Are your astilbes blooming?

And these two shades of pink are showcased by the white that has already bloomed and the caladium and hosta growing behind them.

Gee, Dax, you do shade really well. It's always a trade off between having bloom over time and having things blooming together.
Beautiful. And those hostas are huge. How old are they?

YES! I can't believe it. June 10 I planted what looked like 4 dead blocks of wood. Now I have 2 foot tall plants and the cutest peach colored bloom on one :) I need to take a picture tomorrow

Aren't those blocks of wood odd? The first time I put them in I was not at all sure that they would turn into a plant at all.

How do you pronounce astilbe?

Here's your answer
http://www.homeandgardensite.com/pronunciation.htm
uh-STILL-bee

Thanks, Doss!