Cottonwood Garden

The garden by the cottonwood usually has it's peak when the white lilies and the globe thistles are blooming, so this year it was an enjoyable surprise to come out weeks after the lilies were done and find this:

The balloon flowers are finally established enough that they put on a decent show, the globe thistles are still blooming, and I've got two different kinds of garden phlox blooming in a medium pink and a bright fuschia that balance out the composition. Gardens are always full of surprises.