Ohh, I'm liking that Patriot's Fire. Saw it at the convention and didn't want to pay the big $$.

WHAT are you using for slug control?

If I had started with #1, my question about when you took the pictures would have been answered! lol

Thanks for posting your lovely leaf pictures Myrle.

Connie

McT,

Every year I look for your pictures, knowing that they will be models of photographic perfection and inspiration. This year you kept us waiting a long time, but the wait was certainly worth it. Your hostas are gorgeous, and the presentation is enviable, as always. Thank you so much for sharing.

Steve

I'll try to answer the questions. For slug control I use the stuff not harmful to pets (and frogs). I started early in the spring but sort of fizzled out in the summer. Some hostas were more slug bitten than usual and some less. I also wander around and spray with ammonia. Now I'm finding them in the morning on the driveway. I chop them in half with a shovel. Rotten slugs!

Connie, that's an idea for a thread - the newest varieties so people can get an idea of what they will look like. Off the top of my head some of my favourite newest varieties for the last few years are Lime Smoothie, Ruffed Up, Brother Stephen, Christmas Padgent, Cold Heart, Dancing Queen, Journey's End, Sky Dancer, Frozen Margarita, Mourning Dove, Lakeside Hula Hoop, Terpsichore, Theo's Blue, Rainforest Sunrise, Winter Snow - and on and on.

Melissa, your squirrels at the watering system? Those must be some squirrels.

Connie, I have to be honest and say some of the leaf pictures were cheating as far as if I'd taken a picture of a different leaf on the same plant, it would have showed damage of some kind. I could probably do a post on all the things that damage the look of our plants. I have a Twilight that usually has slug damage. This year it didn't and I was thrilled. I looked at it the other day and now it's trampled. I'm not sure by what - a cat chasing a squirrel? Something running from the bear? Who knows?

Connie, Steve, Bkay, Cathy,Schoolb1 - Thank you all for your nice comments on these four groups of pictures. I'm going to post two more groups of pictures. The first one has full pictures of some of those I just showed the leaf. The next will be a few garden shots. All of these pictures were taken on Sept. 5, last Sunday.

Dear mctavish, your gardens never cease to delight and inspire me. I always find ways to incorporate your ideas into my own planting areas. I smiled at your guesses about the trampled Twilight as I, too, have had occasion to find a hapless hosta, and wondered what caused the wreck. :-) Thanks so much for taking the time to share your masterwork. Garden on!