Judy, you know full well that you are among fellow addicts when it comes to buying plants. And I so love the English roses...just be sure to give them plenty of room. They will need it. Vel, it is a record for me, that is for sure. It was one I got in the fall from Bill Maryott, but no way was able to resist taking pictures of those three together. Thanks Cindy, all of my early clematis are covered in buds. They are hapopy with the strange weather. Rebecca is a true red in my garden...same color as my monitor, and the blooms are large. It is close to my favorite...then I see another one and oh I love that one. You know how it is. Thany you Linda. As I've already said, I love Rebecca! kay

Here are photos of the other winners. I could't get any good shots at the show so these are there garden photos. Ginger Cookie took a blue Elfin Magic took a second Green Treat took a second Quest for Atlantas also took second Linda

Hi, I live in Texas, too, in zone 8b. The heat is horrific this year, and it's only briefly rained once in 136 days. It certainly is not the time to do any transplanting! Here's my advice: Get your beds ready now or ASAP, if you can stand the heat. In that way, they will be just right for planting new daylilies at end of September, for it takes time for the beds to "ripen." Here's my suggestion for having a great daylily bed. We used this formula as suggested by Jack Carpenter in the Region 6 magazine. Mix the following ingredients listed below into the soil per 250 sq. ft of bed: three inches of twice ground pine bark (we just used pine bark mulch we got from Home Depot - have no idea where to find twice-ground pine bark mulch unless you have your own shredder/chipper) 50 lbs. alfalfa meal or pellets (available at feed store) 50 lbs. cottonseed meal (available at feed store) 25 lbs. corn meal (or corn "chops" - available at feed store) 50 lbs. Nutricote (360 day time release fertilizer - your feed store can order it if not in stock; it's pricey - but well worth the expense) We prepared our first daylily bed before we received this information. Our next bed was prepared in August using Jack's formula. We planted young seedlings in this section, and it has resulted in tremendously vigorous plants with a long blooming season. I covered the soil with 8 layers of newspaper topped by pine bark mulch. The daylilies in this bed so outperform all the other 1500 plants I wouldn't think of putting in another bed without doing the same. If you get your bed ready now, it will settle and be ready for your plants in 3-4 weeks. It should be perfect for new transplants by end of September. I've also experienced a "crown rot" problem with with daylilies shipped during the hot summer, so you could place your orders now, but ask them to ship later by USPS or FedEx. I find their methods of handling live plants very satisfactory. If I can be of any further help to you, please let me know. My e-mail address is najoba@hotmail.com. Nancy

The only one on your list that I grow is Sherry Lane Carr. Got a mild case of rust in my garden this year, but nothing too serious. From experience I can tell you it's not one of the daylilies that likes too much shade. An eastern exposure is fine, but it really needs more then 6 hours of sunlight to bloom its best. A pretty, steady, reliable daylily that I think is a good choice. As to shade tolerant daylilies, that term always makes me nervous. Daylilies really are not shade plants, but since you defined it as 6 hours of sunlight, from personal experience, here are a few that do well in my garden under those conditions: Velvet Shadows, Green Mystique, Bittersweet Destiny (if you don't have rust in your area), Rose Masterpiece, Sour Puss, Mr. Lucky. The link below is a list of older daylillies that are reputed to be more shade tolerant.....Maryl Here is a link that might be useful: Shade tolerant daylilies