I have two Canary Birds (this is my favorite of all), one from pickering and one from Hortico. Pickering doesn't ofer it anymore, but Hortico ships really good ones. I already bought CBs for many of my friends from them. I like this rose so much and feel it is so bad it is not availavle in US. I am expecting one more next week. If you are interested I can donate it to you for planting at your work. Just let me know. My Primula is from Pickering, it doesn't have scented leaves blooms are less fragrant and bloom time is much shorter then with CB. My Hugonis is own root and I don't quite remember where I got it probably High Contry Roses. I love this one, but my problem is that blooms fully open only during the day when I am at work. In the morning and evening they are partially closed. So I can fully enjoy them only on weekends. Cantabrigiensis is from Pickering and it is too yong to judge, just one year old.

Congrats, Sherrie! I love those red admirals, too! They overwinter here - many a winter, I've hosted the same adult RA on my property, with them coming out on sunny days. I've also raised quite a few of them on my false nettles, which I think is a pretty plant, for a "weed" that is! :) Sherry

In the town of Kent in Putnam. Got buzzed 3 days ago and my wife said she saw one a day earlier. Frost warning tonight for us. Hope the peach tree survives as we got no peaches from last years very late frost.

Saw another one today. Might've been the same one from yesterday since it was another female. A lot of the hummingbirds that come to my yard will stay here all year. They even made a nest in my backyard last year. If you want them to stick around a water source is needed. My neighbors have a bird bath so I don't need to do this. In addition to salvias I've also seen them on penstemon, monarda, and weigela. They like honeysuckle and agastache as well but I don't have any of these planted. I know there are many other flowers they like, but these are the ones they like the most in my yard. They've been known to arrive in our area as early as April, but usually the beginning/middle of May is when we start to see them.