Hi Tracey! I won't give up on Henry's Surprise yet. The ones that got the blooms are in the best spots I have. I can't do better than that. They're with other lilies that do fine. So who knows. Last year was brutal, and this year June was the wettest ever. So maybe next year will be their year. Maybe I should grow them in pots next year. I might try that with a few of them. They're short lilies, after all. That might suit them.
Have you seen many aphids this year? Last year my huge climbing rose got decimated by them, but this year I've only seen one or two, which I blasted off with the hose. But that's it. I keep meaning to spray everything with neem, which is the only thing I use, for powdery mildew, bugs, everything, but I've been too lazy and everything's holding up pretty well so far. It's a fool's paradise though, and I know it's important to be preventative. Normally I do spray with it every week or so.
