YEAH....I found out what the tall yellow flowers are.

I went on a Google search to find out exactly what that flower is called....It's
YELLOW LOOSESTRIFE. COOL...Although it says that it can take over a garden (and I believe it) they are easily cut to a nice cluster if you don't want that many. They do however have a lot of really tough runners under the ground and if you want to dig some up to put some place else...YIKES...They are hard to get at.

Taracotta

Here they are JUST emerging from the ground in May


Here's a closeup of them...they start out pretty tiny and begin to look like mini versions of what they will be (the tiered look)


They start to reach for the sky in June, they are now about a foot and a half in height.




Finally in July they show their true colors and give a vibrant sea of yellow to the garden. This will last for about 4 weeks and by the first week of August are usually pretty sparse on the flower department. The greenery will be there until you cut them down in the fall.