These Things Are Nice

Despite my laments about skimpy plants and sparse flowering of some things this summer, there are some nice sights to see too.

The Mexican sage, just planted this year, has started to fill in and the first blooms are vibrant red.

Salvia darcyi Vermillion Bluffs - newly planted this year

The second year for a little dwarf goldenrod is looking good. Not sure how big it will get, but it is filling in somewhat and blooming well.

Solidago Little Lemon

A purple agastache in a container by the deck is great. It has been blooming all summer on upright stems  along with the yellow tickseed nearby. I did cut the agastache back by a third in June before any flower spikes had appeared.

Agastache Black Adder

The whole grouping of containers by the deck looks nice and the wild hairy goldenaster is even starting to bloom, flopping into and around all the other plants.

My Prairie Pot Garden

So there are sights that please me in some places!