Shade, You are right on the rhinestone Cowboy, but I also do like the Hosta. My Tokudama Flavocircinalus was planted in '04 and this year was the first year I started to really notice it (and it still isn't that big), but it is starting to look good! We have good, black soil. When I dig with a shovel I don't hit clay until about a foot down. There are quite a few trees in the yard so there is shade. I have a trickier time finding places for the Sun plants. Here is a Bing Map of my house. I am the fifth house on the left North of 150th Street on Redwood Drive. You should be able to zoom in to see the trees in the yard (there is a row of White Pines at the back of my lot and there is a car in the driveway). Cowboy

I had to see if I'd taken any pictures on the 12th and I had taken a few. This is an area where I was comparing greens with greens and blues with blues - all of a similar size. This is not exactly 6 months but almost.

Lookin' good Phil! What is the Hosta in the middle of the photo? You will see why I don't post too many photos from April (I will start another thread showing why). Cowboy Abba Dabba Do 6/9/08 Big John 6/9/08 Cherry Tart 6/9/08 Cherub 6/9/08 Diva 6/9/08 Grey Ghost 6/9/08 Kiwi Full Monty 6/9/08 Like Butta 6/9/08 Magic Fire 6/9/08 Montana Aureomarginata 6/9/08 Mr Big 6/9/08 Peanut 6/9/08 Sagae 6/9/08 Theo's Blue 6/9/08 NOID 6/9/08

I'd have to run right out and have my computer repaired if it broke down. When we first were given one I couldn't understand why our sons thought we needed one , now I can't seem to be without one. LOL Your pictures are spectatular as always and I look forward to seeing them. Missed you when you couldn't post. Connie