Blanket Flowers and Mallow

There's something about springtime that suddenly makes me want to do

ALL THE GARDEN THINGS.

Now that I've planted veggie vines and fruit bushes,

I've started scouring the local garden centers for perennial flowers . . .

. . . like blanket flowers to add color to the berry patch . . .

. . . as well as this mallow plant . . .

. . . and some sedums to liven up the area near our mailbox.

I also picked up a coleus because it wilts dramatically when it dries out, but recovers quickly.

I bought it as a "canary" for my bucket garden, to show me when I need to water it.

And this red yarrow?

I'd like to say I bought it because it attracts beneficial insects,

but the truth is that I couldn't resist the striking red color.