Thanks for the replies and the hugs. Unlike most of you, my backyard is pretty much a desert. The previous owners were elderly, did nothing and allowed their kids to take down a big tree and poison the ground to get rid of the stump. I have very very little grass and mostly dirt that is very dusty. What I look out on is very ugly and bare. Until my husband became too ill, we rescued abused dogs. They pretty much trashed whatever I planted. So I decided on roses and put these only along the fence. My New Dawn turned out to be root stock, my Golden Showers isn't doing much showering and the dogs pretty much trashed my clematis last year playing tag and knocking over the fence around them. The clematis are coming back slowly, we dug up the "New Dawn" and did replace it with some lovely climbers I bought on line this year. Unfortunately, like all bare root they are twigs that will take time to grow and bloom. I really wanted...no make that...needed something pretty in my yard. That's why the local ordering so I could have a few plants in bloom. I did get 2 Veteran's Honor and a Pope John to go up by the house. The order they haven't called me back about is a Compassion, which I was hoping to have bloom a bit for me. I don't have a lot of places I can put roses, so I have to be choosy what I put in. I wish I could do like some of you and order a bunch at a time. I ordered several clematis on line and bought some at Lowe's but they won't be ready until next year. It's not that I don't know that it takes time. It's just that what I needed to have here for my soul is proving incredibly hard to get. I probably will never be able to afford to actually landscape but I did so want some color and some roses to look out at when life is gray. I'm only way down to Wal-Mart to get a trellis to plant some morning glories up on my deck. I guess its just for me that roses are very special, not just a hobby, but a need, so I guess that makes it worse when things go wrong. I was having a bad day yesterday. Depression is like that, but you do what you can to make the next day better. I have my dogs -- all 10 of them -- and what flowers I've been able to find and you lovely folks to keep teaching me new things. I hope you all have a marvelous Sunday! Peace, Jane and the Hole in the Wall Gang Here is a link that might be useful: Our Rescue Dogs

:- ) HDD, if it pups as freely as A. fasciata, we can work a trade. You have lots of way cool stuff I lust after, even after the incident of the leaning tree. Tom could have got the plant in Central or South America where he has traveled, or from another collector, who knows? I'll ask him next time I see him.

'Lakeside Cindy Cee' is a great-looking hosta of that I've just become aware. I'm happily surprised it's not hugely popular. Heh heh heh. It's the spitting image of my Aden-420 and Aden-553 hybrid. This is a pic of Steve's plant, Taken by Steve. So he says, anyhoo... Aren't you going out of town for a few days next week? I can water your gardens if you like, Steve. Hostas take lots of water; I could be there to make sure they get all they need, young man. Sincerely, Pauley Aden P.S. I heard you have a Stingray hybid that is simply DEVINE. I'll have extra TLC for that strapping young seedling. Needless to say ; )

Okay, I'm going to give it a shot on my group picture. Don't forget I'd only been a member here for about 3 months. Back Row: L-R. Don't remember, then me, JoAnn KS, Joan-MN/Fla. & DH Kenny, Moni, and Tammi OH. Middle: Dean & Sandy-Iowa, Don't remember, ToniNe., HeyJude in front of DH (forgot his name, sorry), LindaIA, MonicaPA, TammiOH's DH, Merle (?). In front of LindaIA is her son Ty (I think), Dea MN's DH, (forgot his name) and DeaMN. Would someone who knows please fill in the names, so I can make a list to put with this picture. Leslie