Great pictures! What do you do with all that produce? Can it? My wife and I are hoping to relocate to tropical S.ONT next year. I think we've had it with SK's short, cool, unpredictable growing season. With gardening being my only real hobby, not doing it for half the year is depressing. People might think we're crazy for putting THAT as the priority for where we settle, but whatever...

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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

Thanks again Kathy..:) PQ it sounds like you will have a wonderful day hitting all 3 of those gardens...D Kendig is who got me started in Daylilies...She and her Hubby are wonderful folks and have a really nice operation going. The Herr's gardens are just flat awesome! I think the Miller's open their garden mainly just because they love plants. They have a design business and also sell neat garden pieces. They don't have the latest top of the line new intros....they just have a Beautiful garden filled with beautiful Daylilies. They do take orders for the Fall.....Curvin divides in the early Fall and sells off his extras...But to be honest...I think he and his wife do this twice a year to just share the beauty of their gardens and love of gardening. If you get a chance...go...it will be worth it.....for sure....:) Rick