Very pretty! I love Isabella rose and Enter Laughing with clumps every day? You couldn't ask more from a plant. I really like Jazz Me Blues. Spider Miracle is a prettyone and Mr. Mayer is having a great year.

kay

Kensington Plantation is just wonderful with those hints of pink in it! Enter Laughing makes an impressive clump, and so does Ashville White Winged Dove. I'm glad the white seedling is producing lots of blooms for you. I have several small clumps of it, and only one of them is doing well this year. Jazz Me Blues and Cloud of Witnesses caught my eye too!

Debra

Pictures must have been taken quite early, as many aren't fully open. I like Kensington, but wonder what happens as the day progresses. Lots of cultivars here that thrive in the North, such as Mister Mayor, but not Voila. Spider Miracle can be nice here, though it had its bad years.

Kay, it is nice to have some that have massive clumps every day as long as the bud count is high!!

Debra, the white seedling has been very good this year. It does not have much ruffling this year but has bloomed well.

Mantis, I checked the time on the photos and two were taken at 6:50 and the others between 7 and 7:15. I don’t have a picture of the KP bloom late in the day but I think I remember it holds up well although the pink fades. On its first bloom I thought how much it looked like Memphis.

Beautiful clumps. Crystal Rubies and Spider Miracle are my favorites today. I didn't think I would care for the greenish yellow ones until we got Green Arrow. They sure show up across the garden. I love the shape of Spider Miracle too.

Nancy

Great post. I did grow Enter Laughing (Mason) in NY and it was very hardy and put out a lot of blooms. Nice pic of it. I love that garden scene with the background.

Julia

As I recall, you have to take early pictures because of work. For me, 9:30 is early. I don't get the best pictures till after 10.

I see that Kensington has Victorian Lace in its parentage. I am a big fan of VL, so that's a plus for me.

Nancy, I know what you mean by the green ones but I have come to appreciate them.

Julia, I remember your NY garden pictures of Enter Laughing. When Melanie Mason had her closing sale I made sure it was on my list. It has not disappointed.

Mantis, if I waited until after 10 to take pictures, my purples and reds would already be fading in my heat and humidity!! :) I looked at KP today ay 7:30 p.m. and the substance held up well in a 92 degree heat day. It did fade to almost near white but form and substance were still good.

What a great bunch of flowers, lots of nice clumps.

Your Spider Miracle looks great and has lots of buds. I've moved mine different places over the years but have never had a lot of buds but I really enjoy it with all that green.

Blushing Escapade and Tall Dark Stranger are really great colors.

Brad