Floral Miscellany N' Things

'Lady Emma Hamilton'

Just some floral miscellany and stuff.  Suddenly the roses are in their second major flush of the year, and the garden looks quite good.  In early July, the heat will begin to take its toll on the garden, and it won't look good again until September. 
Saliva 'Hot Lips'

I used to be diligent about deadheading the Gaillardia, until I realized I was depriving Lesser Goldfinches of food.  Now I leave most of the dead-heads.  They get eaten.  Lesser Goldfinch isn't quite as intensely colored as American Goldfinch.

Dahlia

'Tamora'

Aloe 'Cynthia Gitty' feeds a hummer:

'Snowbird'

Before the garden hardscape was finished, I could not resist planting a cheap bag of gladiolas. They still appear here and there in the garden 14 years later.  Sometimes, they manage not to fall over.

Dahlia

Milkweed in terrible shape.  It is the servant of bugs.  It cares not what it looks like. 

Itty-bitty newly hatched Western Fence Lizard, lounging on a warm rubber hose.  Including tail, perhaps 2" (5 cm) long. 

And the first flowers of the year from Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia) 'Dynamite'

June can be very pretty.  How could I forget that?