"I swear, the former owners closed their eyes, spun around, and tossed plants in randomly"

Nothing wrong with that technique. ;D

It doesn't look that bad, really. Almost like it was deliberately not designed. I'm sure the next tenant in my apartment will have the same thing to say about how I planted things in my tiny strip of yard. This year, I'm expecting lots of weeds, unless the wildflower seeds (that came with Tori's CD) actually sprout.