Thanks - I like the way you set up the framework for your blueberries - I might have to try to copy that, since the birds always get more berries than I do.

Thank you Jim1961, Krista, and Christina! Christina, I hope you grow to love minis. They are forever charming. I have planted them out in the garden for years. In fact, seeing how well they did helped me to discover that 'own root' roses thrive best in my garden, and so I began to go that route. (I really don't like what grafted roses do after a decade or so, at least for me; the suckers and the big knobby wood are terrible, and I end up discarding the bush.) The little minis are so generous and free flowering, and they make darling accents and borders for your special specimine plants, besides being lovely on their own. Thank you for enjoying my blog, too. I am finding it a fun winter project. Sandra (I guess there is a miniature rose forum, so here is a big rose photo to make this legit): Chicago Peace, so very bright! I love this rose: Here is a link that might be useful: Roses, Color, and Light

I just discovered this forum today. And I LOVE this video !! ! So refreshing to watch on this 90 degree day. Everything looks so fresh, crisp, cool, and clean. . . . Thank you for sharing Rusty

Daisy, they can be forced to bloom any time of the year, but the plant may not survive afterwards. I plant them with roses and forget about them for the rest of the year. May is the month of their spectacular blooms! Tree peonies are really much taller and bigger than the herbaceous kind.