It is always humbling to see what time will do to a garden. The Salvia Garden at Merritt was planted in October 2009--elsewhere I have claimed it was June, in error. By chance we have some "before" pictures and some "after" of the same plants. I have also included a few others just to emphasize how these plants grew in such a short time.
Salvia pratensis 'Haemotodes' before at Merritt Garden

Saliva pratensis 'Haemotodes' after --in another location

Salvia argentea before

Salvia argentea after

Salvia hybrid before

Salvia hybrid after

Salvia barrelieri

Salvia officinalis

Salvia sclarea with Kia