Veronica spicata "Red Fox" with perilla.

Purple heart (or purple queen).

Etoile Violette clematis on the perennial bed arbor.

More bloody dock.

Thundercloud Plum.

Castor Bean.

Agastache "Golden Jubilee" and Perilla.

A sea of self sown Amaranthus and Crabgrass. Pink bee balm will bloom later in the summer.

Camellia sasanqua. This was the large pink flowering camellia that I cut down in the summer of 2008 to provide the backyard with more sunlight. It was probably 20' tall.

It's 63 degrees. The high today will reach the low 80s. No rain, plenty of sun.