Here is my last year photo of Dream Weaver still small.I already have a Westerland in the back yard too but was thinking of buying another. I have a Gold Flame Honey suckle next to DreamWeaver and that has a mix of pink and orangish yellows with it. Just wondering if Westerland is too strong of a orange. Westerland Gold Flame Honey Suckle vine

Amy, I know I've commented on your garden before. It's just perfect. Exactly what I want the front of my house to look like. I have the river birch, dwarf evergreen, iris, tree peony, ferns, hostas, lavender, coral bells, sedum, azalea, hydrangea, , korean lilac, frothergilla, hardy geraniums, balloon flowers, coneflowers, holly, chelone, liatris, lillies, rose and boxwood. I wintersowed Sweet William, Lauren poppies and sea holly that should bloom this year. My problem is I can't get it in my head how many plants it takes to fill in the space. I think I am putting in a lot, but then it still looks bare. The garden is going on its fifth year. I should have my act together by now. I'll try to post some spring shots later. I'm down with the flu on the laptop and the pictures are on the office computer. Thanks for sharing again!

Snails. LOL! I haven't seen any snails here. How 'bout I plant a row of lettuce leading from my veggie garden all the way across the yard to the fence...a slug hi-way. The slugs can follow it to the fence and then crawl under it. LOL! ;-))Na that wouldn't work either...the slugs would just stay where the food was. :O Our yard used to be a wide open 3 houses wide park like setting. When these neighbours moved in....I went out one day and all the dirt had been pulled out of one of my barrel planters in the driveway. At first I couldn't figure out what happened....then I noticed little toys and toy road systems in the dirt. The ornaments were tossed to the ground on the side. This neighbour also never put their garbage out and it smelled really bad......they put it over on the property line between our houses...falling all over my yard. We used to park up beside our house in our driveway........but we couldn't stand the smell......so started parking down at the bottom of the driveway. Shortly after we build the 6 foot fence along that side. The bi-law people came and talked to them about their smelly garbage a few times, as well. The problem with the fence was, it looked really bare to me.....so last Christmas I put lights on it and some painted wooden ornaments....that neighbour kept knocking them off. I actually saw this neighbour hitting the fence one day with a big stick. I'm not talking the kids either. When I put the blooming bags up on the fence in the spring......I was worried......but I tried to make sure they couldn't be easily knocked off. They tried but couldn't knock them off. We also built a greenhouse where we used to park.....so the space isn't complete lost. They got rid of the dogs, but still throw garbage and wood pieces and stuff over the fence. I just pick it up and do my best to ignor them. Not much else I can do. We built the fence to bi-law specification of 6 feet along the sides of the property.....but it really isn't tall enough. Ooops now I got this thread off topic...My Bad! How about...for December gardening guide...keep gardening threads on topic. I will try..... Happy thoughts all, now wheres my seed catalogues. Sierra :-)

Do you guys ever write a long post and then close down the preview rather than submit it? Like I just did? Or else I'm having one of THOSE days and I posted it to the wrong thread :-) I'll shorten it to: Ed Hume Seeds, the seed rack...just click on the seed packet photo for details on each variety. Love that page for dreaming! Of course, check out all their information from the home page, too. I've never ordered from them, as I buy their seeds locally...they've been around for many years. Granny Here is a link that might be useful: Ed Hume Seed rack