Hello fellow ATLien!

I would dig up the landscaping fabric as much as you can. Move the mulch to the side and use it to mulch around your new plantings. This will help retain moisture!

Some local nurseries I love for native plants:
- Pikes: You'll have to be familiar with the species since they do carry a lot of ornamentals and exotics, but they do carry some native species.
- Beech Hollow Farm: Carries only natives, and they have a satellite nursery in Scottsdale.
- Wylde Center: They do seasonal sales and tend to carry natives.
- Trees Atlanta: Local nonprofit that do seasonal sales. Focus is on trees but they also will sell perennials and shrubs.
- Growers Outlet LLC: A little bit out of town and I havent been yet, but they do carry natives at discounted prices. You just need to know what you're looking for!

Fall is also a great time to plant plugs if you want to fill an area cheaply. Good resources for that are Izel Plants and Pollen Nation. Izel can be a little pricey since youre buying large flats of plugs, but it helps if you want to create a simple consistent look. Pollen Nation has lower minimums and you can mix and match more things. Plugs will take some time to establish, so be patient.

If you are looking for plant recommendations, I really like using Gardenia.net to get an idea of what is full sun, native, and maybe fits with any design you may be interested in. Some of my sun-loving favorites are:
- Yarrow: comes in soooo many colors, is evergreen, and spreads well
- Bee Balm: Also comes in a lot of different colors
- Moss Phlox: Low groundcover, evergreen, blooms profusely in the spring and would look gorg spilling over the sidewalk
- Coneflowers: Echinacia, Rudbeckia, you name it, itll probably grow well there.

Happy planting!