Phyl, Your cat sits with you while on GardenWeb too? My "big boy" Nemo (he weighs 18 lbs!) sits here with me reading the Rose Forum every night! He's also my gardening buddy...did you catch the pic I posted of him dreaming of roses? If not, here he is again...How many kitties own you? I heard we are getting a hard freeze tonight, so this may end the rose season. I lucked out and found my Heaven on Earth at a garden center an hour south of here but I do know it is a Jackson & Perkins rose so maybe check their website for next Spring. I am SO pleased with this rose! It has bloomed non-stop all summer and right now has a couple dozen blooms on it (although this freeze tonight may end her beautiful reign)...it made a nice, bushy shrub and the leaves were disease-free and glossy. I like how it starts out orange in the bud, opens a salmon-peach color, then fades to light pink. I hope you find one next year...I highly recommend it! Celeste a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank">

I have not heard of it. But I have had this problem a few times. It would not be surprising to find no info, as some growers name plants and do not "register" them. That limits information on the Internet and forces you to contact the wholesaler for details if the plant label had insufficient data or you simply want pics. :o( Maybe your local nursery can help you determine who the wholesaler was. Then contact them. See if they can give you information and photos. At least, you will not have to wait long to see open blooms! Hope you get them and hope you like them! PS - post pictures if you can find some (or take pics of the blooms when they open). The name sure sounds interesting and makes me wonder what does it look like!!!

Nothing unusual; this is the time of the year our summer song-bird migrate. Several small song birds migrate at night, therefore, you may not notice. Ornithologists think they may do this to avoid enemy predators. Starlings and blackbirds are forming large flocks and will move south. In spring and early summer, these same birds vie for nesting and feeding territory and will space apart. After the nestlings have fledged, that behavior subsides and by fall, these same birds flock together with their new offspring. Hopefully, the new birds have developed sufficiently to withstand the rigors of the flight south. I have not seen any juncos yet, but when I do, I will know that winter is coming. The juncos over-winter here and in early spring, they will leave for their northern nesting sites. When the juncos arrive, it signals the end of summer-like weather. At my house, the average temperature has lowered and last week, I turned on my furnace. The autumn forecasters here are predicting that our fall colors will peak a week earlier than last year. This forecast is based on several factors, all weather related throughout the spring and summer. Our colors normally peak around Oct.1 to Oct 10. This year, it may peak by the end of the 3rd week of September.

Christopher, thanks for the note on the timing of color change. The maples in the garden have barely changed color. The laburnum started on Aug 26th and it is noticably yellow now. I want a more intense color to balance its pale yellow. over the years, i have noticed that the laburnum kerps its leaves till late october.