I'd swear I search carefully down the names of forums and this is the first time I've seen this name. Here is one of the worst years around the country for drought and scarcely any posts on this subject. I would think that this forum would have been jumping, but I see that last post was from August!!! I'm curious as to whether anyone thinks that this drought is going to continue through next year.

Yes, I go there every year while musky fishing in Hayward. They have a magnificent display garden of a wide variety of plants. They also have many mature hostas, including the best Great Expectations I've ever seen. I posted a picture on the forum, and you could probably pull it up by searching for my name and Great Expectations. The hostas they sell, however, are nothing special. Mostly one-eyed and not a great variety. A little like Savory's in Edina in that respect. Great display garden, but not your best choice for buying something.

Catalinagrey- Wonderful pictures! I love your pond and all the flowers. Did the corn work well for you? I'm thinking about trying it, but I'm afraid it will not produce well in my smaller beds and just attract the deer. Michelle- Beautiful photos and I love the apple trees on both sides of the bench. Neat idea! Adding them to the seating area will look nice too. You have such a nice large level area for your garden. I like your idea of a picket fence. It would look very traditional :) I don't like to dig holes for wooden posts, so I'm going to try metal T-posts (you pound in) and wire wooden lattice to them. I did this with plastic white lattice at Mom's and it's very cute. You just need to put a post about every four feet and attach the lattice at 2' and 6' in on the panel. Then you wire the panels to each other. I'm going to try 4' tall lattice with purple raspberries on the outside, hopefully keeping the deer from walking through the garden. Last year they ignored my small garden, but I think they didn't care for all the flowers (marigolds, nasturtiums, lavender, etc.) Do you have deer problems?

Yes, we have been talking about it in the thread linked below. You can search the forum from the page that lists the titles of the threads. Scroll down to the bottom and you will find the search box. Welcome! One resource my friend uses for lower cost food is Angel Food Ministries. You pay $30 and get a big box of food. Around Boston, there are churches in Roxbury, Brockton, Woburn, and Jamaica Plains that participate in the program. Learn more at AngelFoodMinistries.com. Here is a link that might be useful: Husband Laid Off thread