Maybe along the lines of Cryptanthus bivittatus. Here is a link that might be useful: Cryptanthus

I hope it isn't catalpas..as I said, I started this inside over winter. I don't think it blew into my house, lol. Also, we don't have any in the immediate area for a seed to blow..and I hope there werent any squirrels or birds in my house, lol. I don't know what kind of clerodendron seeds I even had..all I know is this looks nothings like the other clero's or the durantas that I started from seed over the winter. But the leaves look similar to some clero pix I was looking at when I googled. When and if this thing ever gets blooms to help ID it, if you want, I'll let you know. Thank you so much Chris! Daniella

Maybe an astilbe in the middle. The purple looks monarda to me too. Given the height and habit, I think the tall yellow one is Helianthus of some sort. Helianthus multiflorus as already suggested is a good bet. The red foliage one is possibly an amaranth. Rudebeckia in the front, probably Rudbeckia 'Goldsturm' as suggested. Since we can't see many details, you'll have to compare your memory to pictures of the plants suggested to see if there is a match. If you have any closer images, we could maybe narrow it further. FataMorgana

Azura, last year was my first real veggie garden, and I learned a lot. There were successes and failures, but I enjoyed it so much. Skybird is right about you wanting to make it bigger next year. I created a separate bed for the herbs this year, just so I could plant more veggies in veggie garden. So far, I planted onion sets and peas (twice). I also have five kinds of lettuce, and broccoli sprouts that were wintersown, that I might plant out as soon as the crazy winds die down. Plus there are tomatoes and peppers in my kitchen windowsill, and tomatoes that were wintersown but haven't germinated yet. I'm also direct sowing carrots maybe this week, but the cucumbers, canteloupes, and beans won't get planted for another month or so. My goal is for as much variety as possible, even if it means just one or two plants of each - 5 kinds of beans, 4 kinds of canteloupe, 5 kinds of carrots, 4 kinds of cukes, 7 kinds of peppers, and as many different tomatoes as I can cram into the space that's left, and the Earthbox I just bought. I'd rather have too many plants and have to give some away, than to realize I have empty space in the garden, and not enough time to start something else before the end of the season. The bed and soil look great, and I wish you a bountiful harvest. Bonnie