blue23rose - I finally bit the bullet and got a DSLR, my point and shoot got messed up when I took it into extreme weather... so I got the Nikon D60 - with an additional zoom lens too. Love it so far - It will get a real test when I go to the Regional garden tours! Julia - I really like Sea Siren and Neusa Gergemann - guess I like those greyish eyes. They are a lot different than other eyes... I sure hope Unvanquished gets less Thrip damage later... I sprayed those little buggers... we'll see!

very pretty! I love chantilly lace. Does it stay that lavender color? Fantan is pretty too. I've started an "oddball" collection thanks to YOU! haha. I THINK Stephen Rulo may have bloomed out and it's OH so pretty! Also, I've not posted in FORever but I was gonna attempt to upload a pic of one of mine and it says the file is too large. I know you used to have to use photobucket but I was hoping you didn't have to now. Is that what you use? Thanks so much! April

I like the smaller size of I See Stars at a time when trendiness is for big flowers. Up Against the Sun is indeed big and well budded. Don't your scapes lean a bit this year? Hadn't seen Kick Out the Jams before.

Thanks Avedon! W. Homestead is probably thanking me for moving it. It was getting too much shade, so I moved it a couple of years ago. It did ok last year, maybe revving up for this year. Julia,Hint of Blue normally really blooms well, it looked pretty good today, but doesn't look like blooms will last long this year. Mantis, Heartbeat of Heaven does look like a possibility for the NOID, the stats pretty well match up. Thanks Kay , Sherry I really like the shape of the blooms on Motown Blues, they always seem photogenic. My fake Siloam will stay here, I quite like it. Debra, I'm quite thrilled with W. Homestead, rarely do I get that much bloom from a plant.