One gardener's problem child is another gardener's darling, lol! The only thing I really regret planting so far is forget-me-nots, Myosotis sylvatica. For me, they never quite turned into that gorgeous spring carpet of blue that I had dreamed of. Instead, I got a horrifically weedy, rangy, reseeding eyesore of a mess that chokes out any desirable plant in its path. The seedlings just never seem to end and emerge in thick carpets as soon as I can weed them out. I now have to go through my entire garden multiple times each season specifically to weed out these pests and somehow a few manage to escape my watchful eye and grow to maturity. Right now, they are germinating by the millions!!! That is no exaggeration!! I have dealt with and almost eradicated other pests like garlic mustard and stars of Bethlehem (Ornithogalum) and they are actually pleasant to deal with in comparison. Verbena bonariensis reseeds like mad but is also much easier to remove than those dreaded forget-me-nots!!! A plant that I love but regret planting where I did are the giant globe alliums like 'Globemaster' and especially 'Ambassador'. In my soil, they have been doing extremely well and multiplying like rabbits. Which means that the clumps of huge, strapping leaves are now so large that they are smothering many other desirable plants that would be dead by the time the allium foliage dies back in June. 'Ambassador' is a most gorgeous, tall cultivar with the most exquisite deep purple globes, but it's foliage is the largest and most smothering of all. Because of this, I have been forced to remove a lot of them as they emerge this spring. Either that, or lose most of my desirable geraniums, penstemons and other perennials. Sigh.

"Re-reading this thread, I realized that I initially missed the significance of that comment." As did I and would appreciate the info. Got to play a bit today before the rain set in ... Patch #1 is starting to look more like a corn patch ;) Patch #2 is trying to catch up ... Patch #2 is limited to the first 2 beds from the left ... next bed over is onions and then tater patch #2. Will most likely never do this again ... but, for now, it seems pretty .... and keeps me busy.

jonnyb - I agree with you - 3 seconds per hosta is hardly enough but the website infrastructure only allows me 150MB per video so it's either that or cut down the number of hostas and view each of them for 6-7 seconds. I figured I should cram as many as possible into that limited 150MB! And mocc - I was going to insert wording (names of each hosta) into the video but then, that wouldn't give you enough time to read the name and view the plant so I left it out.....besides you are all experienced and talented enough to guess each one correctly I bet!! And no tripod, just pick a non-windy day and hold it steady. Obviously, pics taken BEFORE Happy Hour....

No bunnies here even though we have clover. Years ago our cat used to catch the babies and leave them at the back door .... that was sad. Also no coyotes in the last few years. There are woodchucks and mice/rats along the river but probably better hunting elsewhere. I do see the Sweat green bees like the one you photographed, Jane, among all the others in the gardens. And sadly, we also have the dreaded Greenhead flies. Those monsters are making it difficult to work in the garden, especially in the afternoon, without long pants and sleeves. Many mornings a Black-crowned Night-Heron comes to fish for breakfast along the river. The one from yesterday looked particularly "blue". He'll stand a long time at the edge of the dock waiting for the glimmer of fish. He fishes from the edge of the river. I love to watch him "creep" along the bank towards the best spot. The white plume coming off the top of his head.... Finally... a dove nestled into the top of the garden shed roof .... between the Black Mulberry tree behind him and the feeders below.