Since we returned from our trip and every day has been spent in the garden trying to regain some sense of order. It is not easy for me to pull out plants that are still in flower but the Coreopsis, Gaillardia and Salvias had taken over and I was beginning to wonder what exactly might be growing underneath. There is still more to come but now I can see the structure of the garden once again. The mullein has put on a splendid display but its presence in the garden is fast drawing to a close. It produces thousands of seeds.

The California poppies are still blooming, albeit with smaller flowers but they surround the Agave with a sea of yellow.

Bergarten sage should be a standard in every Texas garden. It performs well under hot dry conditions and adds a blue grey hue to the planting.

In the English garden the purple coneflower has re seeded along the dry stack wall. 

I am only just realizing how much I rely on those hardy annuals like cosmos and blanket flower. Here they are again to add color to the garden.

I think I'll just sit outside on the patio this evening and enjoy "The Glory of the Garden"