I live in a very small town with no nursery. The local grocery put out some flats of annuals last week. Nothing special. The next little town over doesn't even have a grocery, but they have a nice small nursery with a decent little selection. The only problem there is that they don't label their plants correctly. Their brugs are labeled "Angel Trumpet" (pink, white or yellow). Hollyhocks were simply "purple". But their prices are really low, especially considering there's not another nursery for 10 miles and they are HIGH. I think I must go back and buy a yellow and buy a yellow and pink brug.

Hi Tikanas! I'll answer to this! My Diet Chat name is Wild_Chicken because one of my favorite things to hear and see are the wild chickens, while hiking in one of my favorite places, Kauai. Some people call me BJ, my initials, but I prefer to be called Wild_Chicken to keep my privacy in case any of my relatives or friends are lurking in on me! :) Married, I have 4 kids, all girls, and no pets. My interests change every year, as I am always trying some new hobby or sport that I find I enjoy! I immerse myself in it for a year or more and I'm off to something else. However, I have always enjoyed hiking in whatever place I'm visiting. I hike at a fast pace and enjoy it! I like taking a camera and getting nature shots while I'm out there. I love talking with my kids, hot climates, watching things grow, seeing GOOD, non-violent movies, and cooking meals for people. I like reading in a library setting and get a library card at the local library as soon as I hit town! Lastly, I like to believe you're never too old for anything if you're in shape to try it...so take care of your health and see a doc yearly! As far as weight and diet goes, I am on a HER athlete-based sort of a plan: whole foods, no preservatives, and I eat SMALL meals every 3 or 4 hours, about 6 meals a day total. I try to combine a little protein and carb in each meal. This has keep me on track and I'm not hungry. Most of my food is refrigerator stuff, fresh and from the outside aisle in the grocery: veggies, fruit, whole grain, nutty bread, yogurt, and nuts. This, I find, keeps me CHARGED UP and ready to go! It also reminds me to get out there and MOVE! I have lost over 50 pounds (on WW, SS, and the HER althlete-based plan) and have 12 more pounds to lose B4 I'm at goal! I am hypothyroid and take meds for that; it doesn't make losing weight any easier! I detest sit-ups and push-ups, but try to do them anyway....lol.

Update on 'Earth Angel' & 'Madame Anisette' for this year-2017 both roses did extremely well in terms of disease resistance. 'Earth Angel' has bloomed several times this summer and 'Madame Anisette' bloomed twice for me. I moved 'Madame Anisette' to my rose garden from the chimney. It never really went dormant in front of the chimney. I moved it in April and just this week moved it to another spot in this rose garden so it could be seen better (on the border edge corner.). 'Earth Angel' looks very good and healthy -- a smallish shrub about 3' X 3'. Next spring it needs to be moved away from a 'Pat Austin' as it might start encroaching on it, 'Madame Anisette' is about 5' tall and 2' wide.

I have 4 in large 20 gallon pots that i bought this spring. They didn’t get a huge number of blooms before the heat of zone 9b Houston weather really set in June. But what was worse was their damage which made leaves and buds tiny. I finally found Spinosad spray for the thrips and it has bounced back this fall and is going to have another flush of blooms. I’m going to leave mine in pots another year at least because I’m not sure of the right spot. They can’t take full south Texas sun for sure.