I like your Lava Flow. I had it here, but it didn't survive. It bloomed really well while I had it. This was Fern Stone's first spring here, so I can't say. It certainly didn't reach any real height. It only had about 5 buds between the 2 fans. Your roses are so beautiful, I always admire them, wish I could grow them. Well, I could, but it would be meals for Japanese beetles. I gather Debra has them already & she isn't too far from me. Just between you & me I hope she keeps 'em there!

Oh, lovely pictures. Beautiful color on those daylilies. Thanks for listing the bud count. Your bud counts seem more in line with what is happening here. It seems on average the plants are in the ten buds per scape range. I have no faith in some of the bud counts that are listed at 50. I think 20 is probably a big deal---so let me know what you think.. I value your opinion and the same for the others on this forum.

I love the color of your rose Nicole Carol Miller, and interestingly enough, I have a ceramic rose of Compassion that was given to me as a gift quite a few years ago. One good thing about that, I don't have to worry about animals, diseases or insects ruining it.

Hope you were referring to injuries to plants and not yourself. Your season has begun and like or not, the weather is what it is, right? It still early so things may smooth out. The roses are so beautiful. You must spend hours tending to them. Compassion is the color pink I would love to have here.

I think I have a meniscal tear in the left knee, but x-rays do not show much narrowing; have to get an MRI now. Compassion can come in different hues; sometimes, it appears more salmon. I think it blows too quickly for my taste.

Avedon, yes, on most cultivars I don't get much more than 10. For many years, New York Rita complained about low bud count on Lava Flow. As long as a daylily has a lot of scapes and is reasonably vigorous, I will accept the 7-12 range. Upper teens and low twenties are rare here.

Mantis, if you have a choice, go for therapy rather than arthroscopic surgery. That surgery started my knee problems

Hooray, your daylily season has begun! Nice colors on Lava Flow and Fern Stone. The photos of your roses and the begonia pot are lovely.

Great photos! Your roses are beautiful. Liebeszauber really stands out, love the color!

Lori

Love your container combination, but you always do so well with the combos. I assume those are the "non-stop" tuberous Begonias. Unfortunately they don't like our summer heat, but I am always drawn to them at the box stores in spring......Roses were my first love so naturally I appreciate yours. Leibeszauber (what a name) does well even in the mid south and Nicole C. Miller has that lovely lavender color that so appealing. My roses hit peak about 3 weeks ago, and with the daylilies and other gardening chores, I'm just now getting around to deadheading them. But boy were they glorious at peak .............Maryl

Mantis: I had a torn meniscus about 25 years ago. I had surgery and physical therapy after and have not had a problem since.

Fern Stone is a beauty and lots of buds to look forward to. I have an ugly case of rose envy. My Shailer's Provence had two final end blooms last week and I will miss them. I have one scrappy Chicago Peace that survives its siblings due to afternoon shade provided by a wild privet, and a Mardi Gras that blooms beautifully but struggles to reach its potential in our stressful weather. My love of roses began years ago watching my grandfather tend his rose garden in Massillon.

Liebeszauber is "magic of love." Maryl, the begonias are in the Solenia series, which are supposed to be quite sunfast, but they require some shade here. In a hot summer (which you probably always have), they sometimes give out by the end of July. Kay, what is the scape height of Fern Stone at your place? Chris (from Michigan) grew Fern Stone, so I know it is hardy, but I suspect that it does not bloom on the 38-inch scapes as registered.

Mother of Pearl this morning in more early-June-like temperatures:

Lava Flow is certainly a pretty one.The roses are gorgeous.I use to grow a lot of roses, but, got tired of fighting the deer to have them., so finally the deer and Black Spot won outGave a daughter my most loved rose,since she always wanted it so bad,.it was a deep purple rose.

mantis: Not a good thing to happen with your knee during this time of the year. How in the world did you do that? Well, hope it is minor and not a major surgery.