2004 is here and all is well, well at least it was, let me explain. I started by adding to the bed I made last fall with a packet of (122)Nasturtium officinale seeds. Gladiolus, (123)Redwing butterfly & (124)Border mixed.  (125)Crocosmia jackanapes, Oriental hybrid lilies, (126)Stargazer, (127)La Reve, (128)Dizzy, (129)Golden Stargazer, (130)Siberia, & (131)Black Beauty. (132)Ranunculus, Hosta, (133)Fire & Ice & (134)Whirlwind in the shade & (135)June in the sun. (136)Gaura lindheimeri, (137)Monarda didyma, (138)Viola,  (139)Napaea subsessilis,  (140)Lewisia longipetala,  (141)Hedera helix,  (142)Acer palmatum dissectum,  (143)Eryngium Hybrid, (144)Helleborus foetidus, (145)Cornus Kousa, Trifolium, (146)Giant clover & (147)Dutch clover. (148)Zantedeschia albomaculata, (149)Arum Italicum, (150)Magnolia x waterlily, (151)Itia virginica, (152)Tsuga canadensis, Viburnum, (153)dilitatum, & (154)lantana, (155)Callicarpa dichotoma, (156)Hypericum X patulum, (157)Pulsatilla vulgaris, (158)Tanacetum coccineum, (159)Penstemon barbatus, (160)Sanguisorba Canadensis, (161)Verbascum, (162)Centaurea, (163)Digitalis purpurea,  & (164)  Platycodon grandiflorus. 

Ouch! What the heck did I do ? It appears that I have scar tissue in my lower back that is pushing on the nerves and another disk, in turn causing some serious pain.
Not good !!! I've only just begun my garden work and still have allot of the big plans from back in 1993.  I had a disk removed in 1977 and now this, I wonder how much bending, stooping, or digging I'll be able to do if they can't repair this. O.K. then, my goal is to have at the very least 300 different perennials & annuals in my garden. I'm about half way there. 

Well, it's the middle of July and I'm looking for something that flowers later on in the season, say between August & October. I have plenty of mums so lets pass on them. I seem to be too early for mums anyway as I didn't see any during my visit to Tower Farms. I had help from who else, but my favorite knowledge base, Heather. She can talk me into buying just about any perennial at the farm. So what did she send me home with today? (165)Anemone, (166)Astrantia, (167)Incarvillea, Phlox, (168)Red super & (169)Flamingo, well so much for August  to October, check these out. I told you she could talk me into any one of them. (170)Lysimachia, Hosta, (171)Big daddy, (172) Blue angel, & (173)Guacamole.

Well, I hope you've enjoyed your time @ this site and I hope it helped you out, even if just a little bit. Happy gardening and remember this, GET HELP WITH THE BIG PROJECTS !