Found a picture of the front yard on 9/24 were it really shows the sidewalk and how this garden is set up in terraces leading up from the street. It is taken from the opposite direction than the one above that shows the Sedum.
A thought on companion plants. I find the upright sedums and Agastache do very well together. The contrast in folliage really looks good in my opinion. Plus they can both easily take the same conditions as Sedum doesn't need alot of water.