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	The cottage garden in mid-summer. The Buffalograss walking path has been freshly mowed. You can see the tall plumes of the Purple Fountaingrass and the yellow blossoms of the Esperanza (Tecoma stans).
	After the old house was moved, we brought in about 8 yards of compost to amend the soil that had been covered for almost 70 years! The tall plant is Vitex (Vitex agnus-castus), also known as "Chaste Tree". In medieval times, this was used as an anti-aphrodisiac by monks!
	We used a 180-gallon concrete water trough as a reservoir for the circulating water stream. It was much too heavy to push, so we had to slide it along ramps to its final spot.
	Andrew and I (with Bravo supervising) rolled the concrete tank from the end of the trailer to the ramps.
	Planted along the walking path that runs through the garden is Mexican Feathergrass (Stipa tenuissima).
	Planted next to an old sundial is Purple Fountaingrass (Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum') and Hill Hardy Rosemary.
	The walking path is planted in Buffalograss (Buchloe dactyloides). Notice all of the yellow blooms on the Butterfly Bush.
	The garden in mid-summer, with the Purple Fountaingrass blowing in the breeze. We planted blue morning glories along one of the fences.
	Planted on the old dead cedar tree is Crossvine (Bignonia capreolata).
	One of the tulips from last spring that we planted in a bed in front of the cottage garden.
	Butterflies are frequent guests in the cottage garden during the warmer months of the year. This lovely one is a Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus), feeding on a yellow Butterfly Bush (Buddleia).