ooooo! I have runners from an 'American Heritage' raspberry bush. Delicious fruit, I must say, but I had no idea that if it's happy, it really spreads! I also happen to have day lilies, but they're commonly found: 'Pardon Me' and 'Little Business.' I love red. If you were feeling frisky, I could send you cuttings from Hydrangea 'The Swan' and 'Lady in Red.' If you haven't seen 'The Swan,' its blossoms look like giant dogwood blossoms. Stunning behind the red of the 'Pardon Me' and the gorgeous velvety purple of the clematis 'Jackmani,'Niobe' and 'Warsaw Nike'. (Not red, although the advertisements and posts stated so.) I can't divide my coneflowers yet (I have Sunset, Sundown and White Swan and love them) because they're still establishing. I'd love some of all 3 of your trade offers. JItP are notoriously hard to transplant as are trillium. How would you do that to best ensure survival? I'm curious. Thanks! Christine

It's definitely the bean beetle. This one above has more spots, but after seeing one spot turn to two, it might just be they get older and they get more spots. I've also gone at it with the squash bugs and they are a type of stink bug, they are armored and fairly large. I have only once seen a squash bug fly, didn't know they had wings, but I searched every squash bug, stink bug, I could find, so I am aware of the stink bug you are referring only by picture, none found in the yard yet. I didn't take a picture because I am fairly sure it's the been beetle, just don't know why they are dive bombing my tomatoes. Do they like cannas, lilies, or elephant ears? I hope not, the only bean I planted was nubbed down by a goold ole' rabbit/mole/deer/groundhog/squirrel. I have to say the rabbits are hiding better this year, unlike the groundhog and the squirrel. Well, anyways I found my culprit, it's definitely a red bean beetle, now just to find out what he's eating. I hope not my castor bean plant, isn't it poisonous to bugs too? They are only flying around the tomatoes and those flowers I mentioned above, plus the honeysuckle bush.

Dean - In general I don't like midribs either, but it does add to eye appeal on Forsyth Frostbound. Mantis - You are right about FF's performance. It never has many buds - not even with fertilizing or being in full sun. It has increased rapidly with those conditions, so I have a lot of scapes now. And I did have rebloom on two scapes last year. So I keep it around because of its unique look and because it's one of my husband's favorites. Debra

Could they have been white aphids? http://www.almanac.com/content/aphids