medo,You are more than welcome to seeds,there will be plenty! Yes, Devin would love to have a praying mantis in the house....lol...but I am betting kitty would put an end to that real quick! I can just imagine your reaction when it moved....lol..... Monica,Thanks!I will have a talk with them....lol... Maggie ,so glad the pic help solve a mystery for you! :) Thanks so much for the compliments ,I may just look into a contest! :)

This one has grape edges. Think I will plant it with the one above next year. Not a great picture of this iris. I have a couple more in bud with name tags, I will try and post them later.

Ken, Very funny! So many of these things have happened to us that it is like you have written our biography! Not only did Fido smash a G.E.,he left us a major deposit right in the middle of our driveway! I guess the visitors just figured the "heap" would break down overnight and just vanish. We were having a cookout for fathers day and these folks took down the chain and sign that says Hosta visits by appointment only ,please. at the gate , Asked if we minded if they just walked around while we ate. It wasn't 15 minutes later that they all had the call of nature and had to use the restroom. They all had those 44 ounce "Glug Jugs" as you described. As we all know it is difficult to enjoy a meal with your family when there are 5 complete strangers walking all over your property so Even though it was my day, I kept getting up to answer questions and keep them from wandering into the woods where the Poison Ivy thrives and the Hornets are angry. After about an hour and a half they meandered back to their van .They casually thanked me and told me that they were amazed by all of the Hostas but were really looking for a tree that day and the nursery that grows trees down the road was closed. I quietly wondered how the closed nursery had kept them out? Perhaps land mines or an 8 foot electrical fence? Thanks for the laugh and letting me know that there are others that feel my pain. Denny Denny

Another lots of great pics GH.I have missed your postings. Gosh I like that Hibiscus what a pretty colour and those markings very nice. Daisy's are a good stand by plant very welcome and a cheery flower. The Liliums are beautiful as is the Day lily.....Cheers..MM.