Here's a fairly large Double Knock Out in the front yard--in the divider between my property and the neighbor's. Haven't had time to anything with it yet this year, so its looking a bit wild and woolley--and maybe lop-sided. I'll try to get some pruning done before the season is over. : ) Light blue irises came with the property when I bought my house thirty something years ago--don't know their name, but they bloom forever (for an iris). Another iris--name unknown. Sure is lovely. Here's a terrific fully packed white peony called Festiva Maxima--love that blood-red like marking in the middle of the blooms. I read somewhere once that this old classic is a good choice for more southerly gardeners, but I don't remember why. I have 4 of them. BIG blooms. Its getting so exciting now that things are nearly ready to bloom--can't believe the buds all over the yard--have never seen so many. Oddly, however, my hybrid teas are not taking over the show like they usually do. I thought with the mild winter we had, they would do terrifically well, but it seems the shrubs and floribundas are the ones doing best. But maybe that will all change in the next few weeks. This is about 3 weeks early for my roses--any of them--to be blooming. Kate

Carl Nielsen - interesting because the red pigment fades faster than the yellow. I I also feel it's a nice complement to the lavender roses. Novalis/Poseidon - really fantastic lavender! The colour is a bit darker than, say, Blue Moon or Mamy Blue, but still distinctly bluish (more so than Love Song, to my eyes). I also prefer its bloom shape to Love Song's, and it is at least as fragrant (though both are definitely light in fragrance). It doesn't like the heat, though. I put it in the greenhouse to protect it from the rain, and the blooms went totally crispy. Chartreuse de Parme - again! The colour is very variable, from rich magenta to medium pink and soft reddish violet. I do find all three colours attractive (unlike the variation exhibited by Princess Alexandra of Kent), and the perfume is lovely. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - a Tantau rose. So far, it's not very floriferous, but the blooms are large and fragrant.

Thanks I bought them like that i've had them for about three weeks I only watered them I will fertilize soon to keep them going strong I use regular water dissolving fertilizer

I'm so sorry to hear about your medical issues. And to catch Flu in the hospital had to be the topper. I hope you regain your strength soon.........I too like the dayliliy. So you are the fella with the yella daylily. Good for you..............Maryl