Clematis: June, clematises and chat, 1 by pirl

pirl wrote:
We've only had our AC fail once during the last 18 years and the guy came within a few hours and got it working again. Once we're used to AC there is no turning back to fans!

Yes, earwigs strike me as sneaky and I detest them.

Not too many Japanese beetles since I remove all roses and rose buds on July 3rd, their date of arrival here, but they did get Henryi and massacred the latest blooms.

The caladiums are fine here, just not as big as in former years - probably weather related from our strange May highs and lows. Coleus are fine, too, but the black spot on some roses is horrid.

This afternoon my digital picture card was acting up so I had to use an old one. Had to laugh at the image on the left compared to today's photo of the exact same shot! It did feel cool and refreshing to see it.