And still more photos

Remember that spindly little butterfly bush from an earlier post? Well here she is in all her glory! After only one year she is now about 6' high and 3-4' wide. The older stems are flowering first but today the tops have blooms too.
And this is an up close and personal shot of one of the many coneflowers I planted. Other than the green envy and these two that is all I have for now.

the double deckers have buds and I cannot wait to see them come up. The weather has definitely been in their favor. It has been crazy hot for days now probably going on a week. I can't get enough water into my garden it is so dang hot. Thank goodness for the rain barrels other wise my water bill would be sky high!