beautiful!!!!have you notice that some of the 'UF' look like that--the one you said looklike it rotted out--have you checked out C Hansen intros this year? only one scape in mendo we have been having the cool morns-- got an order from Nicole H.--and rices--they are great--fans like redwoods-- Well you know they'll shrink uphere but what a great start-- bestbloomsalways keep sharing--cole

Jan, You have some great Munsons! I really like Cartier's Gem. Doge of Venice was a new one for me this spring, but it came with the scapes cut off. I'm hoping for rebloom. My first Munson to bloom (for the second in a row) was Queen's Cape. Queens Cape SCARLET CHALICE was the second Munson, and it bloomed today. I got it last year from Lynn (Thanks, Lynn!), and this is the first time I've seen it. SC is a great red with amazing depth of color and thick, waxy substance. SCARLET CHALICE Debra in Nashville

Here's some pics of what we have going on right now. The annuals are nothing spectacular but I started them in my basement so I'm partial to them. It also looks like I need to think of some other colors for blooms in the late spring here - we have LOTS of purple! lol Bleeding Heart Siberian Iris Oxeye Daisy Catmint Maynight Sage

David...I knew that ladder looked familiar. :-) My DD went through a phase when she was fascinated with infomercials and everytime you would go by the TV she would have another one on. I remember seeing one of those ladders and always wanting one. I bet you get a lot of use out of it! I just went over and looked at what Amazon is advertising and the only 17ft ladder they had was the one linked below. So you are happy with yours? Do you find that you use it a lot, or is it one of those things that you keep doing things the way you have always done them and forget to use it? I think the use on the stairs is neat and being able to use it like a scaffold too. pm2 Here is a link that might be useful: Werner 17ft ladder