prairie point

freshening up

Yesterday was rainy and the garden has been freshened up. We have new buds on the ever-blooming roses and we are starting to get a few flowers on the summer bloomers. The monarda and cenizo are hinting at more to come this weekend. We have lots of coneflower and yarrow, the zexmenia looks great; we have winecups, four-nerve daisy, mexican oregano, abelia, pavonia, day lilies and indian blanket. The blackfoot daisy and the salvia greggii have revived and produced a few flowers in response to the coolness. The vitex still looks pretty but is past it's peak. The lantana is building up a mass of greenery but there are no flowers yet. In the vegetable garden there are lots of tomatoes but all still green.