In my yard, the most prolific producers are Duke and Elliot. They set fruits everywhere including small twigs with no leaves. Getting advice from this forum this year, I thinned all of those small twigs out and thinned other smaller berries from each clusters, too. On Duke alone, I probably thinned hundreds and hundreds. If it's too late to help size up the remaining berries, I figure it will help safe some energy for the bushes to grow better next year. Chandler and Blue Ray get more than 6 hrs of sun. Duke and Elliot gets about 6 hrs The rest gets about 4-5 hrs only. They've produced well even with that amount of sun.

Gesila, what a treat to have you posting pictures. I am amazed at the Brother Stefan, it is so mature and perfect in every way. It makes me look at mine and wonder when it will get to growing. I mean, this is the third year after all. I'm already getting spoiled. The Lemon Lime is another great little hosta, it is going all out there, so it deserves lots of recognition. I'm hoping all my smalls such as LL and Twist of Lime and Gold Drop and Tick Tock will fill up their pots this year so I can consider placing them in the ground next spring. Raised beds are the only way to go around here. I did not lose a one of the in ground hosta, although my DH sort of took out part of Winter Snow when he was weeding around it. Your Empress Wu is only a YEAR in your garden and has so many eyes? Well, mine still has one eye, and one scape at this time. How much space did you leave for yours? Glad you have good news to report, I've dreaded reading all the cold damage from this latest round of winter storms. And here I am putting up umbrellas for the new guys to keep them from sunburning. sigh.....

Thank you again everyone for the kind words. :) Where am I going to put all of these ? That certainly is the $64,000.00 question !!! I counted yesterday: 31 different types in pots 3 of those pots are Andrew 33 pots total 3 different types in the ground 3 Elegans (stationary, not moving them) 2 Wide Brim 1 Tiny Tears 5 NOID in ground 3 clump #1 3 clump #2 1 ½ clump #3 1 mature mini no ID 1 mature mini no ID TONS of Elegans seedlings we dug up out of the front bed and put in the back. That is all the hosta on the property. So I have about 31 places to find for all the new additions. This does not include the 40+ I have still “to order” on my wishlist. As of today 7/29/12 I have only one bed clear. Initially I feel like I want to panic . . . but the flip side (for me at least) is I am not necessarily in any hurry to get them in the ground. I would almost prefer to let them get a few years in pots where I can coddle them and take my time finding just the right spot. So, in theory I believe I have enough room for them all (plus more) but it may be a good long time before they get placed in a permanent position. When I started this project I knew it would be a long hard road to beautification. My goal is to work with as much already existing in the ground as feasibly possible. I will be ripping out a lot of established shrubs and moving existing perennials, but more so to rearrange and start over. There is an existing design that was originally landscaped into the yard, so I will be working with that and adjusting lines and height as needed. But for the most part I am settled into a very long project with no real agenda. I will of course keep you all updated as to any progress that is made. This year though is rather uneventful since I am still in the process of amending and clearing out the first bed so that I can be ready for a spring planting. Here are some glamour shots of “The Jungle”. This first one is a pic of me in the process of clearing out the first bed. These were all taken in early June. And here is basically the jist of what it looked like before I mowed it all to the ground . . . The next grouping are of the section of yard that leads up to the side porch. This I don't think ever had anything planted in it. There is a bed separating the two sections of the front yard so you can't get to this part without going around the house and coming off the side porch. The Hosta in the picture are of seedling Elegans and one of my MIL NOID. It is still too young and neglected to pitch here for proper ID. So all in all I def have enough space to keep me plenty busy for a very long time. Plus we are having an arborist come out in the winter and trim a few trees that desperately need it as well as remove a few that are too close to the house. So there will still be a nice canopy but I will have a lot more light coming through starting in 2013 and that is also something I am going to keep my eye on for plant placement. Thanks as always for looking and reading, Ludi

Came across this website as I was trying to find answers on why my little 10 month old kitten has been at the Pet Hospital on a trip for nearly a week. I nearly lost him and I'm still waiting for an all clear on the blood tests. His Kidney is shot and it's most likely that it'll never be fully functioning again. So going forward he'll get to know the Vets very well as he has to go and be flushed with a drip on a regular basis. I think somebody might have mentioned this on the website already but I can't stress it enough..... please don't plant Lillies. I've just dug up all of mine. I know they're lovely but seeing a tiny creature in such pain really doesn't make it worth it! Please and thank you!