Honestly, I don't see what the big deal is with Knock Outs... yes, they're nice filler in a perennial border, or for someone who may not be experienced, but I really don't have anything great to say about them... and the local market was flooded with them this year... and last! I've been a gardener for as long as I can remember, both indoors and out, and not knowing plant names makes me mental. Most everything I grow is either tagged, or I know its name so a tag isn't necessary. I've always loved roses, but just began to get more heavily into them within the past few years. I'm pretty sold on the own-root roses, as opposed to grafted... and I adore my miniatures! I tend to use mainly mail order to purchase the roses I want... I stay away from the big box stores and places that don't have experienced plant people caring for their stock. Nothing is worse than seeing all the dead and dying plant material at a store, when a simple watering could have saved them and kept them salable! One thing I try to do is research the types of roses I want, and get several opinions on zone ratings... not every source will have them rated the same. I try to choose plants that are rated for zones 3,4 and 5... preferably 3 and 4... which pretty much ensures that, given proper care, they'll come back in spring and thrive. In 4 years, I've only lost 2 roses... not bad considering I've planted absolute tons! I'm new to the Rose Forums... though I've been a GW member for several years. This year in particular, I've got a deep rose addiction going on... and I'm reading all I can get my hands on, experimenting with some new varieties, and asking a lot of questions! It's all worth it when I walk the gardens, though... roses are truly heavenly! Walmart... can't say I've bought a rose from them...

I had no idea daylilies did this. None of mine has, and it's not as though I deadhead them or anything (ha! like that's going to happen in this world). I don't have very many kinds, just the H. fulva, the orange double Kwanso, commuter daylily, and maybe five other kinds. I ordered some new ones this summer, so maybe some of those will.

Cody, Wanted to touch on the subject of trading...first so sorry to hear you got burned on the dahlia's as I have had the same problem this year. I made a trade for dahlia's for daylilies and the dahlias I got where dried up and still have not done anything. I am hoping they will but so far nothing. I am not good at growing dahlia's so it could be me. I have had some awesome trades this year. The worst one I have sent this year was to Joey as when I walked into the garden the morning I dug his things I almost broke my leg from the trench I steped into unknowningly. When I started moving the mulch back and digging every plant had been chewed up. It took less that 24 hours to hit several drug stores and buy all the caster oil I could get my hands on and I soaked the ground all over. Had some really pretty and shiny plants. Now back to what I was going to say. I sent several trades that where pretty big back in the fall and got tiny sickly plants in exchange. I swore I was not going to trade with anyone again...then spring fever hit and I made a trade that went beautifully so I did a few others. I have been super pleased but I have also been pretty careful as to who I trade with. I have met some great people and have gotten some plants that I can not find around here and the mail order thing has been very disappointing to me so I have taken some chances. I look at it like this...if you burn me once you will never get a second chance to do it again. As I said in the above post I got three boxes of plants in today and I could not be more pleased in the boxes I got. Carols was awesome, besides Carols I made a trade with a guy in NC for some sedums and a few other things, well here is what he sent me Sedum 'Carmen' x1 Sedum 'Neon' x2 *Caryopteris 'Worcester Gold' x1 *Physocarpus 'Diablo' - ninebark x1 Sedum 'Kamschaticum variegatum' x2 Centranthus Ruber 'Jupiter's Beard' x2 Stachys Byzantia 'Helen von Steine' x 2 The box weighed 14 pounds. I would have paid $200 at any nursery around here for the size plants he sent me. He even added a few extra things. I will be trading with him again. The Centranthus Ruber 'Jupiter's Beard' are both sitting in 5 gallon buckets...that is how big they are. The sedums have no growing room at all in the 3 gallon pots I put them in as a temp home till I get the new bed ready. It was completely unbelievable. The other trade I got was for an Orange Flowering Maple and a few Chinese Lanterns. The flowering maple was 3 feet tall and my daughter counted 63 flowers and buds on it and it was still in dirt and looked awesome. It has been a wonderful day in my Neiborhood. Ok It is 2am and I need to be in the garden at 6am so I wish everyone and great day with lots of blooms. Deni

Hello all, Got a few pictures to share...Yea I got it figured out. Isn't it kewl..love my garden junk..lol...DH felt sorry for me..Ya see I was working and fell and kinda of hurt a rib and my fore arm..Really really nice bruising going on..Not to worry with a few meds all is fine..as long as the meds don't wear off..LOL..Trellis is what your looking at by the way..the black rod iron..he sanded,painted and put it together for me..Have an clematis going up it ..hopefully I just love this..Hopeing to grow some tpye of vine up this too..so it looks like an umbrella..Please don't look at the mess behind it..Was a deck there..took it out last year and haven't gotten around to do anything there yet.Heve to move my close line and then move around alot of the gardens..Then just put down some slate..ya ya thats all..LOL and YES I want my close line BACK.. Sorry this isn't the best picture..first time it's bloomed for me.Only know it as an Trout lily. Yes we behind all of you..thats zone 4..LOL Can't you just smell them..Hummm..spring..=) Anita ..Hugs hun...hope all works out for you.. LOVE,just love the window.Now just have to figure out where I can put one..=) Pictures are great..love seeing everyones gardens and blooms.