OHH!, Those lycoris are amazing!!! Where are the leaves? Sometimes i get so jealous of southern climate, im saying this as I should be taking Cannas out of the ground :/ Cannas are probally one of the easiest to grow plants in the south, even here all i do is plant then walk away, and dig them up at the end of season! One thing I have managed to keep alive for 2 years is the hardy bannana(but it is a pain in the butt to protect over winter!) We here have lately had above average temps after that flirting with frost so many of my plants are saoking rays outside still, as I clean my garden for the end of season. Tiffany, do u grow vegetable? I manage to keep spinach alive here over the winter in a mini greenhouse.

I love Rogue Valley, but I'll add that I got an email from Heirloom roses about some varieties being restocked. One of them is their version of Blush Noisette which they claim is thornless. Their picture of it is very pretty, too. I wonder how it compares to all the other BNs out there. Anybody here grow that particular one? I'm very tempted to try it, but higher on my trial list for this year are Madame Doré and Basye's Blueberry.

I don't think spot treating is going to give one an attractive wildflower meadow. Its going to look clumpy - IMPO. And most bulbs are not native, not sure if that is important to your planting or not. Round up is not as safe as claimed above. IT can hurt animals, particularly fish and amphibians, when not used correctly. I do think roundup is safer than most other herbicide alternatives, but it needs to be used wisely and in accordance with directions. If you are starting with lawn, I would either smother it with newspapers and mulch and plant the area in plugs. Or I would kill the area with round up, wait a few weeks, mow the dead turf off and then overseed the area with a quality wildflower mixture, right into the dead turf. You can get quality seed mixtures from places like Prairie Nursery, Prairie Moon Nursery and Ion Exchange. Those are US sources, you may be able to find a Canadian equivalent. The Prairie Nursery website contains some good instructions on how to prepare a site. I would suggest you read that also.

many years ago, mine would reseed. but the newer varieties not only don't reseed, but die after the first blooms. I'm not the only one having this problem around here. Several of us say we are never having petunias again and they used to be my favorites. (of course I always fall off the wagon and buy some anyway.)