It looks great!. I planted one agapanthus recently. I hope it blooms soon. Those winecups look awesome. Mine's blooms are bigger but the plant doesn't grow as tall as yours. Maybe because it is in the shade...

Omar

The winecups are quite tall, but they've fallen over since they don't have anything to support them in that spot. I have some in another area that are supported by an althea and they stand 4-5' tall.

Thanks, Mara. The winecup photos are of the annual variety leiocarpa. I also have the perennial variety involucrata but they are currently obscured by the wild sunflowers and not nearly as showy. They've both reseeded for the past few years. They are both favored by deer and rabbits, unfortunately.

Figured I'd add some of my garden "visitors", too. I was excited to see painted buntings this week!

I spotted two at once! Felt like I should go play the lottery:

Also got a nice photo of a black swallowtail on a zinnia:

Linda gave me some seed of them and I scattered them and weeded them out accidentally. I thought they looked like an non native weed that I don't like.. Shame on me. I missed a few. I guess plant a lotted maybe the deer will miss a few.

Such beauty, bri......................and you should play the lottery, getting TWO painted buntings at one time...............lucky you !!! I haven't seen any as yet, and really hoping they will be at my house again this year. I still haven't mowed the large area (probably an acre) of winecups as they are so outstanding this year............they are gorgeous little plants.

Your garden looks amazing briaustex! How nice to have pretty visitors in your garden too.