They look great and BIG!!!! Love, Love, Love them. I see you are really getting into the tropicals with the Cannas. The Fire Flash looks good with the EE. I brought two I will put one in with my EE this summer. I have put both of my CHLOROPHYTUM ORCHIDANTEROIDES 'FIRE FLASH' in a pot with,,, This old Armaryllis that bloom continuous summer and winter Fire Flash Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy Big Plant New Year

Duchesse, Now you've gotten me to learn more. I always thought/remembered wrongly that the Mrs. Wilson who was the de facto president after Wilson was incapacitated was the Mrs. Wilson to whom he was married when first elected. I remembered his first wife had died, but thought that was significantly before his election. So now we see a Georgia connection and even more of a reason for the Atlanta Constitution to use such 'Atlanta Constitution society column gushy words' in this piece. Searching the Atlanta Constitution for info on roses has led to some descriptions of social events (with rose decorations) that are so sugary as to induce near diabetic comas in the healthiest of us. Here is a link that might be useful: Her burial (and a cemetery to check for roses)

We don't have any hickory trees, but we do have several black walnuts on the land we live on, and have had good success with juglone tolerant perennials near them. I agree with gardengal48 that you may experience more of a challenge from the roots of the trees interfering with planting and moisture more than the juglone. Growing from seed may make the landscaping process easier, rather than trying to dig holes for larger nursery container plants. Here are some links to some lists of juglone tolerant plants. Keep in mind though that sometimes various lists will contradict one another about what is juglone tolerant and what isn't: http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/1000/1148.html http://wihort.uwex.edu/landscape/Juglone.htm#Trees&Shrubs: http://www.wvu.edu/~Agexten/hortcult/fruits/blkwalnt.htm http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/430/430-021/430-021.html You may want to try to select perennials that also tolerate dry soil, depending on much the trees root systems are dominating the land you live on. Sometimes I find it helpful to research the natural forest habitat of trees...what forest-expert types usually call the "forest alliance"...and then look for the plants that naturally grow underneath them what's known as the "understory" or "herb layer". These types of native plants will likely grow the easiest and require the least maintenance. Not sure what kind of hickory trees you have, but if they're naturally growing in your yard, they would be one of the Caryas...possibly Carya ovata (Shagbark Hickory) or maybe Carya glabra (Pignut Hickory). Depends of course on what area of the country you're in. Here's some info on forests with hickories in Maryland: http://www.dnr.state.md.us/wildlife/Md_Veg_Com/10_.asp Look for what's listed as growing in the "herbaceous layer", "herb layer" and "shrub layer" and you may get a better idea of what will naturally grow well beneath hickories.

What a coincidence Rick just spent all day fussing over my seedlings with spider mite. i have never had them on my seedlings before, the reason i have them is its been the second worse winter for me i have lost lots of plants to the rot monster so in desperation i put my yearlings in the warm grow room to save them now there is spider mite over everything so im on the net looking for predatory mites i did see a website after we were chatting about them a couple of months ago i just treated them by spraying alcohol to keep them at bay until i get the bugs.