Signs o' Spring

This is where I'm at in my gardening career: work with what the good Lord gives you. These little gems thrive in our Zone 8 gardening world with minimal water needs and the deer don't seem to bother them. So I try to plant them in mass. My lantana hasn't started blooming yet but that's another keeper. Isn't God good to give us such variety?

Verbena

Portulaca

Scabiosa (or Pincushion flower)

Siberian Iris
(blooms all summer long)