Planted!

We left town yesterday for a big Kansas vacation (plus hand therapist appointment and field work), so, of course, on Thursday I had to read page proofs, take Dianthus to swimming lessons, post two summer jobs and deal with HR paperwork, mow down the weeds, and make a new garden bed.
Thursday I planted bronze fennel, dill, rosemary, agastache, Texas hummingbird plant (?), Mexican something or other vine, catmint, rocky mountain penstemon, ornamental salvia (East Friesland, perhaps) and some sweet potatoes in the front butterfly/cottage garden (mostly in the new bed).
In the back I planted some colorful annuals (a tropical hibiscus, vinca, coleus, verbena, new guinea impatiens, a few snapdragons) and some more herbs (basil, oregano, thyme, rosemary and a mystery mint from the Asian grocer).
In the last two weeks I had added substantially to the prairie planting: three Maximillian's Sunflowers, three switch grass, three muhlies, red salvia, liatris, baptisia, butterfly milkweed, swamp milkweed, and a goldenrod, and Thursday stuck in a butternut squash is the spot o' death.
I'd also added to the cottage butterfly garden on several earlier occasions this spring.  I planted candytuft, foxglove and columbine that I used for plant taxonomy class as well as baptisia, cardinal climber, verbena bonariensis, and red hot pokers.
Thursday the Mister planted some vegetables in the raised beds. I stuck some taro and some sweet potato slips into an earthbox until I find a better home for them, and the boys and I sprinkled grass, sunflower and okra seeds in advance of the rain Thursday night.
Many of the plants had been languishing as we waited for an acceptable time to plant them.  Some of the perennials were greenhouse raised and we were forewarned not to put them out if nights might be cold, as they were the 14th and 15th.  Then it jumped to 90s and windy, also less than ideal conditions for baby plants.  It is forecast to rain 4 of the next five days.  We'll see what they look like when we return home.