It all depends on the effect you want to have. Most of us would choose just one plant of each variety, since it multiplies and forms a clump that makes quite an impact (in about 3 years). However, if you are making a perennial garden in which color coordination is important, you might choose to use clusters of daylilies of the same cultivar as part of your garden. In a perennial garden at the hospital, I do use some big yellows of the same cultivar and some multiples of repeat bloomers; but generally, I stick to one of each.

Andrea - Lovely group of photos! Leonard Bernstein's ffo looks great. I can't imagine improving much on that. Sorry about your thrips. I see they're back in force in some parts of my garden. I'll be spraying tonight. Debra

Happy New Year + 1 day everyone. I had to work yesterday. Usually New Years day is slow ... it's the eve that tends to get busy, but we were busy busy busy. Marea, keeping my fingers crossed that you find a job now that it is 2009. Dianne, I can't see the picture this morning, maybe it will show up later for me. We had some sick ones in my house this week. DD was sick Mon, tue , got better just in time to celibrate new years eve. Then hubby got it. Both kids were out for the new years eve and I was hoping for a nice romantic hot tub with him ... not to be. I spent New years eve taking care of him. :o) We got a new camera for Christmas, the old one is literally falling apart. Now I have to figure the new one out. Karen, so exciting you have a plant trying to bloom ... seems like a little miracle! Shirley, I love the leaves of the arum italicum. I tried growing it one year since they say it can withstand zone 5, but I think it is too cold here for it. Sadly it lasted 2 years and then withered away. We don't get much snow here, so lots of freezing and thawing going on. Paul, Fantastic that your Dolphins are in the playoffs. I'm hoping for a turn around like that for our Lions. My hubby plays the fantasy football too. He says he ended up 7-6 ... won $2.00. LOL Oh, and the people that own the dog we are watching for 2 years are back for a month, so my baby is going away for a while. sad sharon

I don't mind traveling or vacationing alone myself but I know what you mean. A single person cruise would be nice for many reasons if the point was NOT to couple up but to take a safe, classy vacation. I sublet an apartment near the beach in San Diego (found it on Craig's list) for a month last year and the year before I drove down to the Gulf Coast (out of season cheap) and spent a couple of weeks. I watch for cheap airline tickets and make plans around them. I want to go and tramp around New England next. There is a travel forum here that used to be quite active. I am home/workbound for awhile, but I am saving and planning. jc