Kittywhiskers, great puzzle.....I have one of seed packets here to do, but it has a lot more color variation in the picture, so I am sure will be easier than yours was. My lone Peony bush was planted in the mid 1920's according to the lady that we bought this building site from. It was one of many bushes here that my daughter dug up and saved from the construction site. Daughter has the rest in her gardens. Peonies are tough!

Oh yes, there will be beans, and thank goodness, they aren't on our property. The house next door that has been empty and uncared for in the last 9 years, had just one huge mature tree. But is these last 9 years Catalpas have come up all over and are now bearing flowers. Love their perfume and the flowers, but the huge leaves and the beans travel well come fall. Catalpas around here are considered junk trees. There are 3 non bearing ornamental Catalpas on that property that anyone would consider to be dead. This is one of the 3 ornamental Catalpa there. A short, about 12', rounded crown tree. Still the extra large leaves, but no flowering. The trunks on all 3 are split like this and mostly hollow, but they leafed out beautifully again this year.

Varigated Monkshood in the garden of my father-in-law's former house in Maine. AKA Aconitum, AKA Wolf's Bane, AKA Queen of all poisons AKA One of the most poisonous plants in the world.Apparently even brushing against it repeatedly while gardening or picking it without gloves can deliver a potentially fatal dose.

Gazania, I laughed at loud at the picture of your granddog! Too cute. Jim, the first thought I had was "what kind of commute does THAT guy have that works at the top"!! Great pictures, everybody! Nicole, yours really is quite stunning. I hope someday I can see that in person!! Today is Fred's birthday. He is 12 today. What a clown he is. Such a good boy.