lol at Carmie and Daniella lol Kylie, it means very much to me to know how Andrew came about his name. I hope the grandson from Brenda's friend recovered from the burns and is able to enjoy life the best he can. What a wonderful person Brenda is! Now I know WHY Andrew is so special! He truly is and it is Andrew's little angel which I want all my friends to have too. Thank you so much for sharing this. Hugs Lucy

RITA:PAINT THE TOWN RED,never did open up all the way, even with 90 degree temp this afternoon.It got down to 55 last night,so it didnt open, but,at 90,I thought it would open, but nope,it got lazy today:) NANCY> photobucket didnt want to work for me for about a week.I had so much trouble trying to post pictures,but today,it worked like a charm. KAY, DEBRA,, BRITTIE,AND AVEDON, tHANK YOU FOR LOOKING AND COMMENTING ON THEM.dang,I wish this cap lock was some where else on a keyboard.I keep hiting it by accident. jean

Rita, What glorious pictures you have today! I just love that mass of ROCKET CITY and SPELLBINDER! It's like a big row of sunshine! I was also drooling over your lillies...orientals are my favorites, and I can just imagine the smell drifting from that garden! DANCING WITH SANDRA is my favorite of the group...probably caught my eye because I had never seen it before and just love the bright color combo with the light edges! I was surprised to hear that my version of OFF BEAT was more colorful that what many people have in their gardens...doesn't happen that way very often! I know that my eyezones on this type of bloom are usually different than most (my versions of GIFT FROM HEAVEN and PRICKLED PETALS are a perfect example). Wonder if it is due to the fact that we cool off more at night than a lot of areas, or soil? Like I said in my post, the first picture I posted off it was taken at 6:00 in the am, after a night in the high 50's. It is in an area that doesn't get sun until around noon. Yesterday got to almost 90 degrees (unusual for us) and a lot of my blooms were really faded when I got home at 7:30pm. This was what it looked like then... Daylilies are strange creatures! Julie

I do love Evelyn! I purchased her mainly due to fragrancenutter's huge thread on the General Roses forum titled "fragrant roses that produce abundant perfect cut blooms". She is in Australia, zone 10a and gets dry heat, as I do. I figured it was worth a shot, since it does so well for her. I'm very impressed so far. I'll keep you all up to date with how she does in the future. I have a credit with Heirloom Roses, and today select DA roses are on sale. Most seem to be out of stock, Evelyn included:( Where abouts are you located, boncrow66? Maybe Evelyn really likes a hot and dry climate? Mine doesn't even get as much water as I thought she needed, (for a youngster), because she's in a difficult spot for me to place the hose. BTW Ingrid, last night I found a "snip and drip" system at a great price, PLUS 20% off my order. I was all ready to check out when my 20% discount disappeared. This was at exactly 11:00pm last night. I forgot about the time zones and missed the discount by about 5 minutes! I was so disappointed, that I just shut off my laptop and went to bed. I'm very sad about it. It was a really simple system that I could install myself. It had good reviews. I just took too long picking out extra parts to customize it. I'll make a copy of my cart. Maybe it will go back on spectacular discount again. Thank you, Justin. I see that you also garden in zone 10a. You must be getting some high temperatures as well. I think that does make for some odd blooms sometimes. I deadheaded that bloom this morning, and also saw that a worm or something had been inside. That's why the backside of that bloom was kind of missing. I've had an awful lot of worm ruined blooms lately. Here's what I found when I removed Baronne Prevost's odd little bloom. My deilema rose has been Poseidon. It was frying instantly last year in full sun, and this year I moved it to afternoon shade. That's still not enough to keep the beautiful blooms from frying. During the last flush, I put up an old screen door to shade the blooms. I got perfectly gorgeous, unfried, lavender blooms. Even though Poseidon is hidden away in the backyard, where I tend to do as I please, I'm not willing to do this all summer. I'm also not big on moving roses. My boys are busy, and it's difficult to get them to plant a rose. For them to recognize a rose they planted before, that is now quadrupled in size, to be relocated? Boy, I hardly dare ask:) I have a few things planned for Poseidon, before I begin negotiations with my sons. I purchased a shade cloth for my patio lattice. I had a huge Texas Privet hedge removed, and while I love my new rose bed, my patio is much hotter. It just so happens that shading where I sit will also shade Poseidon.(I think) I have some Pro-tekt, but I'm not a sprayer. I can try to see if it would keep Poseidons blooms from frying, but in this heat I'm afraid I won't keep up with it. This option I think I am going to go with regardless. Plant a passion Vine near Poseidon to shade the blooms somewhat. I know they can grow like a house on fire here, but I checked, and it can also be cut back and kept smaller. I bought two passion vines. Here is one that just bloomed in its pot. It's a bit more mauve than the photo shows. Here is a Poseidon bloom Poseidon is loaded with buds, but unless I put the ugly screen back up, all will fry. Love Song however, takes the heat like a champ. This self seeding annual has been amazing! It goes from seed to bloom in about 8 weeks maybe? Cynoglossum Amabile 'Blue Showers' A giant Dahlia with Shasta daisy. The dahlia is actually more purple/burgundy than the photo appears. Mrs. William G. Koning is always healthy here and blooms well in mostly shade. A rare moment, this morning. Sebastian and Millie playing together on the patio. Not the best picture, but I dared not disturb them. Ok, that's it for now. Time to round up my kitties. Lisa