Carrie, I so do! It's a good thing I can't find any more seed for it or I'd be spreading it all over the garden. It is fantastic. Love the foliage too...kinda blue-green and very soft looking. Thank you all so much for your comments. As I said, hardly anyone sees my garden and it is so nice to get some feedback. The flax just happened. A packet of seeds from Walmart and boom. Last year they didn't look so great - all floppy and sparse blooms. But this year they are magnificent. I am really loving them.

artemis....Thanks for the link. I did check out help me find as soon as I saw your first post. I couldn't find very much info but I will keep it in mind. Ann C....Hubby loves the way the garden looks when the roses start growing and blooming. He is very proud of my garden. The thing he has the most trouble with is when I shovel prune roses that don't work for me. He can't handle that. triple b....Luckily, I don't have to keep any of my roses in pots. I have only planted in one section of my yard and there is still a lot more ground in the backyard to plant in. Oh, and the plans I have for the front! That makes DH cringe! Not only does it involve more roses and plants but it also involves gopher wire and tree removal. We may start on that next spring. Ahhh, I can almost smell the roses now..... ~Melissa

Marion is my grow every year tomato. I know it will produce well if nothing else does! My Dad started growing them when they were released in 1960. He grew them every year of his life, until he couldn't garden any more. But I still planted and harvested them for him in the last 3 years of his life, he died in August 2010 at 88 years old! They produce 6 to 8 ounce fruit, not big, so it's a two or three slicer on a sandwich. Kind of acidic, which I like. They taste great to me fresh, frozen, and canned. They are excellent in homemade veggie soup and sauces. I have never had many problems with disease, a few cases of BER but not very often, Zero BER this year. I have had BER on everything but Marion some years. From Bonnie's website: "Marion tomato was developed in the South and released in 1960 to meet the challenges that heat and humidity that create, plant diseases and cracked fruit." Here is a link that might be useful: Bonnie

I can't wait to see pictures of Maggie. Love the name. If you wanted to try another DA rose, I have had great success with Pretty Jessica which laughs at the heat, is upright and stays small but tall for a DA rose. I would say mine is about two to three feet wide, if that and about four to five feet tall. Constant bloomer. Next one would be Princess Alexandra of Kent but give her room to grow. She is a beaut! Flowers bigger than my hand in spring and fall. Smaller flowers in the heat. She takes a beating and keeps on ticking! Next would be Munstead Wood. Love, love, loveo him. He also takes the heat. All three have to be the best DA roses I have seen for the heat. Now, that being said, my first timer roses that have been in the ground about six months (if that) and on their own roots, that seem to be doing pretty well for me are also Lady of Shalott and Alwick. They are both babies and being subject to full sun all day long and until this week, 100--110 degree heat. Both are producing sporadically with tiny flowers but their leaves look good and they are continuing to put on new growth. I think once they get established in a couple of years, they will be fine. I hope Lady's flowers tone down the orange a bit in the future. Another rose, still very young and on its own root that seems to be doing well is Occhi di Fata. It is starting to put out a few more blooms and the growth is good. It is a charming rose and I hope for great things in the future.