Not nearly as much as I’d wanted, and I was too tired to write last night, but some progress is better than none. I got the bee balms planted: Fire Marshall in back, Raspberry Wine in front.

It’s kind of slow going, mostly because I’m not sure how I want to do this. I’m still not sure, but I’ll be working on it again today. I think I’ll just work at the edging, and figure out what to do with the grassy bits as I’m putting in edging. I put a layer of cardboard over the grass, then some dirt atop that, but I’m low on cow poop compost, and a lot of the dirt PL used is either too dense, or full of the biggest, nastiest crabgrass roots I’ve ever seen, plus it’s mashed solid by a skid steer. I dunno. Maybe steal some dirt from the north side of the yard? I’ll have to think about that.

I didn’t finish the mulch, but I did get the parsley, dill and carrot planted for the Black Swallowtails. Hopefully not too late.

I’d pulled up a Cindeh-gold because it volunteered too close to scarlet pumpernickel, and was looking for a place to plant it. I almost dug up this “clover”…until I saw it was actually baptisia. These are the poor, put-upon seeds that soaked for three days instead of one, then got planted and didn’t necessarily get watered because I forgot where I’d planted them.

I also planted P’s Mexico Midget tomato.

Sweet Tea is blooming, but it’s not as gasp-inspiring as I’d expected. Still pretty, though.

I have exactly one of the seven or eight gaillardia that I bought potted last year. I have all of the gaillardia I grew from seed.

First milkweed bloom. I thought this was common, but the blooms look like showy, and I guess the leaves are a little narrow. Anyway, it’s gorgeous no matter what!

WTF. Where did the rest of this go?