My 3 Sunset and 3 Orange Meadowbright that I planted last spring and then moved last fall are all doing just fine. My 3 Sundown that I bought and planted last fall from a local nursery are fine. I had worse luck with a batch of coneflower (Sundown, Little Giant, Ruby Giant and Prairie Frost) that I mailordered and received last fall. Got some more from the same place this spring and I noticed that there was a lot of foliage and very big top growth on a very small rootball. So now I'm wondering about whether or not the size of the rootball is a predictor of sucess or failure? All of these coneflower are planted in the same bed (lasagna garden, raised, great drainage, full sun).

I just read your post, and would love some of those Lillies.I just started a row in the front of my house and it is pretty but thin! I live in CT, not too far from you I bet! Email me and maybe we can arrange something..

I got a red sister Ti plant from Aldis, it was already wrapped around the bottom, but the top looked healthy. When I got it home and unwrapped it, I noticed some different types of leaf spot disease on the lower leaves. Some were brown with a yellow halo, these expanded quickly and the whole leaf would be polka dotted, turn yellowish brown, and die. I began treating with neem oil, but it didn’t seem to cut it. The plant also had tiny reddish orange spots on some of the lower leaves. I pruned off all the leaves with the bigger brown spots and any leaves with a lot of red spots. Basically the whole bottom half of the plant has no leaves now. I also heavily sprayed with fungonil fungicide. The next week there were a few more spots appearing, I pruned that off, and now the plant seems to be stable. But some leaves still have a few teeny tiny red spots. Like a pin prick. (one red spot on a leaf, I had to prune off part of that leaf before, and the residue on there is because I just gave it another fungicide spray just in case) I’m not sure if these red spots are a disease or maybe just some sunburn or a sign of overwatering? Pretty sure it was overwatered before I got it because the pot stayed soaked forever once I brought it home. Are these red spots a fungal disease like the brown spots with yellow halos were, or just leaf damage? I know fiddle leaf figs can have little reddish spots when overwatered, thought it might be something like that? Thanks in advance for any help! After working so hard to get rid of the first fungal disease on this plant, I don’t want to overlook another one issue and loose the plant to something else! Heres the whole plant if that helps:

I am glad they are both good options for you. I like BM White Down with Edgecomb as well. SW Pure White looks good with both. Another option is a softer white is BM White Dove for the trim. It depends on what you like in your space. It's personal preference. SW Pure White will look whiter than BM Dove White. Both a good options. You can see on the graph below, the DNA of many popular white paints. Always test colors in your personal space and light. Light affects color. Paint large sample boards instead of the wall and live with it for a few days. Place them near your floor, near a corner, move them around. Your current wall colors will affect how you see the new color, but large sample boards make it easy to make a decision. Given where BM White Down lives, it gets it's warmth from it's proximity to the Yellow-Red Family. Your light may reveal a hint of peach, but more likely it will just be a warm white like you want. Post a picture when you are done!