Things are coming along. In the second picture of the second batch, I moved daylilies over where those bricks were put for placement. Then in the next picture I managed to get a back row of daylilies planted near the back fence there. Taking that Ornamental Grass out was a very good idea. It opened up that whole area there and I had more room than I thought I would have. There are going to be four rows of daylilies there. Some are already there and some to be moved to finish up three of the rows. But I would love to save one row for new purcheses instead of justing moving in somewthing I already had.

Morning all, and HAPPY SPRING!!!!!! Yet another awesome weekend here in the TN valley with sun and mid-sixties! Y'all come down south and stay a spell, LOL! Loving the pics, keep them coming. I should have my secret pal's box ready to be shipped today! Also, those who are wanting Hellebore seedlings, I should have them dug and ready too. I'll give you a hint on who my secret pal is...s/he does NOT live in Tennessee :). Hi Cody! I am an orchid novice, so I am feeling out what grows best for me in my home conditions. I have had a phal and a dend/phal NOIDs for around 18 months and have been unable to get them to rebloom. I also have: Onc Dgmra. Winter Wonderland 'White Fairy' New ones on Friday: Ascda. Pralor 'Barbara Elmore' HCC/AOS that has red/orange bloom Epiden. 'Pixie Princess' H&R Epi. Veitchii Bulbophyllum pulchellum 'El' So, you see, I am kind of all over the place. The epi is in spike and I am excited!!! Jean, bird-bird looks great contrasting with your red walls! Beautiful bird! Dawn, you have a cutie baby bird too! I want a bird!!!! Trops, yes, I do have the plant that shoots seeds, Dorstenia. I do have Stuttgart, but I just got it last year, many thanks to both Marea and Susan for it! If it multiplies well, I would be happy to share. Thanks for the congrats on my weight loss. Add another pound to that! Or, should I say subtract another pound from me, LOL! I am eating normally now, just not sugar. I even bought a big bag of M&M's for my pal and it didn't call out my name. I have been eating Blue Bunny ice cream, the carb-free or sugar free varieties and I can't tell. I ate peanut brittle ice cream last night, YUM! OK, better get busy. I have a "Yeah, I'll get too it" list a mile long for today. I have been up for 4 hours already and have gotten zip done. Y'all have a wonderful day full of love, laughs, and sunshine! Life is good... ~ Canna

DO YOU SAVE ANY SEEDS ? JUST WONDERING IF THEY ARE ALL HARDY IN ZONE 5? FLOWERS DONT BORE ME.....THIS IS BETTER THAN LOOKING IN A CATALOG. I NEVER DREAMED THERE WERE SO MANY COLORS. KEEP POSTING...MAKES OUR WINTER FLY.

Yes Debra , you would need a phtyo certificate to bring plants to Canada. Costs for this vary from state to state . For example , the state of New York is $25 for the inspection and resultant paper work required at the moment . Maine I was just told by a seller is $90 . And last I checked Georgia was $100 and the few orders I made some time back from Alabama was $0 at the time . Not the case there anymore though. So it depends . Same process in reverse when I have sent plants into the USA but our phyto's here are dramatically a lot less expensive . Requirements are that the plants are washed ( all soil removed and cleaned as best you can between the leaves and then the plant must be inspected by your ag people (they come to check out where the plants are grown ) to confirm there are no little bug beasts hiding in the roots or between the leaves. When I have ordered plants from the US , the plant's leaves are cut to about 4 inches in length , the roots are clean as whistle . The packages do sometimes get opened by the Ag people at border to inspect them for signs of Japanese beetle in particular and other bugs in general if they get opened , but that has never happened to any orders I have placed so far. I also dont know why they bother cuz the japanese beetle is already in Canada , but there may be other bugs they are looking for now ! Probably easier to mail than bring in in person from what I just read above. It seems a little ridiculous because our borders touch each other so if the bugs wanted they could just fly or walk into our countries ( each way) and no doubt do , for goodness sake but such are the rules of humans. If it means it is good for the environment then I dont have a problem paying for a phyto to get what I want plantwise but what amazes me is you can buy Chinese ladybugs and let them loose in your gardens and nobody says boo ........and they are decimating the native ladybug population but that seems to be ok . And to top it off Chinese Lady bugs bite! ( tirade about lady bugs done -sorry) . Just as an aside, Debra, I dont know what your temps were like in Tennessee last summer but I doubt it was any cooler here ( at least where I am in South Western Ontario ). We averaged between high 35 celcius ( 95 degrees farenheit ) to low 40's celcius (105 degrees farenheit ) in the height of summer and humid to boot because we are in corn country and they say an acre of corn gives off 3,000 to 4000 gallons of water during its growing season which really sucks ! ! plus we are surrounded by the Great Lakes so seems we are always humid which makes the heat feel so much worse! Transpiration - The Water Cycle, from USGS Water-Science School