As any of us who pay attention to things around us do, fiend.
I just saw something on PBS that was very pretty called an oak hydrangea. Green flowers, but absolutely brilliant foliage, really beautiful.
I'd like to see if I can grow hyacinth up here, its fragrance is gorgeous. My irises are FINALLY taking off, too! I spent some bucks on unusual varieties two years ago and thought they'd died. Then I realized, maybe I should water 'em, eh?
So, this summer they were watered and the cat promptly laid on almost all of them, snapping the growth off at the base. I shall scold the cat if he does it again. Also, my mother (lives in SoCal and can grow ANYTHING, the woman's hands are green, not just her thumbs) gave me something she calls coral bells, and those are popping up everywhere I put them.
You see, I've never had my
own home with lots of property. It's always been condos or townhomes, not much yard space with those. Now we have our own home and plenty of land to garden. But I don't know much at all about gardening, and up here isn't like SoCal where you can pretty much stick it in the ground and watch. So, my successes get me excited.