I had some extra potting soil from planting impatiens, and decided to let Zoe and Ace pick out a plant to pot and learn a little about gardening. Here they are with their plants…they are perennials and I explained to Zoe and Ace that they had to take care of their plants so they’ll get to see them year after year. It’ll be interesting to see how they do. Since Zoe’s attracts butterflies, we put them both in the butterfly garden (which is pretty with the goldenrod blooming…the columbine just finished and the lantana is starting to burst forth!).

Zoe’s purple pincushion flower. She wanted it to make butterflies come to our house.

Ace picked out dianthus for the red flowers.