Here are links to the vines I'm looking for: http://www.nafralevi.de/passiflora/passifloralle/alata/gr/gr_Passiflora_alata_1.jpg http://www.ranger146.com/N_Leighton_Drive/pics/Passiflora_incarnata.jpg http://www.sunshine-seeds.com/passiflora/foto/Pass_Amet.jpg I don't have a pond but thank you. Thanks, Shannon

I had a couple of pink flamingos in my yard for awhile. I named them 'Tongue' and 'Cheek'. They finally died. I think of,embarrassment.

H - your plants sound beautiful, too! Love the clematis combo idea! Have never heard of that Azalea - what color, type? Robo - the Angelonia is in the snapdragon family, but it takes the hot, hot heat of Oklahoma, unlike the regular snapdragons do, and they are so pretty. Also, they are a host plant for buckeye butterflies! They are not perennial, but will self-sow, I am told. Re: soda bottles. I cut them in half a little over half-way up the bottle. In the top part of the bottle, I cut a slit about 2-3" vertically up the bottle, so I could fold that slit, like a flap, over, to fit it into the top of the bottom portion of the bottle. In the bottom of the bottle, I punched holes in each of the 4 points with a pop-bottle opener (we used to call them church-keys). You leave the screw-on top off of the bottle for ventilation. I fill the bottom portion with potting soil, almost to the top, because by the time you water the soil in, it will settle to about 4-5" of soil. Then I sow my seeds, put the lid on it, label it (I used note cards, cut in several pieces, a pen to write the name and date of sowing, and packing tape to tape it on the bottle. Make sure you get a good seal on the tape so that water won't get inside the label. Set outside in whatever light conditions the plant requires. In the winter I put mine up against the east side of the house, mainly because they got some protection from blowing winds, and a few in the backyard against the west side of my fence up close by the house. As it got warmer, I put more in the backyard against my deck on the south side and more further in the back on the west side against the fence. I wanted to give them some anchoring for wind protection. I also put lots of leaves around them to protect them from drying out and temp fluctuations. Susan

When They Severed Earth From Sky - Elizabeth Wayland Barber & Paul T. Barber (This book has been on my TBR shelf for over a decade. Someday!)