Hee hee. this is why I'm just going for a ton of things -- if I lose some, oh well, no big deal. What I've done with some of them is prepped the container, sown the seeds, but have NOT watered them yet. So they are still "stalled". If you're worried about a warm spell, you could do something like this and just not water & not set the container where it can get rained into. Or just go for it, and know that some seeds will sprout and die...and the late sprouters in the same container might make up for them, just like they'd do in the wild. Last year I waited for the same reasons you mention. (still lost things to dry spells) This year I have to take advantage of the time off work over the holidays. Whenever you start sowing, don't think too hard about which things to sow first. Just sow until they're all sown! You can find homes for them later -- and if some don't make it, you'll still have enough for your garden.

I actually much prefer cloudy for taking pictures. Strong sun washes out the colors much too much. Your seedling looks like a keeper and I love the eye on English Lavender, very nice.

bgrose; Thank you. Judy.Yes,I was almost in tears too,over Bonica.I had to cut a cane out of it that was broked,so it won't be a nice round ball looking again.I love this rose, too. Brandy.This is the 2nd year mine is in a basket.I cut it way back in Feburary as it had some 4 ft canes on it,and I didn't want them that long.It looked scraggly to me,but when I cut them long canes off,then it made a n ice round even plant.I suspect by fall I will have to find some thing bigger to put it in,or take it out and knock some dirt off and put fresh soil in it,and maybe trim the roots slittle too.I seen one today planted along a fence and it looked scraggly and was growing like a rambler,,every which way.I like my basket better. Les, you are right at least it wasn't the deer that ate it to the ground,like what happened last year about this time. I am sure it will get more blooms(if the deer stays away) but I had to cut a broken cane out of it,so won't be shaped as pretty as it was. Have had some other bad luck with my roses in the back yard.I had planted 3 new plants over the last few weeks,and the neighbors dog came and dug them up 4 days in a row,,I expect after the bonemeal I put in the bottom of the hole.Well,I had it out witht he old lady that owns the dog and told her we have a leash law here and the law is for every one,which she already knew,but said no one told her about it.I know animal control has talked to her on 3 different occasions about it and she still pays no attention. But last night some thing else was digging at some other roses back there.My Mon Cherie had a hold dug out all the way to the roots,good sized hole, too,about 5 inch in diameter,and 2 other roses had a hole dug to the roots,and I had to get soil put back around them,then sprinkled red pepper around them,hoping to stop the digging.I really think it was a armadilla last night done it.My Mon Cherie is wilted today.I was gone all day with a friend and seen it when I got back.I will put some root stimulator on it tomorrow,and hopefully it will perk back up.Its just loaded with buds. Snowheather.Thank you also for your very kind comments. Jean

Thanks, everyone! Evelyn is sure one of my top 5 favorites. Ingrid, Evelyn does indeed grow tall for me. She’s only about two years old, and is easily 5’ tall in height, and then at about 5’ arches over her canes from there. This morning I’m lacking the early morning clouds s that have made picture taking so nice lately. I took a few pictures before the sun got any brighter. Evelyn needs deadheading, but if I do that before taking any pictures, the sun will be too bright to take pictures at all. With everything else going on around her, I hope you can see her well enough. She’s a true heat and sun lover, and is in full sun all day long. I’ll try to get a shot of Cornelia in a minute. She’s in some shade, so I should have time to do a little deadheading before her photo shoot:) Evelyn obviously needs some attention as well. Lisa