I just don't have hardly any rose pictures to post, and with spending 2-3 hours a day trying to control the weeds, plant crap, and not die from heat exhaustion (I just LOVE our weather forecasters.. they predicted 72deg on Saturday w/40% rain in the afternoon.. it hit 72 by 10am and I got fried at the Asian Boat Race Festival.. so trying to work in the yard on Sunday was painful. Forecasted for 75deg w/50% rain in the morning, and 50% in the late afternoon. Was already 81 when I got started at 10am, worked in long sleeves until about 1 when I was about ready to keel over from heat (had to protect my arms.. they're already burnt), didn't see a drop of rain and it hit 91 degs.). Ended up working last night outside between 7:45pm to about 10pm weeding and moving dirt.. couldn't hardly see, but I had to get SOMETHING else done otherwise I was gonna go bananas!!
But, I did get some neato plants this weekend! I got 3 Bridges Penstemons (
http://www.plantselect.com/pla...), 1 Royal Blue Lobelia (
http://plants.usda.gov/java/pr...), 2 Pikes Peak Penstemons (
http://www.plantselect.com/pla...), 1 Orange Carpet Hummingbird Trumpet (
http://www.plantselect.com/pla...), Two Firewitch Dianthus (
http://www.bluestoneperennials...), 4 Blue Chip Bellflowers (
http://www.denverplants.com/pe...), 5 New England Purple Asters (
http://www.wildflower.org/plan...), a Yankee Doodle rose, a Artistry rose, 2 Gallo Red blanket flowers (
http://www.skagitgardens.com/i...), and 2 'Red Caroline' delphiniums (
http://www.redbarnperennials.c...). I just HAD to have those two.. I'd never seen a red delphinium before! I can't wait to put these in the ground!!
