be sure to monitor soil moisture until you know how and when to water ...

if the sun comes from the other side of the blacktop ... plus you black mulch ... you might have a heat issue ... which might increase water needs.. and if severe ... sun burn ...

hope not ...

ken

I am trying to understand why summer blooming annuals are already on clearance this early in the season............they have only just recently appeared on nursery tables here and won't be on clearance until July!!!

GG, we have al kinds of things on clearance now. I think the unpredictable weather messed up schedules for growers, retailers, and even residential gardeners. Lilies were on clearance b4 Easter!

perhaps because they have more stock coming.. and have to make shelf space????

Given the choice between fluctuating weather conditions and making shelf room, I'd have to go with the weather........:-) IME (and that comes with a very regional bias), nurseries have a hard time keeping up with demand at this time of year for seasonal plants. They simply fly off the shelves!! No need to "make room for fresh stock" - the room exists just due to sales volume! Seasonal plants like those included in the OP's planting that are past their prime are just tossed.

fwiw, I did buy bulbs on clearance :-) My local place starts a lot of spring bulbs each fall and sells them as potted starts in early spring. When it gets towards the end of the bloom season, they discount them by 50%. I get most of my spring flowering bulbs this way, as I tend to be too busy in fall to plant the bulbs myself.