Thanks folks! I can't believe how much the rain the last couple of days has helped everything along in the garden. Jroot - I'm having fun piddling around trying to layer and root a bunch of new things for a fall swap...hope you're up for another. I like being able to put faces to names that pop up in the various forums from our spring swaps. By the way, something - (maybe earwigs?) ate the tops off my daliah's - tops looked like black nibs so I cut back abit and see some branching - will they flower on these branching shoots (I'm a rookie at growing these and didn't appreciate the nibbling that took place by whatever critter - because the tops were fairly tall, it's not likely to be rabbits or voles because they would need to be pretty big to reach the top and there are tasty tidbit plants closer to the ground for any bottom rodent to feed on that's why I was thinking earwig) - I am impressed at the size these daliah's have gotten to. Just praying I end up with flowers dispite the early nibbling of tops that happened. Muttsfan - I was actually cutting back the Nelly's tonight - must have picked off 100 flowers from the two stately ones that grow up the circular pillars at the ends of the porch, but still plenty more blooms with lots of life left in them. The two Niobe's are done flowering on the bottom portions but the tops are still full of ready to open buds. I'm treating a few of my group 2's as half & half's (pruning one side as a group 3 - hard pruned in spring, while leaving the other side as a light group 2 prune) - John Paul is my experiment - time will tell if this ends up totally confusing the plant or me. I'm busy layering everything in sight, including the clematis - like I need any more, but I figure by the time last years layerings are transplanted into bigger pots, I'll be itching for some more 1st year liners to baby for the remainder of this summer. Eliza Ann & Tiffy - please get your camera's ready and post your clematis photo's - I would love to see yours. Peatpod - ever since DH surprised me with jewellery for our anniversary, my shopping expeditions have been limited - that darn alarm signal from my new Martha Stewart Ankle bracelet keeps attracting way too attention if I venture too close to any plant nursery. But apparently you are still on a loose rope and from what I've read in the threads at GW, you've been on the loose shopping and buying up central ontarios stock of new plants. Have you found enough space in your neighbourhood to get everything planted? I have finally started unloading a bunch of plants that I had to plop onto a pile of top soil in the back yard because I couldn't figure out where the heck to put them all...I'm going to limit myself to one fall swap because going to 3 GTA & area ones ends up with me bringing home way too much stuff. Composter you supplied was full within days of arrival from leaves and grass clippings - should be ready to be turned by now as it was good and hot the last time I checked. Cheers all!

At last time to peruse these beauties. Is TROIKA never not wonderful? SUMMER SONG looks great being mellow. SHEER ELEGANCE is being perfect for your camera. At HMF the cluster shots of DEB'S DELIGHT confirm I want it! Others caught my eye too. So beautiful Beth. Thank you.

Thank you all for the kind words! Vaporvac - thanks for pointing out my error. I fixed the order so now it's correct. Rose - I used Google Photos to make the collages. I think you can use an existing Google username and password to create a photo account. Google Photos lets you upload pics from your computer into your photo library. From there you can make albums if you want. Collage is an option but this feature isn't very flexible. You can add up to 9 photos but you don't have control over the ordering of the pics. The collage is a great to showcase one rose and show its variations. This is Anne Boleyn. Helen - my Instagram username is annkameoka. Ann

Debra, the summer of 2012 was hot and dry here and we didn't get many seeds that year. The pods cracked open and, just like you have encountered, the seeds were not ripe. When I looked back at how long the pods had been on the plant, the pods were opening far too soon. I lost lots of seeds that season for that reason. I hope you get some viable seeds. Nancy