Another climber that does well without spray for fungal diseases here in blackspot-land is Dublin Bay. The beautiful deep red roses last quite long in a vase. I am growing him as a shrub. Cresupule is a beautiful, no disease, thornless climber (Noisette) but the stems are short for cutting. Naga Belle is a beautiful deep pink hybrid tea from India that is black spot resistant for me. Other Buck roses that have performed well are Quietness, lt pink, Prairie Harvest, lt yellow and Western Sunset, deep yellow. I put in Earth Song, deep pink, and Pearlie Mae, apricot, both Buck roses last year but so far they are puny. Country Dancer is another buck rose that is reputed to be good in the South. I perfer roses that are good for cutting. All of these I ordered from Roses Unlimited. Wonderful company and I am close enough to get the lowest shipping rates. Hope your Mom enjoys her roses as much as I do. It was my teenage son that get me into them years ago.

garliclady - thanks for the information on the varieties that work for you. I ordered a one pound sampler from Charley's Farm. It arrived today, and the garlics are beautiful. I got: Asian Tempest, Gigantus (Rocambole), Chesnok Red, Polish Hardneck, Early Red Italian, Thermadrome and Silver White. All in all, I am very pleased with the good variety they sent, and I have taken one clove of each to taste. So far, I am much impressed!! :) The bulbs are all fresh and large. I have sent an inquiry to a grower for some Music if they have any left....I really would like some good large true garlic. I also have about a dozen huge cloves of elephant garlic that I grew myself, which I will plant next month, but I'd really like at least that much more of it. Trouble is, it's so darn expensive. What I grew was from an organic clove I bought at the grocery store. If you should happen to find out when the garlic festival in MD will be, and where, please do let me know. Thanks so much

Brenda Its interesting that zombensis survived for you it doesn't for me. There are many other Impatiens that can survive for you. I am working on several interesting species. One of my favs is arguta. Check out Annies Annuals, Cistus Nursery and Plantdelights has one. BTW my tinctoria is flowering right now. Oh I would also recommend gomphophylla, looks something like a 'Congo Cockatoo' and flanaganeae.

Hmmm... I think you got pretty much all of them... Maybe throw in a Butia Capitata or something.. No other really cold-hardy palms that I know of.. Oh yes, if you want, you could try a different (perhaps more cold-hardy?) type of Trachycarpus palm, once I recall owning some Trachycarpus Takil seeds, and the website claimed they had a greater cold-hardiness. I don't know, just a thought. ~palmsandsnow