The shrubs are so beautiful. It's amazing the rhodies can bloom in that shaded wood. I lost my Beauty Bush to that last windstorm. It was such a gorgeous thing. I need to get my sis to start me another one. She is supposed to be doing an old fashioned spirea van houttei for me too. I love the old ones. Your weigelas certainly outshine my two.

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Brad, your double daff could be one of these :Narcissus Dick Wilden or Golden Ducat or Bear's Gold , I guess to nail it down , you need to have the stats for the bulbs . I.e. height , bloom time (ie. beginning, middle or end of season for daffs/narcissus ) just like for daylilies. As for Hellebores, MaryL , here is a site ( in Canada mind you ) that shows all kinds of Hellebores . I dont think they ship to the USA but if you just want to see some upright flowering Hellebores this link will show you some . So just for your viewing pleasure here is the link: https://mailorder.phoenixperennials.com/searchresults.asp?Search=hellebores&Submit= I am sure the plants can be found in the US at other growers

I have many containers and they are so wet from spring rains. It has been warm the last two days so I opened the containers to dry out. Should I keep them uncovered? Nights are still very cool. Low 40’s. Do I have any hope of germination or are my seeds just goners? I have green moss across the top layer of the jiffy seeding soil In many containers. I did move them to a gangway area to try to keep them dry during the last heavy rains. What can I do next year to improve my chances of more spring flowers. I had the containers in the most sunny spot in my yard since putting them out. I do not know if people cover their containers when it rains In spring. I set out most of the containers in March and early April for some perennial flowers, annuals and tomato plants. I know my soil was not wet when I planted the seeds. I already learned that over wet soil is not good to start with in the past. Thanks in advance for any help. I live in Chicago. Next week highs are going to be low 50’s.