What beautiful pictures!
What I find absolutely amazing is that there is less than 10 degrees of latitude between where you live and where I live and it will be June before we can even think of planting marigolds and July before the Iris and Peonies begin to bloom!
We're happy to see daffodils right now! And the early crocuses just wilted!
What kind of perennials bloom in JUly and August there???