No! Those are those coreopsis I keep photographing, mainly because they are the most healthy looking plants I have right now, aside from all the small ones, the groundcovers and the brachyscome.
As for to-do lists, I have realized mine contains many items that have multiple tasks, so I don't necessarily get to cross things off even if I am working away at something.
Like "organize bedroom". HA!
Anyway. Here is one of my upcoming garden challenges:
Much of that sunny bed looked kind of like that at first -- once the plants leafed out and started blooming. There is that perennial short coreopsis, I think it's called Moonbeam or Moonbow. A lot of that! there is also spearmint in there, and monkey grass, and black-eyed susans and coneflowers. Thave been daylilies -- mostly the orange ditchlily type -- and two varieties of iris, most of that has been moved. In this picture you can see a little splash of red which is the end of bloom for a monarda my cousin bought this year and planted there against my advice -- I wanted the area cleaned up first and knew it would be a long time before I got to it. But the monarda has been lovely there and I ended up saying instead, no, let's leave all that growth because for a while the goldfinches were hanging out as were a few hummingbirds, and they both fed there and needed a little cover!
Now it seems those birds have departed so I am looking at clearing this patch soon. The monarda already has mildew on its leaves. And I will have to try to dig out that oak.
Catmint, I hope I can make it to a swap and/or visit or gathering or what have you. I have no car! however, so it isn't very likely.
