Donna thanks a lot, had not heard of those. I'm not sure how I would fasten the trellises to them as I was thinking of some metal strips bent at right angles on the ends to brace against the fireplace/clips and on the other end to to the trellis (I'm not very mechanically-minded). I might be able to use something like that inside, too. They look stronger than velcro. I will ask my son how we could make them work as they are the best suggestion so far, we talked about it last year for a different trellis I was going to make out of wood, and that involved a masonry bit and some kind of fastener, bolts or screws. At the link is what the trellis is like; it's very tall, still in the box, 3 sections vertically I think. Scroll down to linrose's post (about 4th) on this thread; she's got a triple, mine is just like that only black and need to wire two singles together to make it double, brickwork wasn't wide enough for a triple like hers. Hers looks almost flush against the brick, I want mine out and away more but straight and not leaned, like hers. I thought about using fence posts, but that would look kind of unprofessional and tacky & might not hold well, but I have to improvise a lot around here. Those roses have been bugging me. I think I have them all figured out, looked at Pickering again and also HMF. Now that one has to be Evelyn, and the darker pink one has to be Hyde Hall. A few of the blooms look more like the photo at Pickering but it is the same bush. Miss Alice & Wisley are on the other side, Wisley's blooms nod still. Miss Alice and Rosemoor are on either side of my french drain, probably get their roots too damp or just too obstructed, not doing well compared to the others. Here is a link that might be useful: Linrose's triple trellis from Plow & Hearth

That's so cool you have morning glory growing neighbors, Dena. My neighbors mainly grow mulch in their gardens. Or they have a serious love affair for marigolds. Here is the cotyledon pair of a morning glory (Ipomoea nil) that should make a large flower and soft blue color, with white margin. It really ought to have lovely variegated leaves too (I can't remember). I grew it indoors over the winter in 2009. I'm excited to grow it again, finally getting around to it.

Christine, well done!! Congratulations! And congratulations to everyone else, for doing one heck of a great job! I picked up quite a few ideas from all of you wonderful OBFERS! And thank you again Sheri, for a very fun and creative swap!!!!! Happy weekend to all! Annie

I don't know how long they would last in our heat, but the subtle complexity of the colors in Heartbeat of America is beautiful. Celebrity Elite to a lesser degree also has an array of colors showing in your picture....Chicagoland Millenium also caught my eye. Even though it's registered as a pink it sure looks yellow to me. Good photos.............Maryl