I have been back to the site and reorganised the photo sets. Ness Gardens should now be at the top. Really good site this. You can arrange them so they display in the order in which you took them.

Thanks again, everyone. It really is amazing how the companion plants changed the whole look of the garden. And last year's 'gaudy' turned into this year's 'vivid'. It's definitely a big learning process but very gratifying when it works. But I'm not sure how these plants will handle the summer heat. A very cool side note: I noticed the white dianthus is gradually turning light pink. A very nice effect. My problem with these blooming plants is still how to deadhead them. I can't tell the difference between the pods left after blooming and the new buds, so I'm scared to cut and lose the next flowers but if I don't cut I won't have any new flowers. Argh! Handsome tiny Capitaine Dyel de Graville is now ugly CDdG, having been deadheaded and accumulated some BS. Oh, well, maybe he'll pretty up by Saturday. It just shows they have their bad days. Clotilde Soupert has been blooming for a month! She does ball some but a lot open, too. One thing's for sure, I couldn't have done it without all your kind help and advise. I just have a load of mulch to put out and some leaf blowing & furniture clean-up to do outside. Then it's on to housecleaning and baking. A dear rose friend is assisting me as hostess. DH is the designated photog, so hopefully, I'll have photos & video of the 3 or 4 people who show up. :)) I've thought about calling the newspaper (DH thinks I should), but I'm shy and don't really feel comfortable doing that. Oh, well. Sherry

Thanks Beth - Cabana is such a great bloomer for me, and I love the colours on it. Crown Princess Margareta is another bloom machine. Thanks bgrose - Caramel Antike was new last year and I'm totally crazy about this rose. Sally Holmes is the single petal rose and I'm hoping my plant will do well, it was in a pot last year and was not so happy. It's grown very widely around here and is always a traffic stopper ... at least I know I slow down my car for a better look :o) Thanks Leslie - I've had so many requests for full bush shots that I thought I'd give it a try. My plants are pretty close together so it's a bit tough, but I think you get the general idea. Aprille

What a feast for the eyes! Isn't this hobby just the BEST? Your ribbons are beautiful - I'd be thrilled to win one of those ribbons, just to get the ribbon, let alone that my quilt might have won one! Thank you.