Bad picture of a hummer at dusk, taken w/my phone.

I'm impressed at how well your roses are blooming after being frozen back so severely. They must love you.

Wow, Orange Velvet is just stunning!

Toni,

I have that exact same humming bird feeder. I really like them because they are so easy to take apart and clean really good. And they are a nice middle size feeder, holding nectar, that the hummers can finish in 3 days, so there isn't any wasted, and it doesn't have time time to sour on them.

Alan

Toni, I'm back and I love your Orange Velvet! I was having lots of trouble logging onto this site. Don't know why. But I kept checking back and made it on today which is good because I was missing the rose parades!

Another section of roses after this weekend of torture in the front yard.

Here's my poor Midnight Blue. I'm going to have to move it. It can't take the heat right here and fries to a crisp. This blooms opened Sunday morning.. you can see how badly heat destroyed they are. :(

For some reason, everyone came back lighter in color this year than last. Here's my Purple Passion, about 2 shades lighter than last. :(

Europeana is finally starting to take off with blooms. Hardly any scent, but enough blooms to compensate. Not to mention fast growing as, a month ago, this thing was only about 12" tall after being chopped down almost to ground level. :(

I just love spiderwort! Very easy to care for, blooms it's head off... not a demanding plant! on the right is white (looks yellow first thing in the morning before it heats up) lupine.

Escapade is really blooming. Couldn't get a decent color-shot this morning, too bright.

I'm not one really for red roses, but this one is really special! I guess that it's because it's so vibrant. Ruby Ruby. I will be moving it in a few weeks after the extreme heat of July as it's a mini and I don't really want a mini right there. But I have to move tons of other plants.. you'll see here soon.

Excuse the weeds.. here's Orange Velvet. It hasn't faded, but can't keep it's head up. Any suggestions?

My mini bed is starting to take off. I've got a number or roses blooming, most of which I didn't get pictures of because I hurt. But, here's a few pix.

Almost the whole bed. This is on the east side of my garage. It used to get only partial morning sun, now it gets BLASTED. Going from right to left:
Down on the bottom right is Julie Ann (tiny orangey colored)
Next is white NOID (but is turning green)
Heinrich Karsch
Red NOID
Apricot NOID
Pinstripe
Upper left is Scentsational

Closeup of the red & apricot NOIDs w/Pinstripe.

International News Tribune is a beautiful rose!!! I'm surprised! Ignore the piping...

Mystery NOID (I can't find a tag nor can I find an invoice!) w/columbines.

Last picture for here for this morning.. will try & take more pics tonight of the back area. I finally have a bud on one of the Palatine roses!!! Don't remember which one, though.. and Sir John Betblahblah FINALLY has 2 leaves on it!! Almost 3 months later and FINALLY some leaves!!!!!!!

Anyways, here's one of my Intrigues. Once again, came in lighter in color than last year.. and you can see how small the bush itself is. :(

International News Tribune is lovely. Thank you for more photos!

Love the apricot NOID, you're right! And that pretty one in picture #3 too, no idea. I thought it looked like Minuette but that's not a mini.