Couple sue after insurance agent tells police their hibiscus plants were pot

[Hortensis]

44. Thanks. Plants do get a second breath here as it cools down,

and so do I. I need to look for shrubs that bloom on new growth.

We just got our first ice in the bird bath last night, though, and it's been hot until last week. In spite of ice, we've yet to have a real, even light frost, though neighbors on the other side of the ridge have. Bizarre. And I can't divide a tough pink anemone I want to spread around because a yellow jacket nest I can't find hasn't gone dormant yet.

Used to be autumn started in the first week of September, and we'd have already had our first hard frost, garden seer and brown until spring. Instead I was out yesterday and found an old Veilchenblau rose putting out a few blooms. I've lost almost all my roses to implacable disease (and unwillingness to spray for those that can be stopped), but that one is still with us, draping from a tree it's climbed into and putting on a pretty show once a year.

Yes, "neighbors" would add a new dimension, maybe a few.