Early Summer

The Crown Princess Margareta rose that I potted this year seems to be doing well, but is tilting to the left. It might be bending towards the direction of the sun. Will try to turn the pot around and use a bit of twine to train it to the trellis. There are some holes in the leaves as well, but hopefully, it will be OK since I'm not a big fan of spraying chemicals on plants. The Jackmanii clematis has not blossomed yet, but there are flower buds on the stem, so I am hopeful that they will cooperate with each other and put on a nice show.

Also planted some Santo Cilantro and Tequila Sunrise Poppy seeds:

Somehow, I was fortunate enough this year to have a Foxglove growing out of nowhere. I've always admired them, but never had any success with growing them from seeds. Also, since I prefer to grow plants that will survive normal conditions, I usually do not supplement with additional water apart from the rain which with Mother Nature blesses us. Unfortunately, due to dear hubby's too over zealous use of the edger, my beautiful flower was cut down. I was SO disappointed! Thoughtfully, he offered to make it up to me by purchasing 4 new Foxgloves to replace the one that perished. I'm not confident that they will grow since the area doesn't seem to usually hold enough moisture, but am willing to give it a try.