I decided to write up a list of the plants I'm tending

forsythia
dogwood
rose of sharon (hibiscus)
red bud tree
english ivy
hostas, multiple varieties
sedum, regular and autumn glory
toadlilies
echinacea (coneflower)
japanese anenome flower
ferns
oakleaf hydrangea
bleeding heart
sweet woodruff
lady's mantle
creeping jenny
wild mustard (?)
sedum makinoi
the clover-like ground cover
the succulent-like ground cover
honeysuckle
tulips
daffodils
hyacinths
variegated rush grass (juncus effusus, "Goldstrike")
dwarf spruce
dwarf juniper
another dwarf conifer (?)
a holly bush (Ilex meserveae 'Blue Princess')
the perennial with little white flowers and minty leaves
fine fescue
creeping red fescue
several varieties of perennial ryegrass
jade plant
aloe
succulent unknown identification
asparagus plant
pothos
blackberry bush ("Thornless Chester")
astilbe (false spirea)
lettuce ("simpson elite")
bamboo
a sapling pear or cherry tree (non-fruiting)

Annuals:

Petunias (white, red, purple)
Lobelia
New Guinea Impatiens (red)
Begonia
Ageratum
Alyssum
Geranium
French Marigold ('Antigua' yellow and orange)
Dusty Miller 'Silver Dust'

And here are some of the fauna who live in or visit the yard (so far this spring):
starlings
sparrows
robins hunting for worms in the grass
a pair of bluejays gathering twigs (May 13)
one cardinal
a bumblebee
a lady bug
two cats (they're black with white on their paws and their neck, almost identical)
the next door neighbor's dog "Stella"
the downstairs neighbor's dog "Rosie"
spiders
centipedes
lots of ants (boo...)
slugs (boo...)