Thanks - I like the way you set up the framework for your blueberries - I might have to try to copy that, since the birds always get more berries than I do.

OMG . . . I just found this post . . . . . . I teared up . . . right hand to God, Steve I teared up . . . Mostly because those are the sorts of gardens we all hope to achieve one day and you captured the essence of why we are all so captivated by hostas so elegantly . . . BRAVO Sir !!! But there is also the fact that I played cello for over 15 years and have seen Yoyo Ma perform live . . . he is an amazing performer and a great guy to boot. Copland is amazing . . . Appalachian Spring reminds me a lot of Johan deMeij. Might I recommend for your ears the Aquarium Suite by deMeij. It is not an orchestral piece but was written for a symphonic band. It features three movements. Movement 1 is the Allegretto and represents the Neon Tetra, Electric Eel, and Angelfish Movement 2 is the Adagio and it represents the Sea Horse and Zebrafish Movement 3 is the finale and features Guppies I would love to hear the speech you are preparing for. I enjoy the title thoroughly :) Many thanks again for creating and sharing this beautiful presentation and making me scour Youtube for a decent recording of Aquarium. The link is the best I could find (minus the coughing . . . live recording) Ludi Here is a link that might be useful: Aquarium - Johan de Meij A.C.A.M G. Verdi di Ciminna (PA)

Daisy, they can be forced to bloom any time of the year, but the plant may not survive afterwards. I plant them with roses and forget about them for the rest of the year. May is the month of their spectacular blooms! Tree peonies are really much taller and bigger than the herbaceous kind.

I always wait until my redbud leafs out to prune back, just to be sure I am not removing live branches. To add your location information to your name so that it will appear in all your posts: Go to Your Houzz in upper right of every page, click Edit Profile, and on the left side click advanced settings. Well down the advanced settings page is a blank labeled Climate Zone for Garden Forums along with a link to find your zone. Then return to the top of the page and click Done Editing.