I've seen pictures of your yard, Sandy. It's beautiful! I would hardly think the absence of a few flowers make it bleak. You have some wonderful foliage! Your plants are forgiving. Keep them alive and you have blooms next year. This is my first year of blooming Plumies. They got a LOT and continue to get a lot of my attention My brugs show no buds either. But usually I get them closer to September. My Four O'Clocks are off, too? Who reset the flower clocks???