Bluebird Volunteer

This winter's rain did an amazing job finding seeds from plants in the garden and washing them to a new location to "volunteer" to grow.  This plant is a volunteer from a bed which is about eight feet away.  As a matter of fact, I have so many of these delightful surprise plants, I am nourishing them with plans to transplant when they are bigger.  This little plant is growing among my irises right now. 

Cosmos

I've planted cosmos before in the garden.  But then I forgot about it.  I saw some starters at the garden center and decided to add them to the garden again. I planted them at the end of the garden at the base of sunflowers. 

The Artichoke You Didn't Eat

I love when the artichoke finally blooms.  It's flower looks as good as it tastes!