Lovely bouquet Seil! I always enjoy seeing your collection. You often inspire me to try something that I might have otherwise dismissed as too tender for my climate. It seems to me your temps are often similar to mine, I really suspect I'm in more of a 6 than 5. Anyhow, you've also inspired me to show my "just before the snow" collection (although in typical New England weather tradition the predicted snow never happened). We've had a couple light frosts but many of my bushes keep right on blooming, especially the minis. L-R: Sunshine Daydream, Dream Come True, Fireworks, Sachet, Marie Pavie, Easy Does It, Distant Drums & Iceberg, Champagne Wishes & Distant Drums, Bees Knees & Rainbow's End, Busy Bee, Rainbow Sorbet.

Thanks everyone. Julia, Moonlight Mist has a description of frosty peach pink blend - it's definitely peach in my garden. Michelle

Oooooh, pretty! I yanked my dianthus this week. They'd hung on for 2 years, but were looking pretty scraggly!

When in not so hot! Jerry came from Dallas area about year go. Was rescue from slaughter auction. He was after bad laminitis. During 7 hr drive to and from I discovered that he loves to ride and that my truck with horse trailer gets 7 miles per gallon:)) Got his name on the way home, because Dave loves Jerry Garcia and Grateful Death:) He is part Missouri Fox Trotter-we were looking for gaited horses since I have hip problem and cannot ride trotting horse. Babe is with us third year. She was abused Tennessee Walker. Now she is going to be mom in 1.5 month-we crossed her with Azteca, so in future my husband, 240 lb will have strong and large horse. Rest of family lives in the house:). Gaby, doberman, loves sleeping on husband's pillows Her sister, Xena and a new addition to family, Alaskan klee-kai Ralph rather choose sofa in living room.. Sometimes is no place for me to sit:( And two cats are living in my daughter's room..