HEY! We're here! We joined over here soon after ATP started but never got in the habit of visiting until now. We will be checking in on a regular basis now. There is so little action on DG. No wonder, everyone is here! We like it here!
I placed an order with Floyd Cove back in early December and talked to Karen on the phone, too. I also love her Aussie accent. We are also getting the 2011 Fall Mini Collection. The price was too good to pass up; plus, they were too pretty to not order. We prefer the large blooms (larger the better here), but miniatures have really grown on me. I now like them. I believe that they should be staged in a bed and allowed to clump to have lots of blooms at one time. Like Steph said, plant them in the front of the bed. I will add that if you have a raised bed that is at least a couple feet high, plant them there so they are more visible as you walk by. I even plan to plant a few clumps in very large pots and place them in flower beds. I will add a trailing flowering annual or perennial to the pot to give color and interest after the daylily is finished blooming. Another plus for minis is they usually have lots of buds which make them good show flowers. I also ordered the following from FC for late March/early April shipment:
2 Texas Kaleidoscope
Caribbean Blue
Chaotic
Magnificent Magpie
2 Rose F. Kennedy
Jan, I am glad that you will be getting the collection after all, and a nice surprise will be in store for you!
Doris
