But you do take it "seriously," Eden - in that if you just look to see what all projects you've done this garden season alone - it's truly amazing in retrospect.... what a magical place; I agree w/ Woody - you likely will have inspired several future gardeners. Just fantastical.... I think I'm most taken by the fairy invasion of your property. --Cindy

playsndurt, you're not an idiot. Most people don't know or care about the names of their DL's. We are the strange ones...knowing not only the name, but the hybridizer and other stats too, is downright wacky. LOL! It doesn't really matter, if you're happy with them. You've got some pretty ones! Kathy

Beth, Thank you for the nice comments.I hope your bagged rose is Tiffany.These blooms this year are huge and a nice scent too. I am loving Double Knockout.Taking photos of it and just forgot about my other Knockout and its covered in blooms. Les: Thank you. Yes this Knock out really stands out.The blooms are pretty big,too and just a firey red.Too bad it doesn't have a fragrance. Aprille, Thank you.George Burns has decided to grow this year.I have never gotten more then just a couple blooms on it at a time,but now it has about a dozen blooms and some buds, too. Bgrose>Thank you for the nice comments. Judy: Thanks, so far the deer have not been here. I mixed up my own stuff and sprinkled around all the bushes about 6 weeks ago,and so far its working great.I think I need to soon mix up another batch of it and sprinkle around again,before I go out one day and have no buds or blooms left,oh and no leaves either.I have used the Liquid Fence before and it worked ok, but its expensive,and the stuff I used last year was expensive too,and my own stuff I mixed up,turned out to be twice as much for half the price. Carla, thank you. Eric,Thank you for the comments.Hope you have blooms real soon and show us some pictures, too. Hoovb.Thank you. I am impressed with this Double Knockout too.The blooms are bigger then I expected.The worms I been fighting don't seem to like it as I haven't found any on it yet,while they eating up all the other roses. Beth, Thanks for looking and commenting. Krista, Thank you for the nice comment.I may try to get another Double Knockout as I am loving this rose.It gets your attention. Florene.Thank you, hope to be seeing some of your photos soon. Thanks every one. Jean

Gorgeous Strelitzia! Yes, I'm afraid the politics in this state have become decidedly moronic. That is, the more idiotic the proposal, the greater likelihood it will not only be passed into law, it will be "fast-tracked" through so as to give folks the barest of bare minimum of time to react and provide input. These guys and gals are not into that citizen input thing. Oh, except billionaire citizens of primarily other states, with very deep pockets for "their kind of people". +om