Summer in my garden

It is nearly mid july and my garden is doing extremely well....I had to clean out a flower bed already...it was full of beautiful poppies that didn't bloom too long, so I yanked them out only to discover that my heritage irises were starting to rot....poppies are gone now....irises are cut back and looking better....I spent two days on this job.....we were fortunate to have some cooler days last week....now....I have to clear out the other half of this flowerbed.....more poppies to remove!