Need advice on plants on my border logs

I have some logs that are in the crepemyrtle that i need to plant. Any ideas on what to plant under the tree near the logs. It gets full sun 9 hours. I want some color that will last till fall if possible. zone8 Heres my picture. http://community.webshots.com/user/deb789

[Newt]

Hi Deb,
Nice pictures! Since the plants will be in full sun and competing for moisture from the tree roots, I would suggest plants that like it dry. If you want color all summer, you'll need to plant annuals. Think about:
Lantana
Verbena
Portulaca - moss rose
Salvia

Newt

JUST WANT TO KNOW HOW TO TRIM MY CREPEMYRTLE LIKE AN UMBRELLA FORM? THANKS NEWT. DEB789

[Newt]

Hi Deb,
Oh please, please don't do that to your crepe myrtle. Take a look here.

http://www.plantamnesty.org/stoptopp...toptopping.htm
http://www.hgtv.com/cr/cda/article_p...375942,00.html
http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/l...014926354.html

Hope this helps,
Newt