Nature's fireworks on the 4th of July

This bed has Cleome, Bee Balm, Phlox, Russian Sage, Hyssop, Argyranthemum, and Salvia in bloom. Also in the image but not in bloom are Weigela, Iris, Calla Lily, Bleeding Hearts, Wisteria, Clematis, Tamarix, Creeping Phlox and Lilac. I guess we stuffed this bed. 

A glowing image of Spinner Phlox, Grenadine Phlox, Pink Petunia, Cleome and Jacob Cline Bee Balm. Not in bloom on the left is a large Peppermint Schnapps Hybiscus and on the right yellow Helenium.

Our gold pots are filled with Calendula, Geranium, Dichondra Silver Falls, pink Hypoestes, and white Alyssum.

A side view of this bed shows variation in leaf color, texture and plant height. You see Little Lamb Hydrangea, Sweet Tea, Purple Passion and Creme Brulee Heuchera, Sum and Substance Hosta, Water and Bearded Iris, Polygonatum, Acanthus Spinosa and Mollis, Hydrangea Hortensia, Libelle, Varigata, Lady In Red and Little Lime, Anemone, Crepe Mytle, Snowball Viburnum, Lenten Rose, Fern, Goose Necks, Sedum Sarmentosum, Sun Drops, Gold Mount and Bridal Wreath Spirea, Dogwood, Periwinkle, Money Plant, Calla Lilly, Black Eyed Susan, Clematis, Philidelphus, Canna Lily, Hyssop, Campanula, Ceratostigma plumbaginoides, Lobelia Cardenalis, Wild Basil, and last but not least, on the left next to the grey tree truck you see the spires of a Bugbane flower in white. How is that for a full bed of plants?

I chose this image because it has a good depiction of our Grace Smoke Tree in full bloom. Notice the poofy "smoke" at the top of the image. Those are the flowers. They just hang in the air like clouds. Also in the image is a large cluster of Lilium Conca D'or ready to bloom, Ironweed, Bee Balm and Yellow Lysimachia punctata or Yellow Loosestrife.

White Goosenecks, Cleome, Phlox Paniculata David's Lavender, pink Hypoestes, White Hot Iris, Periwinkle, and Abelia.

A large bed of Jacob Cline Bee Balm. This plant is a hummingbird magnet.

I thought this was an interesting image of Jacob Cline Bee Balm so I posted it.

A cluster of pink and white Cleome.

The bed of Oriental Lily Josephine is starting to bloom.

This is an image looking across the yard. The light green plant in the middle is a large Sum and Substance Hosta. The spires on the foreground are patio umbrellas with covers. 

This image is from the same side of the yard as the image above but I moved down about 30 feet onto the patio. The large white shrub on the fence is a beautiful White Moth Hydrangea. This image has Peach and Plum trees, Marigolds, Iris, Fig, Coleus, Phlox, Calla Lily, Asclepias, Lambs Ear, Caster Bean, Rose, and one and on.