If you had extreme heat AND windy conditions, that's a double whammy. And if the ground hadn't been watered extremely well during the heat, that makes for hosta crispies. Granted, I'm in MInnesota, but I have a whole part of my garden that is adjusting well to full sun conditions (dawn till 3pm) It gets watered well, but the hostas have grown HUGE! I recommend dealing with the crispies this year, and see what happens next year. If you're going to do any moving, I recommend in the early part of the season when you're dealing with 1-2" pips sticking out. Then you can see what you're working with and minimize the leaf damage.... and they'll still leaf out nicely. Good luck!

I have 4 in large 20 gallon pots that i bought this spring. They didn’t get a huge number of blooms before the heat of zone 9b Houston weather really set in June. But what was worse was their damage which made leaves and buds tiny. I finally found Spinosad spray for the thrips and it has bounced back this fall and is going to have another flush of blooms. I’m going to leave mine in pots another year at least because I’m not sure of the right spot. They can’t take full south Texas sun for sure.

Towandazz that certainly looks like EA. If it isn't, I'd be surprised. I absolutely love that test garden. I would hike up the back way with my 4 year old son from the busy downtown Portland street of Burnside. I would climb the mile high stone stairs through the woods for exercise a couple years back. The stairs were insane, but reminded me of some old tibetan stairs to a buddhist temple or something, and then the truck through the trails, to then finally arrive at the test garden at the break of dawn. I did it everyday at around 6:00 am when there was no public or visitors yet. The only ones there were a few workers tending the roses. It was very peaceful eating breakfast up there by ourselves. I am sad they wanted to tear those stairs down, but I only assume the rich people up there probably don't want the homeless having access to their streets so easily. I wonder if they are still there today? I don't know that many people know about them except for city dwellers lol! I will check when I visit on my birthday, because my husband is taking us up there. Thanks Dave! I hope they bloom too. Both bushes seem very small though and both were ordered from Heirloom Roses. I have a feeling there may be none this year. The canes aren't even thick as pencils yet. I wonder if I got two small specimens from them. Even so, I will be patient because I love those roses!

Yes Bob! That is a beautiful rose! With your grafting ability, you can have as many roses as you have citrus. I’ve definitely thought of grafting roses too but I don’t have much space and roses grow large. I was on the citrus forum this morning - it feels like home :). I have a couple of citrus grafts that are growing quickly. I’m leaving for the beach tomorrow and may try to take some pictures of my trees to share. My roses are still small except for a big one I found really cheap at Home Depot - Angel Face. Wow the scent is incredible. I cut some for a small bouquet and can smell the if I just walk by. But hey, I also harvested a mandarin and orange today that my daughter promptly gobbled up. I have a lot to learn about roses and especially climbers and how to train them. I have three climbers that are small - Eden, Impressionist, and a pink and highly rated one whose name I forget right now but starts with a Z...