A plant she sent me back in the spring DID bring in rust. I have sprayed it half to death and so far it hasn't spread to any other plants around the garden. It has actually put up another fan. While at the National, I visited her garden. It was set up very nicely and there were some very nice seedlings and futures, perhaps some of these ( haven't had a chance to compare pictures to the intros). The one thing that really bothered me was that one ( in particular) of her expensive new introductions had an absolutely gorgerous bloom. I was all set to buy it, but as I looked, every single plant - and there must have been 30 or more of this cultivar - was blooming down in the foliage. This is a very bad trait ( IMHO) that she will hopefully breed out. I know most hybridizers try to breed this out very quickly. But I just could not bring myself to pay the big bucks for a plant that bloomed down in the foliage. Perhaps in another climate, it would bloom differently than in Florida. I know often Florida plants grow at different heights here than they have been registered in Fl. I only saw a few of her plants blooming low, but henceforth, I will probably wait to see future intros of hers growing in gardens around here before buying more.

Hi June ..why not come on over to Graphics and Scanning . This is where you can learn how to use PSP. If you do not have the program we can get you to the site to download a 30 to 60 day free trial!! The people there are so helpful and have so much to share and teach ! What can you lose?? I have both Picture It 2001 and PSP..so far t is PSP for me. If you need the address for the free download just ask over there and will get you to it!! If you have just a dial up connection you might not be able to download as it is a large program and takes too long and people get bumped!! If you have a faster connection you should not have a problem! Hope to see you over at the other forum. Love NebGranny98

Ugh, totally get what you are saying. We decided it would be a great idea to separate our bath vanities, I didn't even think about the cost of the extra cabinet, extra mirror, extra light fixture. We are a couple of months away from completion and all the little extras are piling up as well. My issue is more the little things that don't seem like a big deal but when there are a ton of little things the costs add up. Things like cabinet hardware that don't seem like a big deal, well not a big deal until you realize you need 30 something of them. I don't even want to think about light bulbs, yikes.

Wow, gorgeous gardens all! Mine is a total weedy dump in comparison, lol. Oh weel, it's mine and I'm happy with it. I quit thinking about a "dream" garden long ago. I don't have a big expanse of property to landscape. I only have my small suburban back yard to work with. I don't have the money to hire help and I've gotten too old to do it myself. I concentrate on maintenance now and not design. But I still love my roses and perennials anyway!