Actually, I didn't know, Patty, thanks! I had pretty much given up looking for it. One question on this one (Summer Love Clematis). I read somewhere that it's parent is Sweet Autumn. I have also read Sweet Autumn is invasive for some people. I wonder if Summer Love has that characteristic? That was another reason I hesitated on tracking it down any further. I added a few to my list since I posted, definitely. I finally got that chocolate mimosa that I have been drooling over for a while. Baptisia Dutch Chocolate Cotinus (got Royal Purple & Golden Spirit-yeah!!!) Finally found a Silver Heart Brunnera After much debate, finally settled on Chocolate Dragon Persicaria out of the many "dragons" that are available. Picked up a Salvia "Amistad" at a local nursery today, to come home and google it and find out everyone and their brother wants one - score!!! Black & Blue Salvia (always wanted one) Chocolate Eupatorium Verbena Lavender Frappe (very low, lacy - supposed to spread 3 ft in the first year!) Corydalis Blue Heron (love!!!) & Canary Yellow (ummm, verdict is still out, the grower sent me a very frazzled plant) Chuck Hayes Gardenia (yeah, finally found a local one!) Coppertina Ninebark (huge 1 gal on discount!) Misc Heuchera/ellas Misc Clematis Geranium Double Jewel Geranium Tshelda My debauchery knows no bounds, apparently.

Good for you, Vera. Now, it's fall- time to move the existing plants. I know what you mean about the tomatoes. All of a sudden there are so many we can't get rid of them. I eat the cherry ones all day. We give them away, take them to work to give away. But the next day the table is covered again. Karen

I found one more today so up to 5! I plan on checking this one gravel road on the way home from work, it had alot of milkweed up.

I do wish it would rain. Although I absolutely had to water portions of my yard yesterday, and oh, the back and legs hurt so much! I planted most of my plants I got from Heronswood yesterday. And because they are all kind of finicky (except for the phlomis and verbascum), I had to dig very large, deeo holes for the amended soil. I added garden soil to the soil that was dug out, about half and half, and fertilized with tomato fertilizer. It is 9-12-12, so I figured that with the higher potassium it would lessen the shock. I planted the mahonia (this one is a little different; it gets red & yellow inflorescences), the crambe cordifolia, another thalictrum 'Illimunator', lilium 'Flore Pleno' (double flowering tiger); arisaema nepenthoides (a tall variety), disporum 'Black Heron', epimedium wushanense hybrid (mottled rust and green foliage); podophyllum (May Apple). The gold-leaved agastache, I planted in the front yard. I think it will be gorgeous with that foliage against the blue flower spikes. I also planted the phlomis and verbascum 'Caribbean Crush' in the front. I worked from about 11:00 until 6:30, and had to quit then. This old body just can't take it anymore, and I don't think my office would understand if I had to take off for strained back and muscles from gardening! Why, I don't know. I really want to get the bog plants put in today, but I'm not sure it is going to get done. I just went and bought mushroom compost at Home Depot (40 lbs for $1.99), Miracle Grow garden soil and potting soil. Also got me a scuffle hoe, which I've been wanting for a long time. One of these days (dream) I would like to get a pair of Felco pruners. But they are not in the budget right now ($60). Thanks for the tips on the beetles. Susan