OK, thanks everyone, you've put this 'worrywort's' mind at rest! Howard,my GH is very small and serves me only for the winter months. I can heat it when necessary, but cooling it doesn't work! Our summer temps are just too hot for the building I use, actually a glass house. I have an attached screen house where all the lower light plants stay during the summer and do well. But the high light guys I try to keep outside. Rain this time of year is very unusual for us, my rain barrels are overflowing :))). Since you've given me an OK, I'm going to put the rhyncostylis plants out too and let them enjoy all the rain. Happy growing. Sheila :)

Persian Ruby is really a great daylily, nice big velvety blooms. Really impressive how well it withstood the storm. I didn't realize Janice Brown has so much substance, lots of my daylilies are soggy shredded mess. Classic Caper may be one of those daylilies people call muddy, it is as close as any I have to that, but I am fond of it. It is never splotchy, opens nicely, big flower, & plenty of blooms. I think I would like a pond back there Rita. Our neighbor dug a pond in his backyard about 10 years ago though. Apparently one has to dig deep to get below the topsoil so it will hold water. He has a deep pond, but never got it that deep. It wouldn't hold water, he finally put in a liner, but we're talking something of the size of what is in my backyard now. That is one big liner, I don't know where he got it. This had gone down a lot now, about 1/4 the size it was this morning. Normally it would have been completely gone within a couple of hours. Crackingtheconcrete-see that tree in the middle of the water? That is a curly willow :) All I need is the rowboat I guess. We did have some ducks drop in once after a storm, I wish I had taken pictures of that. I wish I could get some of this rain to those who need it. I know I could be in a drought, & yes, that would be hard too. I certainly don't have it as bad as some people who live here. I'm on a small hill & don't have water in my living room like some. Even that is better than having it up to the roof like other areas of the country. Crazy weather this year, but it seems like I say that every year :)

I remember a few years back, someone posted pics of their hosta growing in a bog. I think the key is that the crown itself is not allowed to sit in water. I mean, I have hosta that have been sitting in water for weeks to root a broken crown.... they're not rotten. Besides, where hosta is native, gets a TON of precip! I personally think they've gotta be loving it. We've had 2" in the last 24 hours!

Well, I found a new camera in town on Tuesday. I haven't used it yet, as I haven't been feeling too good. Perhaps I will find the old camera when I clear all of the old growth next winter/spring. Tabitha, loves being out in the garden with me. She explores and chases butterflies all of the time. She did fall into that tall pot. I took the photo just as she was trying to climb out. Nothing seems to faze her and she tries to be friends with everyone. Daisy