Pretty combination.  Double Knockout rose, Maynight Salvia, daylily, and heuchera.

 A surprise volunteer.  I haven't grown coreopsis in two years.  I used to grow Tequila Sunrise.  A lovely dwarf variety with variegated foliage.  It only survived about 3 years.  Two years later...surprise.  What a fun plant to pop up in the crack between the house and sidewalk.

 My dwarf Alberta spruce has had issues since I planted it last summer.  Lots of browning along the bottom and huge sections died off.  Since we had such a severe drought last season, I figured that I must not have been supplementing it enough with moisture.  Turns out, mites are most likely the continuing problem.  Check out all the webbing.  Ugh.

 Guacamole hosta shaded with pink and white azaleas.

 My Golden Delicious apple tree had some funky leaves.  I peeked inside to find lots of ants and aphids.  Yum.

 After unrolling the leaf, here's what was inside.  Where are the ladybugs when you need them?

 Felix Crousse peony with my new birdhouse in the far back (left side).  We just put the birdhouse up today.  I can't wait to see if we get some curious renters.

 Fat N Sassy peppers are loving the heat today.  The Kennebec potatoes are doing well in their containers.  I will have to fill them up the rest of the way with soil now that they are tall enough.

 Reliance grapes are starting to form.

 The entire vine.  Now I only hope I can keep the birds away from them this season.  They ate EVERY grape OVERNIGHT last season.  EVERY GRAPE!

 Ville de Lyon clematis gracing the porch.

 Navaho blackberries are blooming their hearts out.

 Raspberries are already in bloom!

Double Knockout Rose.

Early Morning Pictures

Unknown coreopsis that sprang up in my container. It came in the same container as a Petite Wonder monarda. I thought it was dead. I must have used the remaining potting soil to plant my chives. The roots must have survived! What a great surprise!
Paprika Yarrow

Endless Summer Hydrangea - Purchased last season. First time blooming!

Front Garden

Plants in order of top to bottom of picture:

Assorted hosta and heuchera at the very top and out of view

Black Adder Agastache- A bee magnet! 4'x2'; Sterile (doesn't not set seed), puts all it's energy into blooms.

Lime Rickey heuchera- lime green foliage

Stella De Oro Daylilies- A heavy Spring bloom followed by light rebloom.

Moonbeam Coreopsis

Acapulco Salmon and Pink Agastache- Purchased in the fall from High Country Gardens. A blooming machine. The colors are breathtaking, and if you rub the foliage it has a lovely lemon scent! I love this plant! Very healthy, clean foliage, no pest problems, 2'x2', overwintered well here in my zone 6b garden with a light, shredded leaf mulch. Have I mentioned that I love this plant!

Strawberry Candy Daylilies

Twilight Coneflower- front, left.

Goldmound Spirea- front right.

Photos From The Garden

'Lady Emma Hamilton' Rose

Update: My new addition from David Austin Roses is now has two buds forming. I can't wait to see what they look like in person.

'Pandora's Box' Hosta
In it's second season from Great Garden Plants. This is an adorable miniature hosta. Although mine is doing well in the ground, it would make a beautiful addition to a container.

'Tequila Sunrise' Coreopsis

I purchased three of these at Lowes 3 years ago. These are on the verge of opening their blooms. Even without flowers, the foliage has a lovely variegation that keeps the plant interesting all season. It is a tough plant. I've moved them all about 3 or 4 times, and they never missed a beat. It even managed to self-seed itself twice and still maintain its variegation in its offspring. If leaves start to revert back to green (you can see a few at the bottom of this plant), just pull them off. They may be short-lived (although I haven't experienced this yet), so propagate them through division.