Remember This

aA papers (3, blended), WordART
butterfly from Wikimedia
coneflower from pngwave

Heavy flowers on longer and lankier stems would droop more and more each year. When we tore out the whole garden, I wanted to save some, but it wasn't possible. I miss them a lot, especially mid-July, but I do know I made the right decision.

Instead of coneflowers, daisies and daylilies, we'd keep just one pot of red canna lilies on our patio. A 14-day heat wave rolled through the state, with record high temperatures, so we shielded our "garden" under the market umbrella. We spotted a hummingbird, but only time would tell if he'd stay.