Ohh, you all are fascinating! I wish the catalpa 'Aurea' at Forest Farm was much cheaper and I'd place my first order! I did pick up a ribes odoratum at a garage sale/plant sale last year. It's 4 ft tall and was $2.- Yeah I'm going back to find more values in the spring! I did take advantage of a co-op again this year with woodthrush (GW) and bought over 50 lilium bulbs for about $70 Orienpets are lovely!If they do the right plants at the co-op for Walter's Gardens I will put in an order for perennials too. I also placed my first order with Thomson Morgan seed as they had a $10 and NO minimum order offer with the last catalog. I also purchased seed from Valueseeds? seeds very cheap, and recommended at the Tom Clothier website. I am hoping to buy unusual aroids from lariann's personal collection this spring(GW) Jackson and Perkins has a nice metal trellis set I'm eyeing.... And if the stinkin'!! snow clears up by then( 10 more inches today!) I'd like to drive all the way to Madison this weekend for the giant garden expo and see what all the vendors have to offer. Tickets are $6-7 for a day of talks and all. It would be a nice break to think green instead of white...... Karen

Jamie My guess is that they are too dry. Their root have been growing in a pot and are still in that shape so they suck up all the water in that space. The moss basket dries out quickly and they should be watered more. I am guessing the vines may have been in longer and may not be showing the problem that the Impatiens have. Plus the vine is more woody and can take drying out more anyway.

Its really hard to say. If the leaves look as though they are being chewed from the sides in. It could be green worms. If the whole plant is be mowed down it could be any number of mammals like rats, rabbits, voles even, deer. But I would guess the worms (catapillars).

I had mine planted with compost and next to the roses so they got the same things. Some organic stuff and some miracle grow and some time release fertilizer and they did very well in part shade. They even reseeded. I found some sprouting up in the bed yesterday.