Drew WORSHIPS the ground Justin walks on Linda! I've never seen such a case of hero worship like this, but since Drews Daddy died they really have a bond! Justin is so good to him. The GB's and I were talking about the Auntie and Justin's wedding, and their parts in it (ring bearers and flower girl) I'd told them they could each walk down the aisle and then go stand with their Mommie (the boys) or their Daddy (Maddie) and Drew looks at me and says "I'm standing with Justin! Bwaaahahaha Auntie might not be the only one walking back down that aisle with Justin!

Heere another favorite Flower Girl this one I got from Amity's Roses back when they were an all own root nursery. I've it for 12 years or more. In all that time she has never had a spot or mildew also apparently immune to anthracnose. She is normally a bit more upright I gave her too much nitrogen last year. Also spent to much time growing rather than flowering as much as normal. Won't do that again. Next to her is one of several gladiolus that I have had nearly as long. This is it's third time moved. Moved it right before our first wretched polar vortex winter and it lived. These are summer glads that should not be even close to hardy, I never dig them up to store them. They always come back even when the ground freezes below the bulb. Trust me here as it turns out glads have an amazing survival skill. I dug a clump a few years ago as it wasn't performing like it should. Well it was a giant stack of bulbs. When the bulb froze it would grow a new one on top so there was always the top couple still producing green leaves. Maybe glads always grow this way I don't know. All I need to do is take off the top bulb and replant about 8 inches deep and its starts the whole again. It was a stack of ten bulbs. One for each year it was planted. Sorry that was so long especially if you don't like glads.

Celeste - yes, I had to resize pics, too, as well as start a folder on my desktop - can't remember who told me that one. But nothing seems to matter with the Houzz system; sometimes it will take the pics, lots of times it won't. I can totally get Mantis's frustration with it. Maryl - cute story of the frog in the watering can. One year we had a grey tree frog that lived in one of the birdhouses - ha ha! I have more photos and will try to post a couple more; really expected someone on here would have them in their daylilies, too, though. I see them every single day - and more than just one or two. Frog on spent daylily blossom: frog in Marvelous Madness seedling: Alex

Debra, mine is really short too, I do not think my problem is grubs. I planted some new daylilies close to Hillbilly Heart, good size holes, and did not see a single grub. For that matter, I moved and added lots of plants this spring, and in all my digging, I don't think I spotted more than 2 or 3. I think moles took care of all the grubs in the yard. I rarely see Japanese beetles the last couple of years. And the moles seem to have moved on, I guess looking for food. I don't miss either of them, but I imagine they will cycle back. I will be sure to get a clump pic of Glory to His Name, it was beautiful last year. I really like the look of Tiger's Eye, but it has not multiplied since I have had it, and not really bloomed great. Maybe I should try moving it. I think every plant I have has toured my garden. But it is surprising how often moving a plant helps, sometimes it is only a couple of feet. Just weird. Thanks Kate & Sherry! Paw Prints on My Heart is so pretty today, just the way I like to see it, but seems like several UFs are not starting out good. They almost look like they may have gotten sprayed with a bit of weed killer. Not impossible, I am ashamed to say. But a couple of cases, I am pretty sure that is not it, so blaming the up and down weather.