I am sorry to have to report this,but, Ron Schwerdt passed away March 25th 2013. I couldn't reach him as He is one of my Master Rosarians. I knew something was wrong when he didn't post a supplement His reports will be missed as well as Ron!

Well Ladies... I never got any clearance bulb shopping done today like I said I was going to : ( Oh well I am sure someone else gave all those lonely bulbs a home.Maybe there will be some left this weekend for me to snatch up.Not that I really need any more..but like I said before..there is nothing I like better than a sale : )I shoudn't complain about today tho.I did manage to get all my swap boxes ready to go for this month : ) The electricity went out in our entire town last night and it took them all night to get it fixed!Thank goodness we are having unseasonably nice weather.Otherwise I would have had to put little sweaters and booties on all my birdies : ) It actually was kinda cool really because there was a Full moon Sunday night so it was still really bright last night so I just opened all the shades and hardly needed any candles : ) Oh Sassy,I can't wait to see what you come up with for me besides : ) and : ( LOL!!! If I don't come up with something soon I will become known around here as the smiley frowny gal : ) Oh I got so long winded here I almost forgot.... Sue/Guazon ol' buddy ol' pal for this month..I shipped your box today #0103 8555 7498 4875 5206 Hope you like what I sent : ) Also..Deb,I sent your hostess gift off for this month today also.It is in the box along with the other swap we are doing together. : ) #0103 8555 7498 9079 3010 Have a Great Evening Ladies! Nancy

Heidi, that white stuff is ugly!!!!! The difference in inches is ridiculous. I find the weather folks get everyone so worked up with their forecasts. Warm weather here today. Put the outdoor decorations up since tomorrow is calling for rain and high winds. Ugh.

@Ann-SoCalZ10b SunStZ22 - As for the milkweed, it looks like you don't have the right species to be good for monarchs in SoCal. There are different milkweeds native in different parts of the world, and as I understand it, eating non-native species is actively detrimental to the monarchs. (https://entomologytoday.org/2015/01/16/planting-the-wrong-kind-of-milkweed-may-harm-monarch-butterflies). Lots of people are unaware of this so they think they're helping the monarchs when they're actually not. Here is a good resource about California milkweeds: https://www.xerces.org/publications/identification-and-monitoring-guides/native-milkweeds-california-pollinator-plants. Several of them are quite beautiful. I recommend https://www.laspilitas.com/search?search_text=milkweed for more excellent info and to purchase.