Oh dear god---"Night Owl" Climbing Rose: I WANT THIS!!!!! Of course I don't really have anywhere to put a climbing rose right now (have two that were here already), but I LOVE the color and the description of the scent and heat-resistance is verrrrry tempting.....maybe when we have finished the addition...Now here's something else I'd buy if I could. In theory Hellebores
should do well in our alkaline soil, but I planted a "Blue Lady" Hellebore that I bought at a nursery here in the only shady spot we have, which is under the big fruitless mulberry that shades our patio. The soil under there, unfortunately is pretty thin and compact even after amendments, and it didn't do much, and didn't look too happy, so I dug it up and put it in a pot. Still not much. So I'm not going to sink the money into another one, even though I'd dearly love to.The things I miss most about my tiny garden Up North? Peonies,
hellebores, and hostas. I brought two tree peonies with me--they are in big pots, but herbaceous ones do not do well here--it is not cool enough. I love me some hostas too, and have planted some cheap varieties from Wally World under the tree. In theory they prefer a more acidic soil and will burn if the sun shines on them too much. I brought a few of my mini hostas in the "bottoms" of some of the potted plants I brought
down. I have just given into temptation and totally splurged by purchasing two more which will join the others in pots. The variegated one is "Little Sunspot" (which only gets 8 in. high) and the tiny blue one is "Blue Mouse Ears" (which only gets 6 in. high and is a smaller sport of "Blue Cadet" which I had in my garden Up North). AWWWWW! Aren't they cuuuuuuuuuute! And believe me there were more, but I had to restrain myself so I could get this:
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