But first, this...
...from the incomparable
Cute Overload.
The latest warm-up in the weather has brought out the Firecracker Penstemon (Penstemon eatonii), domestic and wild Verbascum, my Ramona clematis (majorly huge blue flowers), some pathetic-looking Mountain Bells Allium, a couple species of Sedum, and a little pink shrubby guy whose name I can't remember. (Shame!) UPDATE: Helianthemum!
The bad news: my Campsis radicans (Trumpet Creeper) died way back over the winter.
The good news: my Fanfare Gaillardia isn't dead, though it looked like it earlier this year.
The bad news: it looks like my Zone 5 cactus may have bought the farm after 3 seasons.