Glad to hear I'm not alone laughing at myself - life's too short - gotta laugh. Ianna if you are happy with your lavender plants keep them. You can trim them down 1/3 each year so long as you don't cut into the hardwood. I like to start new ones each year to build on my current lavender - I love to use them around garden veggie beds, around sitting areas and the like. I love to collect seeds every year for trading and when they start to look ragged I yank them out, dig out some of the old dirt and put it elsewhere in the garden and mix in new compost/dirt into the old hole. When I decide that I have a lot of them but want to keep some for one last flower bash I take out every second plant only and put in new ones. So I still get the wow factor from the old plants - the following spring I take out the rest of the old stock and put new stock in. You can keep new plants bushier by trimming them back 1/3 on the new growth in the spring or fall. I use munstead lavender because they are tough in zone 5. Does this help at all? It's only 1C outside but I'm dressing up and getting back at working in my garden - making side steps along the grade of the house. Will be putting down old house wrap (from the home build) and pinning it in place and then getting lovely red chips to lay on top. And I want to flip a few existing beds. Will be getting manure to add to them but for now I want to get clean them out and lay house wrap or black garbage bags down to start baking the soil and suppressing the weeds. If I get cold hot chocolate should warm me up. I've played with my indoor seedlings this morning, breathing all over them (okay I talk to them, sing and pet them to keep them green and raking my fingers across them on a regular basis helps the stems to thicken up). I full of mischief today! Whooooooo Hooooooo! Peggy

None! I plant them late spring, then when the daylilies are blooming I remove the ugly ones and only keep the very best. I plant the seedlings in the gaps left by the ugly ones I removed.

I went to the open house this year for the first time. I usually go on vacation this time of year. I did get the plant I have been wanting which was Typhoon. After that the scene there becomes overwhelming. Haha. I had things I wanted and then after seeing them decided I didn't. Then I saw ones I really liked but online didn't think I wanted. So I ended up making funny decisions in the heat of the moment. I ended up with a 5 tip Super Round which again is one I wanted. I really liked all the little baby plants that you could pick up for 6 bucks. Different premium colors. I got a few of those. I realize I like mystery. I have new varieties that I liked after seeing them in person for me to get next year.

There is just no program to help me at this late date hehe. Actually I can picture matching bonnet and booties, I've been looking for the perfect vintage jar and vintage booties and baby bonnet at flea markets, no luck yet..lol. I am only looking for 1 set and 1 jar..I'm sure not dressing all these kids. Lol