Thank you very much for the ID's. The first one is near the spot where I saw the bad-looking P. mugo subsp. rotunda about which I asked an ID too. At first I though they were both the same species because they looked similar, but when I went too look closer then I could see the cones were definitely different. Funny part is that someone else suggested in that thread where I asked for an ID that it could be P. thunbergii. So I guess both trees are similar looking indeed. The second one I think comes from a hedge close-by that was (I think) never trimmed and therefore started producing cones. The third one is almost a miracle to me. Closest Abies koreana that I'm aware of is at least a few hundred meters away from where I found it. I'm very glad I dug it out too because A. koreana was also on my wanted list. :)

Thanks Guys...You're the best! Coniferfreak I think you may have found it for me. I looked up Buxus microphylla var.Koreana 'Green Gem' and the pics and description sound spot on: "Noted for rounded globular shape & extreme winter hardiness, seldom needs pruning." Thanks too Resin I think you gave me a good clue which will help me i.d. this one..."the leaves are too slender and pointed at the apex for that". I was able to determine that it probably wasn't 'Winter Green' because its leaves looked more rounded than mine. I think that noting the pointedness (not a word) will be a good clue for narrowing down which one I have. I tried to find a close up of Green Gem's leaves, but no luck so far. I will be taking a branch with me to the nurseries and comparing it with 'Green Gem'. Thanks for letting me know that the Korean Boxwoods are a good choice for wintery zones, Gardengal. BTW...do you do mail order? Do you have boxwood standards! :-) Eileen

Hello vna09, your yellow wildflower looks to me like Rudbeckia amplexicaulis. It's often discussed under the name of Dracopsis amplexicaulis and it is an annual... Michel André

The last photo looks like Edulis Superba - I think that's how you spell it!