I was at Rich's on Wed. May 23, & the big leaf magnolia was starting to bloom. Did you see it? I'd never seen 1 in person b4 in bloom. It was amazing. It didn't matter that I didn't bring my camera; photos could never do it justice. I was also ogling the tree peonies.

I always look forward to your photos. Such beautiful photos and flowers. I am guilty of lurking on the gallery side. I hope it continues. Thank you for the thrill, Jane

aokat: it is some hand woven rug from a local store, I don't know if it is a "brand" or something, sorry. phyl: it is Rosemary Sprig from BM. The tiles are from Pewabic Pottery in Detroit. They are from the "stratton collection" and come in that size which is 3x3 and they are just fixed regularly with grout. I custom ordered the tiles from them, they have a choice of about 10 or 12 standard colors to pick from.

Is First Blush fast growing !?! What good news! The one I got only had four leaves, and I broke one in the car on the way home.