The three faithful persistent bushes in the backyard

 

 

Orange Esperanza.  I’ve been trimming and shaping, so not much to see for flowers.

 

Texas Lantana.  Nothing I do slows this one down.

 

And Texas Firebush.  This is the one that looked stone dead all the way down to the ground.

 

Pretty soon they’re going to have to carry on for the rest of the summer without us because we’ll be gone.  They’ll be just fine though because they’re all natives, accustomed to this climate.