I am so envious! Beautiful yard, beautiful house and beautiful dogs. Lovely beyond words. I tell you what. All of you with your picture perfect gardens puts mine to shame. I am not posting anymore pictures of my simple gardens! I had a Dalmatian/Great Dane named Benny. I told people he was a "Damnation". He scared everyone who came to our house, especially the meter readers. He was beautiful and so playful, like a Dane, but had the not-so-friendly-strangers-personality like Dalmatians. A great guard dog for me. Poor Benny died of kidney failure at age 5. I believe it was the result of being bit by a gigantic copperhead. He developed complications afterward and the kidneys failed. He loved to go for rides in the truck, sitting up tall in the cab and looking out. He HAD to go for a ride every day. What a character. I took him for his final ride, having to lift him up into the cab and by the time we got home, he could not walk. He was miserable and suffering. The next day, I took him to the vet. My poor Benny. I love your Great Dane. He has just a beautiful coat coloration. I love how they are big, playful pups. A great breed of dog. Thanks for sharing all. ~Annie

Jeffersonville Main Street will host a garden tour and plant sale June 23. Tickets for the tour are $10. Around 2 PM, we will be closing up the plant sale. Come then for really good bargains or bring your plants to swap. Go to http://www.jeffmainstreet.org/garden_tour07.html for more info. If you know of any other events in the area, please let me know. Thanks so much! Kim

I hope everybody had a good time.

You are all invited to attend the New England Wild Flower Society Native Plant Sale on June 9 at Garden in the Woods from 10-3. All sales benefit the Society's award-winning plant conservation work. There is an amazing selection of thousands of wildflowers like ladyslippers, native viburnums, native magnolias, rare ferns and thousands more. Experts like Bill Cullina will share friendly plant advice. This is a fun event essential for chlorophyll addicts looking to make environmentally appropriate landscaping choices. Afterwards tour the Garden and the ART GOES WILD exhibit. The sale is FREE and regular garden admission is $ 7 for adults and no charge for members. See you there!