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Man..., why can't I get that lucky, I've had my eye on these for years now ! It's hard to find anyone who sells the plant and I 'm not patience enough to wait two years to see it in bloom, besides I'm bad to forget where I've planted something and I wind up pull them out thinking they are weeds, ...duh lol.

Hi Celandine and Spritzhenry...I'm not trying to keep up the suspense...I simply cannot find a picture to put a name to because I have never seen this plant before...and have no name to attach to it so I could begin a search...I see why you mentioned filipendula Spritzhenry the flowers are quite similar but the leaves are definitely quite different...and the leaves are very similar to mint, Celandine... but if you check them out closely you will see that they are not ovate but arrowshaped.. I'm still trying, I think the next step is rip out a specimen and photograph it with a white background so the details are easily seen...will let you know as soon as I find out...thanks ladies, I appreciate your input.

Traceylynn - you should be able to see the picture of the bloom at http://www.growsonyou.com/photo/slideshow/17448/
They stand around 3 or so feet tall and are quite pretty. The bulbs are a little expensive as far as bulbs go, so getting two and ending up with three is a nice bonus :)

great photo. i've never seen a grasshopper. heard lots of them you must have been really observant to get that pic

Wow...! That's done it... now I HAVE to get them...lol

best of luck with the allotment.....our veg patch was an overgrown wilderness that hadn't been touched for years, brambles , nettles , old fallen tree , even half an old dingy and a roll of carpet!! which is why we went for the raised bed idea. just dig in plenty of manure etc and crop rotate, and remember .... excercise is good for you.......steve

So great to hear from you again ! Your posts are fantastic as usual. I really love the look of these lilies and Plant Deights is my favorite mail order catalog ! Looks like my name will be going on the list too !

you really do take nice pics jaque.

Thanks so much everyone for the emotional support...! lol You are a wonderful, understanding group of people , and you just saved me tons of money on therapy! I love this website..!

super photos jacque, i think i could take pics of our butterflies with an old black & white camera!! lol
nice close up shots, is that using macro ?

Thanks Brian, that's very nice of you to say. Trust me, I take several pictures of the same thing too, everytime I go out into the yard, it increases my chance of getting a decent photo . That's one of the wonderful things about digital cameras, you just erase the ones you don't like, no more paying to have pictures developed that you don't like !

as soon as we dig up our potatoes, the ground will have a good load of manure dug in and in october we will plant out garlic cloves and onion set's to overwinter.spinach may be a good option, we sowed some seed 2 weeks ago and it's up already.

Wow, I just love that red sedum, it really stands out doesn't it ?! Your garden looks great !

we have 2 buddleha's and i don't recall seeing any butterflies this summer , i know they are generally in decline , which is a great shame, they are so lovely to see, all we get now is those pesky cabbage whites.

I love these ! They just went on my want list for next year !

open to suggestions!!
can't make our minds up, so we have left it as is, the hedge is nearly 3feet high and filling in nicely.this front area is north facing , the old stone (bottom right) was put there to protect the hedge from delivery van man!

yes good not to take ourselfs too seriouly: did get plenty flowers

Congratulations.

Yes i like them too Celandine, i am going to go back and take some closeups.

Love the colour combination. Do you know what variety they are? They have nice short stalks.