I loved your post Starmade, it really made me take a look at my plants and think about them as indiciduals. This time of year, I tend to write them all off, because it's too darn hot to stay out there for too long without coming back in soaking wet. Like you, I have several roses blooming tons of dime and nickle sized roses, lol. They're lovely in Fall and Winter even, but August not so much. Trinity is blooming it's heart out right now, but the flowers are quarter sized. Tiny flowers are also coming from Archduke Charles, Serratipetala & Louis Phillipe, and Comtesse du Cayla pretty much burns immediately. Larger August flowers (2 in. or more) that don't look terrible! come from Maggie, Prairie Star, Cole's Settlement, Leveson Gower, Edith Schurr (my puppy loves to eat this one), Blessed Child, Easy Does It, Julia Child (though they ARE smaller than normal), Munstead Wood, Madame Scipion Cochet, White Maman Cochet and Tipsy Imperial Concubine (though it balls in cooler weather). Oh, I wanted to add also that in my post above, Xuchitl did indeed come from Rose Petals, though Homere came from Angel Gardens.

I didn't care too much for the Cerinthe either....not very showy at all. Edges were crisping out on me too; very ugly, but I let them go long enough to get seeds. Vinidium (African Daisy) 'Jaffa Ice'....don't get me wrong; the flowers are gorgeous, but the plants themselves took up way too much room at 3' tall and almost as wide! Also I've noticed the white ones are not as prolific blooming as the orange. Drippy....Only planted out one Cactus Zinnia and pretty glad one was all I had! Not a very flattering plant. Lime....Profusion Cherry color for me lasts a LONG time and eventually petals turns buff beige with a dark brown eye; I rather like it once it turns too! Wish I still had pictures. Fairydancer....I cut my Maltese Cross back too..hard and they've been re-blooming for awhile now. gardenluv and stage_rat....My wintersown Nigella 4 years ago were just like that; maybe just a little taller at 6". I don't think they transplant well, but all the self-sown ones every year since have been MUCH better! If you haven't yanked them, let them self-sow or sprinkle the seed where you want them. Sometimes they come up in fall and winter over. 1black61...Don't know which Nicotiana you grew, but I've had my Nicotiana alata (white) get 5' tall but they were not just single stemmed; VERY fragrant evening and cloudy day bloomers. Bad quality camera phone picture, but these Clearwing Hummingbird Moths came by the droves to drink from these! Normally they are only growing to about 3'. Mine have been blooming for about a month.

You can get the Unwins seed dahlias from any seed rack where you buy annuals- they're a short border dahlia - also good for planters. We get our own seed from AA pods on parent plants in the fall, dry them , seperate them & do all the stuff necessary to harvest seeds. Last count on the new seedling babies for 2005 is 647-- of that there will probably be around 200 worth keeping this year. It's like Christmas in August when all the babies start blooming & they're all brand new ones never been seen before! You can see some of our seedlings in our "Seedlings" album at this site. Here is a link that might be useful: Wynne's Dahlia Albums

Hello All love the pic's and that FROG!!!...hehe There is/or was flowers beds on both sides of the walk.Witch I lost some of on both sides.In some land fill there is hostas growing/cry. All the rocks my DH moved for me.So I wouldn't lose any.Took a long time to gather all of those..hehe The grassed in garden.The whole thing up set me so.I just let it go.Putting grass seed in flower beds,I mean really.Yes and on both sides too. After clean up and putting back the plants we saved by moving.Thou I was told I wouldn't have to move anything but the rocks. Poor little bird in the jar.Poor thing was so upset,but I just had to get a few pictures of it. Birds having alittle fun in the puddle in my mud area.heheh Haven't gotten the slate down yet.Summer sure did fly by.Smiles.We had standing water all over the yard from the heavy rains last week. Needed a place for a new flower bed. You see I brought this rose bush and just couldn't find a place to put it...and ..hehehe..oldest child say he knew I couldn't go a summer without digging a new bed..hehehe And you see I had hosta,daylilies and a few other plants coming in the mail..hehe Garden in a truck??? We redid some flower beds for my MIL this year.Well she lives in sand country so we started by bring in dirt.This is just one of the trucks loads we took out to her.My SIL,son and self dug up and replanted two of her beds.Then started working on going around her garage. We have to go out and plant some fall bulbs for her soon too.She wants so tulips for spring. Well I think someone now needs to start a new picture post. Sorry if I slowed this one down to much. Hugs and prayers,Jean