Very excited introducing this blackeye susan. I got it as a 4 inches pot . Purely picking this up base on color and I also want it a bit different from the classic black eye Susan look.

The second bloom is happening, with warm apricot cupped flowers and tight red-tipped buds pushing up. I don't have an apricot rose in the garden and this one is for sure winning my heart. I also pruned the rootstock suckers as well. Learned that new word today.

Rootstock sucker will kill the plants if not pruned early.

Da Vinci is thriving with tons of cupped, deep pink rosettes. Very fast grower, just got it this season and put in the pot. Definitely needs the trellis support for these tall canes. I was expecting the flower bigger, but love the saturated pink look.

As the central head fills out into a dense dome of golden disc florets blooming in tight spirals, I cannot wait to harvest the seeds for next season!

First year planting this sunflower, and I was instantly drawn to those rounded petals and that gold, honey-toned heart — so different from the classic sunflower shape I'm used to. For some reason, it just puts a smile on my face every time I walk by, brightening my whole day, and honestly the whole garden with it. I only planted five this season, and now I'm already wishing I'd grown more — this one's a keeper, and next year it's earning a bigger spot in the bed.

My stunning Dizzy Oriental Lilies are putting on a spectacular show in the garden! These beautiful perennial feature large, heavily fragrant white blooms with dramatic raspberry-red stripes and matching speckles.

Mark is enjoying the garden and capturing the beauty of the lily. The lily dizzy usually last about 3 - 4 weeks in our garden and has very pleasant fragrance. Enjoy it while it last, right?!

Heavy rain over the past couple days made this Hydrangea flop, its heavy lime and cream panicles drooping down under the water weight. Not very pleasant look in the garden right now, but it is my weekend project to tidy it up. Would need to master my pruning skills. I had a dream about this guy would grow so big and eventually could provide shade in the patios! Everyone can dream right?!

Dahlias looks good

This is the south side of the garden looks like now. The fizzy lilies, Dahlia, coneflowers, roses are blooming. I really like the shape of the garden with the quick fire hydrednga tree form as the focus point. And different types of pink and white in the bed.

My favourite lily stargazer

It starts turning red. I noticed that the one in the patio in the self watering pot always bloom early and turn red early. The photo was taken by Mark.