Thanks Jo Ann, we are enjoying it!

Sue, here is a link JoAnn shared on another thread with some photos that made me think of you. Some gorgeous garden eye candy!

https://plus.google.com/photos...

Oh thanks Neal! I had come across those a few years back and it's nice to look through them again! And with an eye toward making some changes in mine. I already know what roses are coming out and I now need ideas for some shrubs, between these shots and some books I have, I should be able to narrow it down. I hope.

Which roses will you replace?

Taking out Hot Cocoa and Cinco De Mayo. Both good roses, especially Cinco but the colors just don't work for me in my garden. I took out Colorific yesterday. Awkward looking plant, even though the blooms were nice, although a bit on the neon bright side, I prefer floribundas with good foliage and plant habits. I am spoiled with Kordes roses.
Hot Cocoa ~~~and Cinco De Mayo

A few shots from yesterday.

This is South Africa.


Cafe


Jacob's Robe


Vesper


Helen Hayes


Drama Queen


Josephine and Sieboldii growing at the feet of Teasing Georgia


Nemesia and poppies self seed real well


Aquilegia formosa


Hardy Gloxinia (Incarvillea delavayi 'Alba')

I see what you mean about those colors. The color change as the blooms mature have kept me from ordering both of those- I think it would look off in the beds I'd want them in.

Vesper captures my eye- love those buds in the photo too.

Loving all those beautiful and bold plantings....

Beauties, all.

Sometimes it's the little things that you discover in the garden that bring so much interest, bloom close-ups, tiny spiders, bugs and bees!.

This bee was enjoying the beautiful Noid LA iris (thanks @Calsurf73, I LOVE these blooms!)


A tiny white spider guarding a dead bee on Erigeron 'Wayne Roderick'


Ramona


More blooms:

A spooned osteospermum


geranium incanum and sedum Angelina intermingling

Mexican Orange (Choisya ternata Sundance)


A favorite abutilon


I have 4 of these, they are a great color contrast with their golden foliage.
Japanese Spirea (Spiraea japonica 'Magic Carpet')


Petunia 'Cha-Ching Cherry'


Lavender Trumpet Vine (Clytostoma callistegioides)


Arabella


Josephine


Jeri Jennings


Hydrangea quercifolia 'Little Honey'


Heucherella 'Sunrise Falls'


A new for me Alstroemeria Inticancha® Summer Breeze waiting for the blooms any day now, but that foliage, wow!


Aloe maculata


Plum Pretty Whiskers


I love planting chives among the beds for their blooms.


Sun shining through the big leaves of Canna Tropicanna


And a New Zealand tea tree framing clematis Ragoochi, my best bloomer (almost non-stop)

Beautifuls, all.

A pretty swallowtail with a wing injury stayed around a while on this rose bloom.


An Alstroemeria


Autumn Sunset


Ring of Fire mini rose

Nice collection.

Butterflies make all the work worthwhile.

Buff Beauty looking pretty with Choisya ternata 'Sundance' and Salvia 'Costa Rica Blue'


More blooms of that pretty white Alstroemeria


A new tuberous begonia, Nonstop Rose Petticoat


Helen Hayes backed by Sambucus Black Lace


Vesper


Trillion iris, a favorite for it's luscious colors


A wasp on Colette Thurillet


Bee on Jacob's Robe


Summer Song

Sue, I love that blue salvia in the background of the first picture. Do you know it's name?

Yes @Mutisia, I wrote it right above the image, Salvia 'Costa Rica Blue'.

sorry - this time I did not read what you wrote above each picture, for I enlarged them and then advanced with the arrow for the next

Blue is my favourite color since I was a child - all shades of blue. Lovely plant!

It's a fabulous plant! I brought it from my last garden and here it's happier, doubled in size.