The photos above are flowers I planted this year. On the left is Verbena x hybrida ‘Imagination’ with some Delosperma iceplant foliage in the background. These Verbenas are doing pretty well, and I hope they produce good amounts of seed so I can grow them again next year. On the right, you can see some red Dianthus deltoides ‘Brilliancy’ along with my cutting-propagated Gaillardia with the mostly yellow flowers, as well as some of the Verbena (pardon a few weeds in there, too!). The Dianthus has also been a great plant, flowering the first year from seed in a short time.

These are just a few shots of my north flowerbed in the backyard. I really like the texture and color blends in the photo on the right. You can see Lavender, Coreopsis grandiflora, California poppy, and a little Mexican Evening Primrose, which I’ve generally tried to kill but I’m letting a few spots bloom before “shovel pruning” them. They’re so invasive that I just can’t handle keeping them around.