Rip it out

Along with the dogwood, the less attractive pink azalea is now gone, too, revealing the downspout tucked behind it and making the view down the pathway clearer. At the moment the plan is to plant poor 'Zepherine Drouhin,' who's been moved around the garden for the last month, in place of the azalea, bordered by the three bearberries I bought from the Tri-City people last month.  
 

I'm not sure the scale is right, with the azalea overbalanced on the left side of the steps, but we'll see. Also worried that the rose won't get enough sun, but again, time will tell.