I plan to make all my seedlings (that I can handle) flower, then force them for the following year, and give away. I already promised the first one for Cindeea, for she sent me seeds, the second one for Maria, for her seeds... And then the rest will go to Project Angelfood. Hopefully they will see it as a nice gesture and not an unnecessary burden. :o)

I'm getting irritated at those photobucket icons showing up instead of a photo. Maybe I've done some editing that caused it. My apologies. A few more new ones that I like. Skipley Spot of Gold. Lavender with each petal tipped in a spot of gold! Just starting out seen here: Fully open here: Another Skipley creation- SKipley Spot which is a rich vibrant red with each petal dabbed in white. Sea Oro is a rich orangey yellow ID, Large flower on sturdy stems Brandon James- a tiny 2 inch bloom in apricot/yellow with white tips. Reminds me of a rounded tiny Seattle dahlia in color. Alpen X- Golden pink 4 inch blooms on 3 ft plant, great stems. It tends to fade if not cut early enough, but is beautiful as a cut flower. Little bitty "Buffie G" a small 2 inch bloom in pale pink and yellow blended on a 3 ft plant. Lots of blooms that arrive late in the season, at least here. Cafe Au Lait- large B size ID in ivory with pink undertones. 3.5 ft plant and about one inch stems LOL! Closeer up on Cafe Au Lait Clearview David, stunning lavender/white with each petal outlined in a deeper lavender. Nice! CLoser to Clearview David. This is among my newest favorites of the year. Crazy Legs! A stellar form and nice orange with red reverse petals; much smaller at 3 inches across than I anticipated. Embrace- pale orange and yellow. Mine is squished into a crowded space but still doing okay. Similar color on Hamilton Lillian. Fewer blooms on this one but well worth the wait. Hillier Tanunda- too bad it's blurry as it is a beautiful little formal decorative. Maybe 4 inches across. The bush got shaded early by giant neighbor dahlias and was slow to take off. Now growing and I hope to see a few more blooms in the next month. Jessie G is really impossible to capture accurately. Deep purple on a wonderful ball. Mine is over 6 ft, bloom tops at 7 ft. Very tough to support in a wind or rain! Juul's All Star cute little orchid- mine is Purple and yellow, tons of blooms at any time and an equal number of bees buzzing to it. That's enough for one night, but there are more.

African Wine Kettle. One of my favorites! Work your soil well with compost. fertilize with lots of potash. water deeply and regularly. don`t be in a hurry to harvest.have a plan on what to do with several thousand gourds when the market for them bottoms out. get the new Red Hot Chili Pepper's disc "Stadium Arcadium". take a hit on a 14 or 15 if the dealer has a 9 or better showing. don`t be sucked into the notion that reality tv is fine entertainment. don`t be a bandwagon-jumper...cheer for the underdog down there in the mud who's fighting their genetic prison to succeed. Never sell your dreams for small desires. Always wear clean underwear. ~GG

They look great. The finish looks really organic. Vintage. It's sort of amazing, Nomorebluekitchen gets rid of her blue cabinets, and along comes your project to restore balance in the universe. Cosmic! Casey