Thank you VERY much! Yes, I do think it is probably Paradise. I looked at all the pictures I could find on the internet once I had the name. This particular one was such a rich, yet soft shade of lavendar with such a vivid pink line around the edges. Now I HAVE to find onefor myself!!! lol

Thank you I am so proud of all of them! Especially the ones that I have had awhile... I was worried about the "babies" I got as starters (TC) I got last year... I wondered if they were growing at the right rate. They are. So they are perfectly happy and healthy and still growing- which I am told through research (like last year) will happen all season long. This makes me happy! I look forward to next year when they are twice as large as they are now. I like the new "babies" I have gotten... I'm proud of them, too, even the ones I had given to me!

My list is as follows: Thunderbolt,looked great the first year,when it came up the next year was very small,and just faded away,Dream Queen on the other hand grows great,though slow. Fireworks-just faded away No problems with Brim Cups Cascades,was beautiful for a couple years,then just kept getting smaller,and faded away. Island Charm,was beautiful for the first year,then just kept getting smaller,and disappeared. Morning Light,kept getting smaller,and faded away. I have no trouble with Northern Exposure,or American Halo,or Lakeside Love Affaire,like some here have. Halcyon grows well also. That's all I can think of for now. It seems some people can grow almost anything,and others have trouble with some plants,while others don't! Phil

Thanks everyone! Keswick- Thanks for the suggestions. I do have sedum Autumn Joy. Anemones would be great and fall blooming irises too. I will have to look for some of those. Donna, Daylilies have come along way in just a few years. There are some fantastic ones out there and they are soooo expensive! I will be waiting a few years for the price to come down and I am sure by then there will be even more beautiful ones. Popmama- my hydrangea is only about a foot tall but at least it is blooming! There is a large pot in the garden that has some easy wave petunias and a dragon wing begonia in it. I grew the petunias from seed and they are doing very well. I like to put pots in the garden to create some height. Dragonwings are my favorite plant to put in pots because just one plant fills up a large pots and looks great until frost. Here is my red dragonwing Here is my pink one Dragonwing with petunias Another bowl of petunias in the garden. This bowl sits on pedestal. Hanging basket of petunias I grew from seed. Thanks for looking!