Thanks all!
Kathy, I'm glad to hear you have lots of buds! Mine are a mixed bag this year...some loaded, some less than normal. Partly it's location, but I think this yo-yo weather has a lot to do with it too. They are tough plants though, and it looks like an extended bloom season, rather than a spectacular , but short show this year. Last week we had two wild storms with winds approaching 50mph, and surprisingly nothing came down. Whew!