Pink Event is a tall glad - count on the flower spike being maybe 4' above where the bloom stalk breaks out from the leaves. They also tend to open facing the sun. Nothing looks more pitiful than glads planted too far apart or lined up in a row, like soldiers marching off somewhere... And glad flower stalks are heavy, they'll likely flop over on you once two or three of the florets open. Be prepared to stake them up if you go for far apart and in a row. As an alternative and to help with flopping - plant glads a bit deeper (at least 6") and closer together than is generally recommended on the packaging. If I had 18 glads, I'd plant six corms an inch apart in three six inch deep holes. No matter the depth or closeness, it takes 80-90 days from planting to bloom. And, glads are inexpensive (as in cheap) - they're showing up now in every color of the rainbow at Menards, Home Depot, Lowes. Get the ones labeled "Grandifloras" if you like big florets on tall spikes. You can see in the box that the corms are good sized, aren't dinged up or moldy. Many of them will already have a sprouted tip - that's a good thing. I don't grow glads all the time - when I do, it's not for color in the garden, but rather for cutting and use in indoor arrangements. They're magnificent when they first start opening - once the florets start climbing up the stalk, not so much. The foliage stays green and upright all season so hiding it isn't much of an issue.

Thank you for the replies. Took a trip to a local nursery today. Turns out, the tree in my front yard is a crab apple. I didnt know what it was because the fruit was about 1" wide. I had a sneaky suspicion it was due to the "apple-like" shape of the little fruits. White flowers in the spring for about 3 weeks. I have to head into the Cornell Coop Extension to find out what this crab actually is, and if it pollinates around the same time as Jonamac. This crab apple must be getting pollinated by *something* if its bearing fruit, right? I live in the middle of a forest of mostly evergreens, white pines, maple and oak. Cant say I've seen any apple trees, but I havent looked hard either. If I can get away with it, I may just plant the one Jonamac and call it a day. There is really only 1 spot on my lot about 12x12 that gets mid-morning and afternoon sun. Planting another dwarf would be sub-optimal as it would only get morning and noon-time sun. How much sun does a dwaft apple tree *really* need to be optimal?

I was thinking of more delicate ferns like Lady Fern. I only have experience growing ostrich ferns. Hopefully, they are not too hard. The area I am thinking of planting is in the yard between two houses and also trees, so lighting is going to be on the low side. I have successfully planted some celandine poppies and they do really well there. I then attempted to add some hepatica, but for some reason the animals there kept destroying it. I have Cardinal flowers growing in full sun, but the get crispy in the summer. The guy at the arboretum said both plant should be in full shade, but I am not sure that's correct. Paul

Well, first a type 2 is much more likely to be a problem, wilt-wise, than a type 3 (Jackmanii is a type 3). Rosemoor might be a good choice, Ville de Lyon or E. Markham or Niobe are others. There is no real red yet for the LFH, but there are a few much more red in the texensis group, which are type 3's.