What I love most about these roses is that they thrive on benign neglect. I’ve ignored them, yet they’re covered in blooms.

For the second year in a row, I’ve missed the blooming of most of my bearded irises. The 90 F temperatures didn’t help any.

The evening primrose also thrives with somewhat more aggressive neglect–I thinned out this bed several weeks ago and then proceeded to ignore it. Pretty nice results.

These lemon lilies came from Michael’s grandmother. I can’t stand Asiatic lilies, but I love day lilies.