even for powdery mildew...

I filled up a green bin with just casual clippings.  It's probably another 3 or 4 bins worth to fully cut back the green wall.  Eventually, I'd like to look into getting our retaining walls to lean away from the sidewalk at a grade-- possibly with terraced planters.  The green hedge would be something edible like low-thorn varieties of berries and/or table grapes.

Something like a short version of this...

Plus

Structured behind a fence like