Iris, heuchera, dianthus, iceland poppy, johnny jump ups, my little species daffodil...I 'll have to look up the variety, I can't praise it enough! A lemony scent, more than one flower to a bulb, thin leaves...but the scent....ohhhhhh momma! Heavenly, and it is nice to have a late daff. Some of my late grape hyacinths are hanging on, several of the viburnams, the Dwarf red buckeye is getting ready to pop as is the Alleghany viburnam and I can see that combo is going to be great--thanks to Viburnamman who suggested it. The Choinanthes virginicus is on the cusp of blooming....that will be fun as I haven't had it bloom before, my variagated lilac is on the way out, but Miss Kim and a couple of others are just starting.....ahhhh spring! Too bad my back and hands hurt so much from trying to deal with the sod and clay!!!!!

What a beautiful garden. Here's what's blooming in my garden: clematis black eyed susan vine gladiolus angelonia myosotis pansy (amazingly still) soapwort hydrangea impatiens royal catchfly coreopsis sedum ainnia linaria petunia anthemis kelwayi papaver somniferum oenthera papaver rhoes hollyhock candytuft tansy summer chrysanthemum asiatic lily verbena bonarensis daylilies yarrow celosia marigold annual verbena verbascum dianthus lantana gailardia malva new england aster nasturtuium sweet pea hosta larkspur dahlia ehinacea phlox butterfly bush Japanese Iris (just finished) trumpet lily orphanage plant foxglove ( two lonely hold outs) snap dragon annual salvia salvia may night salvia guarnica canterbury bells Louisville gardeners are welcome to come and see.

Hey Bonnie in Newark! I'm not far from you.... I live between Fredonia, Alexandria and Granville! Grew up on Cherry Valley Rd. Bakemom - I think I heard your son the other day! LOL! We should all get together somewhere for a fall garden talk day or something! Love those Beauty Berries. Mine is going strong. Had an English woman in the garden the other day and she was amazed at the fall foliage on the witch hazels (I have quite a collection) and then she saw the Beauty Berry... "Where did you get that?????" Baker's Acres! She said she would go there on her way home to Johnstown and pick one up! I have missed the frost and have daylilies, shrub roses and other stuff still going. I got one of those new roses this year at Wilson's... darned if I can remember the name, but they are all the "thing" this year... a bright fushia pink shrub rose. --Oh I remember- "Knock Out"... and it's been blooming it's behind off. I don't "do" regular roses, but shrub roses do well with my neglect of them! I know we didn't mention going for walks, but I went this past weekend and it was beautiful - if you dodge the asian lady beetles.....so, if you want to go for a beautiful walk, just north of Johnstown off of Rt. 62, go west on Dutch Lane - I think it's about a mile from 62, is the state nature preserve "Morris Woods" and it's about a 2 mile walk around. The trail if pretty level, but in some areas, there are many roots you have to be careful of not tripping over. Really pretty this time of year. Lots of neat trees and shrubs to see. Also, in Alexandria is Lobdell Reserve (or is it Lobdell Preserve - I can NEVER rememeber that), which is a Licking County park, and it is really something. I think it's 500 acres!! I've hiked there for 4 hours before without being on the same trails. But, it's pretty rough hiking in spots - pulling yourself up the hill by grabbing sapplings! But, there are also many fields you can walk around that are not very difficult, and it's very pretty. An old farm that had HUGE woods and was turned into a park. Big old trees, streams, stands of native gingers, all sorts of neat stuff. Jules

Will wonders never cease! The malva and the red scabiosa are still blooming. (By my count, this makes it over 5 months of bloom for the later.) There are still some marigolds in bloom and a few calendula. But it blew me away to walk outside this morning and realize that, despite several nights in the 20's, I had a new rose on both my Shadow Dancer and Kathryn Morley! Not to mention a few little blooms on the Pink Fairy ankle biter. Who'dda thunk it? Roses blooming in December!