Thank you Loblaw's, or in the case of Winnipeg, "Superstore" as people here know it.
A few weeks ago I was supplied with two Rudbeckia plants which turn out to be a great addition to my Sun Garden. 
Since I try and picture my beds three years out I did what I generally do when a store-bought container clearly has multiple plants: I split them apart before planting. Yes, when they were in the middle of blooming & no, this is not generally recommended for short term performance, but as I always say, "as long as they come back next year...". I want to delay having to dig them up and divide them as long as I can but still have them pack a punch in their first year.
Three plants in each container were split and planted as six separate plants, which already have a much grander feel than if i had just planted the two bushier plants as-bought and they have hardly skipped a beat despite my aggressive treatment. 
I did not realize how much something taller was missing from the west side where I started more plants from seed and so where they tend to be shorter, at least for this year. You can see in this fish-eye perspective the role they are playing in bringing height-balance from one end of the garden to the other.
From this perspective you can also see the colour-balance they bring with the Heliopsis on the far right.All in all a great addition. Thanks Real Canadian Superstore.
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