Paula, you've got beautiful grandchildren to name a flower after!
I'm really enjoying the stories! Michele, I've got one flower bed that HAD to be even. I think it's because I started from scratch in the spot, having taken out two large pine trees. So, it was a blank slate for me. It's got a beautiful butterfly bush in the center, then daylilies, in even amounts, on each side. I then went nuts and had to have everything exactly even on each side for the rest of the plants! I've decided that it looks okay, but it isn't my favorite flower bed! The rest of the beds are such a mix of everything, with no rhyme or reason to them, and I like that better! I did get a good laugh when reading what you wrote, since it was like reading about myself!
Shirlee, I really enjoyed your story too, and what you said about leaving something behind for the plant world to enjoy!
Juli, you really are lucky to have known so many great people in the business! Maybe one of these years I can take a trip somewhere to a large farm, and see how the other half lives! I've never planned on or wanted to be a major hybridizer, but just seeing one of those farms in person would be amazing!
My hybridizing days may be over with for a while, since we are hoping to move eventually. I probably won't make any crosses next year, just in case we aren't here long enough for me to gather the seeds. I'm worried about my seedlings that I've got growing now, knowing that I'll probably have to move them before their first bloom, but that's okay. I'll need something to focus on after moving, and who knows - maybe we'll just stay put. I don't see that happening, but it could if we don't find our little chunk of paradise that we're hoping to find.
