Wow.. thanks all for the ideas :) I have never seen Julia Child and now I think I might need one myself :) Cute cute! Happy Child is one I haven't checked into and that one is quite pretty also (I love multipetalled flowers) I have Softee, and agree is is always blooming.. a real cutie of a rose. Well.. now we will see what my MIL's designer decides. I was trying to get some of my "personality" (OGR or the like) into her garden. We will see if it happens or not. what is really ironic is that this same person is going to help plan the front flower beds which is supposed to be an english/country garden theme. I am waiting to see what she does/what she picks out... I am just waiting for HT's to be interdispersed with the delphiniums :) Marleah

Thanks Virginia! Yes, I did order Pax last year. It was a bit tiny so I put it in a pot to grow on a bit. Sadly, I'm forgetful when it comes to watering, so it didn't do much all year and is still tiny. I think I'll just put it in the ground this winter. I wonder what your mystery rose is? It's lovely anyway. My camellia hedge is doing well! (Probably because I didn't torture it by putting it in a pot and forgetting to water). It's still not really recognisable as a hedge, more a series of tiny plants doing battle with weeds. But I went with Brushfield's Yellow, which flowers in late winter, so if I'm lucky I might see one or two blooms in a few months :)

Hi A, French Doll consistently looks like the 8/22 photo and is a super bloomer. (The first photo had already been in bloom for many days and was actually on its way out.) So, it starts out lt. yellow with pink dusted tips that open and blend to pale peach/pink petals with a bit of yellow in their core.

Lovely pictures everyone! Coffeemoms picture Carmem wanted the name of is cornukaempferia aurantifolia. Mine just started to sprout I am surprised how far along yours is. Beautiful. Trini I tried to make mine a standard also which is why I hate the thorns. LOL everytime I went to trim it I found an excuse why it didn't really need it. I would love to see a picture of your plant sometime, I bet its beautiful.