#2 looks very much like my Joe Pye weed. I'm not sure about furry stem, but the leaves on my plants are opposite one another as on your plant. I have a volunteer mystery plant of my own (pictured) growing alongside a ditch in the front yard. It looks something like the plant that others helped me identify as Eupatorium, but that plant was blooming in autumn. Can this also be Eupatorium? Might it blossom all summer? I really like it despite the fact that I normally am not a fan of white flowers. It's lacey-looking, like Queen Anne's lace or its relative Yarrow, (both of which I also like) but it is neither. Hmm I could end up with a white garden in spite of myself!

Tom if they were not dwarf bush hybrids I would only have a max of two with other things like basil, and other herbs planted in with them. The one on the bottom right is just about as big as it going to get. The center is a Husky Cherry Red. It will get near to what the bottom right will for size. The one in the middle is a Patio hybrid. Top right is Arkansas Traveler. In the past the ones I have grown get tall, and not that busy, though the trade off is some tasty 'maters that will ripen in the heat here. Top left is a Black Prince while it is classified as indeterm. In this area they tend to get about 4 to 5 feet tall, and not real bushy. Though I will prune if necessary. If the bed becomes crowded I will be doing back flips down the block.(LOL) As for air flow the wind is a constant here. 20 mph is a light breeze most days. There tends to be calm for about an hour just before dawn most times. If the wind is not blowing in the day get to cover because it is going to rain hard and fast. The peppers in there are compact Gypsy peppers. They get to about 3 to 4 feet tall, and are pretty compact. The ones that get evening shade here will still set peppers if night time lows are below the mid 80's proving they get the evening shade they will set even if the day time highs get to the triple digits. They were the only peppers I grew last year that I got peppers off of all summer. The 4 hail storms had them to the bare stems. Two weeks later they were covered in leaves again.

Make sure they have adequate light and they will be fine. Just keep an eye out for aphids or other insects (they have a knack for showing up and destroying your baby during the winter) Yes the peppers are edible, some of the ornamentals don't always have the best flavor though. I grow my peppers in containers and frequently overwinter them, some don't make it, but it is always worth a try.

Carolann-I've got a couple of the Earthkind roses including Belinda's Dream, which I love, and I have propagated roses from cuttings, I'm just being impatient here and wanting to replace some of my black spot prone roses that I'm shoveling pruning now! Thanks for your offer. Robin